[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 46.7_Warranties

 

46.702  General.



    (a) The principal purposes of a warranty in a Government contract 

are (1) to delineate the rights and obligations of the contractor and 

the Government for defective items and services and (2) to foster 

quality performance.

    (b) Generally, a warranty should provide--

    (1) A contractual right for the correction of defects 

notwithstanding any other requirement f the contract pertaining to 

acceptance of the supplies or services by the Government; and

    (2) A stated period of time or use, or the occurrence of a specified 

event, after acceptance by the Government to assert a contractual right 

for the correction of defects.

    (c) The benefits to be derived from a warranty must be commensurate 

with the cost of the warranty to the Government.