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This tender is for the procurement of **** switches. The material is designated as critical due to its use in a crucial shipboard system for aircraft launch and recovery, where failure could result in serious injury, loss of life, or loss of aircraft. Special control procedures are invoked to ensure the receipt of correct material. A pre-award survey and post-award conference may be required for new manufacturers, while a post-award conference may be recommended for previous sources. Sampling rates will be in accordance with ANSI Z1. 4 for single sampling and a general inspection level of II. In addition to mandatory, critical, and major characteristics, attributes for plating, hardness, and non-destructive testing will be inspected one hundred percent. The contractor shall develop a system for identification of individual piece parts for traceability purposes, with markings not being permanent. The material covered in this contract purchase order will be used in a crucial shipboard system enabling the launch and or recovery of aircraft. The use of incorrect or defective material would create a high probability of failure resulting in a serious personnel injury, loss of life, loss of vital shipboard systems or loss of aircraft. Therefore, the material has been designated as critical material and special control procedures are invoked to ensure receipt of correct material. Articles to be furnished hereunder shall be manufactured, tested and inspected in accordance with **** 3 drawing number **** latest revision, revision NAWCAD Lakehurst drawing package. Equipment such as fixtures, jigs, dies, patterns, mylars, special tooling, test equipment, or any other manufacturing aid required for the manufacture and or testing of the subject item s will not be provided by the government or any other source and is the sole responsibility of the contractor. If MIL-STD-454 is referenced in the drawings or in the specification, the contractor is expected to show compliance with IPC-EIAJ-STD-001C. All records pertaining to ALRE CSI CAI manufacture and inspection test shall be provided to the ALRE cognizant technical authority and maintained for a period of seven years. Interim inspection requirements are specified for certain parts. ALRE CSI parts require certification. Receipt inspection and certification of the top assembly shall occur during the final inspection. The contractor shall assist in the conduct of inspections and provide adequate facilities, equipment, and personnel. A representative of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCADLKE) is available to furnish technical assistance on quality assurance (QA) matters and shall have the option of conducting QA surveillance. A minimum of fourteen (14) working days is required to arrange for surveillance visits. In-process inspections on critical component features, attributes, or manufacturing processes are necessary. A minimum of seven (7) working days is required to arrange for surveillance visits for interim inspections. Critical and major characteristics shall be inspected and actual dimensions documented 100%. Attributes for plating, hardness, and non-destructive testing shall be inspected 100%. Class 3 threads, dimensions, and geometric feature controls with a tolerance range of . 010 or less shall be inspected using an AQL of 1. 5 and general inspection level II. Minor characteristics shall be inspected using an AQL of 4. 0 and general inspection level II. First article testing is required, with the contractor responsible for providing the necessary parts and repair of the first article sample(s) during inspection. The contractor shall notify the PCO, ACO, and QAR fourteen (14) days prior to conducting the first article test. The contractor shall submit the first article test report within 15 calendar days from the date of testing. The government will notify the contractor of approval, conditional approval, or disapproval within 45 calendar days after insp
The bid notice states that he components being acquired under this solicitation have been classified as critical requiring engineering source approval by Naval Air Systems Command Only those companies who have submitted and been approved will be eligible for award under this solicitation.
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