Quality Assurance, Inspection, and Testing. The State Procurement Director shall procure or supervise the procurement of all commodities and services for each state agency not having an agency procurement official and, when requested to do so by such an official, procure commodities and services not otherwise under state contract. However, in every instance the using agency or college or university receiving commodities or services under the contract shall be responsible for assuring that commodities and services conform to the necessary specifications, terms and conditions of the contract. Unless otherwise agreed, and subject to other applicable law, where commodities are tendered or delivered or identified to the contract for sale, the using agency has a right, before payment or acceptance, to inspect them at any reasonable place and time and in any reasonable manner. When the seller is required or authorized to send the commodities directly to the using agency, the inspection may be after their arrival. Using agencies are to provide assessments of the vendor's performance of services as required under Section 19-11-268 of the Arkansas Code Annotated.

Examination of commodities and services may, where and when necessary, include laboratory testing and/or simulation studies.