FAR 46.202-4 Higher-level contract quality requirements
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 46.202-4
- Type
- Subsection
- Last amended
- 80 FR 4994 Effective Mar 2, 2015
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(a) Agencies shall establish procedures for determining when higher-level contract quality requirements are necessary, for determining the risk (both the likelihood and the impact) of nonconformance, and for advising the contracting officer about which higher-level standards should be applied and included in the solicitation and contract. Requiring compliance with higher-level quality standards is necessary in solicitations and contracts for complex or critical items (see 46.203)or when the technical requirements of the contract require-
(1) Control of such things as design, work operations, in-process controls, testing, and inspection; or
(2) Attention to such factors as organization, planning, work instructions, documentation control, and advanced metrology.
(b) Examples of higher-level quality standards include overarching quality management system standards such as ISO 9001, ASQ/ANSI E4, ASME NQA-1, SAE AS9100, SAE AS9003, and ISO/TS 16949, and product or process specific quality standards such as SAE AS5553.
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments | ||
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements |
Sections cited
- FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements
Quick answers
What is FAR 46.202-4?
FAR 46.202-4 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Higher-level contract quality requirements".
When was FAR 46.202-4 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments" (80 FR 4994), published Jan 29, 2015 and effective Mar 2, 2015.
Are changes to FAR 46.202-4 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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