48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “first article test report”

  • 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 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 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 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 52.213-4 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…
  • 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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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.