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PRODUCTION LOT TESTING
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The contract requires the supply of 505 units of a piston ring part number 1534AS111 with NSN 0001S00000061, designated as a Navy Critical Safety Item, under solicitation SPE7L5-26-T-4466 issued by the Defense Logistics Agency under the Department of Defense. The acquisition is a Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 333618, with delivery scheduled for FOB Destination at San Diego, California, and a delivery deadline of 142 days after contract award. The contractor must comply with stringent quality and regulatory standards, including SAE AS9100 for manufacturers or AS9120 for dealers and distributors, and must maintain active representations in the System for Award Management (SAM), including small business status and compliance with Equal Opportunity, Trafficking in Persons, and Employment Eligibility Verification requirements. The contract incorporates mandatory clauses related to cybersecurity, including NIST SP 800-171 DOD Assessment Requirements, and prohibits the use of hexavalent chromium, toxic materials, and communist Chinese military company products, while enforcing the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act with a $150,000 threshold for domestic content. Electronic invoicing and receiving reports must be submitted via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), and all items must be marked per MIL-STD-129 with specific lot, contract, CAGE, and part number data, packaged according to RP001 DLA standards using CLNG/DRY codes and specific wrap and cushioning materials. First Article Testing is mandatory, requiring the contractor to deliver three units of the part to PTC Mechanical East in Columbus, Ohio, within 180 calendar days of contract award for government inspection and approval under FAR 52.209-4 and Alternate I. The government has 88 days after receipt to notify the contractor of approval, conditional approval, or disapproval. Approved First Article units must be retained by the contractor as a manufacturing standard for the duration of production and disposed of per DFARS 252.245-7004(d). Following First Article Approval, Production Lot Testing (PLT) is required, with the contractor notifying the Quality Assurance Representative 14 days in advance of presenting the full production lot for sample selection. The QAR will randomly select nine samples for destructive and nondestructive testing, including
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3581 CUMMINGS ROAD BLDG 3581, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92136-3581, USASet-Aside
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FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL – GOVERNMENT TESTING REQUIRED (FAR 52.209-4 AND
ALT I)
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER 3 UNIT(S) OF
LOT/ITEM 2805 / 11302593
WITHIN 180 CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF
THIS CONTRACT TO THE GOVERNMENT AT THE LOCATION SPECIFIED BELOW FOR
FIRST ARTICLE TESTS.
SL0702
PTC MECHANICAL EAST
DSCC-TM
ATTN: DON DURBIN
BLDG 9, SECTION 2
3990 E. BROAD STREET
COLUMBUS
OH
43218-3990
WITHIN 88 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE GOVERNMENT
RECEIVES THE FIRST ARTICLE, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER SHALL NOTIFY THE
CONTRACTOR, IN WRITING, OF THE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, APPROVAL, OR
DISAPPROVAL OF THE FIRST ARTICLE.
DISPOSITION OF FIRST ARTICLES:
Procurement Note E01: Supplemental First Article Exhibit Disposition Contractor Maintained (MAY 2020)
The first article units will be maintained or returned to the contractor to be used as a manufacturing standard. The contractor shall hold the approved first article units at the production facility until all production quantities have been produced and accepted. In the case of indefinite delivery contracts, the contractor shall hold the first article units until final production run has been approved and accepted on the first delivery order. The unit shall be considered a production guide or manufacturing standard if defects are reported on delivered material or problems are encountered during production. When disposing the units, the contractor shall follow DFARS 252.245-7004(d).
Procurement Note E04: Production Lot Testing – Government (MAY 2020)
SPE7L5-26-T-4466
SECTION A
(1) The purpose of production lot testing (PLT) is to validate quality conformance of products. PLT is to be completed on the production lot(s) after First Article approval, when a first article is required. The contractor shall price the PLT CLIN to cover the cost of the approved samples that are consumed, destroyed or otherwise rendered unusable during testing.
(2) The contractor shall provide written notice to the contracting officer and the QAR at least fourteen (14) calendar days (or as otherwise specified in the contract) prior to the date when the contractor will present the production lot to the QAR for selection of PLT samples.
(3) The QAR will select 9 samples, at random from the production lot(s) produced. If the quantity stated in the previous sentence equals "ZZ", the contractor should use the appropriate sample size identified within the Technical Data Package or applicable Sample Plan provided by the Government. The contractor will seek approval of the sample size with the QAR.
(4) The contractor shall ship the PLT samples by traceable means to:
PTC MECHANICAL EAST SL0702 PTC MECHANICAL EAST DSCC-TM ATTN: DON DURBIN BLDG 9, SECTION 2 3990 E. BROAD STREET COLUMBUS OH 43218-3990
Shipment shall be marked “Production lot samples – do not post to stock”, contract and lot number. A copy of the DD250/IRAPT Receiving Report shall be placed on the exterior of the shipping container in accordance with MIL STD 129. Include the following interior documentation: DD Form 1222 and DD250/IRAPT receiving report signed by the QAR, copy of contract/order, copies of test reports showing actual results and tolerances specified in the technical data package, material and process certifications, process operations and inspection method sheets, copies of drawings used to manufacture the PLT sample (proper marking to assert proprietary or other rights to restrict public disclosure is the contractor’s responsibility), documents required under contract deliverables requirements list, a prepaid shipping label or document with the information required to return the PLT samples to the contractor at no cost to the Government.
(5) At time of shipment, copies of the signed DD Form 1222, DD250/IRAPT Receiving Report, transportation tracking information and information for return of the PLT samples shall be provided to the contracting officer. The Government testing time will be 24 test plus 84 NSN/Part Number: 0001S00000061 Quantity: 505 EA Purchase Request: 7017439480QTY - See Solicitation Delivery: 142 days ADO
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