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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code Page Of

2. Amendment/Modification No.

3. Effective Date

4. Requisition/Purchase Req No.

5. Project No. (If applicable)

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

8. Name And Address Of Contractor (No., Street, City, County, State and Zip Code)

9A. Amendment Of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

10A. Modification Of Contract/Order No.

10B. Dated (See Item 13) Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning ____________ copies of the amendments: (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. Accounting And Appropriation Data (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS

It Modifies The Contract/Order No. As Described In Item 14.

A. This Change Order is Issued Pursuant To: The Changes Set Forth In Item 14 Are Made In

The Contract/Order No. In Item 10A.

B. The Above Numbered Contract/Order Is Modified To Reflect The Administrative Changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) Set

Forth In Item 14, Pursuant To The Authority of FAR 43.103(b).

C. This Supplemental Agreement Is Entered Into Pursuant To Authority Of:

D. Other (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______________ copies to the Issuing Office.

14. Description Of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. Name And Title Of Signer (Type or print)

16A. Name And Title Of Contracting Officer (Type or print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States Of America 16C. Date Signed

By (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE

30-105-02 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Firm Fixed Price

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ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI

ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000

BLDGS 60 & 62

DANIELLE M. WALTERS

EMAIL: DANIELLE.M.WALTERS3.CIV@MAIL.MIL

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: DANIELLE M. WALTERS

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCRI-AR/(309)782-4958

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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The purpose of Amendment 0002 to solicitation W52P1J-19-R-0092 is to do the following:

1. Provide answers to questions received from Industry. Attachment 0013 in Section J has been updated to include additional questions

(Questions 5 through Question 18). As noted in Amendment 0001, Attachment 0013 is provided for information and clarification purposes only and will not be incorporated into any resultant contract from this solicitation.

2. As a result of the Q&A, the following areas of the solicitation are being updated:

-C0001 ADL 923AS307-2, Revision L date is being corrected to 4 June 2020.

-D0001 Paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) reference drawing 923AS504, Revision AC. The date of this drawing is being corrected to 1

April 2019.

-E0005 Paragraph (o)(8)(i) references MIL-STD-2073, DOD Standard Practice for Military Packaging. This MIL-STD is being updated to reflect MIL-STD-2073-1, which has superseded MIL-STD-2073.

-Section L Paragraph L.2.1.c references Section I clause 252.211-7005, which is no longer a valid DFARS clauses. Clause 252.211-

7005 is being removed from the list of clauses requiring fill-ins.

3. Incorporate mandatory Section I clause 252.222-7999, Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping.

4. The closing date of the solicitation was extended to 18 January 2021 in Amendment 0001. Due to this date being a federal holiday, the closing date is being revised to 19 January 2021 at 4:00 PM Central.

5. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C0001 - DRAWINGS/SPECIFICATIONS________________________________

(a) In addition to the drawing(s) and/or specifications listed below, other documents which are part of this procurement and which apply to Preservation/Packaging/Packing and Inspection and Acceptance are contained elsewhere.

(b) The following Drawings and Specifications in accordance with the Technical Data Package Listing (TDPL) identified as follows, with revisions in effect as stated, are applicable to this procurement, and revisions of documents thereon:

ITEM NSN ADL/TDPL REV DATE___________________________________________________________________________

MK4-3 Signal Cartridge 1325-01-323-9922 923AS307-2 L 4 June 2020

(c) Technical Data Packages, including any exceptions thereto, will be obtained electronically in accordance with "Technical Data

Package Information and Distribution and Destruction of Restricted Technical Data" in Section C of this document.

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SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D0001 - PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS______________________________

(a) Packaging shall be in accordance with 923AS504 revision AC, dated 1 April 2019.

(b) When lot numbering is required, no more than one lot shall be packaged in an outer shipping container.

(c) Marking shall be in accordance with 923AS504 revision AC, dated 1 April 2019. 2-D barcodes are required in accordance with

12999545, rev J, dated 26 January 2018.

(d) The following shall apply to drawing 923AS504 revision AC, dated 1 April 2019:

(e) PERFORMANCE ORIENTED PACKAGING (POP)

(1) Prior to shipment, the manufacturer shall make sure the container has been tested by a government approved Performance

Oriented Packaging (POP) Test laboratory for compliance with POP requirements in accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulation.

Test will be to a weight at least 10% greater than the actual gross weight to be marked on the tested container. POP marking shall not be applied to the container until verified by the government. The POP test report shall be generated by the Manufacturer/Laboratory following the test. The report must be kept on file by the contractor and submitted as required by the Contract Data Requirement List.

