48 CFR § 52.246-1 - 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s52.246-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 52.246-1 - 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "52.246-1"
section_name: "52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 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 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "52"
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# 52.246-1 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]