48 CFR § 46.301 - 46.301 Contractor inspection requirements.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s46.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 46.301 - 46.301 Contractor inspection requirements."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "46.301"
section_name: "46.301 Contractor inspection requirements."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACT MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "46"
part_name: "QUALITY ASSURANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "46"
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# 46.301 46.301 Contractor inspection requirements.
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).
[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34760, July 3, 1995; 60 FR 48250, Sept. 18, 1995]