As prescribed in 46.395(a) insert the following clause:
SHADE EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR FURNISHED COMPONENTS (APR 2008) - DLAD
Contracts awarded under this solicitation shall require shade evaluation of contractor furnished components in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Swatches shall be cut by the contractor from those pieces or rolls selected by the Government representative. For yard goods, the dimensions of each swatch shall be 4" x 12" while for narrow loom material each swatch shall be a full width and 12" in length. The number of pieces or rolls to be sampled shall be in accordance with the following table:
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LOT SIZE
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PIECES TO BE SAMPLED
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1 to 8 pieces
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Each piece
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9 to 25 pieces
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8 pieces
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26 to 90 pieces
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20 pieces
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91 to 160 pieces
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32 pieces
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over 160 pieces
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1 of 5 pieces
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(b) The swatches shall be submitted to the Government laboratory for shade evaluation. If any swatches are rejected, the end items made from the rejected component lot shall also be rejected. In these instances, the contractor shall without cost to the Government, cut additional shade swatches from each remaining piece or roll in the rejected sample lot which was not previously sampled and submit these swatches to the Government for shade evaluation.
(c) Swatches submitted in accordance with (a) and (b) above, shall also be evaluated for uniformity of shade when so specified in Section 3 of the fabric specification and when the standard sample is referenced for uniformity of shade.
(End of Clause)
