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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 246: Quality Assurance › Subpart 246.4

DFARS 246.408-70 Subsistence.

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 DFARS section assigns responsibility for food safety and quality standards in subsistence contracts to the Surgeons General of the military departments. It also lets the contracting office designate any capable Federal activity to perform quality assurance, possibly using medical personnel and on a reimbursable basis. It matters to contractors because it identifies who sets acceptance criteria, technical requirements, and inspection procedures for food items.

Applies to: Subsistence contracts and the military departments' Surgeons General and designated Federal activities

Key terms: Subsistence · Surgeons General · Acceptance criteria · Technical requirements · Inspection procedures

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

The text

(a) The Surgeons General of the military departments are responsible for—

(1) Acceptance criteria;

(2) Technical requirements; and

(3) Inspection procedures needed to assure wholesomeness of foods.

(b) The contracting office may designate any Federal activity, capable of assuring wholesomeness and quality in food, to perform quality assurance for subsistence contract items. The designation may—

(1) Include medical service personnel of the military departments; and

(2) Be on a reimbursable basis.

← 246.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance. · 246.408-71 Aircraft. →

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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