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DSCR I34G: PRODUCTION LOT SAMPLE TESTING

I34G   52.209-9G13   PRODUCTION LOT SAMPLE TESTING   DSCR (OCT 1996)
AND                  (GOVERNMENT)
I09F34

    (a)  The Production Lot Samples shall be IAW ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993, 
Level as specified in the Procurement Item Description (PID), selected 
at random by and submitted via the cognizant Government Inspector (QAR).  
All transportation charges incurred in the submission and return of any 
production lot sample shall be borne by the Contractor.  The sample 
shall be packaged, packed, marked and shipped to the testing facility 
specified in the PID.  The samples shall be identified by contract 
number and lot number and be clearly marked "PRODUCTION LOT SAMPLE".

    (b)  Such samples shall be delivered to the testing facility in 
sufficient time prior to the delivery date of the production articles 
to allow a ______ day period for testing by the laboratory and written 
notification by the Contracting Officer of the approval or disapproval 
of the samples.  Within _____ days of the receipt of the samples, the 
testing facility shall notify the Contracting Officer through the 
Product Specialist, DSCR-______, of the results of the testing with a 
recommendation for approval or disapproval.  The Contracting Officer 
shall provide the Contractor written notification of approval/disapproval 
within ________ days from the date samples were submitted for testing.

    (c)  In order for a production lot to be acceptable, all samples 
representative of the lot must meet all of the contract requirements.  
Failure of a sample unit to pass any test shall be cause for the rejection 
of the entire lot.  In the event the Contractor fails to deliver any 
production lot sample for testing within the timeframe specified above 
or the Contacting Officer disapproves any production lot sample, the 
Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the 
appropriate course of action.  If the Contracting Officer should 
require the manufacture of a new production lot or a rework of the 
rejected production lot, the foregoing procedures shall apply to the 
new or reworked production lots. 

    (d)  The production lot samples shall be returned to the Contractor 
by the testing facility.  The approved samples are to be included with 
shipment of the production articles of the same lot.