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6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a. Title, number and date of this specification and all reference documentation cited in this
specification (see 2.2.1).
b. Requirements for submission of first article: A first article sample, either in part or
complete (Table II), may be required for the commencement of production after the award of a new
contract, a change in production venue, a process change for any part or subassembly, or after a
production stoppage in excess of 90 days as directed by the government contracting officer.
c. Requirement for submission of inspection equipment designs and manufacturing process.
d. Requirement and provisions for submission of test data as required.
e. Provisions for the inclusion of MIL-STD-1168, Ammunition Data Cards on DD form
1423, Contract Data Requirement List.
f. Provisions for critical characteristic controls.
g. Serialization requirements, if applicable.
h. Critical inspection equipment requirement.
i. Quality Conformance inspection, other than specified in Section 4 of this specification.
j. Applicable National Stock Number.
k. Lists of drawings, publications and specifications, showing applicable revision dates.
l. Certificate of conformance for each lot or shipment of product, if applicable.
m. Place of inspection, if not at place of manufacture.
n. Government Furnished Material or Equipment
6.3 Automatic acceptance inspection equipment (AAIE). Provision concerning the AAIE used to
verify the requirements of this specification should be specified in the contract if applicable.
6.4 Submission of inspection equipment designs for approval. Submit copies of designs as
required to: Commander, US Army ARDEC, Attn: AMSRD-AAR-QEM-F, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000.
This address will be specified on the Contract Data Requirements List, DD Form 1423 in the contract.
6.5 Firing tests. In order to minimize inspection costs, the firing tests will be performed after the
sample has been provisionally accepted for all other requirements. Additional cartridge cases may be
required by the test facility (see 4.2). Tests may be performed concurrently on the sample cartridge cases
provided that the test results are not affected by this procedure to minimize testing costs.
6.6 Test validity. If for any reason the test activity considers that the test conditions have
detrimentally affected the test results, the test activity may request the Government to declare the test
invalid and authorize a new test.
6.7 Intermediate point inspection. The classification of defects identifies the defect
characteristics for acceptance inspection. It may be necessary to modify the sequence of inspection
stations to best suit the manufacturing process. Inspection for defect characteristics which will be hidden
or altered by subsequent processing operations (including unrelated operations), should be scheduled to
prevent premature acceptance which could be detrimental to the attainment of optimum product quality of
the end item.
6.8 Head rim thickness. The contractor should propose a procedure for examining head rim
thickness, maximum that should be approved by the government. Test procedures should be sent to: US
Army ARDEC, AMSRD-AAR-QEM-F, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000.
6.9 Malfunction or casualty not covered by this specification. If a lot is suspended due to a
malfunction or casualty not covered by this specification, the lot should be referred to the contracting
officer.
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