48 CFR 852.246-71
852.246-71 Rejected Goods.
United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective
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- 48 CFR 852.246-71, 852.246-71 Rejected Goods, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/247671
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As prescribed in 846.370-1, insert the following clause:
(a) Supplies and equipment. Rejected goods will be held subject to Contractor's order for not more than 15 days, after which the rejected merchandise will be returned to the Contractor's address at the Contractor's risk and expense. Expenses incident to the examination and testing of materials or supplies that have been rejected will be charged to the Contractor.
(b) Perishable supplies. The Contractor shall remove rejected perishable supplies within 48 hours after notice of rejection. Supplies determined to be unfit for human consumption will not be removed without permission of the local health authorities. Supplies not removed within the allowed time may be destroyed. The Department of Veterans Affairs will not be responsible for, nor pay for, products rejected. The Contractor will be liable for costs incident to examination of rejected products.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.