COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION A-A-51688
Quality Assurance Provisions.
Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contact or purchase order, the contractor may use his own or any facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.
Records. Records of examinations and tests performed by or for the contractor shall be maintained by the contractor and made available to the Government upon the Government’s request, at any time, or from time to time, during the performance of the contract and for a period of three years after delivery of the supplies to which such records relate.
Inspection. Inspection, as used herein, is defined as both examination (such as visual or auditory investigation without the use of special laboratory appliances or procedures) and testing (determination by technical means of physical and chemical properties) of the item.
Sampling for inspection. Sampling for inspection shall be conducted in accordance with commercial practice. Where feasible, the same sample shall be used for the determination of two or more inspection characteristics.
Tests. Tests shall be conducted to determine compliance with specification requirements. Sampling for test shall be conducted in accordance with MIL-STD-105 at inspection level S-2 and an acceptance of zero. Where feasible, the same sample shall be used for the determination of two or more characteristics. In addition, the following tests shall be conducted to determine compliance with specification requirements.
1. Closure cap fit. A closure cap shall be fitted to a culture tube in the loose, aerobic position. The culture tube shall be positioned in an upright position for five (5) minutes to determine if the closure cap slips and assumes the anaerobic position. With the closure cap in the aerobic position, the culture tube shall be inverted for five (5) minutes to determine if the cap falls off. A closure cap that slips into the anaerobic position or falls off shall be considered as a test failure.
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