and (b) selective tests of the reported data. Any exceptions will be included with appropriate comments in the audit reports.

PART 251-PROCUREMENT INSPEC

TION STAMPING

§ 251.1 Procurement inspection stamping.

(a) Materiel which is government inspected at origin or place of manufacture shall be stamped with the appropriate DOD procurement inspection approval stamp. Such stamping will indicate to government personnel that the materiel has been government inspected and approved for further processing, shipping or subsequent accept

ance.

(b) The stamping of each individual item is neither required nor prohibited. Ordinarily, the stamping of shipping containers, shipping documents or lot routing tickets adequately serves to provide the necessary indication of inspection status and to control or facilitate the movement of materiel.

(c) The only two authorized forms of DOD procurement inspection approval stamping are:

(1) Stamping to indicate complete compliance with inspection requirements (The square stamp)

(2) Stamping to indicate partial compliance with inspection requirements. (The circle stamp)

(d) When a DOD procurement inspection approval stamp is affixed to any materiel, it shall not be construed to mean that the materiel has or has not been accepted by the government.'

(e) The use of the DOD Procurement Inspection Approval Stamps will be governed by the following procedures:

1 When materiel has been determined to be in conformance with the contract requirements, acceptance on behalf of the government shall ordinarily be accomplished by the execution, and delivery to the contractor, of the acceptance certificate on the applicable inspection and receiving report form, 1. e. DD Form 250, DD Form 1155, or Standard Form 44. Refer to Armed Services Procurement Regulation, Section XIV, Part II, Acceptance, for full details regarding government acceptance.

proval stamping involving any items, parts or components identified previously for partial inspection approval shall establish that the materiel which was once partially approved has subsequently received complete inspection approval. One imprint of the square stamp will serve to void multiple partial approvals.

(2) Partial (Circle) Inspection Approval Stamp. This stamp shall be used by or at the direction of the government inspector to identify prime or sub-contract materiel which has successfully met only some portion of the inspection requirements applicable to the materiel at the time and place of inspection. Partial inspection approval stamping shall identify for government personnel materiel which complies with all inspection requirements applicable at the time and place of inspection, excepting those listed as uninspected on the Materiel Inspec

(a) The term "Outer Continental Shelf" means all of the submerged lands of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and which are subject to its jurisdiction and control, as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (Pub. Law 211, 83d Cong.; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), which lies seaward of "navigable waters," as defined in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (Pub. Law 31, 83d Cong.; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).

(b) The term "State Controlled Offshore Submerged Lands" means lands beneath navigable waters as defined in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (Pub. Law 31, 83d Cong.; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).

(c) The term "Fast Lands" means those lands within the public domain which lie landward of the coastline boundaries of the states as defined in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (Pub. Law 31, 83d Cong.; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).

(d) The term "Restriction" means the action by which the use, or appropriation under existing public land laws, including mineral leasing laws, are limited, restrained, or excluded, to assure the integrity of Department of Defense military missions.

§ 252.4 Objective and policy.

To assure the integrity of United States defense missions operating in or in connection with public domain lands, the Military Departments will:

(a) Take appropriate action to effect the withdrawal, restriction, or reservation of public domain lands, whenever feasible, instead of acquiring privately owned lands by purchase or lease; limit the withdrawal, restriction and reservation of such lands to the extent consistent with the requirements of defense programs.

(b) Return withdrawn lands to the public domain and release reservations restrictions, conditions, and other stipulations imposed upon public domain lands when they are no longer essential to defense programs.

(c) Prepare legislation to effect the withdrawal, restriction, and reservation of public domain lands of 5,000 acres or more now used or to be used for programs involving research and development, test or training operations, and

the manufacture, storage, firing launching of ordnance, in accordance with appropriate provisions of law.

(d) Make administrative arrangements with the Department of the Interior to restrict public domain lands to assure compatibility with Department of Defense missions, pending statutory authorization, or otherwise when in the interest of national security.

(e) Avoid interference with the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf, state controlled offshore submerged lands, and fast public lands of the National Missile Ranges and of Weapons Ranges under the management of the Military Departments to the maximum extent practicable.

(f) Enter into agreements with the Department of the Interior, and the coastal states concerning their mineral leasing plans and programs to assure the continuing effectiveness of defense missions and the integrity of security operations.

(g) Assure the imposition of conditions, restrictions, and stipulations in leases for mineral production and in permits for mineral exploration entered into or issued by the Department of the Interior and the coastal states to the extent necessary to protect Department of Defense programs and interests.

(h) Conduct continuing liaison with agencies and industries concerned with research, exploration, and the recovery of minerals in areas of mutual interest to assure harmonious relationships between programs of such industries and Department of Defense programs.

(1) Before taking disposal actions, decontaminate fast lands (which have been contaminated by unexploded ordnance and chemical agents) (1) to the extent that a technical and economical capability of accomplishment exists, and (2) provided that in no event the cost of such decontamination does not exceed the fair market value of the land.

(1) Assure that instruments of conveyance contain provisions absolving and releasing the United States from any and all liability for damages for personal injury, death, or damage arising out of the use of lands which have been decontaminated as provided in paragraph (1) of this section.

(a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics), or his designee, acting for the Secretary of Defense, will:

(1) Review and approve programs of the Military Departments designed to meet the objectives of the policies established hereby.

(2) Assure, as appropriate, that the policies herein established are effectively implemented.

