FAR 46.102

Agencies shall ensure that- (a) Contracts include inspection and other quality requirements, including warranty clauses when appropriate, that are determined necessary to protect 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 provided in this part), by or under the direction of Government personnel; (d) No contract precludes the Government from performing inspection; (e) Nonconforming supplies or services are rejected, except as otherwise provided in 46.407 ; (f) Contracts for commercial products rely on a contractor’s existing quality assurance system as a substitute for compliance with Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practices for the commercial product being acquired permit in-process inspection ( 41 U.S.C. 3307 ). Any in-process inspection by the Government shall be conducted in a manner consistent with commercial practice; and (g) The quality assurance and acceptance services of other agencies are used when this will be effective, economical, or otherwise in the Government’s interest (see 42.002 and subpart 42.2 .

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