[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 46.4_Government Contract Quality Assurance

 

46.404  Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.



    (a) In determining the type and extent of Government contract 

quality assurance to be required for contracts at or below the 

simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall consider 

the criticality of application of the supplies or services, the amount 

of possible losses, and the likelihood of uncontested replacement of 

defective work (see 46.202-2).

    (b) When the conditions in 46.202-2(b) apply, the following policies 

shall govern:

    (1) Unless a special situation exists, the Government shall inspect 

contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold at 

destination and only for type and kind; quantity; damage; operability 

(if readily determinable); and preservation, packaging, packing, and 

marking, if applicable.

    (2) Special situations may require more detailed quality assurance 

and the use of a standard inspection or higher-level contract quality 

requirement. These situations include those listed in 46.402 and 

contracts for items having critical applications.

    (3) Detailed Government inspection may be limited to those 

characteristics that are special or likely to cause harm to personnel or 

property. When repetitive purchases of the same item are made from the 

same manufacturer with a history of defect-free work, Government 

inspection may be reduced to



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a periodic check of occasional purchases.



[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34760, July 3, 1995; 

60 FR 48250, Sept. 18, 1995]