52.246-9085 Production Lot Testing (PLT) - Government.

As prescribed in 46.392(b)(2)(i), insert the following clause:

PRODUCTION LOT TESTING (PLT) - GOVERNMENT (JUL 2011) - DLAD

(a) For the Lots/Items specified, the Contractor is required to provide [Contracting Officer shall insert number of samples identified on DPACS PR Trailer or in Material Master, Classification, Product Assurance tab, Services for Object] Production Lot Testing (PLT) samples, at no additional charge to the Government. The PLT samples shall conform to all technical requirements in the contract.

(b) The Contractor shall provide written notice to the Contracting Officer and the Government Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) at least fourteen (14) calendar days, or as otherwise specified in the contract, prior to the date when the Contractor will present the first production lot to the cognizant Government QAR for selection of PLT samples. In addition, the QAR may also select the number of samples designated above from later production lots. If First Article Testing is applicable, production lot testing is to be completed during production but after First Article approval. The QAR will select and inspect the PLT samples, and furnish the Contractor a statement that the PLT samples have been inspected and, if they appear acceptable, that they have been preliminarily determined to comply with the contract requirements, subject to further testing by the Government testing facility. If a PLT sample fails QAR preliminary inspection, the entire production lot quantity produced will be rejected. The QAR shall notify the Contracting Officer of rejection and proposed corrective action, if appropriate. Upon receipt of DLA concurrence, the Defense Contract Management Agency will issue a Corrective Action Report (CAR) and have the Contractor resubmit a new production lot quantity. QAR inspection and preliminary approval of the samples is required before the Contractor is authorized to ship PLT samples to the Government testing facility, or to resubmit PLT samples after any disapproval by the Government testing facility.

(c) Following QAR inspection and preliminary approval, the Contractor shall ship the PLT samples to the Government testing facility. The Contractor shall prepare shipping containers for PLT samples to ship to [Contracting Officer shall insert name and address of testing facility as identified on DPACS PR Trailer or in Material Master, Classification, Product Assurance tab, Services for Object in accordance with the following:

(1) Exterior marking and shipping documentation.

(i) Mark packages containing PLT samples in bold capital letter, below and to the left of the address, as follows: "PRODUCTION LOT SAMPLES -= DO NOT POST TO STOCK: Contract Number [Contractor insert] and Lot/Item Number [Contractor insert]."

(ii) Use a paper copy of the DD Form 250/WAWF Receiving Report as a packing list on the exterior of the shipping container, in accordance with MIL-STD-129, Rev. P, 5.3, Exterior Container Documentation.

(2) Interior documentation requirements. Include the following with all shipments of PLT samples (electronic media preferred; format should be compatible with Government/industry software, e.g., Adobe PDF):

(i) The Statement of Inspection and DD Form 250/WAWF Receiving Report, signed by the QAR;

(ii) Copy of the contract/order;

(iii) Copies of test reports, showing actual results and tolerances specified in the Technical Data Package;

(iv) Material and process certifications;

(v) Process operations and inspection method sheets;

(vi) Copies of drawings used to manufacture the PLT sample (the Contractor is responsible for properly marking technical data if it asserts proprietary or other rights to restrict from public disclosure and/or from Government use other than for evaluation, to the extent consistent with the Government's data rights under this contract);

(vii) Documents required under a Contract Deliverables Requirements List, if applicable;

(viii) A Prepaid shipping label or document with the information required to return PLT samples to the Contractor at no cost to the Government, as follows:

(A) Contractor's complete "Ship To" address;

(B) Name of Contractor's point of contact/addressee;

(D) Transportation cost codes (e.g., contractor's FED-EX, DHL, UPS shipping account numbers, etc.); and

(ix) Any other documentation required by the contract.

(3) Additional shipping instructions.

(i) Send all PLT samples by traceable means (e.g., Certified or Registered mail, United Parcel Service or Federal Express).

(ii) At the time PLT samples are shipped, provide copies of the signed DD Form 250/WAWF Receiving Report and the QAR Statement of Inspection (see subparagraph (c)(2)(i) above), transportation tracking information, and information required to return PLT samples to the Contractor (see (c)(2)(viii) above) to:

(A) The Contracting Officer; and

(B) The applicable FAT/Testing Monitor as identified below (or to the ACO, when no FAT/Testing Monitor is identified):

(1) DLA Land and Maritime at Columbus

Government Test POC

P.O. Box 3990

Columbus, OH 43218-3990

(2) DLA Aviation at Richmond

ATTN: Testing Program Manager

8000 Jefferson Davis Highway

Richmond, VA 23297

DSCR.Test&EvaluationOffice@dla.mil

(3)

(i) DLA Aviation (or DLA Land and Maritime) at Philadelphia

ATTN: First Article/Testing Monitor

Bldg. 3 NASA

700 Robbins Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19111; or

(ii) For acquisitions of Clothing and Textile (C&T) items; Medical and Subsistence items; and Meal, Ready-To-Eat (MRE) and Tray Pack items, the Contracting Officer, who acts as FAT/Testing Monitor.

(4) Required delivery timeframes. The Contractor shall ensure delivery of PLT samples to the testing facility in sufficient time prior to the required delivery date for the production quantity to allow for the following:

(i) Transportation time from the Contractor to the testing facility;

(ii) A Contracting Officer shall insert number of Days To Test, as shown in Material Master, Classification, Product Assurance tab calendar day period for the facility to conduct the testing after receipt of the PLT samples;

(iii) At least a Contracting Officer insert number of Days to Review, as shown on DPACS PR Trailer or in Material Master, Classification, Product Assurance tab calendar day period for internal review and forwarding of the testing facility results and recommendation of approval or disapproval to the Contractor.

(d) The Contractor is responsible for all transportation charges incurred in the submission and return of any PLT samples, and all costs of manufacturing and retesting additional PLT samples and production quantities; the Contractor shall reimburse the Government for the cost of retesting PLT samples.

(e) Upon completion of the PLT sample testing, the Government test facility will provide the test results to the FAT/Testing Monitor (or ACO) and to the Contracting Officer. If the PLT sample is disapproved, the Government shall advise the Contractor of the nonconformance, and whether the Contractor will be allowed to produce a new lot to tender for testing. Disapproval of the PLT sample is grounds for rejection of the entire production lot produced. The Contractor shall discard any failed production lot produced and produce a new production lot under the contract terms and conditions. The new lot shall be completed within the time specified by the Government. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price in favor of the Government for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. When notified of disapproval, the Contractor shall respond within 15 calendar days and address the Contracting Officer's disposition recommendation. Final disposition on conditionally approved or disapproved PLT samples is determined at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, and the samples may be destroyed without liability from the Government to the Contractor.

(f) The Contracting Officer and any Government personnel designated by the Contracting Officer shall be permitted entry into the Contractor's plan to observe and consult during manufacturing operations.

(g) Approved PLT samples will be returned to the Contractor for delivery with the production quantity and will be paid for under the production quantity CLIN, unless samples were destroyed in testing. In the event samples were destroyed in testing, a modification will be issued to decrease the production CLIN quantity by the number of samples destroyed in testing. The quantity and cost of approved samples consumed in or otherwise rendered unusable by testing will bow added to the Additive CLIN for the Production Lot Test, and this will be used to reimburse the Contractor for those samples using the unit price for that production lot under the production CLIN. That is the sole purpose of the PLT Additive CLIN. The Government has no liability to the Contractor for disapproved PLT samples, whether intact or destroyed in testing.