# 48 CFR § 42.402: 42.402 Visits to contractors' facilities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.402

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 42.402
- **Heading:** 42.402 Visits to contractors' facilities
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT > PART 42—CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES > Subpart 42.4—Correspondence and Visits

## Text

(a) Government personnel planning to visit a contractor's facility in connection with one or more Government contracts shall provide prior notification to the cognizant CAO, with the following information, sufficiently in advance to permit the CAO to make necessary arrangements. Such notification is for the purpose of eliminating duplicative reviews, requests, investigations, and audits relating to the contract administration functions in subpart 42.3 delegated to CAO's and shall, as a minimum, include the following (see also paragraph (b) of this section):
(1) Visitors' names, official positions, and security clearances.
(2) Date and duration of visit.
(3) Name and address of contractor and personnel to be contacted.
(4) Contract number, program involved, and purpose of visit.
(5) If desired, visitors to a contractor's plant may request that a representative of the CAO accompany them. In any event, the CAO has final authority to decide whether a representative shall accompany a visitor.
(b) If the visit will result in reviewing, auditing, or obtaining any information from the contractor relating to contract administration functions, the prospective visitor shall identify the information in sufficient detail so as to permit the CAO, after consultation with the contractor and the cognizant audit office, to determine whether such information, adequate to fulfill the requirement, has recently been reviewed by or is available within the Government. If so, the CAO will discourage the visit and refer the prospective visitor to the Government office where such information is located. Where the office is the CAO, such information will be immediately forwarded or otherwise made available to the requestor.
(c) Visitors shall fully inform the CAO of any agreements reached with the contractor or other results of the visit that may affect the CAO.
[48 FR 42370, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 662, Jan. 11, 1988; 53 FR 17859, May 18, 1988]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 42.101 42.101 Contract audit responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.101.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.102 42.102 Assignment of contract audit services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.102.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.103 42.103 Contract audit services directory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.103.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.201 42.201 Contract administration responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.201.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.202 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.202.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.203 42.203 Contract administration services directory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.203.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.301 42.301 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.301.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.302 42.302 Contract administration functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.302.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.401 42.401 Contract correspondence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.401.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.402 42.402 Visits to contractors' facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.402.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.403 42.403 Evaluation of contract administration offices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.403.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.500 42.500 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.500.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.501 42.501 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.501.md)
- [48 CFR § 42.502 42.502 Selecting contracts for postaward orientation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-42.502.md)

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