Certification of performance and finish test requirements. When specified in the contract or purchase order, a certificate of conformance may be furnished in lieu of actual testing on a lot by lot basis providing that:
(1) Objective evidence dated not more than one (1) year prior to the date of the start of the contract as described in the solicitation or date of the purchase order as applicable shall be available.
(2) Tests specified in the industry standards referenced herein have been performed by an independent test facility acceptable to the Government.
(3) That the product being offered is the same type, material and finish and has been manufactured using the same material, processes and manufacturing techniques as the product tested.
(4) By furnishing a certificate of conformance in lieu of performing tests the supplier agrees to perform or have performed as applicable additional tests as the request of the Government when deemed necessary.
Examination for preparation for delivery. A random sample of unit, intermediate and shipping containers (as applicable) shall be selected from each lot and examined for conformance with the preservation, packaging, packing, labeling and marking required in the contract or order. Samples shall be selected in accordance with MIL-STD-105, Inspection level II, AQL, 6.5 expressed in terms of defects per hundred units.
Preservation, packaging, packing, lebeling, and marking (Civil Agencies). The preservation, packaging, packing, labeling and marking required in the contract or order.
Packaging (DOD). The packaging shall be in accordance with ASTM Standard D3951 ‘Commercial Packaging, Practice for’.
Regulatory requirements. In accordance with section 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, the Government’s policy is to acquire items composed of the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition without adversely affecting performance requirements or exposing suppliers’ employees to undue hazards from the recovered materials. The term “recovered materials” means materials which have been collected or recovered from solid waste and reprocessed to become a a source of raw materials as opposed to virgin raw materials. None of the above shall be interpreted to mean that the use of used or rebuilt products are allowed under this commercial item description unless otherwise specified.
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