[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR34.103]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 34_MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart 34.1_Testing, Qualification and Use of Industrial Resources 

            Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act

 

Sec. 34.103  Testing and qualification.



    (a) Contractors receiving requests from a Title III project 

contractor for testing and qualification of a Title III industrial 

resource shall refer such requests to the contracting officer. The 

contracting officer shall evaluate the request in accordance with agency 

procedures to determine whether: (1) the Title III industrial resource 

is being or potentially may be used in the development or manufacture of 

a major system or item of supply; and (2) for major systems in 

production, remaining quantities to be acquired are sufficient to 

justify incurring the cost of testing and qualification. In evaluating 

this request, the contracting officer shall consult with the Defense 

Production Act Office, Title III Program, located at Wright Patterson 

Air Force Base, Ohio 45433-7739.

    (b) If the determination at 34.103(a) is affirmative, the 

contracting officer shall modify the contract to require the contractor 

to test the Title III industrial resource for qualification.

    (c) The Defense Production Act Office, Title III Program, shall 

provide to the contractor the industrial resource produced by the Title 

III project contractor in sufficient amounts to meet testing needs.



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