{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-246.402","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 246.402","heading":"246.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.","body":"Do not require Government contract quality assurance at source for contracts or delivery orders valued below $400,000, unless—\n(1) Mandated by DoD regulation;\n(2) Required by a memorandum of agreement between the acquiring department or agency and the contract administration agency; or\n(3) The contracting officer determines that—\n(i) Contract technical requirements are significant (e.g., the technical requirements include drawings, test procedures, or performance requirements);\n(ii) The product being acquired—\n(A) Has critical characteristics;\n(B) Has specific features identified that make Government contract quality assurance at source necessary; or\n(C) Has specific acquisition concerns identified that make Government contract quality assurance at source necessary; and\n(iii) The contract is being awarded to—\n(A) A manufacturer or producer; or\n(B) A non-manufacturer or non-producer and specific Government verifications have been identified as necessary and feasible to perform.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 246—QUALITY ASSURANCE","Subpart 246.4—Government Contract Quality Assurance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"6bff9be938bdd3ade30ebb31fa82a0793a8b6c6846f4e36dc8339561da6946f0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-246.401","next":"us/48-cfr-246.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}