(3) Review of supplier's schedule and procedures to determine that all required tests are included and to determine that testing methods, analyses and apparatus conform to specification or contract requirements;

(4) Review to determine that acceptability criteria for sampling for testing are in conformance with specification or contract requirements; and

(5) Review of supplier's 100 percent re-test procedures when acceptability criteria for sampling are not satisfied and 100 percent retest is appropriate.

§ 253.9

Inspection and calibration of the supplier's gages, measuring and test equipment.

In inspecting the supplier's inspection equipment, the Government inspector will determine that the supplier has available and utilizes correctly gaging, measuring and test equipment of required accuracy and that the instruments are of proper type and range to make measurements of the required accuracy. The supplier will have available a set of master gages, standards and appropriate instruments for regularly scheduled calibration of his inspection equipment. Records of such regularly scheduled calibration will be maintained by the supplier and made available for review by the Government. Periodically, the calibration of gages, standards and instruments will be checked.

visions of the specification and other technical contract requirements, shall be conducted to establish that:"

(a) The supplier's inspection records are reliable. The Government inspector will perform complete or partial re-inspection on either all of the supplier's sample units represented on the records or a sample of these units to establish the reliability of the supplier's inspection records.

(b) The supplier's inspection records represent true product quality. The Government inspector will select, independently of the supplier, samples from submitted lots for examination and tests to substantiate that the supplier's inspection records represent the true quality of the product.

This part establishes policy governing the application of provisioning screening within the Department of Defense in furtherance of the policies and objectives cited in Department of Defense Instruction 3232.4, "Policy and Principles Governing Provisioning of End Items of Materiel," April 2, 1956, Department of Defense Instruction 5100.42, "Provisioning Relationships With the Defense Supply Agency," September 14, 1965; Department of Defense Directive 4130.2, "Development, Maintenance, and Utilization of the Federal Catalog System Within the Department of Defense," December 4, 1963; Department of Defense Instruction 4100.32, "Controlling the Entry of Items into the Military Supply Systems," January 17, 1961; Department of Defense Instruction 4140.3, "Management of Materiel in Long Supply," January 11, 1956.

§ 254.2 Scope and application.

The provisions of this part apply to initial provisioning, as defined in Department of Defense Instruction 3232.4, "Policy and Principles Governing Provi

sioning of End Items of Materiel," April 2, 1956, of all weapon systems, support systems and equipments requiring materiel maintenance and supply support by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, the Defense Supply Agency, and the National Security Agency (hereinafter referred to collectively as "DoD Components").

254.3 Background.

An important objective of the Department of Defense is to limit the entry of items into the DoD Supply System to only those necessary to support operational requirements, Department of Defense Instruction 4100.32, "Controlling the Entry of Items into the Military Supply Systems," January 17, 1961. Most of the items added to the supply system enter through the provisioning process. In recognition of this fact, DoD provisioning screening procedures have been developed. To date, these procedures have been used on a permissive basis while experience was being gained in uniform screening operations and data formats. The master Federal Catalog Data files at the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC), DSA are the basic source of data used for provisioning screening and validation of existing Federal Stock Numbers (FSNs). When duplicate or interchangeable items are revealed through provisioning screening, (1) a potential arises for the utilization of existing DoD supply system assets in long supply, as defined by Department of Defense Instruction 4140.3, "Management of Materiel in Long Supply," January 11, 1956, in lieu of new procurements, and (2) the need for processing new items into the DoD supply system is eliminated.

tify items of production, or a range of items of production. Manufacturers control the design characteristics and the production of these items by means of engineering drawings and inspection requirements.

§ 254.5 Policy.

(a) Provisioning screening will be applied by DoD components to all items being considered for procurement during the provisioning process to determine the availability of existing FSNS and additional DoD logistic information, including the availability of assets in long supply.

(b) For each item being considered for procurement during provisioning, DoD components will:

(1) Submit directly to DLSC, or arrange for contractors to make direct submissions of, the uniform provisioning screening data in accordance with Military Specification MIL-P-84000, “Provisioning Screening Data to be Furnished by Government Suppliers." The requirements for this specification and any supplementary data needed by DoD components will be cited on DD Form 1423, "Contractor Data Requirements List,” for inclusion in all contracts where provisioning screening data are to be prepared by contractors. This specification will be supplemented as required by DoD components.

(2) Submit, or arrange for the submission of, either the manufacturer's code and part number and/or the FSN, when available, for validation.

