[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 46.7_Warranties
 
Sec.  46.702  General.

    (a) The principal purposes of a warranty in a Government contract 
are (1) to delineate the rights and obligations of the contractor and 
the Government for defective items and services and (2) to foster 
quality performance.
    (b) Generally, a warranty should provide--
    (1) A contractual right for the correction of defects 
notwithstanding any other requirement f the contract pertaining to 
acceptance of the supplies or services by the Government; and
    (2) A stated period of time or use, or the occurrence of a specified 
event, after acceptance by the Government to assert a contractual right 
for the correction of defects.
    (c) The benefits to be derived from a warranty must be commensurate 
with the cost of the warranty to the Government.