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  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    … immediately bring the matter to the attention of the prospective contractor, whether the defective data increase or decrease the contract price. The contracting officer shall consider any new data submitted to correct the deficiency, or co…
  • FAR 52.214-27 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.
    As prescribed in 14.201-7(b), insert the following clause: Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding (JUN 2020) (a) This clause shall become operative only for any modification to this contr…
  • FAR 52.215-11 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.
    As prescribed in 15.408(c), insert the following clause: Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications (JUN 2020) (a) This clause shall become operative only for any modification to this contract involving a p…
  • DFARS 215.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    (c)(i) When a contractor voluntarily discloses defective pricing after contract award, the contracting officer shall discuss the disclosure with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). This discussion will assist in the contracting office…
  • FAR 52.215-10 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    As prescribed in 15.408(b), insert the following clause: Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data (AUG 2011) (a) If any price, including profit or fee, negotiated in connection with this contract, or any cost reimbursa…
  • FAR 46.703 Criteria for use of warranties.
    … Degree of development; (3) State of the art; (4) End use; (5) Difficulty in detecting defects before acceptance; and (6) Potential harm to the Government if the item is defective. (b) Cost. Warranty costs arise from— (1) The contract…
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …or obligations (i) Generally, the contractor's obligations under warranties extend to all defects discovered during the warranty period, but do not include damage caused by the Government. When a warranty for the entire item is not advisabl…
  • FAR 46.803 Policy.
    …eptance of supplies delivered or services performed under a contract and (2) results from defects or deficiencies in the supplies or services. However, the Government will not relieve the contractor of liability for loss of or damage to the…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …o increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …to require correction of nonconforming supplies. Supplies are nonconforming when they are defective in material or workmanship or are otherwise not in conformity with contract requirements. The Government may reject nonconforming supplies w…
  • FAR 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …ose liability on the Government, for nonconforming work. Work is nonconforming when it is defective in material or workmanship or is otherwise not in conformity with contract requirements. (e) The Government has the right to reject nonconf…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of the contract. Defect means any condition or characteristic in any supplies or services furnished by the Contractor under the contract that is not in compliance with…
  • FAR 52.246-21 Warranty of Construction.
    …rk performed under this contract conforms to the contract requirements and is free of any defect in equipment, material, or design furnished, or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any subcontractor or supplier at any tier. (b) This…
  • DFARS 252.246-7002 Warranty of construction (Germany).
    …rk performed under this contract conforms to the contract requirements and is free of any defect of equipment, material, or design furnished or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any subcontractor or supplier at any tier. (b) This …
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …rnate II, if a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is contemplated. (b) Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data. The contracting officer shall, when contracting by negotiation, insert the clause at 52.215-10, Price Reduct…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …ts or periods of time]— (i) All supplies furnished under this contract will be free from defects in material or workmanship and will conform with all requirements of this contract; and (ii) The preservation, packaging, packing, and markin…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …e events or periods of time] all supplies furnished under this contract will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform with all requirements of this contract; provided, however, that with respect to Government-furnis…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …ernment acceptance of the supplies delivered under this contract and (2) results from any defects or deficiencies in the supplies. (b) The limitation of liability under paragraph (a) above shall not apply when a defect or deficiency in, or…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …y for any costs of the following: (i) Inspection, repair, replacement, or renewal of any defects in the vessel(s) or material and equipment due to— (A) Defective workmanship performed by the Contractor or its subcontractors; (B) Defectiv…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …ons, tax delinquency, failure to report in accordance with contract terms and conditions, defective cost or pricing data, terminations, suspension and debarments, and failure to comply with limitations on subcontracting). (3) Evaluation fa…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    …y be commercial or produced to military or Federal specifications or description. Patent defect means any defect which exists at the time of acceptance and is not a latent defect. Subcontractor (see 44.101). Suspect counterfeit item mean…
  • FAR 46.104 Contract administration office responsibilities.
    …, including, when appropriate, the number of observations made and the number and type of defects; and (2) Decisions regarding the acceptability of the products, the processes, and the requirements, as well as action to correct defects. (…
  • FAR 46.702 General.
