Exhibit A Technical Requirements Document.pdf

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

For

SINCGARS Installation Kits and Associated Components

NSN 5895-01-299-5870, Installation Kit, Electronic Equipment MK-2361/VRC NSN 5895-01-582-2376, Installation Kit, Electronic Equipment MK-3142/VRC

NSN 5995-01-382-6869 A3014038-14 Cable Assembly, Special Purpose, Electrical CX-13292/VRC (100FT, 0IN)

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Table of Contents

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

CONFIGURATION BASELINE

Configuration Responsibility

Departures from CB

Requirements for Production Evaluation

Appendix A

Requirements for Drawing (Revisions)

CHEMICAL AGENT RESISTANT COATING (CARC)

PACKAGING

Wood Packing Material

SPECIALIZED TESTING

Final Inspection and Test

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENT LIST (CDRL) DD 1423-1

CDRL List

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APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Military and Federal Standards

MIL-STD-129R(3) Military Marking for Shipment and Storage MIL-STD-810H Department of Defense Test Method Standard

Military and Federal Specifications

MIL-PRF-49078A (CR) Performance Specification Handset H-250( )/U

Other Documents A3013722 (Revision F) Mounting Base, Electrical Equipment, MT-6352/VRC – Specification For A3140027 (Revision G) Loudspeaker, Control Unit, LS-671/VRC – Specification For A3148018 (Revision B) Antenna, Vehicular – AS-3900A/VRC (High Voltage Center Fed) Specification

For A3180155 (Revision C) Antenna, Survivable Low Profile – AS-3916/VRC, Specification For A3014056 (Revision T) Cable Specification, SINCGARS Installation Kit

Commercial Documents SAE EIA-649-1 Configuration Management Requirements for Defense Contracts ASME Y14.100-2004 Engineering Drawing Practices IPC 2221B Generic Standard on Printed Board Design ISO 10303 Industrial Automation Systems and Integration - Product Data

Security Documents

CONFIGURATION BASELINE

The applicable Configuration Baselines (CB), for the listed Configuration Item (CI) and/or Computer Software Configuration Item (CSCI), are as listed in the table below.

NSN Nomenclature Part Numbers / Drawings 5895-01-299-5870 Installation Kit, Electronic Equipment MK-2361/VRC PPL-18333 5895-01-582-2376 Installation Kit, Electronic Equipment MK-3142/VRC PPL-10709

5995-01-382-6869 Cable Assembly, Special Purpose, Electrical CX-13292/VRC

(100FT, 0IN) A3014038-14

Configuration Responsibility. Each CI/CSCI, as developed/built and delivered, shall conform to the cited CB and (if applicable) all subsequent CB’s that will be made contractually binding by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). The Contractor shall establish a Configuration Management Program in accordance with EIA-649-1.

Departures from CB. No changes or departures from the CB are acceptable except for changes or departures which are submitted in accordance with EIA-649-1, CDRL A001, CDRL B001, CDRL C001, and CDRL D001, and are approved by the Government Configuration Manager (C Mgr.) or Configuration Management Officer (CMO) and which are made applicable to the contract by the PCO.

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a. An Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) describes the changes to be made to the CI/CSCI and all associated Government documents and data that are affected by the proposed engineering change. ECP should be prepared in accordance with EIA-649-1, CDRL A001, and DI-SESS-80639.

b. A Notice of Revision (NOR) shows the detailed changes that must be made to technical documentation, except specifications, following approval of an ECP. A NOR shall be submitted for each document affected by an ECP.

The NOR shall be submitted as part of the ECP. NOR should be prepared in accordance with EIA-649-1, CDRL B001, and DI-SESS-80642.

c. A Specification Change Notice (SCN) is used to delineate the exact change(s) in a specification that will be distributed to users when the ECP is approved. The SCN shall be submitted as part of the ECP. The SCN is not used for a military or federal document. NOR should be prepared in accordance with EIA-649-1, CDRL C001, and DI-SESS-80643.

d. A Request For Variance (RFV) is a specific written authorization to depart from a particular requirement(s) of an item’s approved configuration documentation for a specific number of units or a specified period of time, either as an advance request or after the fact. The contractor shall identify the impact of the RFV on performance, operational readiness and logistics support of the affected CIs. The Government may require consideration for any RFV. RFV should be prepared in accordance with EIA-649-1, CDRL D001, and DI-SESS-80640.

e. Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) is the same as an ECP except there are proposed cost savings for the program. The contractor shall follow the guidance in Section I of this contract for VECPs.

f. Contractor shall provide all supporting program or cost data with the Configuration Control Documents. The contractor shall uniquely and sequentially identify (including the use of the contract number) each ECP, NOR, SCN or RFV. The identification number should use less than 16 characters.

Requirements for Production Evaluation.

a. General. The equipment on contract, including all materials, parts, subassemblies and assemblies, shall be produced in strict conformance with the Government-Furnished technical data, including all changes cited in the solicitation/contract, and as supplemented or modified by approved Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs). This technical data may require compatibility corrections, referred to throughout this Technical Requirements as 'Production Evaluation (PE) Compatibility' corrections, to improve production efficiency.

b. Contractor's Obligation and Responsibility. The contractor shall perform the following tasks.

c. Perform a PE review. The contractor shall continually review the technical data to identify and propose corrections for all PE compatibility discrepancies. This review will commence during the production and quality planning phase and continue through the preproduction, production, inspection and testing phases of this contract.

