(1) Except for conditions cited immediately below, the clause at 52.246-9001, Manufacturing Process Controls and In-Process Inspections, shall be used in solicitations that require higher-level contract quality requirements, when a need exists to strengthen manufacturing process controls and in-process inspections to assure the integrity of the product.
(2) The clause at 52.246-9001 shall be used in all clothing and textile (C&T) solicitations that require higher-level contract quality requirements in accordance with FAR 46.202-4. The clause at FAR 52.246-11, Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement (Government Specification) and the clause at 52.246-9001 shall be used in C&T solicitations for Government-furnished material (GFM), and shall flow down to the finisher when Contractor-furnished material is a solicitation requirement. C&T solicitations for GFM shall contain coverage to ensure that higher-level contract quality requirements and the clause at 52.246-9001 are applicable to the finisher in the event a converter is awarded the prime contract.
