FAR 46.502 Responsibility for acceptance
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 46.502
- Type
- Section
- 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 section.
Text
Acceptance of supplies or services is the responsibility of the contracting officer. When this responsibility is assigned to a cognizant contract administration office or to another agency (see 42.202(g)), acceptance by that office or agency is binding on the Government.
Sections cited
- FAR 42.202(g) Assignment of contract administration
Quick answers
What is FAR 46.502?
FAR 46.502 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Responsibility for acceptance".
Are changes to FAR 46.502 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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