The contractor will evaluate the Government-Furnished Technical Data Package (including drawings, specifications, gage drawings, test fixture drawings, master pattern drawings or data, engineering change proposals with notices of revisions (NOR) and specification change notices (SCN), models (if any) and any other data defined as technical data by the government) to determine such PE corrections, and submit PE Compatibility ECPs to the Government to reflect these corrections, as described below. PE Compatibility corrections are discussed in Appendix A entitled “Sample PE Compatibility Discrepancies, Errors, Omissions and Deficiencies.”

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d. Submit PE Compatibility Engineering Change Proposals to the Government. Recommendations for compatibility changes shall be prepared and submitted as Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) with appropriate NORs and SCNs in accordance with the Configuration Management Section. PE ECPs will:

e. Be submitted as soon as the need for a change is recognized.

f. Clearly and explicitly state the proposed change and the need for the change.

g. Include all technical documentation and supporting data required to justify the change.

h. Special Instructions for PE ECPs. The first page of the ECP form shall have the following:

i. This statement: “This ECP is submitted as a PE compatibility change as defined in the contract”.

j. Have 'PE Compatibility' stamped in 3/8-inch block letters at the top and bottom of the page.

k. The effect on Delivery Schedule and Estimated Costs shall be indicated as “none”.

l. If the incorporation of a PE Compatibility ECP does not correct the deficiency, or creates another deficiency, the contractor shall submit any further ECPs and incorporate such approved changes into all items not yet accepted by the Government, at no cost to the Government.

m. Implement PE ECPs. The contractor shall apply all approved PE ECPs to the manufacture of the hardware on contract without increase in contract price or delay in delivery.

n. Revise Technical Data (as required). The contractor will generate all required additional data and revise affected Technical Data to incorporate PE corrections in accordance with the “Requirements for Drawing (Revisions)” section below without increase in contract price or delay in delivery.

o. Submit TDP Review Report. The contractor shall prepare and submit a TDP Review Report (including subcontracted PE effort - see paragraph u and v below) in accordance with DI-MISC-80750 as implemented by the DD Form 1423 for DI-MISC-80750.

p. Submit TDP Certification. The contractor shall prepare and submit a letter of PE certification in accordance with DI-MISC-80750 as implemented by DD Form 1423 for DI-MISC-80750. This letter shall be prepared in accordance with the specific content and format requirements described below.

a. The certification shall be provided on company letterhead and shall be dated and signed by an authorized official of the company.

b. This letter will state the following:

c. (Company Name) has conducted the Production Evaluation effort required to date by Provision Number (Number) of Contract Number (Number) for the (End Item). Although we recognize that PE is a continuing effort and that occasional PE Compatibility ECP's may arise during the full scale production phase of this contract, we have sufficiently identified and corrected any discrepancy, error, omission or deficiency in design or technical data which would otherwise have precluded practical manufacture, Exhibit A SPRBL1-26-Q-0001 Page | 6 assembly or attainment of required performance as set forth in specification (Number of End Item Specification). Accordingly, we hereby certify that

d. If the contractor does not submit this letter of certification at the specified time, the contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the 'Default' clause of this contract, and this contract shall be subject to termination for default. However, failure of the Government in such an event to terminate this contract for default shall not relieve the contractor of its responsibility to continue the Production Evaluation effort and to meet the delivery schedule for all items, as well as meeting all other contract requirements.

e. Submission of the Certification shall not relieve the contractor from compliance with the PE requirement, which remains in effect for the duration of the contract.

q. PE Compatibility Discrepancies, Errors, Omissions and Deficiencies. The types of discrepancies, errors, omissions and deficiencies which require PE compatibility corrections are listed in Appendix entitled “Sample PE Compatibility Discrepancies, Errors, Omissions and Deficiencies.” Examples are provided for illustrative purposes and are not inclusive.

NOTE: In the event of incompatibility between a 'common' or 'standard' part and a mating part, preference shall be given to correcting the incompatibility by changing the mating part.

r. Other Discrepancies. The following discrepancies may be uncovered during the PE review. While the contractor is responsible for submitting ECPs to propose corrections to the discrepancies, such ECPs will not be submitted as PE ECPs, but as described below.

s. Overspecified and nonessential requirements. When overspecified or nonessential requirements are identified, the contractor shall submit an ECP proposing the elimination or modification of the nonessential or overspecified requirements in accordance with the 'Configuration Management' provision of this contract. If significant savings are anticipated, the contractor shall submit the change as a Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) in accordance with the 'Value Engineering' provision of this contract.

t. Design Deficiencies. While it is not the intent of the Government to transfer full design responsibility to the contractor, it is recognized that the PE effort may require some design effort on the part of the contractor. In the event that the contractor discovers a conflict between the specified performance requirements and the construction characteristics specified by the technical data, the contractor shall immediately submit an ECP in accordance with the 'Configuration Management' provision of this contract. Such ECPs shall be identified as 'Basic Design Deficiency' ECPs, and shall describe the alleged design deficiency, the basis for the contractor's conclusion that it is not a PE compatibility discrepancy and the proposed change that will correct the deficiency.

u. Subcontracting of PE. If any item described by the Government-furnished technical data should be subcontracted, one of the following tasks shall be performed by the contractor:

v. This Production Evaluation requirement shall be made as part of the subcontract. The prime contractor is responsible for assuring that the subcontractor complies with the Production Evaluation requirements. Submission of ECPs to the Government shall be made only by the prime contractor.

