Federal Acquisition
Regulation Part 46 Requirements - FAR Sections Affected: 52.246-2
thru 52.426-8, 52.246-12, 52.246-15, and 52.246-26
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/14/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2022
9,301
2,229
33,015
1,910
2,581,446
71,511
These FAR clauses require the
contractor to provide and maintain an inspection system that is
acceptable to the Government, and to keep complete records of all
inspection work performed and make it available to the Government.
These clauses give the Government the right to inspect and test all
work. Records required under these clauses are kept as a part of a
contractor’s normal business operations. To ensure they provide a
quality product or service, every business must have standards and
methods for reviewing or inspecting the quality of their product or
service. These standards will differ by industry and the complexity
of the product or service provided. The Government relies on a
contractor's existing quality assurance system for contracts for
commercial products. The Government relies on the contractor to
accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure that
acquired commercial services conform to contract requirements
before they are tendered to the Government. See FAR 12.208 and
46.202-1. Likewise, when the contract amount is expected to be less
than the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), these clauses do
not apply. The FAR “inspection clauses” are used for quality
assurance depending on the type of contract, or the product or
service being provided. These clauses do not require the
transmittal or sending of documentation to the Government, but they
have record keeping requirements. The Government may review these
records to confirm the contract quality requirements are being met.
This review is risk-based and may or may not include the review of
all quality assurance records. Generally, the records are more
likely to be reviewed when the contractor is not meeting quality
standards or as part of Government Contract quality assurance
surveillance for complex requirements. Subject matter experts
estimate these records are requested from 10% or fewer of
contractors. ● FAR 52.246-15, Certificate of Conformance. This
clause requires the contractor to complete and sign a certificate
of conformance (CoC). This clause is used in solicitations and
contracts for supplies or services at the discretion of the
contracting officer when it is in the Government's interest, small
losses would be incurred in the event of a defect; or because of
the contractor's reputation or past performance, or when it is
likely that the supplies or services furnished will be acceptable
and any defective work would be replaced, corrected, or repaired
without contest. ● FAR 52.246-26, Reporting Nonconforming Items.
This clause requires contractors to provide written notification to
the contracting officer within 60 days of becoming aware or having
reason to suspect, such as through inspection, testing, record
review, or notification from another source (e.g., seller,
customer, third party) that any end item, component, subassembly,
part, or material contained in supplies purchased by the contractor
for delivery to, or for, the Government is counterfeit or suspect
counterfeit. This clause requires certain contractors to submit a
report to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)
system at www.gidep.org within 60 days of becoming aware or having
reason to suspect, such as through inspection, testing, record
review, or notification from another source (e.g., seller,
customer, third party) that an item purchased by the contractor for
delivery to, or for, the Government is a counterfeit or suspect
counterfeit item; or a common item that has a major or critical
nonconformance.
Adjustments are made to the
public and Government burden estimates based on the following: ●
The estimated number of respondents and responses per year are
based on the latest data available as described in Item 12. ● The
estimated cost to the public and to the Government was updated
based on use of calendar year 2022 OPM GS wage rates for the rest
of the United States. ● The consolidation with OMB control number
9000-0187.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
9000-0077 Supporting Statement 09.07.2022.docx
FAR Inspection Clauses (52.246-2 thru 52.426-8, and 52.246-12