48 CFR 46.705
46.705 Limitations.
United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective
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- 48 CFR 46.705, 46.705 Limitations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/241589
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(a) Except for the warranties in the clauses at 52.246-3, Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement, and 52.246-8, Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement, the contracting officer shall not include warranties in cost-reimbursement contracts, unless authorized in accordance with agency regulations (see 46.708).
(b) Warranty clauses shall not limit the Government's rights under an inspection clause (see subpart 46.3) in relation to latent defects, fraud, or gross mistakes that amount to fraud.
(c) Except for warranty clauses in construction contracts, warranty clauses shall provide that the warranty applies notwithstanding inspection and acceptance or other clauses or terms of the contract.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.