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w. Production Evaluation responsibility will be retained by the prime contractor, and all approved PE ECPs will be provided to the subcontractor for incorporation on hardware. In this situation, the contractor will prepare and submit a letter to the Procuring Contracting Officer within seven (7) days of award of the subcontract. This letter will identify the item that has been subcontracted without the PE clause and state the contractor's intention of retaining Production Evaluation responsibility for the subcontracted item.

x. Alternate Changes. The Government reserves the right to direct an alternate change to a PE ECP.

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Appendix A

Sample PE Compatibility Discrepancies, Errors, Omissions and Deficiencies

A.1. Compatibility among the drawings and between drawings and other technical data. For example:

- Are the correct specifications cited?

- If a specification has been superseded, is the appropriate replacement cited?

- When parts are specified, is the quantity and part number correct?

- Are code identifications correct?

A.2. Compatibility between the equipment drawings and related gage/test fixture drawings, test procedures, master pattern drawings and other drawings in the technical data package. For example:

- Are the desired characteristics adequately and correctly specified?

A.3. Compatibility between Data Lists, Parts Lists, assembly drawings and other technical data. For example:

- Does information on the Data List match or correctly supplement information on the Parts List?

- Do the Data Lists and Parts Lists cite all required drawings?

A.4. Compatibility between the physical or functional requirements of the specifications or drawings and the inspection provisions to verify compliance. For example:

- If the requirement specifies operation at a certain temperature, does the inspection requirement provide for its measurement at that temperature?

- Are specified parts and materials compatible with the performance or testing requirements specified for the end item or assemblies?

A.5. Correction of absence of an inspection that is necessary to ensure compliance with the performance requirements established by the equipment specification. For example:

- Do inspection requirements exist, either on the drawings or in the applicable specification(s), to ensure the proper function of the component described by the technical data?

A.6. Correction of an impossible or impractical manufacturing condition. For example:

- Are the specified dimensions or tolerances of material appropriate?

- Can the item be manufactured using only the cited information?

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In these cases, the contractor will provide any data required to provide complete manufacturing instructions.

A.7. Correction of an impossible or impractical assembly procedure. For example:

- If assembly is possible in only one sequence of actions, is that sequence specified?

- Can data be added or deleted to facilitate efficient assembly?

- Will mating parts assemble as specified?

A.8. Correction of a condition which precludes inspection (examination or testing). For example

- Should whole locations be inspected before or after fasteners are installed?

- Is the part to be inspected accessible without unreasonable disassembly?

A.9. Correction of obvious administrative and typographical errors in the drawings and in the performance requirements of the end item specification.

A.10. Corrections to permit procurement of physically and functionally suitable and interchangeable purchased parts and materials. For example:

- Is the correct vendor part number specified?

- Are the specified sources still viable?

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Requirements for Drawing (Revisions)

a. Revision Procedures. The contractor shall furnish a list of all drawings and specifications to be revised to the Technical Activity upon approval of the First Article Test (FAT) Report, or delivery of the first production lot when there is no FAT requirement. This list shall cross reference the applicable Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) and Notice of Revision (NOR) to the affected drawing or specification. Within 30 days after receipt of approval of the list the contractor shall revise and/or create these drawings/specifications. The contractor shall incorporate all cited exceptions to the drawings and specifications, in addition to any approved ECPs submitted since contract award and submit the revised drawings and specifications to the Government in accordance with this Technical Requirements Document.

b. Revised Drawings. All revised drawings shall follow the same system for Assembly callouts, Parts Lists, Revision Blocks, etc., used on the Government furnished drawings. ASME Y14.100-2004 and/or IPC 2221B shall be used for the drawing package revisions, as appropriate. Drawing formats shall be in accordance with ASME Y14.100. Drawing revisions shall include the Notice of Revision (NOR) number in the change column of the drawing revision block.

c. The contractor shall maintain the drawings in the identical native software format in which it was created or alternatively, in the appropriate format described in ISO 10303. All revised drawings shall be submitted to the Government in the identical native format in which it was created and supplied to the contractor by the Government.

Submission of alternate software formats are addressed in the “Delivery of Product Data” paragraph below.

d. New Drawings. New drawings associated with this effort shall be assigned new numbers in the designated series of Government drawing numbers. A CECOM LCMC drawing number and Government CAGE CODE shall appear on each new Product Drawing and Associated List. If required, drawing and Master Pattern numbers will be furnished by the Government upon written request to the Technical Activity. This request shall indicate the type of numbers (i.e.

AXXXXXXX for drawings, PL AXXXXXXX for Parts Lists, MP AXXXXX for Master Patterns, and/or DMPXXXXX for Digital Master Patterns) and estimated quantity required of each type. The contractor shall use the assigned numbers for the corresponding contract only. Unused numbers shall be returned via a letter from the contractor to the Technical Activity. Sample Product Data (data files) for new drawings shall be submitted to the Technical Activity for Government review in accordance with the CDRL for DD-1423 for DI-MISC-80508B.

e. When alternate designs are used, they shall reference the drawing of the approved design.

f. Marking for Government Use. Each drawing sheet shall bear the following notation in Gothic letters.

