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99 sections with “quality performance”: the first 40

  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    (a) Satisfy the customer in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness of the delivered product or service. (1) The principal customers for the product or service provided by the System are the users and line managers, acting on behalf of the A…
  • 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 …
  • 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 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 16.402-2 Performance incentives.
    …in connection with service contracts for performance of objectively measurable tasks when quality of performance is critical and incentives are likely to motivate the contractor. (c) Technical performance incentives may be particularly app…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …h the terms and conditions of the contract, unless there is a disagreement over quantity, quality, or contractor compliance with a contract requirement; (2) If actual acceptance occurs within the constructive acceptance period, the Governm…
  • 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 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 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…
  • DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
    …sed in the evaluation of the Quoter or Offeror's performance. SPRS retrieves item, price, quality, delivery, and contractor information on contracts from Government reporting systems in order to develop risk assessments. (c) The Contractin…
  • 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 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 46.104 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…
  • 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 …
  • FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.
    …id or furnished professional employees. This lowering can be detrimental in obtaining the quality of professional services needed for adequate contract performance. It is therefore in the Government's best interest that professional employe…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …ling office receives a proper payment request and there is no disagreement over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with contract requirements. (B) The due date for payment of any amounts retained by the Contracting Officer in acco…
  • 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 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 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 46.702 General.
    …s of the contractor and the Government for defective items and services and (2) to foster quality performance. (b) Generally, a warranty should provide— (1) A contractual right for the correction of defects notwithstanding any other requi…
  • 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 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…
  • 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 12.404 Warranties.
    …or which such items are used. The items must be of at least average, fair or medium-grade quality and must be comparable in quality to those that will pass without objection in the trade or market for items of the same description. (2) The…
  • 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 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …tracts when new requirements may not be fully understood by competing offerors, there are quality concerns, or past experience indicates that contractors' proposed costs have resulted in quality or service shortfalls. Results of the analysi…
  • 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…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …approach if— (1) Only one contractor is capable of providing performance at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; (2) Based on the contracting officer's knowledge of the market, m…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal. Responding to a request for a quote does not constitute use in preparing a bid or propos…
  • FAR 1.102 Statement of guiding principles for the Federal Acquisition System.
    …ty. (b) The Federal Acquisition System will— (1) Satisfy the customer in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness of the delivered product or service by, for example— (i) Maximizing the use of commercial products and commercial services; …
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    …ting officer; (5) Has no authority to make any commitments or changes that affect price, quality, quantity, delivery, or other terms and conditions of the contract nor in any way direct the contractor or its subcontractors to operate in co…
  • 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 (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.