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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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135 sections with “Government inspection”: the first 40

  • FAR 46.202-2 Government reliance on inspection by contractor.
    (a) Except as specified in (b) below, the Government shall rely on the contractor to accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure that supplies or services acquired at or below the simplified acquisition threshold conform to contr…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …es. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering supplies under this contract and shall tender to the Government for acceptance only supplies that have been inspected in accordanc…
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …se. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the material, fabricating methods, work, and services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by th…
  • FAR 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …96) (a) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the work under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made ava…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    … The Contractor shall maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the Government. All work shall be conducted under the general direction of the Contracting Officer and is subject to Government inspection and test at all…
  • FAR 46.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    (a) In determining the type and extent of Government contract quality assurance to be required for contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall consider the criticality of application of the supp…
  • FAR 52.246-13 Inspection—Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements.
    …ignated by the specifications, all workmanship performed under the contract is subject to Government inspection at all times and places where dismantling or demolition work is being performed. The Contractor shall furnish promptly, and at n…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    As prescribed in 45.107(a), insert the following clause: Government Property (SEP 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Cannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government p…
  • FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …ta. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the supplies, fabricating methods, and special tooling under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by t…
  • FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price.
    …es. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made…
  • FAR 52.246-5 Inspection of Services—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …es. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …se. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the work under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made ava…
  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …manship. The solicitation shall prescribe the Navy standard whenever applicable. (c) The Government may inspect and test all material and workmanship at any time during the Contractor's performance of the work. (1) If, prior to delivery, …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    As prescribed in 245.107(4), use the following clause: Management and Reporting of Government Property (Jan 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— As is means that the Government makes no warranty with respect to the serviceabili…
  • FAR 12.402 Acceptance.
    (a) The acceptance paragraph in 52.212-4 is based upon the assumption that the Government will rely on the contractor's assurances that the commercial product or commercial service tendered for acceptance conforms to the contract requiremen…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ue dates, contracting officers give full consideration to the time reasonably required by Government officials to fulfill their administrative responsibilities under the contract. (b) Payment due dates. Except as prescribed in paragraphs (…
  • FAR 46.102 Policy.
    …including warranty clauses when appropriate, that are determined necessary to protect the Government's interest. (b) Supplies or services (including commercial services) tendered by contractors meet contract requirements; (c) Government c…
  • FAR 46.202-1 Contracts for commercial products and commercial services.
    When acquiring commercial products (see part 12), the Government shall rely on contractors' existing quality assurance systems as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practi…
  • FAR 46.401 General.
    (a) Government contract quality assurance shall be performed at such times (including any stage of manufacture or performance of services) and places (including subcontractors' plants) as may be necessary to determine that the supplies or s…
  • FAR 46.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.
    …ce would destroy or require the replacement of costly special packing and packaging; (e) Government inspection during contract performance is essential; or (f) It is determined for other reasons to be in the Government's interest.
  • FAR 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements.
    …al requirements for specified manufacturers' parts. This clause takes precedence over any Government inspection and testing required in the contract's specifications, except for specialized inspections or tests specified to be performed sol…
  • FAR 12.208 Contract quality assurance.
    …roducts shall rely on contractors' existing quality assurance systems as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practices for the commercial product being acquired include in-…
  • FAR 46.202-3 Standard inspection requirements.
    …ire the contractor to provide and maintain an inspection system that is acceptable to the Government; (2) Give the Government the right to make inspections and tests while work is in process; and (3) Require the contractor to keep complet…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evalu…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …upplies or services (see part 8) and sources identifiable through databases including the Governmentwide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies available at https://www.contractdirector…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    (a) Contracts shall not be used for the performance of inherently governmental functions. (b) Agency decisions which determine whether a function is or is not an inherently governmental function may be reviewed and modified by appropriate …
  • FAR 9.407-1 General.
    …roceedings, when it has been determined that immediate action is necessary to protect the Government's interest. In deciding whether immediate action is necessary to protect the Government's interest, the suspending and debarring official h…
  • FAR 14.201-8 Price-related factors.
    … solicitation when applicable. (See 14.201-5(c).) (a) Foreseeable costs or delays to the Government resulting from such factors as differences in inspection, locations of supplies, and transportation. If bids are on an f.o.b. origin basis …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …all not be used unless the particular brand-name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or…
  • FAR 22.101-2 Contract pricing and administration.
    …ion of costs in pricing fixed-price contracts if they result in unreasonable costs to the Government. For a discussion of allowable costs resulting from labor-management agreements, see 31.205-6(b). (b) Labor disputes may cause work stoppa…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …tion is necessary and proper in the public interest or to avoid the serious impairment of Government business, and is in accord with the remedial purpose of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute to protect prevailing labor standards …
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …red into this ____ day of ____________, 20____, between the United States of America (the Government), represented by the Contracting Officer executing this agreement, ________ [Insert the name of the Contractor], a ________ [Insert the nam…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ng Standards (CAS), affect the quality and validity of the contractor data upon which the Government must rely for its management oversight of the contractor and contract performance. (13) Review and approve or disapprove the contractor's …
  • FAR 45.201 Solicitation.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert a listing of the Government property to be offered in all solicitations where Government-furnished property is anticipated (see 45.102). The listing shall include at a minimum— (1) The name, part nu…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific se…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    … contract by— (1) Controlling the quality of supplies or services; (2) Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract requirements; (3) Ensuring that vendors or suppliers of raw materi…
  • FAR 46.201 General.
    …he contracting officer may also authorize contractor-recommended alternatives when in the Government's interest and approved by the activity responsible for technical requirements. (c) Although contracts generally make contractors responsi…
  • FAR 46.403 Government contract quality assurance at destination.
    (a) Government contract quality assurance that can be performed at destination is normally limited to inspection of the supplies or services. Inspection shall be performed at destination under the following circumstances— (1) Supplies are …
  • FAR 46.405 Subcontracts.
    (a) Government contract quality assurance on subcontracted supplies or services shall be performed only when required in the Government's interest. The primary purpose is to assist the contract administration office cognizant of the prime c…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …s (see 46.102). In those instances where deviation from this policy is found to be in the Government's interest, such supplies or services may be accepted only as authorized in this section. (b) The contracting officer ordinarily must give…

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.