(DI-PACK-81059) For multiyear contracts, the contractor shall re-perform POP testing at a certified test laboratory if: the initial POP test report expires before the end of the contract, or there is a change in container manufacturer or design of the exterior shipping container. No re-test is needed if all packaging was purchased during the period that the POP test was valid.

(f) EXCEPTION TO POP MARKINGS

(1) If the container is manufactured outside the USA, the contractor shall not apply the UN POP certification mark provided in this contract (if applicable). The contractor/container manufacturer (outside the USA) is responsible to perform the UN POP certification tests and apply the marking authorized by the Transportation Competent Authority of the country of manufacture.

(g) POP VERIFICATION

(1) In no case shall a container be shipped if the gross weight marked on the package is greater than the POP certified weight.

If the average gross weight of the packed containers (determined by weighing two representative samples and averaging the weight) is greater than the certified weight, container marking operations shall cease and the procuring activity shall be contacted immediately.

(h) HEAT TREAT WOOD QUALITY MARKING

(1)In accordance with the requirements of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, the following commercial heat treatment process has been approved by the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) and is required for all Wood

Packaging Material (WPM). Boxes/pallets and any wood used as inner packaging made of non-manufactured wood shall be heat-treated. All

WPM shall be constructed from heat treated (treated to 56 degrees Celsius -core temperature- for 30 minutes) lumber and certified by an agency accredited by the ALSC in accordance with Wood Packaging Material Policy and Wood Packaging Material Enforcement Regulations (see

URL: http://www.alsc.org ). The box/pallet manufacturer and the manufacturer of wood used as inner packaging shall ensure traceability to the original source of heat treatment.

(i) MARKING

(1) Each box/pallet shall be marked to show the conformance to the International Plant Protection Convention Standard. The quality mark shall be placed on both ends of the outer packaging, between the end cleats or end battens. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides or ends of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage lumber used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM-15 and be marked with an ALSC approved dunnage stamp on opposite surfaces. Foreign manufacturers shall have the heat treatment and marking of non-manufactured wood products verified in accordance with the ISPM-15 compliance program.

(j) Palletization shall be in accordance with 6214431, revision D, dated 23 FEB 2010. Marking shall be in accordance with ACV00561, Revision G, dated 26 JAN 2018.

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E0001 - MIL-STD-1916____________________

The Department of Defense (DoD) Preferred Methods for this Acceptance of Product, MIL-STD-1916, shall be used for this procurement action. All references to MIL-STD-105, MIL-STD-414, MIL-STD-1235, and ANSI Z1.4 appearing in the Technical Data Package (TDP) are replaced by MIL-STD-1916. Verification Levels (VL) shall replace AQLs and shall be VL IV for major characteristics and VL II for minor characteristics.

E0002 - STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL___________________________________

Part I General Statistical Process Control Requirements

(a) In addition to the quality requirements of the technical data package, the Contractor shall implement Statistical Process Control

(SPC) in accordance with a government accepted SPC Program Plan. Control chart techniques shall be in accordance with the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) B1, B2 and B3. Alternate SPC charting methods may be proposed and submitted to the Government for review.

(b) The SPC Program Plan developed by the contractor shall consist of a general plan and a detailed plan. The plans shall be structured as delineated on the Data Item Description referenced in the DD Form 1423. The general and the detailed plans shall be submitted to the government for review per DD Form 1423 requirements. Notification by the Government of acceptance or nonacceptance of the plans shall be provided in accordance with the timeframes specified on the DD Form 1423. Once a general plan for a facility has been approved by this Command, the approval remains in effect for subsequent contracts as long as the contractual requirements remain substantially unchanged from contract to contract. Therefore, resubmission of a previously accepted general SPC plan is not required if current SPC contract requirements and Data Item Description (DID) requirements are fulfilled. If this Command has previously accepted the general

SPC plan under essentially the same SPC contractual requirements, so indicate by providing the Contracting Officer with the following information:

Date of Acceptance ______________

Contract Number(s) ______________

(c) The contractor is responsible for updating the general plan to current SPC contractual requirements. If errors or omissions are encountered in a previously accepted SPC general plan, opportunities for improvement will be identified by the Government, and corrective action shall be accomplished by the contractor.

(d) A milestone schedule will be submitted for those facilities who do not have, or have never had, a fully implemented SPC program and will not have a fully operational SPC program once production is initiated. The milestones shall provide a time phased schedule of all efforts planned relative to implementation of an SPC program acceptable to the Government. A milestone schedule shall include implementation start and complete dates for those SPC subjects addressed in the Statistical Process Control requirement located in Part

II of this section. The milestone schedule shall only include those actions that cannot be accomplished prior to first article or the initiation of production, if a first article is not required. Milestones shall be developed for each commodity identified for SPC application. Milestones shall be submitted through the Government Quality Assurance Representative to the Contracting Officer for review and acceptance. Any deviations from the accepted milestones, to include justification for such deviations, shall be resubmitted through the same channels for review. The Government reserves the right to disapprove any changes to the previously accepted milestones.