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY THE

GOVERNMENT AND MAY BE REPRODUCED AND USED IN

CONNECTION WITH ANY GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OR

MAINTENANCE OPERATION.

g. Source and Vendor Item (Specification) Control Drawings, depicting existing commercial items or vendor developed items advertised as available on an unrestricted basis as an “off the shelf” item, must identify at least two approved sources of supply unless specific approval is received from the Technical Activity for using a single source. The contractor shall not generate a Source Control Drawing without the specific, written approval of the Technical Activity.

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h. Delivery of Product Data. The contractor shall deliver Product Data IAW DI-MISC-80508B. Submission of other information and file formats requires prior Government approval and submission of sample files.

i. Audit of Product Data. The Government will review the PD for accuracy and completeness before the Government will accept the data. The audit process may require disassembly of contractor provided hardware. The contractor shall provide sufficient resources, including hardware, for the Government to perform an audit on the PD to be delivered, if one is required.

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CHEMICAL AGENT RESISTANT COATING (CARC)

Paint Colors

X = Applicable Location Color Color No. FED-STD 595 X Exterior – Lusterless Green Green 383 34094

Exterior – Camouflage – Desert Colors Green 383 34094 Black 37030

Tan 686A 33446 Green 24533 Brown 383 30051 White 27875

Interior Shelter Surfaces

(White or Green) Green 24533 White 27875

Other

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PACKAGING

Wood Packing Material

Wood packing material includes pallets. See DLAD T/Q Requirement RP001 DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement, which includes requirements for treatment of wood packaging material.

Military Packaging DS7029 and/or DS7033 Preservation, Packing and Marking Instructions

DS7029 - DS7033 LEGEND

Qty Quantity Prot Req Protection Required PKG-REF Packaging Reference (Military/Federal Specification or Standard) SPI Special Packaging Instruction LPK Level of Packing QUP Quantity per Unit Pack ICQ Intermediate Container Quantity Pkg Reqmt Codes Packaging Requirement Codes when PKG-REF cites MIL-STD-2073 The below codes are for special markings:

PC Project Code WG Warranty/Guarantee SL Shelf Life BC Bar Code FMS Foreign Military Sales

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DS7029 - DS7033

NSN Prot Req PKG-REF or SPI LPK QUP ICQ Special Markings

Pkg J. J J J J J J J J J Reqmt I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VII.a IX X Codes (MP) (CD) (PM) (WM) (CD) (CT) (UC) (IC) (PK) (SM) 5895-01-299-5870 Military SPI-AG00000621 B 001 ZZ Z ZZ ZZ ZZ Z ZZ - - ZZ BC 5895-01-582-2376 Military SPI-AG00000621 B 001 ZZ Z ZZ ZZ ZZ Z ZZ - - ZZ BC 5995-01-382-6869 Military MIL-STD-2073-1E B 001 31 1 00 00 NA Z* BL 10 - 00 BC

ZZ and Z = See SPI for requirements Z*= ¼” cushioning on connectors

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SPECIALIZED TESTING

Contractor Performed First Article Testing.

a. General. The contractor shall perform First Article Testing (FAT) in accordance with FAR 52.209-3 (see Section I of this contract) and this SOW. As part of FAT, the contractor shall:

1) Select the test unit(s) used for FAT from the first production lot. Test unit(s) shall be selected by the Government representative, such as a Quality Insurance Representative (QAR) from Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).

2) Develop the test procedures and plans necessary to demonstrate that these units conform to the requirements established by the applicable specifications(s) and other technical data provided in this contract. (Para 3.5.4)

3) Notify the Government and test the First Article units.

4) Provide a First Article Test Report to the Government which documents the FAT results.

5) Ensure all equipment used to take performance readings for acceptance tests is kept within the performance parameters delineated by the manufacturer of that equipment. All equipment manufactured by the contractor shall be listed and the parameters established and maintained for this equipment also.

b. Test Requirements. The FAT inspections for SINCGARS Installation Kits shall be performed on the major components, to include Mounting Base MT-6352/VRC, Loudspeaker - Control Unit LS-671/VRC, Antenna AS-3900A/VRC, Antenna AS-3916/VRC, Handset H-250/VCEB and Various Cable Assemblies in accordance with the test requirements for each of the above-mentioned major components set forth below.

a. FAT Inspection for Mounting Base MT-6352/VRC. The FAT inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.3 of Drawing No. A3013722 to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3013722. FAT inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in the following table which replaces Table III of Drawing No. A3013722. The number of test units used for FAT inspection is eleven (11). Test units shall be selected from the first production lot, which shall contain a minimum of 30 units.

