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26 sections with “first article test”

  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    As prescribed in 9.308-1 (a) and (b), insert the following clause: First Article Approval—Contractor Testing (SEP 1989) [Contracting Officer shall insert details] (a) The Contractor shall test __ unit(s) of Lot/Item __ as specified in th…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    As prescribed in 9.308-2 (a) and (b), insert the following clause: First Article Approval—Government Testing (SEP 1989) [Contracting Officer shall insert details] (a) The Contractor shall deliver __ units(s) of Lot/Item __ within __ cale…
  • FAR 9.308-1 Testing performed by the contractor.
    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.209-3, First Article Approval—Contractor Testing, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and it is intended that the contract require— (i) Fir…
  • FAR 9.308-2 Testing performed by the Government.
    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.209-4, First Article Approval—Government Testing, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and it is intended that the contract require first art…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …d on the basis of cost experience with similar contracts, together with supporting data. First article means a preproduction model, initial production sample, test sample, first lot, pilot lot, or pilot models. First article testing means…
  • FAR 9.306 Solicitation requirements.
    …hall— (a) Provide, in the circumstance where the contractor is to be responsible for the first article approval testing— (1) The performance or other characteristics that the first article must meet for approval; (2) The detailed technic…
  • FAR 9.307 Government administration procedures.
    (a) Before the contractor ships the first article, or the first article test report, to the Government laboratory or other activity responsible for approval at the address specified in the contract, the contract administration office shall …
  • FAR 9.305 Risk.
    Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components, or commencement of production, is normally at the sole risk of the contractor. To minimize this risk, the contracting officer shall provide sufficient time in the de…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …an certified cost or pricing data (as defined at 2.101) provided by the offeror. (3) The first two techniques at 15.404-1(b)(2) are the preferred techniques. However, if the contracting officer determines that information on competitive pr…
  • FAR 32.501-5 Other protective terms.
    …ance Payments. (e) A provision, included in the solicitation and resultant contract when first article testing is required (see subpart 9.3), limiting progress payments on first article work by a stated amount or percentage.
  • FAR 9.000 Scope of part.
    …ontractors' responsibility; debarment, suspension, and ineligibility; qualified products; first article testing and approval; contractor team arrangements; defense production pools and research and development pools; and organizational conf…
  • FAR 9.302 General.
    First article testing and approval (hereafter referred to as testing and approval) ensures that the contractor can furnish a product that conforms to all contract requirements for acceptance. Before requiring testing and approval, the contr…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …fort, provided that the contractor— (1) Is not affiliated with the prime contractor or a first-tier subcontractor on the program or effort, or with any direct competitor of such prime contractor or any such first-tier subcontractor in furn…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    … offeror's official responsible for acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs to all first-tier subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter this information into the eSRS when submitting their ISRs; and (vii) Require th…
  • FAR 52.105 Procedures for using alternates.
    … date shall be cited along with the date of the basic provision or clause; e.g., 52.209-3 FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL—CONTRACTOR TESTING (OCT 1983)—ALTERNATE I (DEC 1983). (c) Under certain circumstances, a provision or clause may be used with …
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …ligence community—see FAR 3.900(a). (ii) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) (Applies to contracts valued at or above the threshold specified in F…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …cted to involve a minimum of approximately 6 months between the beginning of work and the first delivery; or, if the subcontractor is a small business concern, 4 months. (3) If the financing payments are in the form of progress payments, t…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …g the exhibit's identifier. See 204.7105. (e) If the contract involves a test model or a first article which must be approved, establish a separate contract line item or subline item for each item of supply or service which must be approve…
  • FAR 9.301 Definition.
    …acting officer's written notification to the contractor accepting the test results of the first article.
  • FAR 9.303 Use.
    … is described by a performance specification; or (d) It is essential to have an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard.
  • FAR 46.201 General.
    …sts, and simulated service tests); and (2) Contracts that require Government testing for first article approval (see subpart 9.3). (d) Except as otherwise specified by the contract, required contractor testing may be performed in the cont…
  • FAR 52.225-1 Buy American—Supplies.
    … (OCT 2022). As prescribed in 25.1101(a)(1)(ii) substitute the following sentence for the first sentence of paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of the definition of “domestic end product” in paragraph (a): (A) The cost of its components mined, produced, …
  • FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    … (OCT 2022). As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(1)(iv) substitute the following sentence for the first sentence of paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of the definition of domestic end product in paragraph (a): (A) The cost of its components mined, produced, or…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    …e I (OCT 2022). As prescribed in 25.1102(a)(3), substitute the following sentence for the first sentence in paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of the definition of “domestic construction material” in paragraph (a): (A) The cost of its components mined, …
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …e II (OCT 2022). As prescribed in 25.1102(c)(4) substitute the following sentence for the first sentence of paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of the definition of domestic construction material in paragraph (a): (A) The cost of its components mined, pr…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ce; or (C) Reimbursement of the cost of the property by the Government, whichever occurs first. (f) Contractor plans and systems. (1) Contractors shall establish and implement property management plans, systems, and procedures at the cont…

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