48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “correction of defects”

  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …ll also prepare and furnish to the Contracting Officer data and reports applicable to any correction required under this clause (including revision and updating of all other affected data called for under this contract) at no increase in th…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …ion or retest necessary. (f) The Government has the right either to reject or to require correction of nonconforming supplies. Supplies are nonconforming when they are defective in material or workmanship or are otherwise not in conformity…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …t of such supplies will conform with the requirements of this contract. (2) When return, correction, or replacement is required, transportation charges and responsibility for the supplies while in transit shall be borne by the Contractor. …
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …facilities, tooling, drawings, or other equipment or supplies necessary to accomplish the correction or replacement have been made unavailable to the Contractor by action of the Government. In the event that correction or replacement has be…
  • DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    …If the Contracting Officer determines that the Government no longer has a requirement for correction or replacement of the data, or that the data can be more reasonably corrected by the Government, inform the Contractor by written notice th…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …r's obligations, to the extent that they arise otherwise under this contract, relating to correction, repair, replacement, or other relief for any defect or deficiency in supplies delivered under this contract. (2) Unless this is a cost-re…
  • DFARS 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items.
    …r formal acceptance of delivery, for the Government to assert a contractual right for the correction of defects. Enterprise means the entity (e.g., a manufacturer or vendor) responsible for granting the warranty and/or assigning unique ite…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ept as otherwise specified in paragraph (a)(6) of this clause, the cost of replacement or correction shall be determined under paragraph (i) of this clause, but the “hourly rate” for labor hours incurred in the replacement or correction sha…
  • FAR 52.246-20 Warranty of Services.
    …form any defective or nonconforming services, or (2) that the Government does not require correction or reperformance. (c) If the Contractor is required to correct or reperform, it shall be at no cost to the Government, and any services co…
  • FAR 46.702 General.
    … performance. (b) Generally, a warranty should provide— (1) A contractual right for the correction of defects notwithstanding any other requirement f the contract pertaining to acceptance of the supplies or services by the Government; and…
  • FAR 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …act price as is equitable under the circumstances if the Government elects not to require correction or replacement. When supplies (work) are (is) returned to the Contractor, the Contractor shall bear transportation costs from the original …
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …olerances, materials, tests, or inspection requirements, the contractor's obligations for correction of defects shall usually be limited to defects in material and workmanship or failure to conform to specifications. If the Government does …
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    … (12) Costs of commercial insurance 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 emplo…
  • FAR 46.202-2 Government reliance on inspection by contractor.
    …tential losses in the event of defects; (3) The likelihood of uncontested replacement or correction of defective work; and (4) The cost of detailed Government inspection.
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …and conditions of the contract or Plant Clearance Officer direction, as appropriate. (4) Corrections. The Plant Clearance Officer may— (i) Reject a schedule for cause (e.g., contains errors, determined to be inaccurate); and (ii) Require…
  • DFARS 252.217-7013 Guarantees.
    … may direct that the repairs be performed elsewhere, at the Contractor's expense. (2) If correction and repairs are performed by other than the Contractor, the Contracting Officer may discharge the Contractor's liability by making an equit…

FAR (chapter 1)

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