PGI 246.370 - Part52

This PGI section supplements: DFARS 246.370 · FAR 46.370

The corresponding FAR Part 46 and DFARS Part 246 have been overhauled under the RFO. PGI replacement text is provided in the RFO deviation attachment. View FAR Part 46

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(1) The objective of this requirement is to ensure that the Government receives timely notification of potential safety defects so that—

(i) Systems and equipment likely affected by the situation can be identified; and

(ii) An appropriate engineering investigation and follow-on actions can be taken to establish and mitigate risk.

(2) The notification is intended to be neither an admission of nor a release from liability.

(3) Upon notification of a potential safety nonconformance or deficiency—

(i) The procuring contracting officer must—

(A) Advise the affected program office(s) or integrated materiel manager(s); and

(B) Request a point of contact from the affected program office(s) or materiel management organization to assess the impact of the situation, address technical concerns, and provide recommendations;

(ii) The administrative contracting officer must—

(A) Confirm that potentially affected program offices, integrated materiel managers, and other contract management offices that may be recipients of the suspect items are aware of the situation; and

(B) Identify a point of contact to provide support and technical assistance to the investigative team; and

(iii) For replenishment parts, the integrated materiel manager must—

(A) Identify any potentially affected programs or equipment; and

(B) Request engineering assistance from affected engineering support activities, as prescribed by—

(1) DLAI 3200.1/PAM 715.13/NAVSUPINST 4120.30A/AFI 21-408/MCO 4000.18, Engineering Support Instruction for Items Supplied by Defense Logistics Agency;

(2) SECNAVINST 4140.2/AFI 20-106/DA PAM 95-9/DLAI 3200.4/DCMA INST CSI (AV), Management of Aviation Critical Safety Items;

(3) DA PAM 738-751, Functional Users Manual for the Army Maintenance Management System—Aviation (TAMMS-A);

(4) AMCOM REG 702-7, Flight Safety Parts/New Source Testing Program Management; or

(5) Internal agency procedures.

Change History

Detected	Type	Summary
detected 2026-04-17	[PGI] PGI_MODIFIED	PGI 246.370 updated: 14 lines added, 5 lines removed
View diff --- previous +++ current @@ -1,5 +1,18 @@ -(a) Use the clause at 252.246-7003 , Notification of Potential Safety Issues, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for the acquisition of-- -(1) Repairable or consumable parts identified as critical safety items; -(2) Systems and subsystems, assemblies, and subassemblies integral to a system; or -(3) Repair, maintenance, logistics support, or overhaul services for systems and subsystems, assemblies, subassemblies, and parts integral to a system. -(b) Follow the procedures at PGI 246.370 for the handling of notifications received under the clause at 252.246-7003 .+(1) The objective of this requirement is to ensure that the Government receives timely notification of potential safety defects so that-- +(i) Systems and equipment likely affected by the situation can be identified; and +(ii) An appropriate engineering investigation and follow-on actions can be taken to establish and mitigate risk. +(2) The notification is intended to be neither an admission of nor a release from liability. +(3) Upon notification of a potential safety nonconformance or deficiency-- +(i) The procuring contracting officer must-- (A) Advise the affected program office(s) or integrated materiel manager(s); and (B) Request a point of contact from the affected program office(s) or materiel management organization to assess the impact of the situation, address technical concerns, and provide recommendations; +(ii) The administrative contracting officer must-- (A) Confirm that potentially affected program offices, integrated materiel managers, and other contract management offices that may be recipients of the suspect items are aware of the situation; and (B) Identify a point of contact to provide support and technical assistance to the investigative team; and +(iii) For replenishment parts, the integrated materiel manager must-- (A) Identify any potentially affected programs or equipment; and (B) Request engineering assistance from affected engineering support activities, as prescribed by-- + +(1) DLAI 3200.1/PAM 715.13/NAVSUPINST 4120.30A/AFI 21-408/MCO 4000.18, Engineering Support Instruction for Items Supplied by Defense Logistics Agency; + +(2) SECNAVINST 4140.2/AFI 20-106/DA PAM 95-9/DLAI 3200.4/DCMA INST CSI (AV), Management of Aviation Critical Safety Items; + +(3) DA PAM 738-751, Functional Users Manual for the Army Maintenance Management System--Aviation (TAMMS-A); + +(4) AMCOM REG 702-7, Flight Safety Parts/New Source Testing Program Management; or + +(5) Internal agency procedures.

Detected

Type

Summary

detected 2026-04-17

[PGI] PGI_MODIFIED

PGI 246.370 updated: 14 lines added, 5 lines removed

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--- previous
+++ current
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
-(a) Use the clause at 252.246-7003 , Notification of Potential Safety Issues, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for the acquisition of--
-(1) Repairable or consumable parts identified as critical safety items;
-(2) Systems and subsystems, assemblies, and subassemblies integral to a system; or
-(3) Repair, maintenance, logistics support, or overhaul services for systems and subsystems, assemblies, subassemblies, and parts integral to a system.
-(b) Follow the procedures at PGI 246.370 for the handling of notifications received under the clause at 252.246-7003 .+(1) The objective of this requirement is to ensure that the Government receives timely notification of potential safety defects so that--
+(i) Systems and equipment likely affected by the situation can be identified; and
+(ii) An appropriate engineering investigation and follow-on actions can be taken to establish and mitigate risk.
+(2) The notification is intended to be neither an admission of nor a release from liability.
+(3) Upon notification of a potential safety nonconformance or deficiency--
+(i) The procuring contracting officer must-- (A) Advise the affected program office(s) or integrated materiel manager(s); and (B) Request a point of contact from the affected program office(s) or materiel management organization to assess the impact of the situation, address technical concerns, and provide recommendations;
+(ii) The administrative contracting officer must-- (A) Confirm that potentially affected program offices, integrated materiel managers, and other contract management offices that may be recipients of the suspect items are aware of the situation; and (B) Identify a point of contact to provide support and technical assistance to the investigative team; and
+(iii) For replenishment parts, the integrated materiel manager must-- (A) Identify any potentially affected programs or equipment; and (B) Request engineering assistance from affected engineering support activities, as prescribed by--
+
+(1) DLAI 3200.1/PAM 715.13/NAVSUPINST 4120.30A/AFI 21-408/MCO 4000.18, Engineering Support Instruction for Items Supplied by Defense Logistics Agency;
+
+(2) SECNAVINST 4140.2/AFI 20-106/DA PAM 95-9/DLAI 3200.4/DCMA INST CSI (AV), Management of Aviation Critical Safety Items;
+
+(3) DA PAM 738-751, Functional Users Manual for the Army Maintenance Management System--Aviation (TAMMS-A);
+
+(4) AMCOM REG 702-7, Flight Safety Parts/New Source Testing Program Management; or
+
+(5) Internal agency procedures.

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PGI 246.370: Notification of potential safety issues.

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