    … 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 correc…
  • FAR 52.243-4 Changes.
    …adjustment and modify the contract in writing. However, except for an adjustment based on defective specifications, no adjustment for any change under paragraph (b) of this clause shall be made for any costs incurred more than 20 days befor…
  • FAR 52.243-7 Notification of Changes.
    …fied in writing accordingly. In the case of drawings, designs or specifications which are defective and for which the Government is responsible, the equitable adjustment shall include the cost and time extension for delay reasonably incurre…
  • FAR 52.246-20 Warranty of Services.
    … all services performed under this contract will, at the time of acceptance, be free from defects in workmanship and conform to the requirements of this contract. The Contracting Officer shall give written notice of any defect or nonconform…
  • FAR 52.246-23 Limitation of Liability.
    …ernment acceptance of the supplies delivered under this contract and (2) results from any defects or deficiencies in the supplies. (b) The limitation of liability under paragraph (a) above shall not apply when a defect or deficiency in, or…
  • FAR 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability—Services.
    … Government acceptance of services performed under this contract and (2) results from any defects or deficiencies in the services performed or materials furnished. (b) The limitation of liability under paragraph (a) above shall not apply w…
  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …the work. (1) If, prior to delivery, the Government finds any material or workmanship is defective or not in accordance with the job order, in addition to its rights under the Guarantees clause of the Master Agreement, the Government may r…
  • DFARS 252.217-7013 Guarantees.
    … work performed or materials furnished by the contractor under the Master Agreement prove defective or deficient within 90 days from the date of redelivery of the vessel(s), the Contractor, as directed by the Contracting Officer and at its …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ropriate services in labor surplus areas exceed 50 percent of the contract price. Latent defect means a defect that exists at the time of acceptance but cannot be discovered by a reasonable inspection. Line item means the basic structural…
  • FAR 14.405 Minor informalities or irregularities in bids.
    …that is merely a matter of form and not of substance. It also pertains to some immaterial defect in a bid or variation of a bid from the exact requirements of the invitation that can be corrected or waived without being prejudicial to other…
  • FAR 31.205-19 Insurance and indemnification.
    …) The cost of insurance to protect the contractor against the costs of correcting its own defects in materials and workmanship is unallowable. However, insurance costs to cover fortuitous or casualty losses resulting from defects in materia…
  • FAR 31.205-26 Material costs.
    …computing material costs, the contractor shall consider reasonable overruns, spoilage, or defective work (unless otherwise provided in any contract provision relating to inspecting and correcting defective work). (b) The contractor shall— …
  • FAR 31.205-39 Service and warranty costs.
    …obligation of a contractor to provide services such as installation, training, correcting defects in the products, replacing defective parts, and making refunds in the case of inadequate performance. When not inconsistent with the terms of …
  • FAR 32.601 General.
    …determination of prices under incentive type contracts. (2) Price or cost reductions for defective certified cost or pricing data. (3) Financing payments determined to be in excess of the contract limitations at 52.232-16(a)(7), Progress …
  • FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.
    …uarterly Limitation on Payments Statement, Cost Accounting Standards, price reduction for defective pricing), a notification stating that payment should be made promptly, and that interest is due in accordance with the terms of the contract…
  • FAR 32.607-2 Deferment of collection.
    …2.608 and the FAR clause at 52.232-17, Interest; or, in the case of a debt arising from a defective pricing or a CAS noncompliance overpayment, interest, as prescribed by the applicable Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricin…
  • FAR 33.201 Definitions.
    …n, facilitation, mediation, fact-finding, minitrials, arbitration, and use of ombudsmen. Defective certification means a certificate which alters or otherwise deviates from the language in 33.207(c) or which is not executed by a person aut…
  • FAR 33.207 Contractor certification.
    …xecuted by any person authorized to bind the contractor with respect to the claim. (f) A defective certification shall not deprive a court or an agency BCA of jurisdiction over that claim. Prior to the entry of a final judgment by a court …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.