4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
AA-D-600D
4.1 Inspection responsibility. Except that testing for qualification shall be performed by an agency designated by the General Services Administration, the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified, the supplier may utilize his own or any other inspection facility or service acceptable to the Government. Inspection records of the examinations and tests shall be kept complete and available to the Government, as specified in the contract or order. 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.
4.2 Component and material inspection. In accordance with 4.1, the supplier is responsible for insuring that components and materials used are manufactured, tested, and inspected in accordance with the requirements of referenced subsidiary specifications and standards to the extent specified, or, if none, in accordance with this specification.
4.3 Inspection of preparation for delivery requirements. An inspection shall be made to determine that the packing and marking comply with the requirements in Section 5 of this specification. Defects shall be in accordance with Table I. The sample unit shall be one shipping container fully prepared for delivery.
4.4 Testing procedures and tests.
4.4.1 Testing agency. Qualification tests on doors submitted for approval for inclusion on the applicable Qualified Products List (QPL) and any re-testing 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 re-testing of a qualified product if subsequently disqualified under 3.1.1, shall be borne by the supplier, and shall be paid prior to the commencement of testing. Test fees shall be payable to the testing agency or the General Services Administration, as directed by the General Services Administration.
4.4.3 Test procedures. The following procedures shall govern the testing of all doors 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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