FAR 46.503 Place of acceptance
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 46.503
- 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
Each contract shall specify the place of acceptance. Contracts that provide for Government contract quality assurance at source shall ordinarily provide for acceptance at source. Contracts that provide for Government contract quality assurance at destination shall ordinarily provide for acceptance at destination. (For transportation terms, see subpart 47.3.) Supplies accepted at a place other than destination shall not be reinspected at destination for acceptance purposes, but should be examined at destination for quantity, damage in transit, and possible substitution or fraud.
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 47.3 Transportation in Supply Contracts
Quick answers
What is FAR 46.503?
FAR 46.503 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Place of acceptance".
Are changes to FAR 46.503 proposed?
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