---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 846.470"
title: "48"
number: "846.470"
heading: "Use of commercial organizations for inspections and grading services."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/846.470"
---

# §846.470. Use of commercial organizations for inspections and grading services.


The contracting officer may use a commercial organization for inspection and grading services when the contracting officer determines that all of the following exist:

- (a) The results of a technical inspection or grading are dependent upon the application of scientific principles or specialized techniques.
- (b) VA is unable to employ the personnel qualified to properly perform the services and is unable to locate another Federal agency capable of providing the service.
- (c) The inspection or grading results issued by a private organization are essential to verify the acceptance or rejection of a special commodity.
- (d) The services may be performed without direct Government supervision.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 83 FR 48260, Sept. 24, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121; 41 U.S.C. 1303; 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2717, Jan. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted.