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contracting agency. The contractor shall have the toxicological formulations and associated

information available for review by the contracting activity to evaluate the safety of the material

for proposed use.

4.3 Recovered materials. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the

maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR). When re-refined base stocks are sought, the minimum content to be used in

the formulation shall be indicated in the contract or solicitation (see 7.2).

5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS.

5.1 Responsibility for inspection. The contractor is responsible for the performance of all

inspections (examinations and tests).

5.2 Contractor certification. The contractor shall certify and maintain substantiating evidence

that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this CID, and that the product

conforms to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance

practices. The contractor shall provide the required information in a tabulated format and with

enough clarity so that the formulation of the tested product can be traced and compared to the

offered product(s). The contractor shall provide a summary of performance data, consisting of

test reports, substantiating that the product to be supplied under this CID meets the SAE, ASTM,

and API documents cited under 3.2. and 3.3 above. The contractor shall provide test results of

the physical and chemical properties indicated under 3.3 above. The Government reserves the

right to require proof of such performance prior to delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise

provided for under the provisions of the contract.

5.3 Market acceptability (MA). The contractor shall provide products which have a proven

market record based on the number of items sold, length of time the product has been on the

market, and reliability and performance of the products as required under the contract or

solicitation (see 7.2).

5.4 Inspection and testing. The inspection and testing of products to be supplied under this CID

shall be as specified in the contract or order (see 7.2). The inspection and testing of products to

be supplied under this CID shall use the following tolerances. These will be used to determine

acceptability of the physical and chemical properties of SAE grade products supplied under

contract unless otherwise specified. The typical properties of the offered product(s) (see 3.3) will

be used to assign tolerances according to table II. In no case will tolerances assigned, based on

the typical properties provided, be outside the established limits indicated, including the SAE J300

viscosity requirements.