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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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24 sections with “tender for acceptance”

  • DFARS 227.7203-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of computer software and computer software documentation.
    …eir authorized representatives, are responsible for determining whether computer software tendered for acceptance conforms to the contractual requirements. Except for nonconforming restrictive markings (follow the procedures at 227.7203-12(…
  • FAR 46.202-1 Contracts for commercial products and commercial services.
    …ng quality assurance systems as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practices for the commercial product being acquired include in-process inspection. Any in-process inspec…
  • DFARS 227.7103-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of technical data.
    … their authorized representatives, are responsible for determining whether technical data tendered for acceptance conform to the contractual requirements. (2) The clause at 252.227-7030, Technical Data—Withholding of Payment, provides for …
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …ction system acceptable to the Government covering supplies under this contract and shall tender to the Government for acceptance only supplies that have been inspected in accordance with the inspection system and have been found by the Con…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies…
  • FAR 12.208 Contract quality assurance.
    …ng quality assurance systems as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practices for the commercial product being acquired include in-process inspection. Any in-process inspec…
  • FAR 12.402 Acceptance.
    …ill rely on the contractor's assurances that the commercial product or commercial service tendered for acceptance conforms to the contract requirements. The Government inspection of commercial products or commercial services will not prejud…
  • FAR 46.102 Policy.
    …tect the Government's interest. (b) Supplies or services (including commercial services) tendered by contractors meet contract requirements; (c) Government contract quality assurance is conducted before acceptance (except as otherwise pro…
  • FAR 46.202-2 Government reliance on inspection by contractor.
    …simplified acquisition threshold conform to contract quality requirements before they are tendered to the Government (see 46.301). (b) The Government shall not rely on inspection by the contractor if the contracting officer determines that…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    … the scope of the review group. (e) The contracting officer must discourage the repeated tender of nonconforming supplies or services, including those with only minor nonconformances, by appropriate action, such as rejection and documentin…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …lectronically at this/these address(es): (d) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall tender for acceptance only those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any sup…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …le Cost and Payment clause, but no additional fee shall be paid. The Contractor shall not tender for acceptance work required to be replaced or corrected without disclosing the former requirement for replacement or correction, and, when req…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …or becomes aware at any time before acceptance by the Government (whether before or after tender to the Government) that a defect exists in any supplies or services, the Contractor shall (i) promptly correct the defect or (ii) promptly noti…
  • FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …le Cost and Payment clause, but no additional fee shall be paid. The Contractor shall not tender for acceptance supplies required to be replaced or corrected without disclosing the former requirement for replacement or correction, and, when…
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …uced to exclude that portion of the rate attributable to profit. The Contractor shall not tender for acceptance materials and services required to be replaced or corrected without disclosing the former requirement for replacement or correct…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    …gations 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; (3) Ensuring that vendors or suppli…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ntered upon a verdict or a plea, and includes a conviction entered upon a plea of nolo contendere. For use in subpart 9.4, see the definition at 9.403. For use in subpart 26.5, see the definition at 26.503. Cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. …
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …of the Competitive Sourcing Official, name of the contracting officer, name of the Agency Tender Official, and projected end date of the competition. (2) The contracting officer shall announce the end of the streamlined or standard competi…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    …ent, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific services rendered as partial or complete performance of the contract. Conditional acceptance means acceptance of suppli…
  • FAR 46.201 General.
    …lthough contracts generally make contractors responsible for performing inspection before tendering supplies to the Government, there are situations in which contracts will provide for specialized inspections to be performed solely by the G…
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    …ntracting officer shall consider the availability of lower freight rates (Government rate tenders) to the Government for f.o.b. origin acquisitions. F.o.b. origin contracts also present other desirable traffic management features, in that t…
  • FAR 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace.
    …21 CFR 1308.11-1308.15. Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal or State crim…
  • DFARS 232.7002 Policy.
    …: (i) For payment of commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender, contract, or task or delivery order for transportation services, the use of a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exem…
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    …DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing…

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.