3. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
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3.1 Contractor recovered materials. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
4.1 Product conformance. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, shall conform to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same
product that has been sold in the commercial marketplace for over one year, or is the same product that has successfully been delivered to the Government on a previous contract or purchase order. 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 provisions of the contract. The following market acceptability criteria are necessary to document the quality of the product to be provided under this CID:
a. The company producing the item must have been producing a product meeting the requirements of this CID for at least 2 years.
b. The company must have sold 1000 items meeting this CID, in the commercial or government marketplace over the past 2 years.
4.2 Tests.
4.2.1 Hardness. Test the hardness of the jaws, rivets, pivot bolts, straps and handle in accordance with ASTM E 18 to determine compliance with the hardness requirements of 2.3.1
through 2.3.3, as applicable. Base the hardness on the average of three readings. Test the hardness of the jaws on the bevel, 0.125 inches from the cutting edge. Test the hardness of the rivets, pivot bolts, straps and handle at any location on the surface.
4.2.2 Dielectric strength. Immerse the insulated handle of the cutter in 1 percent salt water solution, 2 to 2.5 inches from the top of the insulation. The metal part of the handle shall be one electrode and the salt solution shall be the other electrode, preferably as the ground terminal. The potential between the electrodes shall be raised at a rate of 3,000 volts per second until the final test voltage of 14,000 RMS volts, 60 hertz, AC is reached. Maintain the test voltage for a period of 1 minute. During this period, voltage and current readings shall be
observed to determine conformance to requirements of 2.3.4 (1).
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