Federal Contracting Answer Book, 3rd Edition

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18

INSPECTION, ACCEPTANCE, AND WARRANTIES

Getting what the government pays for is the purpose of a contract. And the way to know whether the government gets what it pays for is to use the inspection clause. To provide a “plain English” understanding of the inspection clause, this chapter explores the inspection of construction clause (FAR 52.246-12), which tends to be typical of other inspection clauses.

    In plain English, what does the inspection clause say?

First, the definition of what’s covered by the clause is very broad. The government ...