Notification by the Government of the acceptance or nonacceptance of the milestones shall be furnished to the Contractor by the

Contracting Officer.

(e) The Contractor shall review all process and operation parameters for possible application of SPC techniques. This review shall include processes and operations under the control of the prime contractor and those under the control of subcontractor or vendor facilities. A written justification shall be included in the detailed plan for each process and operation parameter that controls or influences characteristics identified as critical, special, or major which have been deemed impractical for the application of SPC techniques. A pamphlet on application of SPC for short production runs is available through the Contracting Officer.

(f) Statistical evidence in the form of control charts shall be prepared and maintained for each process or operation parameter identified in the detailed plan. These charts shall identify all corrective actions taken on statistical signal. During production runs, control charts shall be maintained in such a manner to assure product is traceable to the control charts. At the conclusion of the production run, a collection of charts traceable to the product, shall be maintained for a minimum of 3 years. The control charts shall be provided to the Government for review at any time upon request.

(g) When the process or operation parameter under control has demonstrated both stability and capability, the Contractor may request, in writing, through Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and Contracting Officer (CO) channels to the Product Assurance and Test

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Directorate, that acceptance inspection or testing performed in accordance with contract requirements be reduced or eliminated. Upon approval by the CO, acceptance shall then be based upon the accepted SPC plan, procedures, practices and the control charts.

(h) The Government will not consider requests for reduction or elimination of 100% acceptance inspection and testing of if any one of the following conditions exist:

(1) The existing process currently utilizes a fully automated, cost effective, and sufficiently reliable method of 100% acceptance inspection or testing for an attribute-type critical parameter or characteristic.

(2) The Contractor utilizes attribute SPC control chart methods for the critical parameter or characteristic.

(3) The critical parameter or characteristic is a first order, single point safety failure mode (nonconformance of the critical parameter or characteristic in and of itself would cause a catastrophic failure).

(i) The Government will only consider reduction or elimination of the 100% acceptance inspection or test requirement for other critical parameters or characteristics if either of the following conditions are met:

(1) The process is in a state of statistical control utilizing variable control chart methods for the critical parameter or characteristic under control and the process performance index (Cpk) is at least 2.0. The Contractor shall maintain objective quality evidence through periodic audits that the process performance index is being maintained for each production delivery.

(2) The critical parameter or characteristic is conclusively shown to be completely controlled by one or more process or operation parameters earlier in the process, and those parameters are in a state of statistical control utilizing variable data, and the product of the probability of the conformance for each earlier parameter associated to the critical characteristic is better than or equal to a value equivalent to that provided by a Cpk of at least 2.0. The Contractor shall maintain objective quality evidence through periodic audits that the process performance indexes are being maintained for each production delivery.

(j) For characteristics other than critical, requests for reduction or elimination of acceptance inspection and testing shall be considered when the process performance index is greater than or equal to a Cpk of 1.33 for variables data. Requests shall be considered for attributes data when the percent beyond the specification limits is less than or equal to .003 (Cpk=1.33).

(k) Process or operation parameters under reduced or eliminated inspection or testing that undergo a break in production less than 6 months in length, may continue to operate under reduced or eliminated inspection or testing provided there has been no degradation below a Cpk of 1.33 (2.0 for criticals). Any break in production greater than 6 months shall require resubmission of the request for reduction or elimination of inspection or testing through the same channels cited in paragraph (g) above.

(1) Not used.

(m) Immediately following a change to a process or operation parameter under reduced or eliminated inspection, the process capability

(Cp) or process performance indexes (Cpk) shall be recalculated and documented for variable data; the grand average fraction defective shall be recalculated for attribute data. If any of these values have deteriorated, immediate notification shall be made to the

Government along with the associated documentation. Return to original inspection and test requirements may be imposed as stipulated in paragraph n below.

(n) The Government reserves the right to withdraw authorization to reduce or eliminate final acceptance inspection or testing and direct the Contractor to return to original contract inspection or test procedures at any indication of loss of process control or deterioration of quality.

Part II Detailed requirements pertaining to plan submittal

In accordance with DD Form 1423 and Part I of this section, the following supplemental information shall be considered and used when designing your general and detailed SPC plans.

1.0 General Management Plan

This section shall define managements SPC responsibilities and involvement and shall include managements commitment to continuous process improvement. The plan shall embrace a total commitment to quality and shall be capable of standing on its own merit.

1.1 Policy/Scope:

Describe the Contractors policy for applying SPC, including goals and management commitment to SPC.

