AA-C-2859 Cabinet, Security, Weapons StorageThis specification covers uninsulated security cabinets intended for storage of weapons. The cabinets provide protection against unauthorized entry for the period of time specified in 1.2.1.

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AA-C-2859A

TABLE II. Classification of preparation for delivery defects

4.4  Testing procedures and tests.

4.4.1  Testing agency.  Qualification tests accomplished on cabinets submitted for approval for inclusion on the applicable Qualified Products List (QPL) and any retesting that may be required shall be performed by a testing agency specifically designated by the General Services Administration.

4.4.2  Testing costs.  All testing costs entailed in determining the qualification of the supplier's product, including costs of retesting of a qualified product if subsequently disqualified under 3.1.1, shall be borne by the supplier, and shall be payable to the General Services Administration.

4.4.3  Testing procedures.  The following procedures shall govern the testing of all cabinets submitted for qualification under this specification:

(a)    Samples shall be submitted for qualification only after the supplier has obtained written authorization from the General Services Administration.

(b)    A qualification test may be discontinued at the Government's testing facility at any time the product fails to meet any one or more of the requirements set forth in this specification.  The manufacturer may be permitted to make modifications on the sample during the testing phase where such modifications, in the judgement of the General Services Administration and the testing facility, are clearly in the interest of

the Government.

(c)     In case of failure of the sample, consideration will be given to the request of the manufacturer for resubmission for retest only after it has been clearly shown that changes have been made in the product which the Government considers sufficient to warrant retest.

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