48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

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2 sections with “specialized inspections or tests”

  • FAR 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements.
    …y Government inspection and testing required in the contract's specifications, except for specialized inspections or tests specified to be performed solely by the Government. (End of clause)
  • FAR 46.201 General.
    …ring supplies to the Government, there are situations in which contracts will provide for specialized inspections to be performed solely by the Government. Among situations of this kind are— (1) Tests that require use of specialized test e…

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.