{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-46.702","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 46.702","heading":"46.702 General.","body":"(a) The principal purposes of a warranty in a Government contract are (1) to delineate the rights and obligations of the contractor and the Government for defective items and services and (2) to foster quality performance.\n(b) Generally, a warranty should provide—\n(1) A contractual right for the correction of defects notwithstanding any other requirement f the contract pertaining to acceptance of the supplies or services by the Government; and\n(2) A stated period of time or use, or the occurrence of a specified event, after acceptance by the Government to assert a contractual right for the correction of defects.\n(c) The benefits to be derived from a warranty must be commensurate with the cost of the warranty to the Government.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 46—QUALITY ASSURANCE","Subpart 46.7—Warranties"],"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":"1ae0a5f249f89f887611ef1e049262696be8f3ff56ac992904a5fe3faad6d11d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-46.701","next":"us/48-cfr-46.703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}