{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-52.246-11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 52.246-11","heading":"52.246-11 Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement.","body":"As prescribed in 46.311, insert the following clause:\nHigher-Level Contract Quality Requirement (DEC 2014)\n(a) The Contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard(s) listed below.\n[Contracting Officer insert the title, number, date, and tailoring (if any) of the higher-level quality standards.]\n(b) The Contractor shall include applicable requirements of the higher-level quality standard(s) listed in paragraph (a) of this clause and the requirement to flow down such standards, as applicable, to lower-tier subcontracts, in—\n(1) Any subcontract for critical and complex items (see 46.203(b) and (c)); or\n(2) When the technical requirements of a subcontract require—\n(i) Control of such things as design, work operations, in-process control, testing, and inspection; or\n(ii) Attention to such factors as organization, planning, work instructions, documentation control, and advanced metrology.\n(End of clause)","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER H—CLAUSES AND FORMS","PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES","Subpart 52.2—Text of Provisions and Clauses"],"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":"183391120dd8517bf466822317357197472ef7e2103f9350f2138bb0e1f6163e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-52.246-10","next":"us/48-cfr-52.246-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}