A-A-2764 Pencil, Mechanical For .5 And .7 Mm Lead (Dual Action)This Commercial Item Description covers mechanical pencils which accommodate .5 and .7mm refillable lead sizes with replaceable and retractable erasers.

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2.6 Workmanship. Mechanical pencils shall be securely assembled so that parts do not become loose or displaced and shall be free from defects which may adversely affect appearance, serviceability or performance.

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).

4. Quality Assurance Requirements:

4.1 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 conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, 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.

4.2 Examination and Testing.

4.2.1 Suppliers are encouraged to use quality control (QC) techniques that exhibit control over their processes (e.g. (Statistical Process Control) SPC techniques) as defined in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z1.1, Z1.2, and Z1.3/ American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) B.1, B.2, and B.3 that systematically reduce excess variations. If used, objective evidence shall be available that demonstrates overall measurement adequacy techniques and controls. These techniques shall ensure quality levels equal to, or greater than, those cited in applicable technical documents or, herein.

4.2.2 End item inspection may be used by the offeror or the Government representative, as a means to determine the effectiveness of the in process quality controls. While in process controls shall not be substituted for end item performance testing, they may be used for visual and dimensional sampling.

4.2.3 For those characteristics for which there are no such controls, of for end item performance test, lot by lot sampling for inspection/test shall be required. The sample unit shall be one pencil. Sampling shall be in accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) Z1.4, Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes.