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i . Air-receiver tank fittings required if other that as specified (see
3.17.1).
j . Style of motor if other than that specified in 3.20.1.
(Dual-
k. Power supply on which electric motors will operate (see 3.20.1).
v o l t a g e motors may be furnished buy only one of the voltages shall be
specified for the motor on the compressor.)
1. Level of preservation and packing required (see 5.1).
6.3
First article. When a first article inspection is required, the item(s)
s h o u l d be a preproduction model. T h e f i r s t a r t i c l e s h o u l d c o n s i s t o f o n e o r m o r e
units . T h e c o n t r a c t i n g o f f i c e r s h o u l d i n c l u d e s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s i n
acquisition documents regarding arrangements for examinations, approval of the
first article test results and disposition of the first articles. Invitation for
bids should provide that the Government reserves the right to waive the
requirement for samples for first article inspection to those bidders offering a
p r o d u c t which has been previously acquired or tested by the Government, and that
b i d d e r s o f f e r i n g s u c h p r o d u c t s , w h o wish to rely on such production or test, must
furnish evidence with the bid that prior Government approval is presently
appropriate for the pending contract. Bidders should not submit alternate bids
unless specifically requested to do so in the solicitation.
6 . 4 L u b r i c a n t s . MIL-STD-838 prescribes the policy for using specification-type
products wherever possible and provides specific requirements for potential use of
n o n - s t a n d a r d p r o p r i e t a r y p r o d u c t s . MIL-STD-838 is implemented by MIL-HDBK-113.
The contracting officer should note that unless otherwise authorized by the US
STRBE-FL), Fort
A r m y Belvoir Research, Development, a n d Engineering Center (ATTN:
Belvoir, VA 22026-5606, lubricants, fluids, and greases for ground equipment
s y s t e m s must be restricted to those listed under MIL-HDBK-113, chapter 2.
6 . 5 F r e e a i r Free air is defined as air at atmospheric conditions surrounding
t h e compressor, a t t h e p o i n t w h e r e t h e c o m p r e s s o r i s i n s t a l l e d , b u t n o t i n t h e
i m m e d i a t e vicinity where it may be affected by the heat of the compressor.
6.6 I n f o r m a t i o n f i g u r e s
F i g u r e 1 shows a caster-mounted compressor which has
been found acceptable; however, the figure is included for illustration only and
is not intended to preclude the furnishing of other designs which conform to this
specification.
T e c h n i c a l manuals. T h e requirement for technical manuals should be
6.7
considered when this specification is applied on a contract.
If technical manuals
are required, military specifications and standards that have been cleared and
l i s t e d in DOD 501O.I2-L, Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements
C o n t r o l List (AMSDL) must be listed on a separate Contract Data Requirements List
(DD) Form 1423), which is included as an exhibit to the contract. The technical
manuals must be acquired under separate contract line item in the contract.
6.8 P r o v i s i o n i n g .
The contracting officer should include provisioning
requirements for repair parts and maintenance tools as necessary (including any
s p e c i a l t o o l s ) , a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s o n s h i p m e n t o f c o m p r e s s o r s . A suggested
paragraph is as follows:
"Shipment of compressors shall include repair parts, maintenance tools,
operational instructions, and accessories, unless exceptions are provided
elsewhere in the contract."
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