1.2 Applicable Document:

List documents that are the basis for the contractors SPC program (i.e., ANSI standard, textbooks, Government documents).

1.3 SPC Management Structure:

Define the SPC management structure within the organization. Identify and include interrelationships of all departments involved in SPC

(i.e., Production, Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, etc.) Identify by job title or position all key personnel within departments

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involved in the application of SPC. Describe which functions are performed by key personnel and when these functions are performed

(i.e., include personnel responsible for performing inspections/audits, charting and interpreting data; personnel responsible for determining, initiating and implementing corrective action upon detecting assignable causes, etc.)

1.4 SPC Training:

Identify by job title or position the primary individual responsible for overseeing that SPC training is accomplished. Describe the qualification program required and in use for all personnel utilizing SPC techniques, including the qualification of trainers. Identify who is to be trained and the type, extent and length of such training (i.e., on-the-job, classroom, etc.). Identify when refresher training is required and how personnel using SPC techniques are monitored.

1.5 Manufacturing Controls:

Identify the criteria for performing SPC gage capability studies and describe how and when these studies are applied. Repeatability and accuracy of gages should be addressed.

1.6 Determination of SPC Use:

Describe how the process/operation parameters are determined appropriate for SPC application and explain what actions are taken if SPC is not deemed appropriate for critical, special and major process/operation parameters (i.e., Pareto analysis; analysis of characteristics with tight tolerances, etc.)

1.7 Process Stability and Capability:

a. Identify the criteria for performing process capability studies and describe how and when these studies are applied. Describe how the process capability index is calculated and include the frequency of these calculations. Describe what actions are taken as a result of each process capability study. Describe the contractors methodologies when process capability is for variable and attribute data. To determine a capable process, the process/operation parameters shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Variable Data. Process capability (Cp) shall be determined. Process performance index shall be greater than or equal to 1.33

(Cpk). For critical parameters/characteristics, the process performance index shall be greater than or equal to 2.0 (Cpk).

(2) Attribute Data: Process capability/performance shall be the percent beyond the upper/lower specification limit less than or equal to .003 percent (Cpk=1.33).

b. Describe what actions will be taken if process/operation is sub-marginal or marginal. (Cpk less than 1.33 or 2.0 for criticals) or grand average fraction defective is greater than .003 percent).

c. Include analysis of statistical distributions and define all formulas and symbology utilized.

1.8 Control Chart Policy:

a. Type of charts to be used (i.e., x bar/R x bar/S, etc.) and rationale for use; the criteria for selection of sample size, frequency of sampling and rational subgroups.

b. Procedures for establishing and updating control limits, including frequency of adjustments.

c. Criteria for determining out-of-control conditions (i.e., trends, points beyond control limits, etc.) and the corrective action taken; to include failure analysis when the process is unstable or when nonconforming product has resulted from unstable processes.

Illustrate out-of-control tests.

d. Describe the method of recording pertinent facts on control charts such as changes in raw materiel, machines, manufacturing methods and environment, and corrective actions taken and describe how control charts are traceable to the product.

1.9 Vendor/Subcontractor Purchase Controls:

Identify whether suppliers are required to utilize SPC and describe the extent the vendors policies and procedures are consistent with in-house procedures of the prime contractor. Describe the following: methods utilized to determine that suppliers have adequate controls to assure defective product is not produced and delivered; the system utilized to audit suppliers, what will be audited and how often; what action will be taken when out-of-control conditions exist at subcontractor/vendor facilities.

1.10 SPC Audit System:

At a minimum, the contractors SPC Audit System shall consist of auditing compliance with the planned arrangements specified in the general and detailed SPC plans followed by a review and analysis of the outcome to include implementation of necessary corrective action.

1.11 SPC Records:

Identify various records to be used in support of SPC and describe their use. Identify retention periods.

2.0 Detailed Plan:

This section shall detail specific manufacturing process/operation parameters under control.

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2.1 Control of Process/Operation Parameters or Characteristics:

a. Identify the following for each process/operation by name or characteristic under control:

(1) Identify process/operation by name or characteristic and provide rationale for selection; justification for non-selection if the parameter or characteristic is identified as critical, special and/or major.

(2) Describe how the characteristic is produced; the chain of events, type and number of machines involved, location of manufacturing facility, tolerances maintained, etc.

(3) Production and inspection machinery used. Include the production rate, number of shifts and length of shifts plus whether inspection is fully or semi-automatic or manual. If manual, identify the type of gages in use.

(4) Identify the type of charts to be maintained and whether the process/operation is performed in-house or subcontracted out;

identify facility/vendor where process/operation parameters are targeted for SPC.

