48 CFR 9.303 - 9.303 Use.

Regulations last checked for updates: Apr 27, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Apr 25, 2024

9.303 - 9.303 Use.

Testing and approval may be appropriate when—

(a) The contractor has not previously furnished the product to the Government;

(b) The contractor previously furnished the product to the Government, but—

(1) There have been subsequent changes in processes or specifications;

(2) Production has been discontinued for an extended period of time; or

(3) The product acquired under a previous contract developed a problem during its life.

(d) It is essential to have an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard.

authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

source: 48 FR 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 48 CFR 9.303