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6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Type and grade of relay (see 1.2).
c. Issue of DoDISS to be cited in the solicitation, and if required, the specific issue of
individual documents referenced (see 2.2 and 2.3).
d. First article if required (see 3.1).
e. Specification of applicable drawings (see 3.3).
f. Part or identifying number (PIN) (see 3.6.1).
g. If inspection conditions are other than as specified (see 4.2).
h. Specification of conformance inspection sampling plan (see 4.4).
i. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 First article. When requiring a first article inspection, contracting documents should
provide specific guidance to offerors. This guidance should cover whether the first article is a
first article sample, a first article production item, or the number of test items. These documents
should also include specific instructions regarding arrangements for examinations, approval of
first article test results, and disposition of first articles. Pre-solicitation documents should provide
Government waiver rights for samples for first article inspection to bidders offering a previously
acquired or tested product. Bidders offering such products who wish to rely on such production
testing must furnish evidence with the bid that prior Government approval is appropriate for the
pending contract.
6.4 Conformance inspection. Affordable conformance inspection with confidence varies
depending upon a number of procurement risk factors. Some of the factors include: Contractor
past performance, Government schedules and budget, product material and design maturity,
manufacturing capital equipment and processes applied, the controlled uniformity of those
processes, labor skill and training, and the uniformity of measuring processes and techniques.
During the solicitation, contracting documents should indicate those tests desired from table II
and their designated frequency based on a risk assessment for the procurement.
6.5 Definitions. Definitions of terminology used within should be as specified in
MIL-R-6106.
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