2.2 Reduction or Elimination of Inspection/Test: The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) will accept submissions of requests for reduction or elimination of final acceptance inspection/testing when the SPC contract requirements are met. Each request shall contain and/or address the following: control charts documenting twenty (20) consecutive production shifts or more for the same process/operation parameter under control; type of control chart utilized; control chart limits and process average or grand average fraction defective (as applicable); definition of out-of-control condition and corrective actions taken during out-of-control conditions; specification and part number.

E0003 - REWORK AND REPAIR OF NONCONFORMING MATERIAL___________________________________________________

(a) Rework and Repair are defined as follows:

(1) Rework - The reprocessing of nonconforming material to make it conform completely to the drawings, specifications or contract requirements.

(2) Repair - The reprocessing of nonconforming material in accordance with approved written procedures and operations to reduce, but not completely eliminate, the nonconformance. The purpose of repair is to bring nonconforming material into a usable condition. Repair is distinguished from rework in that the item after repair still does not completely conform to all of the applicable drawings, specifications or contract requirements.

(b) Rework procedures along with the associated inspection procedures shall be documented by the Contractor and submitted to the

Government Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) for review prior to implementation. Rework procedures are subject to the QARs disapproval.

(c) Repair procedures shall be documented by the Contractor and submitted on a Request for Deviation/Waiver, DD Form 1694, to the

Contracting Officer for review and written approval prior to implementation.

(d) Whenever the Contractor submits a repair or rework procedure for Government review, the submission shall also include a description of the cause for the nonconformances and a description of the action taken or to be taken to prevent recurrence.

(e) The rework or repair procedure shall also contain a provision for reinspection which will take precedence over the Technical Data

Package requirements and shall, in addition, provide the Government assurance that the reworked or repaired items have met reprocessing requirements.

(f) Rework and repair is a supply chain flow-down requirement that applies to contractors and their suppliers, vendors or subcontractors.

E0004 - DESTRUCTIVE TESTING___________________________

(a) All costs for destructive testing by the Contractor and items destroyed by the Government are considered as being included in the contract unit price.

(b) Where destructive testing of items or components thereof is required by contract or specification, the number of items or components required to be destructively tested, whether destructively tested or not, shall be in addition to the quantity to the delivered to the

Government as set forth in the Contract Schedule.

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(c) All pieces of the complete First Article shall be considered as destructively tested items unless specifically exempted by other provisions of this contract.

(d) The Contractor shall not reuse any components from items used in a destructive test during First Article, lot acceptance inprocess testing, unless specifically authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(e) The Government reserves the right to take title to all or any items or components described above. The Government may take title to all or any items or components upon notice to the Contractor. The items or components of items to which the Government takes title shall be shipped in accordance with the Contracting Officers instructions. Those items and components to which the Government does not obtain title shall be rendered inoperable and disposed of as scrap by the Contractor.

E0005 - MEASUREMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION_____________________________________

(a) Definitions. This paragraph defines specific terms utilized throughout the rest of this section and in the accompanying Contract

Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Data Item Description (DID). This aids in clarifying the MSE requirements to Government and contractor personnel.

(1) Acceptance Inspection Equipment (AIE). All equipment (includes AAIE defined below), special and standard, including dimensional gages, measuring equipment, test fixtures, electronic and physical test equipment, and other test equipment used for examination and test of a product to determine conformance to the Technical Data Package (TDP) which may include drawings and specifications (e.g., Detail, Performance, Weapon specifications, and QAPs).

(2) Automated Acceptance Inspection Equipment (AAIE). AIE in which the inspection and acceptance determination of the product is performed, in whole or in part, in an automatic manner.

(3) Contractor Inspection Equipment. Government-approved equipment utilized by the contractor to perform examination and tests to assure conformance to contract requirements.

(4) Commercial Inspection Equipment. Industry-developed inspection equipment of universal application, without limitations to a specific part or item, which is advertised or cataloged as available to the trade or to the public on an unrestricted basis at an established price. Examples follow:

(i) Standard Test Equipment. Multiusage equipment that is specific to a function rather than to an item. It includes such items as hardness testers, tensile strength testers, meters, weighing devices, standard gear testers, ohmmeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes.

(ii) Standard Measuring Equipment (SME). Multipurpose equipment and standards used for performing measurements. It includes such items as micrometers, rulers, tapes, height gages, and protractors, etc. Standards include visual inspection equipment such as scratch and dig standards, surface finish comparator, color standards (FED-STD-595), etc.

(5) Nondestructive Testing. The development and application of technical methods to examine materials or components in ways that do not impair future usefulness and serviceability in order to detect, locate, measure and evaluate flaws; to assess integrity, properties and composition; and to measure geometrical characteristics. NDT includes Radiography/Radioscopic, Ultrasonic, Eddy Current, Magnetic

Particle, and Liquid Penetrant.

