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3. QUALITY ASSURANCE
3.1 Certification. The contractor shall certify, and maintain substantiating evidence, that the product offered meets the salient characteristics and requirements of this Commercial Item Description, and that the product conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specification, standards, and quality assurance practices. 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.
3.2 Metric Products. Products manufactured to metric dimensions will be considered on an equal basis with those manufactured using inch-pound units, provided they fall within specified tolerances using conversion tables contained in the latest revision of Federal Standard No. 376, and all other requirements of this Commercial Item Description are met. If a product is manufactured to metric dimensions and those dimensions exceed the tolerance specified in the inch-pound units, a request should be made to the contracting officer to determine if the product is acceptable. The contracting officer has the option of accepting or rejecting the product.
3.3 Regulatory requirements. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
3.4 Preproduction sample inspection. When a preproduction sample is required, it shall be examined for defects listed in end item inspection as specified.
3.5 End item inspection. The contractor is responsible for assuring that the product offered conforms to the stated requirements. Sampling inspection shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-105. The inspection level shall be II. The sample unit shall be one completed end item. The finding of any of the following defects shall be cause for rejection of the lot.
Not in accordance with specific design requirements
Cracked, fractured, splits, punctured, dented or malformed
Sharp edges or rough edges (except cutting edge)
Rust or discoloration
Pits, burrs, or slivers
Not finished as specified
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