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4.5.4 Disposition of samples. Samples subjected to destructive testing shall not be part of the
contract or order.
4.5.5 Inspection lot. All swivels of the same type and size offered to the Government at one time shall
be considered as a lot for the purpose of inspection.
4.5.6 Disposition of first article samples. Unless otherwise specified, after award of the contract or
order, the manufacturer shall forward (1 swivel assembly), fabricated from random samples. The sample
shall be representative of the construction, workmanship, components, and materials used during
production. When a manufacturer is in continuous production of the swivel assemblies from one contract
to another, submission of additional first article samples for a new contract may be waived at the
discretion of the acquiring activity (see 6.2).
4.5.7 Waivers or deviations to specification requirements. All waivers or deviations to specification
requirements shall be coordinated through the preparing activity; DLA Land and Maritime, Attn: VAI, P.O.
Box 3990, Columbus, OH 43218-3990, or emailed to Fluidflow@dla.mil.
4.5.8 First article information. Upon completion of first article inspection, the Government activity
responsible for conducting the inspection program (see 6.2), shall report the results of the inspection, with
appropriate recommendation, to the contracting officer. Approval of the first article samples or the
waiving of first article inspection does not preclude the requirements for performing conformance
inspection.
4.5.9 Disposition of samples. First article samples shall be furnished to the Government as directed
by the contracting officer (see 6.2).
4.6 Conformance inspection. Conformance inspection shall consist of the following:
a. Individual inspection tests.
b. Sampling tests.
4.6.1 Individual inspection tests. Testing shall be performed on each lot and shall include all the tests
specified in table VI.
TABLE VI. Individual inspection.
Requirement
Test
Test
paragraph
paragraph
Examination of product
and 3.7
Proof pressure
Leakage at low pressure
4.6.2 Sampling tests. Test swivel joints shall be selected at random in accordance with table VII and
subjected to the tests as described under 4.6.2.1. Any failure resulting from these tests shall be
thoroughly documented, analyzed, and corrected according to the procedures described in 4.6.2.3.
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