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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.246-9 Inspection of Research and Development (Short Form).

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 clause gives the Government the right to inspect and evaluate the work under the contract, and the premises where the work is performed, at reasonable times without unduly delaying the work. If inspection happens on the Contractor's or a subcontractor's premises, the Contractor must provide reasonable facilities and assistance for the inspection.

Applies to: Contractors performing research and development contracts that include this clause

What it requires

  • Furnish all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of Government inspection or evaluation on the Contractor's premises
  • Require subcontractors to furnish all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of Government inspection or evaluation on the subcontractor's premises

Key terms: inspect and evaluate · reasonable times · unduly delay · premises · facilities and assistance

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

The text

As prescribed in 46.309, insert the following clause:

Inspection of Research and Development (Short Form) (APR 1984)

The Government has the right to inspect and evaluate the work performed or being performed under the contract, and the premises where the work is being performed, at all reasonable times and in a manner that will not unduly delay the work. If the Government performs inspection or evaluation on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish and shall require subcontractors to furnish all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 46.309 Research and development contracts (short form).

Sections that refer to it

  • 46.309 Research and development contracts (short form).

← 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement. · 52.246-10 [Reserved] →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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