{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-46.402","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 46.402","heading":"46.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.","body":"Agencies shall perform contract quality assurance, including inspection, at source if—\n(a) Performance at any other place would require uneconomical disassembly or destructive testing;\n(b) Considerable loss would result from the manufacture and shipment of unacceptable supplies, or from the delay in making necessary corrections;\n(c) Special required instruments, gauges, or facilities are available only at source;\n(d) Performance at any other place would destroy or require the replacement of costly special packing and packaging;\n(e) Government inspection during contract performance is essential; or\n(f) It is determined for other reasons to be in the Government's interest.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 46—QUALITY ASSURANCE","Subpart 46.4—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":"ff004db9563bbf127c7cf784bc93097cad2b0c490fec35ad5609cc7e8d6bfbd9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-46.401","next":"us/48-cfr-46.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}