[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 48CFR8.405-3]

[Page 125]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 8_REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart 8.4_Federal Supply Schedules
 
Sec.  8.405-3  Inspection and acceptance.

    (a) Consignees shall inspect supplies at destination except when--
    (1) The schedule provides for the schedule contracting agency to 
perform source inspection (in this case, the schedule will indicate that 
mandatory source inspection is required); or
    (2) A schedule item is covered by a product description, and the 
ordering office determines that the schedule contracting agency's 
inspection assistance is needed (inspection assistance may be based on 
the ordering volume, the complexity of items, or the past performance of 
the supplier).
    (b) When the schedule contracting agency performs the inspection, as 
specified in the schedule, the ordering office will provide two copies 
of the order specifying source inspection to the schedule contracting 
agency. The schedule contracting agency will notify the ordering office 
of acceptance or rejection of the supplies.
    (c) Material inspected at source by the schedule contracting agency, 
and determined to conform with the product description of the schedule, 
shall not be reinspected for the same purpose. The consignee shall limit 
inspection to quantity and condition on receipt.
    (d) Unless otherwise provided in the schedule, acceptance shall be 
conclusive except as regards latent defects, fraud, or such gross 
mistakes as amount to fraud.