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3.            REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

3.1          The offeror is encouraged to use recovered material in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

3.2          Certification.      The contractor shall certify that if polystyrene is used in the manufacture of this item, the polystyrene shall contain a minimum of 25 percent Postconsumer Recovered Materials in accordance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 247, Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Material; Final rule. The government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provision of the contract.

4.            QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:

4.1          Suppliers are encouraged to use quality control (QC) techniques that exhibits control over their processes (e.g. Statistical process Controls). These techniques shall ensure quality levels equal to, or greater than, those cited in the applicable technical document or herein. For those product characteristics which are controlled by such a method, requirement for end item inspection or test may be considered to have been met. End item inspection/testing may be used by the offeror, or the Government representative, as a means to determine the effectiveness of the in-process quality controls. In-process controls shall not be substituted for end item performance testing, unless it can be demonstrated that there exists a direct correlation between the process and product performance, such that end item performance testing is obviated.

For those characteristics for which there are no such controls, or for end item performance test, lot by lot sampling for inspection/ shall be required. Sampling shall be in accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Quality Control (ASQC) ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 1993, Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes. For Visual and Dimensional inspections the level shall be S-2 with an Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) of 4.0 percent defective. The sample unit shall be one sheath. For tests (see below), the Inspection Level shall be S-2 with an Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) of 4.0 percent defective, the sample unit shall be one sheath.