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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">246.402</ph> Government contract quality assurance at source.</title>
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         <p class="- topic/p ">Do not require Government contract quality assurance at source for contracts or delivery orders valued below $350,000, unless—</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1) Mandated by DoD regulation;</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2) Required by a memorandum of agreement between the acquiring department or agency and the contract administration agency; or</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(3) The contracting officer determines that—</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i) Contract technical requirements are significant (e.g., the technical requirements include drawings, test procedures, or performance requirements);</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii) The product being acquired—</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A) Has critical characteristics;</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(B) Has specific features identified that make Government contract quality assurance at source necessary; or</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(C) Has specific acquisition concerns identified that make Government contract quality assurance at source necessary; and</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iii) The contract is being awarded to—</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A) A manufacturer or producer; or</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(B) A non-manufacturer or non-producer and specific Government verifications have been identified as necessary and feasible to perform.</p>
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