[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: 48CFR9.307]

[Page 149-150]
 
            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.  9.307  Government administration procedures.

    (a) Before the contractor ships the first article, or the first 
article test report, to the Government laboratory or other activity 
responsible for approval at the address specified in the contract, the 
contract administration office shall provide that activity with as much 
advance notification as is feasible of the forthcoming shipment, and--
    (1) Advise that activity of the contractual requirements for testing 
and approval, or evaluation, as appropriate;
    (2) Call attention to the notice requirement in paragraph (b) of the 
clause at 52.209-3, First Article Approval-- Contractor Testing, or 
52.209-4, First Article Approval--Government Testing; and
    (3) Request that the activity inform the contract administration 
office of the date when testing or evaluation will be completed.
    (b) The Government laboratory or other activity responsible for 
first article testing or evaluation shall inform

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the contracting office whether to approve, conditionally approve, or 
disapprove the first article. The contracting officer shall then notify 
the contractor of the action taken and furnish a copy of the notice to 
the contract administration office. The notice shall include the first 
article shipment number, when available, and the applicable contract 
line item number. Any changes in the drawings, designs, or 
specifications determined by the contracting officer to be necessary 
shall be made under the Changes clause, and not by the notice of 
approval, conditional approval, or disapproval furnished the contractor.