AA-F-358J (b) A qualification test may be discontinued at the Government's testing
facility at any time the product fails to meet any one 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 submission 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.
(d) The manufacturer or his representative will not be permitted to observe the tests conducted on his product at the testing facility. However, when samples tested fail to comply with the requirements of this specification, the sample may be examined by the manufacturer or his representatives and full details of the failure may be made known to them in a manner which, for reasons of security, will be in the best interest of the Government. Appropriate security clearances may be required prior to release of information.
4.5.4 Test samples. Test samples of the class, size and design specified shall be submitted to a testing facility approved by the General Services Administration. In the event the samples are destroyed or damaged to such an extent during testing that testing cannot be completed, the Government
reserves the right to require the manufacturer to furnish additional samples necessary to complete the testing. Samples submitted for testing, shall be provided with an identification tag which references the specification, type, class, size, and design.
4.5.5 Drawings and list of materials. The manufacturer shall furnish five complete sets of construction and assembly drawings and lists of materials with samples submitted for qualification. When the samples are
tested and are approved for inclusion on the applicable QPL, three sets of the drawings and lists of materials shall be marked by the General Services Administration with the Government's approval. Drawings will be used in inspections of products offered under contract. All material so furnished by the manufacturer will be held in proprietary confidence.
4.5.5.1 Changes in construction or drawings. Once a product has been tested and approved for QPL, no subsequent change of any kind shall be made in its construction or in the construction drawings unless prior written authorization to make a change is obtained by the manufacturer from the Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration.
4.6 Test methods. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all cabinet drawers shall be loaded with the applicable weight specified below. The weight shall
be evenly distributed from front to back and side to side within the drawers.
Letter size drawers - 60 pounds
Legal size drawers - 80 pounds
The cabinet with all drawers loaded shall be placed in its normal operating position on a solid floor surface. Examination shall then be made to determine the operation of all component parts, including the lock and locking
mechanism, the drawer latches and pulls, and drawer suspensions. The drawer pull test in 4.6.1 shall be conducted at any time during the examination. Failure of the cabinet to comply with any specification requirement shall provide reason to reject the cabinet sample. Upon successful completion of the initial examination, the cabinet shall then be subjected to the tests in 4.6.2 through 4.6.9.
17
For Parts Inquires call Parts Hangar, Inc (727) 493-0744
© Copyright 2015 Integrated Publishing, Inc.
A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business