[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: 48CFR46]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 46_QUALITY ASSURANCE--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart 46.1_General

 

46.105  Contractor responsibilities.



    (a) The contractor is responsible for carrying out its obligations 

under the contract by--

    (1) Controlling the quality of supplies or services;

    (2) Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies 

or services that conform to contract requirements;

    (3) Ensuring that vendors or suppliers of raw materials, parts, 

components, subassemblies, etc., have an acceptable quality control 

system; and



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    (4) Maintaining substantiating evidence, when required by the 

contract, that the supplies or services conform to contract quality 

requirements, and furnishing such information to the Government as 

required.

    (b) The contractor may be required to provide and maintain an 

inspection system or program for the control of quality that is 

acceptable to the Government (see 46.202).

    (c) The control of quality by the contractor may relate to, but is 

not limited to--

    (1) Manufacturing processes, to ensure that the product is produced 

to, and meets, the contract's technical requirements;

    (2) Drawings, specifications, and engineering changes, to ensure 

that manufacturing methods and operations meet the contract's technical 

requirements;

    (3) Testing and examination, to ensure that practices and equipment 

provide the means for optimum evaluation of the characteristics subject 

to inspection;

    (4) Reliability and maintainability assessment (life, endurance, and 

continued readiness);

    (5) Fabrication and delivery of products, to ensure that only 

conforming products are tendered to the Government;

    (6) Technical documentation, including drawings, specifications, 

handbooks, manuals, and other technical publications;

    (7) Preservation, packaging, packing, and marking; and

    (8) Procedures and processes for services to ensure that services 

meet contract performance requirements.

    (d) The contractor is responsible for performing all inspections and 

test required by the contract except those specifically reserved for 

performance by the Government (see 46.201(c).



[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 38517, Sept. 18, 1990]