(6) Measurement System Analysis (MSA). Per ASTM E2782 (Standard Guide for MSA), paragraph 3.1.7, MSA is any of a number of specialized methods useful for studying a measurement system and its properties.

(b) Scope. This section establishes requirements for design, supply, performance, and maintenance of AIE used for product inspection and acceptance. In addition, this section establishes requirements for the preparation, submission, and approval of AIE documentation.

(c) AIE. The contractor shall provide all AIE necessary to ensure conformance of components and end-items to contract requirements.

AIE shall include inspection, measuring, and test equipment whether Government furnished or contractor furnished (including commercially acquired) along with the necessary specifications and procedures for their use (see ISO 10012, paragraph 6.2.1). The AIE shall not create or conceal defects on the product being inspected. All AIE documentation shall contain sufficient information to permit evaluation of the AIEs ability to test, verify, and/or measure the applicable characteristics or parameters (see applicable DID referenced in DD Form 1423).

(d) AIE Designs & Government Furnished Gages. AIE designs are of two types Government designs (see (d)(1)) and contractor designs (see

(d)(2)). When applicable, Government designs or Government furnished gages are designated in the TDP/contract; responsibility for all other AIE is assigned to the contractor. The designs, associated inspection procedures, and theory of operation shall have the level of detail to demonstrate capability of the proposed AIE to perform the required inspection.

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(1) Government AIE Designs. Government AIE designs may consist of detailed drawings necessary for the fabrication and use of the

AIE. Unless otherwise specified, the contractor may submit alternate or modified contractor designs of Government AIE designs.

(2) Contractor AIE Designs. Contractor AIE design drawings shall meet the requirements of ASME Y14.100, ASME Y14.5 and ASME Y14.43 and may include commercial inspection equipment. [Commercial inspection equipment is defined as shown in paragraph (a)(4) above. It shall be fully described by catalog listings or other means which provide sufficient information to permit identification and evaluation by the Government and may include illustrations and engineering data.] Designs shall be submitted for any special fixture(s) to be used. Unless otherwise specified, Gage Tolerancing Policy shall be in accordance with ASME Y14.43, Absolute Tolerancing (Pessimistic

Tolerancing).

(3) Visual Inspection. Visual inspection standards used for the acceptance/rejection of product shall be submitted for approval.

(e) AIE Package Submittals. The contractor shall prepare the AIE package submittal in accordance with the DID referenced in the applicable Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL DD Form 1423). In addition, the contractor shall adhere to the following requirements:

(1) Designs for Approval. Contractor designs and/or the submission for the use of Government designs shall be approved by the

Government. Partial submission of AIE designs is permissible in order to expedite the approval process; however, the response date for design review will be based on the date of the final complete submission of designs.

(2) Correspondence in English. The contractor shall ensure all AIE correspondence and documentation are submitted in English.

(3) Units of Measurement. The units of measurement within the AIE package submittal shall be consistent with the requirements of the Technical Data Package (TDP).

(4) AIE Flow Down. The contractor shall flow down AIE requirements to sub-contractors at any tier who are performing acceptance inspections.

(f) Characteristics for Inspection. AIE documentation for Critical, Special, and Major characteristic inspections shall be submitted to the Government for approval in accordance with (IAW) the CDRL (see DD Form 1423). AIE for Minor characteristic inspections shall be submitted to the Government for approval IAW CDRL (see DD Form 1423) and as required below:

(1) [x ] Listed Minor (characteristics displayed on specifications and/or drawings

(2) [ ] Government selected list (as attached or as provided herein):

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(3) [ ] Not submitted

(g) Automated Acceptance Inspection Equipment. The AAIE shall accept only conforming material. All characteristics requiring AAIE per the TDP shall utilize inspection equipment with a minimum demonstrated reliability of 99.8% at a 90% confidence level to detect non-conforming material unless otherwise specified below.

(1) Reliability of ___% at a ____% Confidence Level for Critical/Special Characteristics

(2) Reliability of _99.8____% at a __90___% Confidence Level for Major Characteristics

(3) For inspection of major and minor characteristics where contractor utilizes AAIE when it is not required by the TDP, the AAIE package shall be submitted to the Government for approval. If the Minor characteristic is not listed in paragraph (f)(2) or not required for submittal in paragraph (f)(3), then the AAIE requirements (e.g., verification, calibration, prove-out, etc.) of the inspection shall still be performed.

(4) All AAIE packages submitted to the Government for approval shall be in accordance with MIL-A-70625 (Automated Acceptance

Inspection Equipment Design, Testing and Approval of). Furthermore, the contractor shall be responsible for producing the acceptance and rejection verification standards/masters representative of the characteristics the AAIE is designed to inspect. The verification standards and frequency of use require Government approval prior to use. When verification standards are used for the VL-VII sampling plan per MIL-STD-1916 paragraph 4.4, verification standards and frequency of use shall require Government approval prior to use.

