PPP-C-2020A
4.1.2 Contractor assurance of compliance. The contractor's quality program or detailed in- spection system shall provide assurance of compliance of all characteristics with the applicable specification requirements using, as a minimum, the conformance criteria specified herein.
4.1.3 Alternative inspection provisions. Alternative inspection procedures, methods, or equipment, such as statistical process control, tool control, and other types of sampling proce- dures may be used by the contractor when they provide, as a minimum, the level of quality assur- ance required by the inspection provisions specified herein. Prior to applying such alternative procedures, methods, or equipment, the contractor shall describe them in a written proposal submitted to the Government for evaluation and approval. (See 6.3.) When required, the con- tractor shall demonstrate that the effectiveness of each proposed alternative is equal to or better than the quality assurance provisions specified herein. In cases of dispute as to whether the con- tractor's proposed alternative provides equal quality assurance, the provisions of this specifica- tion shall apply. All approved alternative inspection provisions shall be specifically incorporated into the contractor's quality program or detailed inspection system, as applicable.
4.2 Quality conformance inspection.
4.2.1 Lotting. A lot shall consist of unit containers of the same type, class, and size, filled with the same chemical, unit packaged and packed in the same manner, and presented for delivery at one time.
4.2.2 Sampling. Sampling shall be conducted in accordance with the classification of charac- teristics in 4.2.5 and, when specified, table VIII. Samples shall be selected at random. The sam- ple unit shall be one filled and closed unit, intermediate, or shipping container, as applicable, ready for shipment.
4.2.3 Inspection procedure. Every item in the lot shall be inspected for critical characteris- tics. The lot represented shall be rejected when nonconformance to a critical characteristic is found. Sample items and, when applicable, the packaging thereof shall be examined and tested in accordance with the classification of characteristics in 4.2.5. Failure of any sample item to con- form to any characteristic in the classification of characteristics based on the sampling and accep- tance criteria specified therein shall be cause for rejection of the lot represented.
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