TABLE III. First Article Inspection

INSPECTIONS REQUIREMENT

1. Inspections covered by Subsidiary documents Inspections to be performed on all units.

2. Group A Inspections Inspections to be performed on all units.

3. Group B Inspections None

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2. Group C Inspections Inspections to be performed on 11 units

(Environmental)

Subgroup I

a. Immersion Inspections to be performed on 3 units (Selected from Units # 1 thru 11)

Subgroup II

a. Vibration - Random Inspections to be performed on 6 units - 3 for Wheeled Vehicle Configuration, 3 for Tracked Vehicle Configuration and one per axis (Units # 1 thru 6)

b. Shock - Ballistic Shock Inspections to be performed on 3 units – one per axis (Units # 7, 8 and 9)

Subgroup III

a. Fungus Inspections to be performed on 1 unit (Units # 10)

b. Salt Fog Inspections to be performed on 1 unit (Units # 11)

b. FAT Inspection for Loudspeaker - Control Unit LS-671/VRC. The FAT inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.4 of Drawing No. A3140027 to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3140027. FAT inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in the following table which replaces Table III of Drawing No. A3140027. The number of test units used for FAT inspection is eleven (11). Test units shall be selected from the first production lot, which shall contain a minimum of 30 units.

Table III. First Article Inspection

INSPECTION

REQUIREMENT

SAMPLE SIZE

1. Group A inspections (see Table IV)

2. Group C Inspections

a. Shock

1) Ballistic

2) Transit drop

b. Extreme temp

1) High temp

2) Low temp

c. Humidity

d. Vibration

3.9.6.2 3.9.6.1

3.9.2.1 3.9.2.2 3.9.3

All Units

11 units

1 Unit (Unit #1 and 2) 1 Unit (Unit #3, 4 and 5)

1 Unit (Unit #6) 1 Unit (Unit #7) 1 Unit (Unit #8)

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1) Wheeled vehicle

2) Loose cargo/immersion

e. Fungus

f. Salt fog/immersion

g. Explosive atmosphere

h. Altitude

i. Aural noise

j. Reverse voltage

3. Group E inspections

a. EMI

b. TEMPEST

4. Group F inspection

a. Nuclear survivability (EMP)

3.9.5.2 3.9.5.1 3.9.4 3.9.9 3.9.7 3.9.10 3.14

3.10.2

3.12 3.13

3.11

1 Unit (Unit #9) 1 Unit (Unit #10) 1 Unit (Unit # 11)

1 Unit (Unit #6 or #7) 1 Unit (Unit #6 or #7) 1 Unit (Unit #6 or #7)

None

c. FAT Inspection for Antenna AS-3900A/VRC. The FAT inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.4 of Drawing No. A3148018 to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3148018. FAT inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in the following table which replaces Table V of Drawing No. A3148018. The number of test units used for FAT inspection is eight (8). Test units shall be selected from the first production lot, which shall contain a minimum of 30 units.

TABLE V. First Article Inspection

Inspections Remarks

1. Inspections covered by Subsidiary documents

2. Group A Inspections

3. Group B Inspections

4. Group C Inspections

Subgroup I

a. Gain

b. Interchangeability Mechanical

Subgroup IA

a. Immersion

Subgroup II

a. Vibration sine bounce, Loose cargo

b. Shock ballistic Shock

Inspections to be performed on all units. (Table III)

Inspections to be performed on all units. (Table VII)

Inspections to be performed on all units. (Table VIII)

Inspections to be performed on 8 units

Inspections to be performed on all units All units (units # 1 - 6) None

Inspections to be performed on 2 units 2 units (units # 1 and 2)

Inspections to be performed on 2 units 1 unit (unit # 1) 1 unit (unit # 2)

Inspections to be performed on 1 unit 1 unit (unit # 3)

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c. Extreme temperature high temperature low temperature

Subgroup III (Impact)

Subgroup IV

a. Humidity

b. Fungus

c. Salt Fog

Subgroup V

a. Rain

5. Group F (Nuclear)

Combine inspections to be performed on 1 unit (unit # 4)

Inspections to be performed on 1 unit (unit # 5)

Inspections to be performed on 3 unit

1 unit (unit # 6)

1 unit (unit # 7)

1 unit (unit # 8)

Inspection to be performed on 1 unit

1 unit (unit # 8)

d. FAT Inspection for Antenna AS-3916/VRC. The FAT inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.2.1 of Drawing No. A3180155 to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph

3.0 of Drawing No. A3180155. FAT inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in the following table which replaces Table 4-1 of Drawing No. A3180155. The number of test units used for FAT inspection is eight (8). Test units shall be selected from the first production lot, which shall contain a minimum of 30 units.

TABLE 4-1 FIRST ARTICLE TEST (FAT) INSPECTION

GROUP TEST REQUIREMENT REQ. PARA REQ.INSP UNITS TO BE

TESTED

A Visual/Mechanical 3.2.1, 3.2.2 4.2.2 All

Electrical:

VSWR 3.1.1 4.4.1, 4.4.2 All DWV 3.1.3 4.4.4 All

B Interchangeability 3.2.3 4.6 All Power Handling 3.1.2 4.4.3 All

C Environmental:

High Temperature 3.4.2 4.5.1.1 Unit # 1 Low Temperature 3.4.3 4.5.1.2 Unit # 1

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Temperature Shock 3.4.12 4.5.1.3 Unit # 1 Humidity 3.4.4 4.5.2 Unit # 2 Fungus 3.4.5 4.5.3 Unit # 6 Vibration 3.4.6 4.5.4.1 Unit # 2 Shock 3.4.6 4.5.4.2 Unit # 3 Ballistic Shock 3.4.6 4.5.4.3 Unit # 4 Impact 3.4.7 4.5.5 Unit # 5 Immersion 3.4.8 4.5.6 Unit # 2 & 5 Salt Fog 3.4.9 4.5.9 Unit # 7 Rain 3.4.10 4.5.8 Unit # 8 Flexibility 3.4.11 4.5.10 Unit # 7 Sand and Dust 3.4.13 4.5.7 Unit # 8 System Gain 3.1.4 4.4.5 All (Unit 1-8)

