FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 46: Quality Assurance › Subpart 46.3
FAR 46.301 Contractor inspection requirements.
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 tells contracting officers when to include the Contractor Inspection Requirements clause (52.246-1) in solicitations and contracts for supplies or services. It applies when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold and either the clause is needed to make the contractor's inspection responsibilities clear, or agency procedures require it. The clause must not be used if the contracting officer has made the determination described in 46.202-2(b).
Applies to: Contracting officers awarding solicitations and contracts for supplies or services at or below the simplified acquisition threshold
What it requires
- Insert the clause at 52.246-1 when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold and either an explicit understanding of inspection responsibilities is needed or agency procedures require it
- Do not use the clause if the contracting officer has made the determination specified in 46.202-2(b)
Key terms: simplified acquisition threshold · 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements · contracting officer · solicitations · 46.202-2(b)
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The text
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements, in solicitations and contracts for supplies or services when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold and (a) inclusion of the clause is necessary to ensure an explicit understanding of the contractor's inspection responsibilities, or (b) inclusion of the clause is required under agency procedures. The clause shall not be used if the contracting officer has made the determination specified in 46.202-2(b).
Sections it refers to
← 46.204 [Reserved] · 46.302 Fixed-price supply contracts. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.