(b) The Secretaries of the Military Departments will:

(1) Coordinate proposed actions with respect to lands, facilities, and programs under their separate jurisdictions with the other Military Departments when the programs or interests of more than one Military Department are involved or related.

(2) Keep the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics) informed of major problems encountered in administering the policies established hereby.

(3) Review jointly with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics) and the other Military Departments proposed mineral leasing maps of offshore submerged lands to determine (i) areas under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and the coastal states to be restricted from mineral exploration and exploitation, and (ii) conditions and stipulations to be imposed in areas to be leased, to assure compatibility with the Department of Defense programs. The Secretary of the Navy will act as the executive agent for the Secretary of Defense with respect to such reviews, determinations, restrictions, and stipulations.

(2) Certain inspection requirements may be executed by the Government when it is not advisable to specify that the particular examinations and tests be performed by the supplier. In such cases, these examinations and tests to be performed by the Government shall be explicitly identified in the specification or contract. (Section 253.4 identifies some of the specific situations for which it is advisable that examinations and tests be performed by the Government.)

(3) Suppliers shall either (i) have available adequate test facilities for executing specific prescribed tests, or (ii) make arrangements for the utilization of suitable test facilities.

(4) Records of examinations and tests performed by the supplier shall be maintained by the supplier and made available for use by the Government for the duration of time specified in the contract.

(5) The supplier shall be responsible for compliance with all requirements of the specification and all other technical requirements of the contract.

(b) Government responsibilities for inspection. (1) The Government inspector shall make optimum use of the inspection records of examinations and tests performed by or for the supplier in accordance with the quality assurance provisions of commodity specifications, and other pertinent inspection records, in determining acceptability of supplies. (2) Procurement inspection by the Government to verify the supplier's compliance with specification requirements and other technical requirements of the contract, shall be so planned as to promote adequate assurance of quality by the most efficient utilization of the inspection resources of the military departments. (Section 253.5 identifies specific factors influencing the extent of Government inspection.)

(3) Where the specification or contract requires the supplier to conduct particularly expensive tests involving destruction of supplies, extended periods of time for conducting the tests or other factors contributing to high testing costs, etc., these tests shall be coordinated for simultaneous supplier and Government accomplishment to maximum extent practicable to preclude the need for subsequent independent Government verification testing.

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specification or contract, examination and testing solely by the Government: (a) Test requirements which necessitate the use of specialized test equipment or facilities not ordinarily available in suppliers' plants or commercial laboratories, e. g. ballistic testing of ammunition, environmental tests, simulated service tests;

(b) Inspection to determine qualification of a supplier's product for inclusion on a Qualified Products List;

(c) Pre-production, pilot-lot or pilot model examination and testing, either at a Government installation or at the supplier's plant.

§ 253.5 Factors influencing extent of Government inspection.

The extent of Government inspection to verify the supplier's compliance with the quality assurance provisions of the commodity specification and with other technical requirements of the contract shall be adjusted to reflect the following factors:

(a) The possible effect of failure of the item on the safety of personnel;

(b) The tactical or strategic importance of the item;

(c) The complexity of the item and the need for high reliability of the item and its components;

(d) The pertinency, completeness and reliability of the supplier's inspection records;

(e) The previous quality history of the supplier's product;

(f) The quantity and technical specialties of available Government inspection manpower;

(g) Technical importance of the item; and

(h) The unit cost of the item.

§ 253.6 Standard procedures for Government verification inspection.

To promote uniformity in Government verification inspection of suppliers' compliance with the quality assurance provisions of specifications and other technical requirements of the contract, the following aspects of verification inspection shall be treated in accordance with the standard procedures contained in §§ 253.8, 253.9, 253.10 and 253.11:

(a) Review and evaluation of the supplier's inspection procedures;

(b) Inspection and calibration of the supplier's gages, measuring and test equipment;

(c) Examination of the supplier's inspection records; and

(d) Performance of product verification inspection by the Government. § 253.7 Implementation.

Within ninety (90) days after date of this part, each of the military departments shall submit two copies of the proposed implementing instructions to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Supply and Logistics) for approval. The policies specified under § 253.3(a), relating to supplier responsibilities for inspection shall be implemented as follows:

(a) New, revised and amended specifications. For new specifications and those requiring revision or amendment for other reasons, a statement of supplier responsibilities shall be included in section 4 of the specification.

(b) Existing specifications in military and Federal series. When new procurement is initiated for items covered by existing specifications that do not contain a statement of supplier responsibilities, such a statement shall be included in invitations for bids and in subsequent contracts.

After the proposed implementing instructions are approved, the military departments will be advised by memorandum of the date for publication of the approved instructions.

§ 253.8 Review and evaluation of the supplier's inspection procedures.

In reviewing and evaluating the supplier's inspection procedures for determination of his conformance to the detailed sampling, examination and testing procedures prescribed in the specification and contract, the elements specified below shall be included in the review and evaluation by the Government inspector:

(a) Examination procedures. (1) Observation of the supplier's procedures concerning lot formation and segregation requirements when specified:

(2) Observation of the supplier's sampling procedures or unit-by-unit examination (see Supply and Logistics Handbook H-105, dated April 27, 1954, "Administration of Sampling Procedures for Acceptance Inspection," for established basic principles of sampling inspection); (3) Determination that the supplier's examination includes all of the various characteristics or defects listed in the specification or contract and that examination procedures comply with any