Valve, Regulating Oxygen System

Added: Feb 13, 2014 2:34 pm

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The purpose of this sysnopsis is to identify qualified vendors capable of manufacturing items in accordance with the requirements listed below.  Please review the below NSN and provide us with any additional sources that are able to manufacture this item.  Please provide the company name, city and state, OR country, if applicable and POCs with telephone, fax, and/or e-mail information.  All of this information can be submitted to Patricia Hodge at patricia.hodge@dla.mil.  Phone:  614-692-7710.  We thank you in advance for your assistance.
 
NSN                       Item Description                CAGE            P/N

4820-01-365-5583 Valve, Regulating, Oxygen   30941        361E840-1
                            Sensor

VALVE, REGULATING, OXYGEN SYSTEM.

52.246-11 Higher Level Contract Quality Requirement (Manufacturers)

FAR CLAUSE 52.246-11 APPLIES.  A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF ISO 9001:2008; A PROGRAM COMPARABLE TO ISO 9001:2008
(EXAMPLE SAE AS 9100), THE FOLLOWING TAILORED VERSION OF ISO 9001:2008;
OR A PROGRAM COMPARABLE TO THE TAILORED VERSION OF ISO 9001:2008
(EXAMPLE SAE AS 9003) IS REQUIRED.   IN THE TAILORED VERSION OF THE ISO
9001:2008, ANY REFERENCES WHICH CITE THE ENTIRE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ARE INTERPRETED AS EXCLUSIONS TO THIS DOCUMENT.
DLA TAILORED HIGHER LEVEL QUALITY CLAUSE FROM ISO 9001:2008

4.1 General requirements, [excluding reference to 1.2 and excluding NOTE
3 c)]
4.2.1 General, [excluding subparagraph a)]
4.2.2 Quality manual, [excluding subparagraph a)]
4.2.3 Control of documents
4.2.4 Control of records
5.1 Management commitment
5.3 Quality policy
6.2.2 Competence, training and awareness
6.4 Work environment
7.1 Planning of product realization, [excluding NOTE 2]
7.2.1 Determination of requirements related to the product
7.2.2 Review of requirements related to the product
7.2.3 Customer communication
7.3.7 Control of design and development changes
7.4.1 Purchasing process
7.4.3 Verification of purchased product
7.5.1 Control of production and service provision
7.5.3 Identification and traceability
7.5.4 Customer property
7.5.5 Preservation of product
7.6 Control of monitoring and measuring equipment
8.1 General, [excluding subparagraph b) and subparagraph c)]
8.2.2 Internal audit
8.2.4 Monitoring and measurement of product
8.3 Control of nonconforming product
8.5.2 Corrective action
8.5.3 Preventive action

VALVE SHALL BE CLEANED FOR OXYGEN SERVICE

CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE (COC) IS NOT AUTHORIZED

LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.

DLAD CLAUSE 52.246-9004,PRODUCT VERIFICATION
TESTING,IS HEREBY INCORPORATED,AND MAY BE
INVOKED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROCUREMENT
ACTIVITY.

THIS SHELF LIFE ITEM IS NON-EXTENDABLE, CODE Y,
WITH A TOTAL SHELF LIFE OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
MONTHS. MATERIAL FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT/
ORDER SHALL HAVE AT LEAST 85% (153 MONTHS) OF
THE SHELF LIFE REMAINING AT TIME OF DELIVERY.

ADEQUATE DATA FOR THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATE
OFFERS IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE PROCUREMENT
AGENCY.THE OFFEROR MUST PROVIDE A COMPLETE
DATA PACKAGE INCLUDING DATA FOR THE APPROVED
AND ALTERNATE PART FOR EVALUATION.

NOTE: THIS IS A RESTRICTED SOURCE ITEM AND
REQUIRES ENGINEERING SOURCE APPROVAL BY THE
GOVERNMENT DESIGN CONTROL ACTIVITY.

THIS IS A NAVY IDENTIFIED CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM
(CSI).

