FAR 52.246-11 — Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement
Regulatory text. Not legal advice.
As prescribed in FAR 46.311, insert the following clause:
Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement (DEC 2014)
(a)
(a) The Contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard(s) listed below.
[Contracting Officer insert the title, number, date, and tailoring (if any) of the higher-level quality standards.]
(b)
(b) The Contractor shall include applicable requirements of the higher-level quality standard(s) listed in paragraph (a) of this clause and the requirement to flow down such standards, as applicable, to lower-tier subcontracts, in—
(1) Any subcontract for critical and complex items (see FAR 46.203(b) and (c)); or
(2) When the technical requirements of a subcontract require—
(i) Control of such things as design, work operations, in-process control, testing, and inspection; or
(ii) Attention to such factors as organization, planning, work instructions, documentation control, and advanced metrology.
(End of clause)
Citation history: [79 FR 70348, Nov. 25, 2014]
Source: eCFR • Pulled 2026-04-16