48 CFR § 52.246-11 - 52.246-11 Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement.

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title: "48 CFR § 52.246-11 - 52.246-11   Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement."
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# 52.246-11 52.246-11   Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement.

As prescribed in 46.311, insert the following clause:

****Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement (DEC 2014)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard(s) listed below.

[*Contracting Officer insert the title, number, date, and tailoring (if any) of the higher-level quality standards.*]

(b) The Contractor shall include applicable requirements of the higher-level quality standard(s) listed in paragraph (a) of this clause and the requirement to flow down such standards, as applicable, to lower-tier subcontracts, in—

(1) Any subcontract for critical and complex items (see 46.203(b) and (c)); or

(2) When the technical requirements of a subcontract require—

(i) Control of such things as design, work operations, in-process control, testing, and inspection; or

(ii) Attention to such factors as organization, planning, work instructions, documentation control, and advanced metrology.

****(End of clause)

[79 FR 70348, Nov. 25, 2014]