(3) Designate the provisioning activity or another DoD activity and/or the contractor that are to receive the applicable Federal Catalog File data revealed from provisioning screening.

(4) Specify the time limits within which provisioning screening must be accomplished to meet the requirements of each submitting activity.

(5) Assure the nonavailability of DoD assets in long supply prior to taking procurement action when provisioning screening reveals existing FSNS, and the FSNS are validated by the provisioning activity.

(c) The following items will be excluded from the provisioning screening requirements of this part:

(1) Those items excluded from the Federal Catalog System by subsection VI B of DoD Instruction 4140.3, "Management of Materiel in Long Supply," January 11, 1965.

The purpose of the policies and procedures set forth in this part is to establish uniform and economical practices for determining the acceptability of complex supplies and equipment.

§ 255.2 Applicability.

(a) This part is applicable to the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force in the performance of procurement inspection of all supplies and equipment, except (1) standard commercial items, and (2) items for which the policies and procedure included in Part 253 of this chapter (22 F.R. 4254), (DoD Inst. 4155.8, "DoD Procurement Inspection Policies and Procedures for Items Covered by Military and Federal Specifications," May 7, 1957), provide adequate and economical assurance of product acceptability. Ordinarily, the following types of items are included within the scope of this part:

(1) Equipment of complex design, such as aircraft, ships, tanks and guided missiles;

(2) Major components of equipment, such as fire control or navigating sys

Because of configuration, innumerable design characteristics, and life and reliability requirements, complex supplies and equipment are not amenable to adequate evaluation by inspection and testing only. Complex supplies and equipment must be produced under regulated conditions if adequate assurance of quality is to be realized. Systematic control of manufacturing processes by the producer is an essential prerequisite for assuring the quality of such items. Likewise, it is essential that the Government verify systematically that such control is, in fact, established and exercised by contractors. § 255.4 Policy.

(a) Contracting officers shall require by contract that suppliers establish and maintain quality control over manufacturing processes of complex equipment.

(b) Contracting officers shall indicate by contract clause, exhibit, or specification reference, the essential prerequisites necessary for the control of the quality of manufacturing and shall include in such contract clause, exhibit or specification, as a minimum, the requirements listed in §§ 255.5 and 255.6.

(c) Military inspection agencies shall verify the adequacy of contractors' quality control and shall incorporate into inspection management the procedures outlined in § 255.8.

§ 255.5 Minimum requirements for contractors' regulation of quality. Contracting officers shall require that contractors establish and maintain quality control measures appropriate for the product involved. These quality control measures shall be applicable to:

(a) Manufacturing processes for the purpose of assuring that the product is continuously produced in accordance with technical requirements (e.g., pertinent design, proprietary and operational instructions).

(b) Drawings and changes so that manufacturing methods and operations reflect current technical requirements.

(c) Testing and inspection so that practices and equipment provide the means for optimum evaluation of characteristics subjected to inspection or test.

(d) Fabrication and delivery of products so that nonconforming products are not inadvertently tendered to the

Government.

§ 255.6 Documentation.

Contracting officers shall require that contractors establish and maintain quality control measures for documentation. The contractors' measures shall effectively control the preparation, authorization, use and disposition of instructions and records pertinent to quality.

§ 255.7 Special requirements.

Contracting officers' requirements for contractors' regulation of quality need not be limited only to the provisions of §§ 255.5 and 255.6.

§ 255.8 Minimum requirements for military agencies' inspection practices. Each military agency's program for evaluation of a contractor's control of quality shall encompass:

(a) Systematic planning of the military agency's inspection operations, including:

(1) Identification of the specific products, processes and procedures listed in §§ 255.5 and 255.6 to be subjected to Government examination, as well as identification of the specific characteristics of such products, processes or procedures to be observed;

(2) Provisions for appropriate distribution of the agency's efforts between inspection of products and inspection of the contractor's methods regulating quality.

(b) Maintenance of suitable inspection records by the military agency that reflect:

(1) The nature of all surveillance and inspection actions, together with the number of observations made and the number and type of deficiencies found;

(2) Decisions regarding the acceptability of the products, the processes

and the procedures, together with action taken to correct deficiencies found;

(3) Distribution of inspection effort by the military agency.

(c) Management action which:

(1) Is based on analysis of contractor and Government (i) product inspection data and (ii) methods inspection data;

(2) Assures that inspection manpower and facilities are used as effectively as possible;

(3) Assures that in-service product deficiency and failure information received from the using military agencies is effectively analyzed and that necessary corrective action is initiated expeditiously and reviewed for effectiveness. The inspection practices for military agencies need not be limited to practices required by this section.

