48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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14 sections with “Defects in material and workmanship”

  • 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 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …ection and test by the Government does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for defects or other failures to meet the contract requirements that may be discovered before acceptance. Acceptance shall be conclusive, except for laten…
  • 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 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …spections and tests by the Government do not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for defects or other failures to meet contract requirements discovered before acceptance. Acceptance shall be conclusive, except for latent defects, fraud…
  • 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 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …) Self-insurance programs to protect a contractor against the costs of correcting its own defects in materials or workmanship shall not be approved. For these purposes, normal rework estimates and warranty costs will not be considered self-…
  • FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price.
    …ain in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may (1) require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future…
  • FAR 52.246-5 Inspection of Services—Cost-Reimbursement.
    … services again in conformity with contract requirements, for no additional fee. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may (1) require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …es can be accepted separately. Acceptance shall be final and conclusive except for latent defects, fraud, gross mistakes amounting to fraud, or the Government's rights under any warranty or guarantee. (End of clause)
  • 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 52.246-21 Warranty of Construction.
    …tractor or supplier at any tier, the Contractor shall not be liable for the repair of any defects of material or design furnished by the Government nor for the repair of any damage that results from any defect in Government-furnished materi…
  • DFARS 252.246-7002 Warranty of construction (Germany).
    …tractor or supplier at any tier, the Contractor shall not be liable for the repair of any defects of material or design furnished by the Government or for the repair of any damage resulting from any defeat in Government-furnished material o…
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    … that protects against the costs of the contractor for correction of the contractor's own defects in materials or workmanship. (13) Costs of severance pay paid by the contractor to foreign nationals employed by the contractor under a servi…
  • 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…

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