ALL REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS OR DEVIATIONS MUST BE
FORWARDED TO THE DSC CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR
REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
.
ALL ITEMS OF SUPPLY SHALL BE MARKED IAW
MIL-STD-129.  IN ADDITION, EACH UNIT PACK WILL
BE MARKED WITH LOT AND SERIAL NUMBER (IF AVAILABLE),
CONTRACTOR'S CAGE CODE, ACTUAL MANUFACTURER'S
CAGE CODE AND PART NUMBER.
EACH UNIT PACKAGE WILL BE MARKED WITH THE NSN,
CONTRACT NUMBER, LOT NUMBER, CONTRACTOR CAGE
CODE, MANUFACTURER CAGE CODE, AND PART NUMBER.
Marking code ( 32) shall be applied also.

SPECIAL PACKAGING INSTRUCTION (SPI) J300214933
.                                              .
----------   OXYGEN SERVICE ITEMS   ----------
.                                              .
---- THIS INSTRUCTION DOES NOT APPLY TO
ELECTROLYTIC OXYGEN GENERATORS OR PARTS ----
.                                              .
1.  ITEMS SHALL BE CLEANED, PRESERVED AND
PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-2073-1 AND
THE REQUIREMENTS HEREIN.
.                                              .
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CLEANED AND TESTED FOR OXYGEN
SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE PORTIONS
OF SECTION 4.2 OF MIL-STD-1330;  ALLOWABLE
CONTAMINATION LEVELS ARE AS SPECIFIED IN
PARAGRAPH 4.2.3.
.                                              .
2.  CLEAN ROOMS AND CLEAN PACKAGING MATERIALS
SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED IN FED-STD-209 AND
MIL-HDBK-407.  ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CLEANED,
PRESERVED AND PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS, THE PACKAGING CODE IN THE
ORDER, AND THE REQUIREMENTS WHICH FOLLOW.
.                                              .
A.  CLEANLINESS OF PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
MATERIALS, WRAPS, SEALING CAPS, PLUGS, TAPES,
AND BARRIER BAGS SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE
CLEANLINESS REQUIREMENTS OF THE ITEM BEING
PACKAGED.  THE CLEANLINESS LEVEL OF THE
PACKAGING MATERIAL MUST BE MAINTAINED FROM THE
POINT OF CLEANING UNTIL BAG CLOSURE IS EFFECTED.
.                                              .
B.  PACKAGING OF THE ITEM
.                                              .
(1) INTIMATE WRAPS & CUSHIONING - TRANSPARENCY
OF THE PACKAGE IS DESIRABLE, BUT THE INTEGRITY
OF THE INNER, CLEAN BARRIER BAG IS MORE
IMPORTANT.  USE UNMARKED, UNTINTED MATERIAL
(SAME AS SPECIFIED FOR THE INNER BAG) AS
MULTIPLE WRAPS AND PADS TO BLUNT ANY SHARP
CORNERS, EDGES, AND PROTRUSIONS.  WRAPS/PADS
SHOULD BE SECURED WITH CLEANABLE, NONSHEDDING,
NONADHESIVE (TEFLON) TAPE USED AS RIBBONS OR
TIES.  TAPE CONFORMING TO ASTM D5486 MAY BE
USED, BUT THE TAPE SHALL NOT CONTACT THE SURFACE
OF THE ITEM.
.                                              .
(2) CAPS/PLUGS - ALL PROTECTIVE CAPS SHALL BE
FABRICATED FROM NONCORRODIBLE METAL SUCH AS
ALUMINUM OR CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL.  IF METAL
CAPS ARE NOT PRACTICAL (NON-STANDARD OPENING
SIZE), COVERINGS MAY BE MADE OF MATERIAL
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2.B(3) AND SECURED BY
TAPE AS SPECIFIED IN 2.B(1).  PLUGS SHALL BE
MECHANICALLY EXPANDABLE, INSERT TYPE, FABRICATED
FROM NONSHEDDABLE RUBBER.  COMPONENTS WHICH HAVE
BEEN CLEANED AND TESTED SHALL BE THOROUGHLY
DRIED PRIOR TO PLUGGING OR CAPPING.
.                                              .
