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51 sections with “quality control”: the first 40

  • FAR 46.202-4 Higher-level contract quality requirements.
    (a) Agencies shall establish procedures for determining when higher-level contract quality requirements are necessary, for determining the risk (both the likelihood and the impact) of nonconformance, and for advising the contracting officer…
  • 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 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    … responsible for carrying out its obligations under the contract by— (1) Controlling the quality of supplies or services; (2) Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract requirements…
  • FAR 52.246-11 Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement.
    As prescribed in 46.311, insert the following clause: Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement (DEC 2014) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard(s) listed below. [Contracting Officer insert the title, num…
  • FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.
    The extent of contract quality requirements, including contractor inspection, required under a contract shall usually be based upon the classification of the contract item (supply or service) as determined by its technical description, its …
  • 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…
  • 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 46.401 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…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …ed that— (1) Sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States; or (2) It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restrictions o…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …ed that— (1) Sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States; or (2) It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restrictions o…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    … or suspended contractors are properly excluded from contract award; (8) Evaluate price, quality, delivery, technical capabilities, and financial capabilities of competing vendors to ensure fair and reasonable prices; (9) Require manageme…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    …n (excluding the costs associated with producing the item or establishing the production, quality control, or other system to be tested and evaluated) for a small business concern or a product manufactured by a small business concern which …
  • 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 46.403 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 246.471 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 …
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …termined that sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States; or (ii) The end product is a COTS item. United States means the 50 States, th…
  • FAR 4.705-3 Acquisition and supply records.
    …subcontract price negotiations (see 52.244-2): Retain 4 years. (g) Production records of quality control, reliability, and inspection: Retain 4 years. (h) Property records (see FAR 45.101 and 52.245-1): Retain 4 years.
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …basis, a written statement documenting the basis for award and the relative importance of quality and price or cost factors; and (E) An opportunity for a postaward debriefing in accordance with paragraph (b)(6) of this section. (v) The co…
  • FAR 17.105-2 Objectives.
    … (e) Stabilization of contractor work forces. (f) Avoidance of the need for establishing quality control techniques and procedures for a new contractor each year. (g) Broadening the competitive base with opportunity for participation by f…
  • FAR 46.201 General.
    …a) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation and contract the appropriate quality requirements. The type and extent of contract quality requirements needed depends on the particular acquisition and may range from inspection …
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …vernment and do not— (1) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for providing adequate quality control measures; (2) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for damage to or loss of the material before acceptance; (3) Constitute or im…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    ….gidep.org, as a part of the Contractor's inspection system or program for the control of quality, to avoid the use and delivery of counterfeit or suspect counterfeit items or delivery of items that contain a major or critical nonconformanc…
  • 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 225.7004-5 Additional restrictions on anchor and mooring chain.
    …, unless— (1) It is manufactured in the United States, including cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing, and welding (both forging and shot blasting process); and (2) The cost of the components manufactured in the United States …
  • DFARS 252.225-7019 Restriction on Acquisition of Anchor and Mooring Chain.
    …anufactured in the United States or its outlying areas, including cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing, and welding (both forging and shot blasting process); and (2) The cost of the components manufactured in the United States …
  • DFARS 252.237-7000 Notice of special standards of responsibility.
    …rds, of “Government Auditing Standards.” (1) Qualifications; (2) Independence; and (3) Quality Control. (b) “Government Auditing Standards” is issued by the Comptroller General of the United States and is available for sale from the: Su…
  • 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 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …r services are not regularly manufactured or provided by the contractor and are available—quality, quantity, delivery, and other essential factors considered—from another firm at equal or lower prices, or when they are regularly manufacture…
  • DFARS 225.003 Definitions.
    …ed that— (1) Sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States; or (2) It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restrictions o…
  • 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 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 4.2301 Definitions.
    …considerations that would factor into an analysis of the security, integrity, resilience, quality, trustworthiness, or authenticity of covered articles or sources.
  • FAR 9.104-1 General standards.
    …as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and s…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …erance to perform acceptably is strong evidence of nonresponsibility. Failure to meet the quality requirements of the contract is a significant factor to consider in determining satisfactory performance. The contracting officer shall consid…
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    … than firms that did not participate in the development, and this can affect the time and quality of production, both of which are important to the Government. In many instances the Government may have financed the development. Thus, while …
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …ty of engineering, scientific, and manufacturing labor skills required and the amount and quality of supervision and coordination needed to perform the contract task. (C) Conversion-related indirect costs. This subfactor measures how much …
  • FAR 32.503-2 Supervision of progress payments.
    … should vary inversely with the contractor's experience, performance record, reliability, quality of management, and financial strength, and with the adequacy of the contractor's accounting system and controls. Supervision shall be of a kin…
  • FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria.
    …ance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the localit…

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.