VA797H-17-R-0031-0002001.docx

ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES

Prior to acceptance of the goods or services provided under this contract, inspection and testing will be performed by VACO, Equipment Management Specialists. For purposes of determining the payment due date under this contract, and for no other purpose, the date of acceptance of the goods or services provided under this contract shall be the actual date of acceptance by the Government, provided delay in acceptance is not the fault of the contractor.

Upon completion of installation the equipment will be turned over to the hospital for use. The contractor shall furnish, upon completion of installation, a written notice of readiness for inspection to the Contracting Officer, VA National Acquisition Center (NAC). Final acceptance of the equipment and installation will be based upon an inspection and test to be performed at Government expense within thirty (30) calendar days from date of receipt of request for inspection. If equipment passes inspection, the Government shall accept installation with guarantee date commencing with date of acceptance. If acceptance inspection is not conducted within thirty (30) calendar days from date of receipt of request for inspection, the guarantee date is the date of receipt of notification for inspection. Use of the equipment during the period between completion of installation and inspection and/or inspection and re-inspection shall not negate the right on the part of the Government to reject the equipment, should it fail, nor to preclude default action against the contractor in the event of failure to correct deficiencies.

In the event the equipment is rejected, contractor will be advised as to deficiencies which were cause for rejection. It shall be contractor's responsibility to correct reported deficiencies and to advise the Contracting Officer when all corrections have been made and equipment is ready for re-inspection. Re-inspection(s) will be performed by VACO, Equipment Management Specialist's with all costs incurred chargeable to the contractor's account.

If deficiencies found at the time of inspection are corrected within fourteen (14) calendar days from date of notice of rejection, date of acceptance will be the original date of acceptance inspection. If corrections are not accomplished within 14 days, the guarantee commencement date shall then be the date the final inspection is accepted.

If acceptance has been made and guarantee period established due to the failure of the Government to perform the inspection within the specified time, this does not waive the rights of the Government to perform an inspection (at the Government's expense) nor does it waive the right of the Government to perform reinspections, if deficiencies are noted, with costs incurred chargeable to the contractor's account. Acceptance of the equipment due to the failure of the Government to perform the inspection within the specified time shall not negate the right on the part of the Government to exercise its rights under the Termination for Cause provisions of the contract in the event the contractor fails to correct the reported deficiencies.