48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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14 sections with “testing and qualification”

  • FAR 34.103 Testing and qualification.
    (a) Contractors receiving requests from a Title III project contractor for testing and qualification of a Title III industrial resource shall refer such requests to the contracting officer. The contracting officer shall evaluate the request…
  • FAR 9.205 Opportunity for qualification before award.
    …quirement; (5) A precautionary notice that when a product is submitted for qualification testing, the applicant must furnish any specific information that may be requested of the manufacturer before testing will begin; and (6) The approxi…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ontractor to— (1) Perform services for the design, acquisition, financing, installation, testing, operation, and where appropriate, maintenance and repair, of an identified energy conservation measure or series of measures at one or more l…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    …on would compromise the national security. (2) Bear the cost of conducting the specified testing and evaluation (excluding the costs associated with producing the item or establishing the production, quality control, or other system to be …
  • FAR 52.234-1 Industrial Resources Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act.
    …093). (b) The Contractor shall refer any request from a Title III project contractor for testing and qualification of a Title III industrial resource to the Contracting Officer. (c) Upon the direction of the Contracting Officer, the Contr…
  • FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements.
    …on: Qualification Requirement, as used in this clause, means a Government requirement for testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before award. (b) One or more qualification requirements apply to the supplie…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ability that it will operate as intended. Whether, how much, and what type of analysis or testing is required to establish workability depends on the nature of the item, component, or process, and the state of the art. To be considered “dev…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …ability that it will operate as intended. Whether, how much, and what type of analysis or testing is required to establish workability depends on the nature of the item, component, or process, and the state of the art. To be considered “dev…
  • FAR 9.202 Policy.
    …irement must be demonstrated before contract award; (ii) Estimating the likely costs for testing and evaluation which will be incurred by the potential offeror to become qualified; and (iii) Specifying all requirements that a potential of…
  • FAR 34.102 Policy.
    …olicy of the Government, as required by section 126 of Public Law 102-558, to pay for any testing and qualification required for the use or incorporation of the industrial resources manufactured or developed with assistance provided under T…
  • FAR 9.304 Exceptions.
    Normally, testing and approval is not required in contracts for— (a) Research or development; (b) Products requiring qualification before award (e.g., when an applicable qualified products list exists (see subpart 9.2)); (c) Products nor…
  • FAR 9.206-3 Competition.
    …or (2) Indicate whether a means other than the qualification requirement is feasible for testing or demonstrating quality assurance. (b) Postsolicitation. The contracting officer shall submit to the agency activity which established the q…
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    …rm to the solicitation.) (g) Handling bid samples. (1) Samples that are not destroyed in testing shall be returned to bidders at their request and expense, unless otherwise specified in the invitation. (2) Disposition instructions shall b…
  • FAR 34.100 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for the testing, qualification, and use of industrial resources manufactured or developed with assistance provided under section 301, 302, or 303 of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. App. …

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.