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 “extended warranties”

  • FAR 12.404 Warranties.
    …re offerors to offer the Government at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. Solicitations may specify minimum warranty terms, such as minimum…
  • FAR 46.709 Warranties of commercial products and commercial services.
    The contracting officer should take advantage of commercial warranties, including extended warranties, where appropriate and in the Government's best interests, offered by the contractor for the repair and replacement of commercial products…
  • DFARS 246.704 Authority for use of warranties.
    …mercial services (see FAR 46.709); (ii) Technical data, unless the warranty provides for extended liability (see 246.708); (iii) Supplies and services in fixed-price type contracts containing quality assurance provisions that reference hi…
  • DFARS 246.708 Warranties of data.
    …to obtain warranties of technical data. Consider the following in deciding whether to use extended liability provisions— (1) The likelihood that correction or replacement of the nonconforming data, or a price adjustment, will not give adeq…

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.