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4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
4.1 Contractor certification. The contractor shall certify that the double boiler meets the salient characteristics and the requirements of this commercial item description, and except for any government unique requirements specified, 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, or is the same product that has been successfully been delivered to the government on a previous contract or purchase order. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.
4.2 Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract or order, the use of the contractor’s own or any other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein shall be permitted, unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure that supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.
4.3 Sampling. The levels of inspection and acceptable quality levels (AQL’s) shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-105.
4.4 Lot formation. All double boilers if the same size from the same manufacturer offered for delivery at one time shall be considered a lot of purposes of inspection.
4.5 Sampling for visual and dimensional examination. A random sample of double boilers shall be selected from each lot in accordance with inspection level S-4, AQL 4.0 expressed in terms of defects per hundred units. The sample unit shall be one double boiler with cover. The sample double boilers (and covers) shall be visually and dimensionally examined for any defects listed in table II and the remainder of this commercial item description. All dimensions are absolute as defined in ASTM E 29.
4.6 Examination for preparation for delivery. A random sample of shipping containers shall be selected from each lot for examination of the unit, intermediate and shipping containers (as applicable) for conformance with the preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking required in the contract or order. Samples shall be selected in accordance with inspection level S-2, acceptable quality level (AQL) 6.5, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units.
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