---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 1946.704"
title: "48"
number: "1946.704"
heading: "Authority for use of warranties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/1946.704"
---

# §1946.704. Authority for use of warranties.

- (a) The procurement request initiator is responsible for preparing a written recommendation for those purchases deemed to be appropriate for application of warranty provisions. The recommendation shall state why a warranty is appropriate by specifically addressing the criteria set forth in FAR 46.703. The recommendation shall also identify the specific parts, subassemblies, assemblies, systems, or contract line items to which a warranty should apply.
- (b) Prior to solicitation of the requirement, the contracting officer shall make a written determination when a warranty provision is to be included.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

### Source

Source: 50 FR 13212, Apr. 3, 1985, unless otherwise noted.