[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR46]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 46_QUALITY ASSURANCE--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart 46.4_Government Contract Quality Assurance
 
Sec.  46.404  Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or 
below the simplified acquisition threshold.

    (a) In determining the type and extent of Government contract 
quality assurance to be required for contracts at or below the 
simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall consider 
the criticality of application of the supplies or services, the amount 
of possible losses, and the likelihood of uncontested replacement of 
defective work (see 46.202-2).
    (b) When the conditions in 46.202-2(b) apply, the following policies 
shall govern:
    (1) Unless a special situation exists, the Government shall inspect 
contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold at 
destination and only for type and kind; quantity; damage; operability 
(if readily determinable); and preservation, packaging, packing, and 
marking, if applicable.
    (2) Special situations may require more detailed quality assurance 
and the use of a standard inspection or higher-level contract quality 
requirement. These situations include those listed in 46.402 and 
contracts for items having critical applications.
    (3) Detailed Government inspection may be limited to those 
characteristics that are special or likely to cause harm to personnel or 
property. When repetitive purchases of the same item are made from the 
same manufacturer with a history of defect-free work, Government 
inspection may be reduced to a periodic check of occasional purchases.

[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34760, July 3, 1995; 
60 FR 48250, Sept. 18, 1995]