48 CFR § 246.401 - 246.401 General.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s246.401"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 246.401 - 246.401 General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "246.401"
section_name: "246.401 General."
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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# 246.401 246.401 General.
The requirement for a quality assurance surveillance plan shall be addressed and documented in the contract file for each contract except for those awarded using simplified acquisition procedures. For contracts for services, the contracting officer should prepare a quality assurance surveillance plan to facilitate assessment of contractor performance, see 237.172. For contracts for supplies, the contracting officer should address the need for a quality assurance surveillance plan.
[75 FR 22706, Apr. 30, 2010]