F Nuclear Survivability 3.5 4.7 None

e. FAT Inspection for Handset H-250/VCEB. The FAT inspection shall be in accordance with MIL- STD-810H to verify compliance with the operating environment requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.5 of MIL-PRF-49078A. The number of test units used for FAT inspection is five (5). Test units shall be selected from the first production lot, which shall contain a minimum of 30 units.

f. FAT Inspection for Cable Assemblies. The FAT inspection shall be in accordance with Paragraph 4.2a (Step 1 and Step 2) of Drawing No. A3014056 to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3014056. The number of test units used for FAT inspection is three (3) per each nomenclature of cable by CX-XXXXX No. Test units shall be selected from the first production lot, which shall contain a minimum of 10 units for each nomenclature of cable by CX-XXXXX No. or CG-XXXX No. Please note that FAT shall be performed on each nomenclature of cable by CX-XXXXX No. or CG- XXXX only.

c. Production of First Article Units. All FAT samples shall be assembled at the same location at which production units will be assembled, using the same parts, materials, and manufacturing processes to be employed for subsequent production.

d. Test Plan. The contractor shall prepare and submit a First Article Qualification Test Plan in accordance with DI-NDTI-81307A as implemented by the DD Form 1423 for DI-NDTI-81307. In addition to the information required by DI-NDTI-81307, this submission shall contain:

1) The name, title and signature of the FAT Plan preparer and the name, title and signature of the FAT Plan reviewer/approver, which shall be the management level or senior engineer/quality assurance certifying the FAT Plan is complete, accurate and contains the required information set forth in this Technical Requirements Document.

2) The delineation and allocation of tests to be performed on each of the First Article units and the order of such tests (this may be prescribed in applicable technical data).

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3) Step-by-step test procedures for each test and the data sheets to be employed to document the results of testing. The date sheet shall include the test location, tester, inspector and witness information along with their signature blocks and date blocks for each test.

4) Identification of required test facilities, equipment (including nomenclature, model number, serial number, manufacturer, calibration status, accuracy data, and comments, if applicable) and personnel.

5) Test milestones schedules and the contractor's test readiness postures for the major FAT events including but not limited to Material Purchase, FAT Plan Submitted, FAT Plan Approval, Material Received, Production (initial Lot) Start, Production (initial Lot) Finish, FAT start, FAT completion, FAT Report Submitted, FAT report Approval and First Product Delivery.

6) A table which cross references the paragraph number of the specification requirement (including a brief description of the requirement) and the associated paragraph number of the First Article Qualification Test Plan.

e. Notice of FAT Performance. As required by FAR 52.209-3, written notices concerning the time and location of FAT shall be furnished to the PCO, the Administrative Contracting Officer and the Government Technical Activity listed in Block 6 of the DD Form 1423 for DI-NDTI-82326.

1) Selection of First Article Samples. When Initial Production FAT applies to this contract (i.e., when FAR 52.209-3 ALT I and ALT II are specified in Section I), FAT samples shall be selected at random from the initial production lot.

2) Reporting of FAT Failures. Reporting of FAT failures shall be by the FAT Report, in lieu of any other reporting requirements specified in this contract. In addition, FAT failures shall be verbally reported to the Government's Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) and Government Technical Activity listed in Block 6 of DD Form 1423 for DI-NDTI-82326 within twenty-four hours of occurrence.

f. FAT Report. A FAT Report shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with FAR 52.209-3 and DI-NDTI- 82326 as implemented by the DD Form 1423 for DI-NDTI-82326. The FAT Report shall be complete, accurate, and readable and shall provide sufficient data to determine that the hardware item meets all the requirements delineated in the contract. The report will include the following:

a. General Data

a. Contractor's name and address.

b. Contract number.

c. Nomenclature, type number and (if assigned) stock number of item represented by the First Article.

d. Name and address of plant where First Article was fabricated and assembled.

e. Place and date of performance of tests.

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f. Identification (including date) of applicable equipment specifications and associated amendments.

g. Sample size or quantity submitted for test or inspection.

h. The name, title and signature of the FAT report preparer and the name, title and signature of the FAT report reviewer/approver, which shall be the management level or senior engineer/quality assurance certifying the report is complete and accurate and the test data included in the report are the actual test result from the tests.

b. Cross Reference. A table which cross-references the paragraph numbers of the specification, the test procedures, and data sheet entry.

c. Test Results. Complete test results showing actual or quantitative observations and all required calculations. ‘GO/NOGO’ data is allowable (under certain circumstances) only with prior Government approval. Allowable tolerances for each parameter shall be presented. Test data should also include the date that the test was performed, name and signature of tester, name and signature of the Government verifier/witness (if applicable) and serial number of the equipment. Test results shall cite detailed qualitative and quantitative data results such as test categories, test conditions, test methods employed, and types of inspection and test equipment used during the test or inspection.

