---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 246.704"
title: "48"
number: "246.704"
heading: "Authority for use of warranties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/246.704"
---

# §246.704. Authority for use of warranties.

- (1) The chief of the contracting office must approve use of a warranty, except in acquisitions for—
  - (i) Commercial products or commercial services (see FAR 46.709);
  - (ii) Technical data, unless the warranty provides for extended liability (see 246.708);
  - (iii) Supplies and services in fixed-price type contracts containing quality assurance provisions that reference higher-level contract quality requirements (see 246.202-4); or
  - (iv) Supplies and services in construction contracts when using the warranties that are contained in Federal, military, or construction guide specifications.
- (2) The chief of the contracting office shall approve the use of a warranty only when the benefits are expected to outweigh the cost.

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 27647, May 12, 2006, as amended at 88 FR 6588, Jan. 31, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36460, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 27647, May 12, 2006, as amended at 88 FR 6588, Jan. 31, 2023]