48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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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.

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4 sections with “examined and tested”

  • FAR 9.203 QPL's, QML's, and QBL's.
    … or QBL is the process by which products are obtained from manufacturers or distributors, examined and tested for compliance with specification requirements, or manufacturers or potential offerors, are provided an opportunity to demonstrate…
  • FAR 9.201 Definitions.
    …ubpart— Qualified bidders list (QBL) means a list of bidders who have had their products examined and tested and who have satisfied all applicable qualification requirements for that product or have otherwise satisfied all applicable quali…
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    …ed to determine a bidder's ability to produce the required items. (3) Bid samples may be examined for any required characteristic, whether or not such characteristic is adequately described in the specification, if listed in accordance wit…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ard of a contract. Qualified products list (QPL) means a list of products that have been examined, tested, and have satisfied all applicable qualification requirements. Qualifying offeror, as used in 13.106-1 and 15.304, means an offeror …

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.