[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 46.2_Contract Quality Requirements

 

46.202-2  Government reliance on inspection by contractor.



    (a) Except as specified in (b) below, the Government shall rely on 

the contractor to accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure 

that supplies or services acquired at or below the simplified 

acquisition threshold conform to contract quality requirements before 

they are tendered to the Government (see 46.301).

    (b) The Government shall not rely on inspection by the contractor if 

the contracting officer determines that the Government has a need to 

test the supplies or services in advance of their tender for acceptance, 

or to pass judgment upon the adequacy of the contractor's internal work 

processes. In making the determination, the contracting officer shall 

consider--

    (1) The nature of the supplies and services being purchased and 

their intended use;

    (2) The potential losses in the event of defects;

    (3) The likelihood of uncontested replacement or correction of 

defective work; and

    (4) The cost of detailed Government inspection.



[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 2666, Jan. 17, 1986; 

60 FR 34760, July 3, 1995. Redesignated and amended at 60 FR 48249, 

Sept. 18, 1995]