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4/8/2019

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INDIVIDUAL ACCEPTANCE TESTING (IAT)

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1. INDIVIDUAL ACCEPTANCE TESTSINDIVIDUAL ACCEPTANCE TESTS (IAT) ARE FINAL SELLER TESTSCONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE PURCHASER'S TO DETERMINE THAT EACHMANUFACTURED ITEM MEETS THE PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONALREQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS.1.1 IAT PROCEDURES ARE TO BE PREPARED BY THE SELLER ANDAPPROVED BY THE BUYER PRIOR TO THE START OF TESTS.2. IAT PROCEDURETHE SELLER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BUYER FOR APPROVAL FOUR (4)COPIES OF AN IAT PROCEDURE THAT INCLUDES:A. A COVER PAGE NOTING THE IAT PROCEDURE NO., SELLER'SNAME, COMPONENT OR PART NO., PART NAME, ETC.B. REFERENCES (I.E., THE PURCHASER'S SPECIFICATIONNUMBERS INCLUDING CHANGE LETTER, ETC.).C. TEST EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION CYCLE TIME, CALIBRATIONDATE, RANGE AND ACCURACY, AND SCHEMATIC OF TEST SETUP.D. A DETAILED TEST PROCEDURE BASED ON THE APPLICABLE THEPURCHASER'S PROCUREMENT SPECIFICATIONS. THE SEQUENCE OFTESTS SHALL BE PERFORMED AS SPECIFIED ON THE APPLICABLEPURCHASER'S PROCUREMENT SPECIFICATION.E. A COPY OF SELLER'S ASSEMBLY DRAWING, PROVIDED THAT IT HASNOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUBMITTED.F. A SAMPLE COPY OF IAT DATA SHEET.3. WITNESSING OF IATTHE SELLER SHALL NOTIFY THE BUYER FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO STARTOF TESTS.4. ADJUSTMENTS AND REPAIR DURING IATA. THE UNIT(S) SHALL NOT BE DISASSEMBLED, RE-WORKED, ADJUSTED,ETC., DURING OR AS A RESULT OF IAT UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.B. IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE, THE ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION BUYERSHALL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. SUCH NOTIFICATION TO BE PRIORTO SELLER PERFORMING FAILURE ANALYSIS AND/OR CORRECTIVEACTION.C. EACH UNIT THAT FAILS TO PASS IAT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED ON THEIAT REPORT WITH THE MODE OF FAILURE AND ANALYSIS NOTED.5. CLEANLINESS CONTROLTHE SELLER SHALL:A. CLEAN THE UNIT(S) TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLEPURCHASER'S SPECIFICATION.B. ASSURE AND MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS OF THE UNIT(S) DURING AND AFTERIAT AND DURING AND PACKAGING AND SHIPPING PROCESS.6. IAT DATA REPORTS (TEST RESULTS)THE SELLER SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DATA ON EACH REPORT:A. SELLER'S NAME AND ADDRESSB. BUYER'S PURCHASE ORDER NUMBERC. COMPONENT OR PART NAMED. MANUFACTURER'S PART NUMBERE. BUYER'S PROCUREMENT SPEC. NUMBER INCLUDINGDASH NO. AND REV. LETTERF. SELLER'S SERIAL NUMBER(S)G. SPECIFIC TESTS PERFORMED AND TEST SEQUENCEH. TEST FLUID MEDIA, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, ETC., AS APPLICABLEI. TOTAL TEST (OPERATING) TIMEJ. TEST PARAMETERS AND ACTUAL RESULTSK. APPLICABLE CLEANING, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING DOCUMENTSL. SELLER AND SOURCE INSPECTION ACCEPTANCE BLOCK AND DATEM. REMARKS7. IAT DATA REPORTS (SUBMITTAL)THE SELLER SHALL PROVIDE FOUR (4) COPIES OF IAT DATA REPORTSWITH ORIGINAL AND FOLLOW-ON PROCUREMENT ORDERS.A. ONE (1) COPY OF EACH IAT REPORT FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TOSHIPMENT OF HARDWARE.B. THREE (3) COPIES OF EACH IAT REPORT TO THEBUYER FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE COGNIZANTENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.8. NOTE 1:SELLER'S AND SELLER'S SUBCONTRACTOR PREVIOUSLEY APPROVEDPROCEDURES1. SELLER'S PROCEDURES FOR OPERATIONAL TESTS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLYRECEIVED THE PURCHASER'S WRITTEN APPROVAL SHALL NOTBE RESUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL ON THIS PURCHASE ORDER PROVIDEDTHE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:A. THE PROCEDURE, INCLUDING REVISION, IS THE SAME ASPREVIOUSLY APPROVEDB. THE PROCEDURE COVERS THE SAME TYPE OF PROCESS, PROCESSSPECIFICATION REVISION, APPLICATION, AND THE SAMEACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.2. WHERE SELLER ELECTS TO USE "PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED",ALL THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL BE FOLLOWED EXCEPTA COPY OF THE PURCHASER'S VPAR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED,MEETING ALL CONDITIONS SET FORTH ABOVE, SHALL BEATTACHED TO THE TEST REPORT.3. IN THE EVENT THAT THE IAT REQUIREMENTS CHANGE AFTER THEPURCHASER'S APPROVAL HAS BEEN OBTAINED, THE PROCEDUREMUST BE UPDATED AND RESUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.NOTE 2:APPROVAL OF IAT REPORTS MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE PURCHASERPRIOR TO SCHEDULING OF SOURCE INSPECTION.FOR PURCHASE ORDERS THAT ORIGINATE FROM NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING,REFER TO STANDARD CLAUSE 38-4 FOR SUBMITTAL OF ALL UNAPPROVED PURCHASEORDER SOFTWARE DELIVERABLES.