Counterfeit Part
Counterfeit part means—[1]
- (1) An unauthorized copy or substitute part that has been identified, marked, and/or altered by a source other than the part's legally authorized source and has been misrepresented to be from a legally authorized source;
- (2) An item misrepresented to be an authorized item of the legally authorized source; or
- (3) A new, used, outdated, or expired item from a legally authorized source that is misrepresented by any source to the end-user as meeting the performance requirements for the intended use.
References
- ↑ Proposed DFARS Rule on Avoidance and Detection of Countefeit Parts