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2.7 Shelf Life. The markers shall be able to meet all the requirements of this commercial item description from the time of delivery to a minimum of 18 months in storage, under normal conditions (horizontally). Suppliers shall replace, without cost to the government, all markers failing to meet this requirement.
3. Regulatory Requirements:
The offerer/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 provide certification and maintain substantiating evidence that all items being offered for acceptance meet the requirements of this Commercial Item Description and conform to the manufacturer’s 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 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 document or, herein.
4.2.2 End item inspection/testing may be used by the offeror or the Government representative, as a means to determine the effectiveness of the in process quality controls. In process controls shall not be substituted for end item performance testing.
4.2.3 For those characteristics for which there are no such controls, or for end item performance test, lot by lot sampling for inspection/test shall be required. The sample unit shall be one set of markers. Sampling shall be in accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) Z1.4, Sampling Procedure and Tables for Inspection by Attributes.
4.2.4 An inspection lot shall consist of all like items submitted for inspection at one time. The inspection level for visual, dimensional and performance testing shall be S-2 with an AQL of 4.0 percent defective. The supplier must provide objective evidence (tests and inspection records) that the presented material meets the requirements of the sampling plan as indicated above.
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