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FAR 52.246-1 — Contractor Inspection Requirements.

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52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 46.301

Current version date: APR 1984

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 46.301

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements, in solicitations and contracts for supplies or services when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold and (a) inclusion of the clause is necessary to ensure an explicit understanding of the contractor's inspection responsibilities, or (b) inclusion of the clause is required under agency procedures. The clause shall not be used if the contracting officer has made the determination specified in 46.202-2(b).

Current Text

52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements.

As prescribed in 46.301, insert the following clause:

Contractor Inspection Requirements (APR 1984)

The Contractor is responsible for performing or having performed all inspections and tests necessary to substantiate that the supplies or services furnished under this contract conform to contract requirements, including any applicable technical requirements for specified manufacturers' parts. This clause takes precedence over any 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)

[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34762, July 3, 1995]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.246-1