FAR 46.705 Limitations
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 46.705
- 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
(a) Except for the warranties in the clauses at 52.246-3, Inspection of Supplies-Cost-Reimbursement, and 52.246-8, Inspection of Research and Development-Cost-Reimbursement, the contracting officer shall not include warranties in cost-reimbursement contracts, unless authorized in accordance with agency regulations (see 46.708).
(b) Warranty clauses shall not limit the Government’s rights under an inspection clause (see subpart 46.3) in relation to latent defects, fraud, or gross mistakes that amount to fraud.
(c) Except for warranty clauses in construction contracts, warranty clauses shall provide that the warranty applies notwithstanding inspection and acceptance or other clauses or terms of the contract.
Sections cited
- FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies-Cost-Reimbursement
- FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development-Cost-Reimbursement
- FAR 46.708 Warranties of data
- FAR Subpart 46.3 Contract Clauses
Quick answers
What is FAR 46.705?
FAR 46.705 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Limitations".
Are changes to FAR 46.705 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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