PGI 246.103 Contracting office responsibilities.

(2)

(i)  In preparing instructions for Government inspections, the technical activity shall consider, as applicable-

(A)  The past quality history of the contractor;

(B)  The criticality of the material procured in relation to its intended use, considering factors such as-

(1)  Reliability;

(2)  Safety;

(3)  Interchangeability; and

(4)  Maintainability;

(C)  Problems encountered in the development of the material;

(D)  Problems encountered in other procurements of the same or similar material;

(E)  Available feedback data from contract administration, receiving, testing, or using activities; and

(F)  The experience of other contractors in overcoming manufacturing problems.

(ii)  The instructions shall-

(A)  Be kept to a minimum;

(B)  Ensure that the activities requested are in direct relation to contract quality requirements to serve as objective evidence of quality conformance; and

(C)  Be prepared on a contract-by-contract basis.

(iii)  The instructions shall not-

(A)  Serve as a substitute for incomplete contract quality requirements;

(B)  Impose greater inspection requirements than are in the contract;

(C)  Use broad or general designations such as-

(1)  All requirements;

(2)  All characteristics; or

(3)  All characteristics in the classification of defects;

(D)  Be used for routine administrative procedures; or

(E)  Specify continued inspection requirements when statistically sound sampling will provide an adequate degree of protection.

(iv)  After issuing the instructions, the technical activity must-

(A)  Provide the contract administration office with available information regarding those factors that resulted in the requirement for Government inspection;

(B)  Periodically analyze the need to continue, change, or discontinue the instructions; and

(C)  Advise the contract administration office of the results of the periodic analyses.