# 48 CFR § 46.103: 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.103

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 46.103
- **Heading:** 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities
- **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 46—QUALITY ASSURANCE > Subpart 46.1—General

## Text

Contracting offices are responsible for—
(a) Receiving from the activity responsible for technical requirements any specifications for inspection, testing, and other contract quality requirements essential to ensure the integrity of the supplies or services (the activity responsible for technical requirements is responsible for prescribing contract quality requirements, such as inspection and testing requirements or, for service contracts, a quality assurance surveillance plan);
(b) Including in solicitations and contracts the appropriate requirements for the contractor's control of quality for the supplies or services to be acquired;
(c) Issuing any necessary instructions to the cognizant contract administration office and acting on recommendations submitted by that office (see 42.301 and 46.104(f);
(d) When contract administration is retained (see 42.201), verifying that the contractor fulfills the contract quality requirements; and
(e) Ensuring that nonconformances are identified, and establishing the significance of a nonconformance when considering the acceptability of supplies or services which do not meet contract requirements.
[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 31663, June 20, 1996; 62 FR 44816, Aug. 22, 1997; 63 FR 9065, Feb. 23, 1998]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 46.101 46.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.101.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.102 46.102 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.102.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.103 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.103.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.104 46.104 Contract administration office responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.104.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.105 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.105.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.201 46.201 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.201.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.202 46.202 Types of contract quality requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.202.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.202-1 46.202-1 Contracts for commercial products and commercial services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.202-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.202-2 46.202-2 Government reliance on inspection by contractor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.202-2.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.202-3 46.202-3 Standard inspection requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.202-3.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.202-4 46.202-4 Higher-level contract quality requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.202-4.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.203 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.203.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.301 46.301 Contractor inspection requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.301.md)
- [48 CFR § 46.302 46.302 Fixed-price supply contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-46.302.md)

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