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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 246: Quality Assurance › Subpart 246.1

DFARS 246.103 Contracting office responsibilities.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section describes what the contracting office must do when quality requirements change and when instructions for Government inspections may be prepared. It matters to contractors because it affects how quality requirements and inspections are handled on their contracts.

Applies to: Contracting offices and the activity responsible for technical requirements

What it requires

  • Coordinate with the quality assurance activity before changing any quality requirement.
  • Follow the procedures at PGI 246.103(2) when preparing instructions for Government inspections.

Key terms: contracting office · quality assurance activity · quality requirement · technical requirements · Government inspections

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(1) The contracting office must coordinate with the quality assurance activity before changing any quality requirement.

(2) The activity responsible for technical requirements may prepare instructions covering the type and extent of Government inspections for acquisitions that are complex, have critical applications, or have unusual requirements. Follow the procedures at PGI 246.103(2) for preparation of instructions.

← 246.102 Policy. · 246.202 Types of contract quality requirements. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 246

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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