(5) If the AAIE accepts a critical characteristic reject standard the contractor shall notify the Government and act in accordance with paragraph (f) of Critical Characteristic Control. In addition, if the AAIE accepts a major and/or minor characteristic reject standard the contractor shall act in accordance with paragraph 8.3 of ISO 10012 or paragraph 5.2.3 of ANSI/NCSL Z540.3.

(6) All AAIE shall be required to pass a Government-approved Acceptance (Prove-Out) Test. The contractor shall conduct this test

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per the approved test plan and shall submit a test analysis report for approval. See applicable DD Form 1423. This test shall be performed at the contractors facilities whose manufacturing system has had the AAIE fully integrated and calibrated as per paragraph (j) of this section. The contractor shall allow Government personnel access to this facility and unobstructed monitoring of this test.

(7) The contractor shall notify the Government prior to a modification and/or relocation of the Government-approved AAIE. The modified AAIE designs shall be submitted for approval. The modified and/or relocated AAIE shall require submission of the acceptance test plan (prove-out) and results for review and approval prior to use. The modified and/or relocated AAIE shall be in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1) (g)(6).

(h) Measurement System Analysis (MSA). The contractor is responsible to ensure all AIE is, at a minimum, stable, repeatable, and reproducible for all characteristics. Refer to ASTM E2782 and/or AIAG MSA for guidance. The contractor shall provide objective evidence, including the MSA assessment plan, associated data, and analysis, which demonstrates the AIE is, at a minimum, stable, repeatable, and reproducible for the following characteristics (MSA CDRL):

N/A

Approval of submitted MSA(s) must be granted before the corresponding AIE can be used or continue to be used for acceptance of product.

If at any time following approval of the AIE and MSA the AIE is disapproved, then the MSA shall be disapproved. After the resubmitted

AIE is approved, the MSA shall be conducted on the approved AIE and resubmitted for approval.

(i) Robust AIE System. The contractor shall ensure the AIE and its use is not negatively affected by any manufacturing/inspection environmental stimuli including, but not limited to production rate, noise, temperature, humidity, and vibration.

(j) AIE Calibration and Verification. The calibration system shall be in accordance with ISO 10012 or ANSI/NCSL Z540.3. All AIE shall be subjected to scheduled calibration intervals to ensure that the equipment will accept only conforming product and reject all non-conforming product for the duration of the approved calibration period. AIE shall be subjected to periodic verification to ensure that the equipment will continue to accept and reject product with the same consistency as it did at the time of its previous calibration.

(k) Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).\~ Contractor shall submit detailed plans for qualifying and certifying NDT personnel and plans for qualification and ongoing use of NDT methods used for inspecting product. If re-qualification of NDT personnel and/or NDT methods is required, then the applicable plans shall be submitted.

(1) Personnel performing NDT examinations shall be qualified and certified in accordance with the standard practices prescribed by

NAS 410 (NAS Certification & Qualification of NDT Personnel), ANSI/ASNT-CP-189 (ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of NDT

Personnel), or SNT-TC-1A (Recommended Practice for Personnel Qualification and Certification in NDT), and additional procedures that may be identified by the Government.\~ Acceptance of product using NDT shall be performed by personnel at a level of qualification consistent with that defined in the applicable standard.

(2) The NDT method(s) shall be applied in accordance with ASTM E 543 (Standard Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive

Testing) and the current nationally recognized standard practices appropriate to the NDT method(s) employed, such as ASTM E-1742

(Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination) and SAE-AMS-STD-2154 (Inspection, Ultrasonic, Wrought Metals, Process For). Each application technique shall identify the standard(s) utilized. Non-destructive testing includes, but is not limited to, the following types of testing: Radiography/Radioscopic, Ultrasonic, Eddy Current, Magnetic Particle, and Liquid Penetrant.

(l) Contractor Alternate Inspection Method(s), Modifications and/or Relocation of AIE (Non-Automated) After Government Approval. If the contractor proposes an alternate inspection method and/or modifies the AIE design(s) affecting hardware, software, or procedures after

Government approval the intended change(s) shall be submitted to and approved by the Government prior to implementation. If an AIE is relocated and the relocation risks the integrity of the inspection system, notify the Government to determine information needed to assess impact to AIE. See DD Form 1423.

(m) Responsibility for AIE Package Submittal. The contractor shall submit the AIE design documentation package within contractual timeframes per CDRL (See DD Form 1423). The Government will provide approval or disapproval within the timeframe specified in the CDRL.

