FAR Part 46 Quality Assurance

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 46
Type
Part
Last amended
87 FR 73894 Effective Dec 30, 2022
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 part.

Contents

  • 46.000 Scope of part
  • Subpart 46.1 General
    • 46.101 Definitions
    • 46.102 Policy
    • 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities
    • 46.104 Contract administration office responsibilities
    • 46.105 Contractor responsibilities
  • Subpart 46.2 Contract Quality Requirements
    • 46.201 General
    • 46.202 Types of contract quality requirements
    • 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements
  • Subpart 46.3 Contract Clauses
    • 46.301 Contractor inspection requirements
    • 46.302 Fixed-price supply contracts
    • 46.303 Cost-reimbursement supply contracts
    • 46.304 Fixed-price service contracts
    • 46.305 Cost-reimbursement service contracts
    • 46.306 Time-and-material and labor-hour contracts
    • 46.307 Fixed-price research and development contracts
    • 46.308 Cost-reimbursement research and development contracts
    • 46.309 Research and development contracts (short form)
    • 46.310 Reserved
    • 46.311 Higher-level contract quality requirement
    • 46.312 Construction contracts
    • 46.313 Contracts for dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements
    • 46.314 Transportation contracts
    • 46.315 Certificate of conformance
    • 46.316 Responsibility for supplies
    • 46.317 Reporting Nonconforming Items
  • Subpart 46.4 Government Contract Quality Assurance
    • 46.401 General
    • 46.402 Government contract quality assurance at source
    • 46.403 Government contract quality assurance at destination
    • 46.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold
    • 46.405 Subcontracts
    • 46.406 Foreign governments
    • 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services
    • 46.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance
  • Subpart 46.5 Acceptance
    • 46.501 General
    • 46.502 Responsibility for acceptance
    • 46.503 Place of acceptance
    • 46.504 Certificate of conformance
    • 46.505 Transfer of title and risk of loss
  • Subpart 46.6 Material Inspection and Receiving Reports
  • Subpart 46.7 Warranties
    • 46.701 Reserved
    • 46.702 General
    • 46.703 Criteria for use of warranties
    • 46.704 Authority for use of warranties
    • 46.705 Limitations
    • 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions
    • 46.707 Pricing aspects of fixed-price incentive contract warranties
    • 46.708 Warranties of data
    • 46.709 Warranties of commercial products and commercial services
    • 46.710 Contract clauses
  • Subpart 46.8 Contractor Liability for Loss of or Damage to Property of the Government

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations 87 FR 73894 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 87 FR 24843 · FAC 2022-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”; Correction 86 FR 64407 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” 86 FR 61017 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Reporting of Nonconforming Items to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program 84 FR 64680 · FAC 2020-02, FAR Case 2013-002
Quality Assurance 80 FR 51476 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments; Corrections 80 FR 6909 · FAC 2005-80
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 80 FR 4994 · FAC 2005-80
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements 79 FR 70344 · FAC 2005-78
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 79 FR 24192 · FAC 2005-73
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004-025, Government Property 72 FR 27364 · FAC 2005-17
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Transportation: Standard Industry Practices 71 FR 200 · FAC 2005-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 71 FR 227 · FAC 2005-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 67 FR 6120 · FAC 2001-04
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Acquisition of Commercial Items 66 FR 53483 · FAC 2001-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definitions 66 FR 2117 · FAC 97-22
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Conditionally Accepted Items 64 FR 51845 · FAC 97-14
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Mandatory Government Source Inspection 63 FR 70290 · FAC 97-10
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contract Quality Requirements 63 FR 70289 · FAC 97-10
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Changes in Contract Administration and Audit Cognizance 63 FR 9061 · FAC 97-04
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Service Contracting 62 FR 44813 · FAC 97-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Exceptions to Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data 62 FR 257 · FAC 90-45 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Clause Flowdown 61 FR 67425 · FAC 90-43
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 61 FR 67430 · FAC 90-43
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Quality Assurance Actions Electronic Screening 61 FR 31661 · FAC 90-39
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Quality Assurance Nonconformances 61 FR 31662 · FAC 90-39
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Truth in Negotiations Act and Related Changes 60 FR 48208 · FAC 90-32 Not on record
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Quick answers

What is FAR Part 46?

FAR Part 46 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Quality Assurance".

When was FAR Part 46 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations" (87 FR 73894), published Dec 1, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.

Are changes to FAR Part 46 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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