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DSCR E14A: PRODUCT VERIFICATION OF PACKAGED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

E14A   52.246-9G21   PRODUCT VERIFICATION TESTING   DSCR (JAN 1996)
AND                  OF PACKAGED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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    (a)  The Contractor is responsible for ensuring supplies are 
manufactured, produced, and subjected to all tests required by 
applicable material specifications/drawings specified in the 
purchase description of the contract.  Notwithstanding any other 
clause to the contrary, and/or in addition thereto, the Government 
reserves the right to conduct product verification testing (PVT) 
to ascertain if any or all requirements of the purchase 
identification description contained elsewhere herein are met 
prior to final acceptance.

    (b)  On any given contract, the Government may require PVT 
through a Government-designated testing laboratory on the contract 
or production lot.  The testing itself will be conducted on a number 
of samples at Government expense.  However, the provision of sample 
containers and all costs associated with the transportation of samples 
to and from the testing facility will be the responsibility of the 
Contractor.  Testing will consist of chemical and/or mechanical/
dimensional conformance tests as the Government deems necessary.  
When material under the contract is designated by the Contracting Officer
/Administrative Contracting Officer technical representative 
(i.e., quality assurance representative) for such test, the Government 
inspector will conduct sampling in accordance with skip-lot procedures, 
randomly from the contract or production lot tendered for acceptance, 
and will observe the Contractor in the packaging and shipment of 
the samples to the designated laboratory for testing.

    (c)  The PVT samples will be sent, by the Contractor and at the 
Contractor's expense to a Government-designated testing laboratory 
for product verification testing.  The Government will notify the 
Contractor of the PVT results within a reasonable time after 
testing is completed.  The Contractor shall not delay shipment of the 
supplies pending receipt of PVT results unless specifically directed 
to do so by the QAR or Contracting Officer.  The Government reserves 
the right to hold acceptance until after receipt of the PVT results.