---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 9.302"
title: "48"
number: "9.302"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/9.302"
---

# §9.302. General.


First article testing and approval (hereafter referred to as testing and approval) ensures that the contractor can furnish a product that conforms to all contract requirements for acceptance. Before requiring testing and approval, the contracting officer shall consider the—

- (a) Impact on cost or time of delivery;
- (b) Risk to the Government of foregoing such test; and
- (c) **Availability of other, less costly, methods of ensuring the desired quality.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.