5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
5.1 Contractor Certification. The contractor shall certify and maintain substantiating evidence that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this Commercial Item Description and that the product offered conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and is the same product offered for sale in the commercial marketplace. The government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.
5.2 Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements and may use any commercial facilities (including the contractor’s facilities) suitable for performance of the inspection requirements, unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any inspections deemed necessary to assure the Item conforms to the specified requirements.
5.3 Bid sample(s). When a bid sample requirement is specified in the solicitation, the bid sample(s) shall be inspected for all salient characteristics. A failure of any bid sample to meet the salient characteristics shall be cause for rejection.
5.4 First article sample(s). When a first article requirement is specified in the contract, the first article sample(s) shall be inspected for all salient characteristics. A failure of any first article sample to meet the salient characteristics shall be cause for rejection.
6. PACKAGING.
Preservation, packing, packaging and marking shall be as specified in the contractor order.
7. NOTES:
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that is not mandatory.)
7.1 Addresses for obtaining copies of referenced documents.
Federal Specifications: Federal Supply Service Bureau, Specification Section, Suit 8100, 470 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC, 20407.
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents,
Washington DC 20401-9371.
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4: American Society for Quality Control, PO BOX 3005, 611 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 43201-4606.
ASTM E18: American Society For Testing Materials, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
7.2 Ordering data. Purchasers should select the preffered options permitted herein and include the following information in procurement documents:
(a) Title, number, and date of this Commercial Item Description.
(b) When applicable, the appropriate NSN.
(c) If bid samples are required and the number of samples required.
(d) If first article samples are required and the number of samples required.
(e) If lot sampling is required and the applicable lot sampling requirements.
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