48 CFR § 46.502 - 46.502 Responsibility for acceptance.

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title: "48 CFR § 46.502 - 46.502   Responsibility for acceptance."
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title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "46.502"
section_name: "46.502   Responsibility for acceptance."
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
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part_number: "46"
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# 46.502 46.502   Responsibility for acceptance.

Acceptance of supplies or services is the responsibility of the contracting officer. When this responsibility is assigned to a cognizant contract administration office or to another agency (see 42.202(g)), acceptance by that office or agency is binding on the Government.

[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 9065, Feb. 23, 1998]