Disapproval of the AIE package will require re-submittal and subsequent Government review in accordance with the CDRL requirements. The

AIE package and any required prove-outs must be approved prior to First Article (FA) (if required) or production start-up if FA is not required.

(n) Governments Right to Disapprove AIE. The Government reserves the right to revoke approval of any AIE that is not satisfying the required acceptance criteria at any time during the performance of this contract. See DD Form 1423.

(o) Navy Furnished Gages. When gages are listed in paragraph (o)(9) below, the Navy Special Interface Gage (NSIG) Requirement paragraphs (o)(1) (o)(8) shall be satisfied.

(1) The NSIG(s) are provided for verification of selected interface dimensions and do not constitute sole acceptance criteria of production items or relieve the contractor of meeting all drawing/specification requirements under the contract.

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(2) The contractor is responsible for contacting the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division at least 45 days prior to

FAT (if required) or production, for the delivery of NSIG(s).

(3) NSIG(s) will be forwarded to the contractor for joint use by the Government and the contractor. Government furnished NSIG(s) shall not be used by the contractor(s) or subcontractor(s) as in-process or working gage(s).

(4) For production items that fail to be accepted by the applicable NSIG(s), an alternate inspection method may be submitted for approval.

(5) The contractor may substitute contractor designed and built AIE for the NSIG(s) noted in paragraph (o)(9) below. However, the designs require Government (Navy) approval and the contractor AIE hardware requires Government (Navy) certification. AIE designs shall be submitted in accordance with CDRL (see DD Form 1423).

(6) The Government (Navy) shall not be responsible for discrepancies or delays in production items resulting through misuse, damage or excessive wear to the NSIG(s).

(7) Calibration and repair of the NSIG(s) shall only be performed as authorized by the NSWC Corona Division. Repair is at no cost to the contractor unless repair is required due to damage to the gages resulting from contractor fault or negligence. Damaged, worn, or otherwise unserviceable NSIG(s) shall be brought to the immediate attention of the CAO and NSWC Corona Division. The contractor shall not make any adjustments, alterations or add permanent markings to NSIG(s) hardware unless specified by the NSIG operating instructions or authorized by the NSWC Corona Division.

(8) Within 45 calendar days after final acceptance of all production items, the NSIG(s) shall be shipped to NSWC Corona Division, ATTN: Receiving Officer, Bldg 575, Gage Laboratory, 1999 Fourth St., Norco, CA 92860-1915. The following shipping and marking specifications are applicable:

(i) Shipping, MIL-STD-2073-1, DOD Standard Practice for Military Packaging

(ii) Marking, MIL-STD-129, Marking for Shipment and Storage.

(9) The following NSIG(s) shall be provided and are mandatory for use except as noted by paragraph (o)(5) above.

Drawing: 1371AS101

Rev: M

Characteristic: (M101) Position

NSIG No.: 1322AS158

Qty: 1

Dimensions: 10X10X4

Weight: 4LB

Value: $4000

E0006 - FIRST ARTICLE TEST (CONTRACTOR TESTING)_______________________________________________

(a) The first article shall consist of: Drawing 398800 Rev AY, 100 cartridges plus 3 sets of all components which shall be examined and tested in accordance with contract requirements, the item specifications, Quality Assurance Provisions (QAPS) and all drawings listed in the Technical Data Package.

(b) The first article shall be representative of items to be manufactured using the same processes and procedures and at the same facility as contract production. All parts and materials, including packaging and packing, shall be obtained from the same source of supply as will be used during regular production. All components, subassemblies, and assemblies in the first article sample shall have been produced by the Contractor (including subcontractors) using the technical data package provided by the Government.

(c) The first article shall be inspected and tested by the contractor for all requirements of the drawing(s), the QAP(s), and specification(s) referenced thereon, except for:

(1) Inspections and tests contained in material specifications provided that the required inspection and tests have been performed previously and certificates of conformance are submitted with the First Article Test Report.

(2) Inspections and tests for Military Standard (MS) components and parts provided that inspection and tests have been performed previously and certifications for the components and parts are submitted with the First Article Test Report.

(3) Corrosion resistance tests over 10 days in length provided that a test specimen or sample representing the same process has successfully passed the same test within 30 days prior to processing the first article, and results of the tests are submitted with the

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First Article Test Report.

(4) Life cycle tests over 10 days in length provided that the same or similar items manufactured using the same processes have successfully passed the same test within 1 year prior to processing the first article and results of the tests are submitted with the

First Article Test Report.

(5) Onetime qualification tests, which are defined as a onetime on the drawing(s), provided that the same or similar item manufactured using the same processes has successfully passed the tests, and results of the test are on file at the contractors facility and certifications are submitted with the First Article Test Report.

(d) Those inspections which are of a destructive nature shall be…