48 CFR § 246.103 - 246.103 Contracting office responsibilities.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s246.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 246.103 - 246.103 Contracting office responsibilities."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "246.103"
section_name: "246.103 Contracting office responsibilities."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACT MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "246"
part_name: "QUALITY ASSURANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36460, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "246"
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# 246.103 246.103 Contracting office responsibilities.
(1) The contracting office must coordinate with the quality assurance activity before changing any quality requirement.
(2) The activity responsible for technical requirements may prepare instructions covering the type and extent of Government inspections for acquisitions that are complex, have critical applications, or have unusual requirements. Follow the procedures at PGI 246.103(2) for preparation of instructions.
[71 FR 27647, May 12, 2006]