d. FAT Failures. FAT failures shall list all requirements not complied with during FAT. If none, this should be explicitly stated. For each requirement not met, a corrective action to remove the noncompliance will be proposed. This corrective action must include retest or other verification that the corrective action does remedy the problem/failure. The corrective action will address changes in design or manufacturing process which will preclude this deficiency in subsequent production units. Verified corrective action must be implemented prior to contractor entering into production.

e. FAT/Production Discrepancies. Any Government approved, difference between the parts, materials and processes used to manufacture FAT samples and production units shall be documented in the FAT report.

g. FAT Approval. FAT samples shall meet all contractual requirements, or all variances shall be documented by Government approved waivers. First Article approval will be contingent upon the submission of a complete and acceptable FAT report to include verification of corrective action for reported FAT failures to include adequacy of identified changes to the design/manufacturing process.

h. FAT Samples and First Production Lot Inspection. If FAR 52.209-3 ALT II is specified in Section I, First Article units shall be utilized to satisfy initial production lot inspection requirements. If the quantity of First Article samples is less than that needed to satisfy first production lot sampling requirements, additional samples shall be selected at random from the production lot and inspected to meet first production lot acceptance requirements.

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a. When Initial Production FAT (FAR 52.209-3 ALT I or ALT II) applies and additional units are tested to satisfy production acceptance requirements, failures for these additional units shall be reported as specified in this contract.

i. Disposition of First Article Samples. Upon successful completion of FAT, the contractor shall dispose of the FAT samples as follows:

1) One sample shall be retained at the contractor's facility for use as a reference by the QAR and shall be shipped to the nearest DLA Disposition Services upon completion of contract performance.

2) All remaining FAT samples may not be acceptable as the production items or the component(s) of the production items (Installation Kits). Those items which are not refurbishable shall not be delivered as production items or the component(s) of the production items (Installation Kits). Items which are refurbishable and made fully compliant with contractual requirements shall be delivered as the production items or the component(s) of the production items (Installation Kits). The Government shall determine the acceptability of all FAT samples.

3) Those items are not refurbishable and are not made fully compliant with contractual requirements shall be shipped to the nearest DLA Disposition Services.

4) The samples of the SINCGARS cable assemblies shall undergo final teardown and inspection during the FAT. The materials tear down from the samples of the cable assemblies shall not be re-used for manufacturing and delivery as the production items or the component(s) of the production items (Installation Kits) on the contract.

j. Production Test Procedures. Production test procedures used to test production units shall be identical to those used to test First Article samples.

a. Once FAT is approved, proposed changes to the production test procedures will be submitted to the COR and DCMA Software Specialist (when production test procedures are in the form of test software) for evaluation. Such submissions will provide complete justification for the change. Changes to the approved test procedures shall not be implemented without written Government approval.

b. Any notice of approval of test procedures or changes thereto shall not relieve the contractor from complying with all contractual requirements.

k. Use of FAT Samples as a Manufacturing Standard. The FAT samples shall NOT serve as a manufacturing standard.

l. Waiver of FAT.

1) The Government reserves the right, with respect to offerors who offer products previously accepted or tested by the Government, to waive the requirements for First Article tests. Offerors who offer such products and wish to rely on such previous acceptance or test may furnish a request for FAT waiver with their offers, and the documentations demonstrating that the Offerors have successfully passed the FAT

Exhibit A SPRBL1-26-Q-0001 Page | 23 on this product and/or have previously furnished the product to the Government and the last delivery of the product to the Governments is within 3 years and the Offerors will manufacture this item at the same facility by utilizing the same equipment, processes, and procedures. The documentations may include but are not limited to the previous contract number(s) for the product(s) that the Government has previously accepted, the previous Government FAT acceptance or approval letter(s) for the product(s) and the previous Government-approved FAT report(s) along with the test results/data, demonstrating that is applicable to the product(s) proposed.

2) If the waiver of FAT is granted by the Government, the FAT requirement, together with all clauses relating to FAT, will be deleted from the resulting contract.

3) Offerors' attention is directed to the delivery schedule(s) for the production quantity Solicitation Line Item Numbers (SLINs). In the event that two schedules are set forth (a delivery schedule with FAT and an earlier delivery schedule without FAT), the contractor will be required to conform to the earlier schedule if the Government elects to exercise its right to waive FAT.

Final Inspection and Quality Assurance System.

The contractor shall implement and maintain a Final Inspection and Quality Assurance System to ensure product integrity that meets or exceeds the requirements established below. These requirements are commonly accepted practices employed by industry both in national and international environments.

a. Quality Approach. The contractor shall establish/maintain an approach to ensure product integrity and to satisfy contract or order requirements.

b. Initial Quality Planning. The contractor, during the earliest practical phase of the contract, shall conduct a complete review of the contract requirements to identify all test and inspection resources necessary for assuring product integrity.

c. Document Control. The contractor shall ensure that the latest revisions of drawings, specifications, work instructions, inspection/test instructions, and other documents required to satisfy the contract are utilized in production, inspection, and test.

d. Records. The contractor shall maintain records of all inspections and tests to demonstrate that the quality approach satisfies contract requirements.

e. Control of Purchases. The contractor shall ensure that all supplies and services that they purchase from suppliers conform to contract requirements. The contractor shall require that their subcontractors control the quality of their services and supplies.

f. Government Furnished Property (GFP). For all GFP received under this contract the contractor shall be responsible for conducting all necessary inspections, maintenance, and tests. The contractor shall be responsible for reporting all inspection results, maintenance actions, losses, and damage to the Government.

