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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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60 sections with “quality assurance”: the first 40

  • FAR 37.604 Quality assurance surveillance plans.
    Requirements for quality assurance and quality assurance surveillance plans are in Subpart 46.4. The Government may either prepare the quality assurance surveillance plan or require the offerors to submit a proposed quality assurance survei…
  • FAR 46.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    (a) In determining the type and extent of Government contract quality assurance to be required for contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall consider the criticality of application of the supp…
  • DFARS 246.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.
    Do not require Government contract quality assurance at source for contracts or delivery orders valued below $400,000, unless— (1) Mandated by DoD regulation; (2) Required by a memorandum of agreement between the acquiring department or a…
  • FAR 46.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance.
    (a) Government-wide responsibility for quality assurance support for acquisitions of certain commodities is assigned as follows: (1) For drugs, biologics, and other medical supplies—the Food and Drug Administration; (2) For food, except s…
  • FAR 12.208 Contract quality assurance.
    Contracts for commercial products shall rely on contractors' existing quality assurance systems as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practices for the commercial product …
  • FAR 46.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.
    Agencies shall perform contract quality assurance, including inspection, at source if— (a) Performance at any other place would require uneconomical disassembly or destructive testing; (b) Considerable loss would result from the manufactu…
  • FAR 46.403 Government contract quality assurance at destination.
    (a) Government contract quality assurance that can be performed at destination is normally limited to inspection of the supplies or services. Inspection shall be performed at destination under the following circumstances— (1) Supplies are …
  • DFARS 246.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    Do not require Government contract quality assurance at source for contracts or delivery orders valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold unless the criteria at 246.402 have been met.
  • DFARS 246.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance.
  • DFARS 246.470 Government contract quality assurance actions.
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    …ional acceptance means acceptance of supplies or services that do not conform to contract quality requirements, or are otherwise incomplete, that the contractor is required to correct or otherwise complete by a specified date. Contract qua…
  • FAR 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities.
    …for technical requirements any specifications for inspection, testing, and other contract quality requirements essential to ensure the integrity of the supplies or services (the activity responsible for technical requirements is responsible…
  • FAR 46.202 Types of contract quality requirements.
    Contract quality requirements fall into four general categories, depending on the extent of quality assurance needed by the Government for the acquisition involved.
  • FAR 46.401 General.
    (a) Government contract quality assurance shall be performed at such times (including any stage of manufacture or performance of services) and places (including subcontractors' plants) as may be necessary to determine that the supplies or s…
  • FAR 46.405 Subcontracts.
    (a) Government contract quality assurance on subcontracted supplies or services shall be performed only when required in the Government's interest. The primary purpose is to assist the contract administration office cognizant of the prime c…
  • DFARS 246.102 Policy.
    …cies shall also— (1) Develop and manage a systematic, cost-effective Government contract quality assurance program to ensure that contract performance conforms to specified requirements. Apply Government quality assurance to all contracts …
  • DFARS 246.406 Foreign governments.
    (1) Quality assurance among North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries. (i) NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4107, Mutual Acceptance of Government Quality Assurance and Usage of the Allied Quality Assurance Publications— (A…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …em, as well as contractor compliance with the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), affect the quality and validity of the contractor data upon which the Government must rely for its management oversight of the contractor and contract performanc…
  • FAR 46.102 Policy.
    Agencies shall ensure that— (a) Contracts include inspection and other quality requirements, including warranty clauses when appropriate, that are determined necessary to protect the Government's interest. (b) Supplies or services (includ…
  • FAR 46.104 Contract administration office responsibilities.
    …se, shall— (a) Develop and apply efficient procedures for performing Government contract quality assurance actions under the contract in accordance with the written direction of the contracting office: (b) Perform all actions necessary to…
  • DFARS 246.471 Authorizing shipment of supplies.