PART 256-QUANTITY-DISTANCE STANDARDS AND POLICIES FOR AIRFIELDS, HELIPORTS AND SEADROMES

Sec.

256.1 Purpose and applicability. 256.2

Department of Defense quantitydistance standards and policies for airfields, heliports, and seadromes. 256.3 Quantity-distance standards for massdetonating military explosives and ammunition (Table No. 1).

256.4 Application of ammunition and explosives safety distances (Table No. 2).

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 256 issued under 5 U.S.C. 301.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 256 appear at 32 F.R. 8089, June 6, 1967, unless otherwise noted.

§ 256.1 Purpose and applicability.

(a) This part transmits DoD Quantity-Distance Standards and Policies (§ 256.2) to be used by the Military Departments and Defense Agencies (referred to in this part collectively as "DoD Components"), in determining “acceptable level of protection" for ammunition and explosives stored and handled at airfields, heliports, and seadromes—

(1) Owned and used exclusively by DoD Components.

(2) Owned by DoD Components and used jointly by DoD/non-DoD Components.

(3) Owned by non-DoD Components and used jointly by non-DoD/DOD Components.

(b) The provisions of this part do not apply to (1) ammunition and explosives

(a) Explanation of terms. The following explanations are simple descriptions of terms and phrases for the purpose of applying these standards and policies:

(1) "Non-DoD Components" shall mean any entity (Government, private or corporate) which is not a part of the Department of Defense.

(2) "Ammunition and explosives" as used in this part includes (but is not necessarily limited to) all items of ammunition; chemical propellants, liquid and solid; high and low explosives; guided missiles; warheads; devices; signals; components thereof, including chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) fillers; and substances associated therewith presenting real or potential hazards to life and property.

(3) "Aircraft Parking Area" is any area set aside for parking aircraft not containing explosives.

(4) "Combat Aircraft Parking Area" is any area specifically designated for:

(i) Loading or unloading combat type aircraft with ammunition and explosives.

(ii) Parking combat type aircraft loaded with ammunition and explosives.

(5) "Ammunition and Explosives Cargo Area" is an area specifically designated for:

(i) Ammunition and explosives loading/unloading cargo type aircraft.

(ii) Parking loaded cargo type aircraft containing ammunition and explosives as cargo.

(6) "Explosives Facility" is any structure or location containing ammunition and explosives, excluding combat aircraft parking areas or ammunition and explosives cargo areas.

(7) "Prohibited Area" is a specifically designated area, at the ends of each runway, in which all ammunition and explosives facilities are prohibited (see sketches).

(8) "Runway":

(i) Any surface on land designated for aircraft takeoff and landing operations.

(ii) A designated lane of water for takeoff and landing operations of seaplanes.

(9) "Taxiway/Taxilane" is any surface, designated as such in the basic airfield clearance criteria specified by DoD Component publications and Federal Aviation Regulation, as published at 14 CFR Part 77.

(b) Standards and policies-(1) General. Heads of DoD Components shall assure that these quantity-distance standards are applied:

(i) To all airfields, heliports, and seadromes used exclusively by DoD Components or used jointly with non-DoD Components at which ammunition and explosives are handled or stored.

(ii) To all construction started after the date of this part. Reasonable efforts should be made to bring existing facilities or those in late stages of planning up to these standards. (Formal waivers or exemptions are required for all violations, whether existing or new, in order that Commanders of military installations may be kept aware of the existence of such violations.)

(iii) In conjunction with airfield clearance criteria as prescribed by DoD Component documents and Federal Aviation Regulation, published at 14 CFR Part 77; in the application of airfield clearance criteria, these quantity-distance standards will be applied as indicated below:

(a) DoD Components use only airfields, heliports, and seadromes: Combat parking aircraft areas, ammunition and explosives cargo areas, alert hangars and shelters may be located within the airfield clearance zone insofar as these quantity-distance standards are concerned, except in the explosives prohibited areas as shown on Sketches 1 and 2 1 below.

(b) Joint use DoD/Non-DoD Component airfields, heliports, and seadromes: Combat aircraft parking areas, ammunition and explosives cargo areas, alert hangars and shelters will be located as prescribed in §§ 256.3 and 256.4 below, except that these locations in relation to the taxiways which are used exclusively for DoD Component aircraft and are constructed as a part of the location, no quantity-distance separation is required.

(c) Passenger transport operations conducted at DoD Component airfields shall be made subject to the same quan1 Filed as part of original.