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welders for "all position welding". The contractor is responsible for determining that automatic welding equipment operators are capable of producing quality welds in accordance with AWS and ASME codes. In the event of evidence of poor welds,
the Government reserves the right to require retesting of any welder or welding operator (see 6.13).
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
4.1 Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements (examinations and tests) as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order and unless disapproved by the Government, the contractor's own facilities or any other, suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, may be used. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to ensure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.
4.1.1 Responsibility for compliance. All items must meet all requirements of sections 3 and 5. The inspection set forth in this specification shall become a part of the contractor's overall inspection system or quality program. The absence of any inspection requirements in the specification shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of ensuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract. Sampling inspection, as part of manufacturing operations, is an acceptable practice to ascertain conformance to requirements, however, this does not authorize submission of known defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the Government to acceptance of defective material.
4.1.2 Disassembly inspection. Failure of any examination or test of the first article shall be cause for disassembly, in the presence of a Government representative, of the first article to the extent necessary to determine the cause of the failure. Each disassembled part shall be examined in detail for
compliance with this specification and referenced drawings in regard to materials, dimension tolerances, and workmanship. Parts not complying with such requirements shall be rejected and shall be cause for rejecting the first article. Reassembly with replacement parts and retesting shall be the responsibility of the
contractor.
4.1.3 Component and material inspection. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that components and materials are manufactured, examined, and tested in accordance with referenced specifications, standards, and drawings.
4.1.4 Parts and components. Parts and components detailed on the drawings shall be inspected in accordance with the Quality Assurance Provisions (QAPs) and requirements of the drawings.
4.1.5 Acceptability criteria. Power plants/power units that conform to all requirements in sections 3 and 5 and pass all applicable examinations and tests in section 4 of this specification shall be considered acceptable by the Government.
4.2 Classifications of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified as follows:
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