---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 9.303"
title: "48"
number: "9.303"
heading: "Use."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/9.303"
---

# §9.303. Use.


Testing and approval may be appropriate when—

- (a) The contractor has not previously furnished the product to the Government;
- (b) **The contractor previously furnished the product to the Government, but—**
  - (1) There have been subsequent changes in processes or specifications;
  - (2) Production has been discontinued for an extended period of time; or
  - (3) **The product acquired under a previous contract developed a problem during its life.**
- (c) The product is described by a performance specification; or
- (d) **It is essential to have an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard.**

## 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.