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g. Materials Control. The contractor shall maintain controls over all materials and products throughout the manufacturing process. These controls shall enable the identification of materials that have passed inspection from those which have not. The contractor shall maintain records identifying the status and final destination of all materials/products.

h. Nonconforming Material. The contractor shall establish and maintain an approach for controlling material that does not satisfy contract requirements, including procedures for its identification, segregation, and disposition (rework/repair, scrap, etc.).

i. Corrective Action. The contractor shall promptly act to correct nonconforming materials and processes to preclude the recurrence of the problem and to satisfy contract requirements.

j. Manufacturing Operations/Process Controls. The contractor’s quality approach shall be responsible for assuring/monitoring that all manufacturing operations/processes are accomplished under controlled conditions.

Controlled conditions include documented work instructions (including workmanship), production equipment, special work environments, inspections/test operations, work specifications, and approval/rejection criteria.

k. Quality Conformance Inspection and Testing: The contractor shall perform final inspections and tests to ensure the production units are in compliance with the technical requirements set forth in the applicable technical documents. All production units prior to delivery to the Government shall undergo a 100% visual and mechanical inspection to verify compliance with the respective top assembly of the equipment and its corresponding parts list. All production units and all components of the Installation Kits shall be subject to 100% Acceptance Test Inspection before packing in accordance with the applicable technical documents.

Acceptance Test Inspection for the major components (Mounting Base MT-6352/VRC, Loudspeaker - Control Unit LS-671/VRC, Antenna AS-3900A/VRC, Antenna AS-3916, Handset H-250/VCEB and Cable Assemblies) of the Installation Kits shall be in accordance with the test requirements specified below. In addition to the requirements above, the final inspection of the Installation Kits shall include verification of the Installation Kits’ contents against the applicable Procurement Parts Lists (PPLs) of the Installation Kits to ensure each Installation Kit contains all of the items listed in its PPL in accordance with the latest revision of the PPL of each Installation Kit. The Government has the right to conduct an inspection at any time during normal business hours with a contractor quality representative present. Equipment and facilities required for inspection and testing shall be the contractor’s responsibility. The contractor shall obtain written approval from the Government for utilization of testing facilities other than the primary production testing facility prior to the commencement of any acceptance tests, and shall notify the Government, in writing, of the scheduled test(s), in accordance with FAR 52.246-2, to allow Government representatives to witness and verify inspection and test.

a. Acceptance Test Inspection for Mounting Base MT-6352/VRC. Acceptance Test inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.5 of Drawing No. A3013722 with the exception of Group C Inspections to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3013722.

b. Acceptance Test Inspection for Loudspeaker - Control Unit LS-671/VRC. Acceptance Test inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.5 of Drawing No. A3140027 with the exception of Group C Inspections to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing A3140027.

c. Acceptance Test Inspection for Antenna AS-3900A/VRC. Acceptance Test inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.5 of Drawing No. A3148018 with the exception of Group C Inspections to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3148018.

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d. Acceptance Test Inspection for Antenna AS-3916/VRC. Acceptance Test inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.2.3 of Drawing No. A3180155 with the exception of Group C Inspections to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3180155.

e. Acceptance Test Inspection for Handset H-250/VCEB. The contractor shall perform the following testing to ensure the production units are in compliance with the performance requirements set forth in MIL-

PRF-49078A (CR).

1. Group A Test. All production units shall undergo 100% Mechanical and Visual Inspection, 100% Talk-out and 100% Electrical Inspections for Microphone Frequency Response and Sensitivity, Microphone Impedance, Earphone Frequency Response and Sensitivity (Output) and Earphone Impedance to verify the compliance of the operating requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.2.1a, 3.2.1c, 3.2.1e and 3.2.1h of the MIL-

PRF-49078A (CR).

2. Group B Test. Group B Inspection shall be performed on inspections lots that have passed Group A inspection and on samples selected from units that have been subjected to and met the Group A inspection.

Microphone Frequency Response and Sensitivity, Microphone Distortion, Microphone Impedance, Microphone Signal-to-noise ratio, Earphone Frequency Response and Sensitivity (Output), Earphone Distortion, Earphone Overload and Earphone Impedance shall undergo Group B inspection in accordance with the sampling plan for the AQL of 4% to the Inspection Level S-4 in ANSI/ASQ-Z1.4-2003(R2013) to verify the compliance of the operating requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.2.1a, 3.2.1b, 3.2.1c, 3.2.1d, 3.2.1e, 3.2.1f, 3.2.1g, and 3.2.1h of the MIL-PRF-49078A (CR).

f. Acceptance Test Inspection for Cable Assemblies. Acceptance Test inspection shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.2b of Drawing No. A3014056 to verify compliance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 3.0 of Drawing No. A3014056.

l. Measuring, Testing, and Inspection Equipment. The contractor shall provide and maintain gages (including production tooling used for inspection purposes) and other measuring and testing equipment to assure that finished products conform to contract requirements. These devices shall be calibrated against certified measurement standards that are traceable back to national/international standards.

m. Inspection and Test Status.