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|  MIL-N-81207A(AS)
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
4.
Responsibility for Inspection - Unless
4.1
otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the
supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection
requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified,
the supplier may utilize his own facilities or any commercial
laboratory acceptable to 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 supplier and services conform to prescribed requirements.
Classification of Tests - Items covered by this
4.1.1
specification shall be subjected to the following tests to
determine compliance with all applicable requirements.
(1) Preproduction (First Article) Tests
(2) Initial Production Tests
(3) Acceptance Tests
(4) Life Tests
Preproduction (First Article) Tests -
4.2
Preproduction tests shall be made on an equipment representative
of the production equipments to be supplied under the contract.
Preproduction tests shall be accomplished under the responsibility
of the contractor and shall be conducted in accordance with the
approved test procedure. (See 4.6) The Government inspector and
the procuring activity shall be advised when tests are to be
conducted so that a representative may be designated to witness or
supervise the tests when so desired. Contractors not having
adequate facilities to conduct all required tests shall obtain the
services of a commercial testing laboratory acceptable to the
Government.
Preproduction Test Data - The contractor shall
4.2.1
submit all data collected in conducting these tests to the
procuring agency for review.
Scope of Tests - Preproduction tests shall
4.2.2
include all tests deemed necessary by the procuring activity to
determine that the equipment meets all the requirements of this
specification and the contract. Preproduction tests shall include
environmental tests in accordance with the procedures of
Specification MIL-T-5422.
Preproduction Approval - Approval of the
4.2.3
preproduction sample shall be by the procuring activity upon
satisfactory completion of all tests. No production equipments
shall be delivered prior to the approval of the preproduction
sample. Prefabrication of production equipment prior to the
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