    …e contract administration office interferes with the operation of the Government contract quality assurance program or takes too much of the Government representative's time; (ii) There is sufficient continuity of production to permit the …
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    … technical office, contracting office, program management office, and, where appropriate, quality assurance and end users of the product or service; (ii) Identify and assign past performance evaluation roles and responsibilities to those i…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …lue— (A) Development or initial production of a new item, particularly if performance or quality specifications are tight; or (B) A high degree of development or production concurrency. (3) Below normal conditions. (i) The contracting of…
  • DFARS 237.172 Service contracts surveillance.
    (a) Ensure that quality assurance surveillance plans are prepared in conjunction with the preparation of the statement of work or statement of objectives for solicitations and contracts for services. These plans should be tailored to addres…
  • DFARS 246.401 General.
    The requirement for a quality assurance surveillance plan shall be addressed and documented in the contract file for each contract except for those awarded using simplified acquisition procedures. For contracts for services, the contracting…
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    …system provides for timely placement of orders and for vendor follow-up and control. (C) Quality assurance capability. An assessment of the prospective contractor's capability to meet the quality assurance requirements of the proposed cont…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …rocedures. Qualification requirement means a Government requirement for testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before award of a contract. Qualified products list (QPL) means a list of products that have b…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …f commercial products or commercial services; (ii) The reliability, maintainability, and quality assurance requirements, including any planned use of warranties (see part 46); (iii) The requirements for contractor data (including repurcha…
  • FAR 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …ments, if any. (e) Section E, Inspection and acceptance. Include inspection, acceptance, quality assurance, and reliability requirements (see part 46, Quality Assurance). (f) Section F, Deliveries or performance. Specify the requirements …
  • FAR 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …ments, if any. (e) Section E, Inspection and acceptance. Include inspection, acceptance, quality assurance, and reliability requirements (see part 46, Quality Assurance). (f) Section F, Deliveries or performance. Specify the requirements …
  • FAR 46.501 General.
    …constitutes acknowledgment that the supplies or services conform with applicable contract quality and quantity requirements, except as provided in this subpart and subject to other terms and conditions of the contract. Acceptance may take p…
  • FAR 46.503 Place of acceptance.
    …act shall specify the place of acceptance. Contracts that provide for Government contract quality assurance at source shall ordinarily provide for acceptance at source. Contracts that provide for Government contract quality assurance at des…
  • DFARS 225.872-5 Contract administration.
    …b) Follow the contract administration procedures at PGI 225.872-5(b). (c) Information on quality assurance delegations to foreign governments is in Subpart 246.4, Government Contract Quality Assurance.
  • DFARS 242.002 Interagency agreements.
    …fense (Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer), from non-DoD organizations, except for— (A) Quality assurance, contract administration, and audit services provided under a no-charge reciprocal agreement; (B) Services performed under subcontr…
  • DFARS 246.103 Contracting office responsibilities.
    (1) The contracting office must coordinate with the quality assurance activity before changing any quality requirement. (2) The activity responsible for technical requirements may prepare instructions covering the type and extent of Govern…
  • DFARS 246.408-70 Subsistence.
    …tracting office may designate any Federal activity, capable of assuring wholesomeness and quality in food, to perform quality assurance for subsistence contract items. The designation may— (1) Include medical service personnel of the milit…
  • DFARS 246.704 Authority for use of warranties.
    …lity (see 246.708); (iii) Supplies and services in fixed-price type contracts containing quality assurance provisions that reference higher-level contract quality requirements (see 246.202-4); or (iv) Supplies and services in construction…
  • DFARS 252.209-7010 Critical Safety Items.
    …signated design control activity: (Insert additional lines as necessary) (c) Heightened quality assurance surveillance. Items designated in paragraph (b) of this clause are subject to heightened, risk-based surveillance by the designated …
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …gress payments. (14) Progressing, expediting, and production surveillance records. (15) Quality assurance records. (16) Property administration records. (17) Documentation regarding termination actions for which the contract administrat…
  • FAR 8.406-2 Inspection and acceptance.
    …er. The ordering activity shall perform inspections and tests as specified in the order's quality assurance surveillance plan in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

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.