Clause

52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance.

(a) When authorized in writing by the cognizant Contract Administration Office (CAO), the Contractor shall ship with a Certificate of Conformance any supplies for which the contract would otherwise require inspection at source. In no case shall the Government's right to inspect supplies under the inspection provisions of this contract be prejudiced. Shipments of such supplies will not be made under this contract until use of the Certificate of Conformance has been authorized in writing by the CAO, or inspection and acceptance have occurred.

Type: Clause (C)
Prescribed in: 46.315
Effective: Apr 1984
Primary source: eCFR 48 CFR 52.246-15 · acquisition.gov

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Applicability in the matrix

Contract types for 52.246-15 as published in the Smart Matrix
IBR	Yes Incorporated by reference
UCF	E
FP SUP	A As prescribed
CR SUP	A As prescribed
FP R&D	A As prescribed
CR R&D	A As prescribed
FP SVC	A As prescribed
CR SVC	A As prescribed
LMV	A As prescribed
IND DEL	A As prescribed
SAP	A As prescribed

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