(3) INNER BARRIER BAG SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM
UNMARKED, UNTINTED, (COLORLESS) BARRIER MATERIAL
CONFORMING TO A-A-3174, TYPE I OR II, GRADE A
CLASS 1, UNTREATED (MINIMUM THICKNESS OF FOUR
(4) MILS).  A THICKNESS OF SIX (6) MILS SHALL BE
USED FOR ITEMS WHICH HAVE SHARP EDGES OR ARE
OVER FIVE (5) POUNDS NET WEIGHT.  BAGS SHALL BE
HEAT SEALED AND MUST PASS ALL HEAT-SEAL TESTS OF
MIL-STD-2073-1.
.                                              .
PINK, BLUE, GREEN, OR OTHER COLORS OF BAGGING
MATERIAL ARE UNACCEPTABLE.  ONCE THE INNER BAG
HAS BEEN OPENED, IT MAY NOT BE REUSED AND THE
ITEM MUST BE RECLEANED IF NOT USED IMMEDIATELY.
ALL PLASTICS MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF BY
AN APPROVED METHOD.
.                                              .
(4) OUTER BAG SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM MARKED,
UNTINTED (COLORLESS) BARRIER MATERIAL CONFORMING
TO MIL-PRF-22191, TYPE I, (MINIMUM THICKNESS OF
FOUR (4) MILS);  SIX (6) MILS PREFERRED).
.                                              .
C.  LABELING - EACH OUTER BARRIER BAG SHALL HAVE
A WARNING LABEL, FABRICATED FROM GREEN PAPER
WHICH SHALL BE OF A SIMILAR SHADE TO FED-STD-595
COLOR 14187.  LETTERING SHALL BE EASILY READ AND
THE COLOR BLACK IS PREFERRED.  THE LABEL SHALL
BE PLACED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OUTER BAG.  NO
LABELS ARE PERMITTED ON THE INNER BARRIER BAG.
.                                              .
----------   THE LABEL SHALL READ:   ----------
.                                              .
"WARNING - THIS PART HAS BEEN CERTIFIED OXYGEN
CLEANED FOR OXYGEN SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
MIL-STD-1330 DO NOT OPEN UNTIL READY FOR USE"
.                                              .
3.  UNIT/INTERMEDIATE CONTAINER - USE OF "SOFT"
UNIT CONTAINER (I.E., A BARRIER BAG) REQUIRES
A "HARD" INTERMEDIATE CONTAINER (I.E.,
FIBERBOARD BOX).  ALL DOUBLEBAGGED ITEMS SHALL
BE PLACED WITHIN A "HARD" UNIT OR INTERMEDIATE
CONTAINER.  WHEN THE UNIT CONTAINER IS A BOX,
SUFFICIENT CUSHIONING MUST BE USED INSIDE THE
BOX TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE BAGGED ITEM TO
PROTECT THE ITEM AND THE BARRIER BAG.  WHEN THE
UNIT CONTAINER IS THE BAG, NONDUSTING CUSHIONING
OF SUFFICIENT THICKNESS TO PROTECT THE BAGS
SHALL BE PLACED BETWEEN THE BAG OR BAGS AND THE
INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE CARTON OR BOX.  THE USE
OF LOOSE-FILL POLYSTYRENE (PEANUTS OR OTHER
SHAPES) EXCELSIOR, NEWSPAPER OR SHREDDED PAPER
(ALL TYPES, INCLUDING WAX PAPER) AS CUSHIONING
OR FILLER IS PROHIBITED.
.                                              .
MARKING - EACH UNIT, INTERMEDIATE AND SHIPPING
CONTAINER SHALL BE MARKED PER MIL-STD-129.
UNIT OR INTERMEDIATE BOXES SHALL BE STAMPED OR
MARKED:  (MINIMUM OF 1/2" IN HEIGHT)
.                                              .
----------   "SPECIAL CLEAN 02-N2"   ----------
.                                              .
WHEN BOX DOES NOT PERMIT 1/2 INCH LETTERING,
PROPORTIONATE SIZED LETTERING IS ACCEPTABLE.
.                                              .
5.  PACKING FOR SHIPMENT SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
MIL-STD-2073-1.  LEVEL A FOR OVERSEAS SHIPMENTS,
LEVEL B FOR DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED.  APPLICABLE SHIPPING CONTAINERS SHALL
BE SELECTED FROM APPENDIX C, TABLE C.II, OF
MIL-STD-2073-1.

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