[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: 48CFR9.304]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 9_CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart 9.3_First Article Testing and Approval
 
Sec.  9.304  Exceptions.

    Normally, testing and approval is not required in contracts for--
    (a) Research or development;
    (b) Products requiring qualification before award (e.g., when an 
applicable qualified products list exists (see subpart 9.2));
    (c) Products normally sold in the commercial market; or
    (d) Products covered by complete and detailed technical 
specifications, unless the requirements are so novel or exacting that it 
is questionable whether the products would meet the requirements without 
testing and approval.