[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] [Page 856] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 46_QUALITY ASSURANCE--Table of Contents Subpart 46.5_Acceptance Sec. 46.502 Responsibility for acceptance. Acceptance of supplies or services is the responsibility of the contracting officer. When this responsibility is assigned to a cognizant contract administration office or to another agency (see 42.202(g)), acceptance by that office or agency is binding on the Government. [48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 9065, Feb. 23, 1998]