Contractor shall mark the report First Article Test Report and cite the contract number and lot/item number. Review documentation as provided under **** requirements. Within 45 calendar days after government inspects the first article, the contracting officer shall notify the contractor in writing of the approval, conditional approval, or disapproval. If the first article is disapproved, the contractor shall repeat any or all first article tests upon government request. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the contractor. If the contractor fails to present any first article on time, or the contracting officer disapproves any first article, the contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the default clause of this contract. The contractor shall produce both the first article and the production quantity at the same facility. Test report shall be in accordance with MILSTD-831. Representatives of the buying office and the cognizant field activity shall be notified at least 14 days prior to presentation for final inspection.
The delivery schedule for production items shall be reduced by the number of days designated for delivery of the first article test unit plus the number of calendar days indicated for government notification of conditional approval or approval.
The contractor shall use Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for electronic submission of vendor payment requests and receiving reports. Payment requests may be submitted via web entry, electronic data interchange, or file transfer protocol.
The contractor warrants that for one year from the date of delivery, any part furnished or work done will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform with the specifications and all other requirements of the order.
Offerors requesting waiver of first article approval requirements shall submit evidence that the last production unit was delivered within three years of the solicitation issue date and the production location is the same as used for the previous production run.
If the contractor fails to present any first article on time, or the contracting officer disapproves any first article, the contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the default clause of this contract.
Representatives of the buying office and the cognizant field activity shall be notified by the successful contractor at least 14 days prior to presentation to the DCMC QAR of the items for final inspection so that they may have the option of witnessing the final inspection.
The making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under title 18, United States Code, section ****.