As prescribed in 46.502-91 insert the following clause:
ACCEPTANCE OF INSTALLATION FOR MEDICAL AND LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION (APR 2008 MEDICAL) - DLAD
(a) Upon completion of installation, the equipment shall be turned over to the hospital for use, and the contractor shall furnish, a written notice of readiness for inspection of the equipment to DSCP-MX, Chief, Biomedical Systems Office, Directorate of Medical Materiel, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Avenue, Phila., PA 19111-5092. Final acceptance of installation shall be made by Chief, Biomedical Systems Office, DSCP-MX, based upon an inspection and test to be performed at government expense within 30 days from date of receipt of request for inspection. The Chief of Medical Materiel Services (CMMS) at the hospital shall notify the contractor 72 hours in advance of inspection. The contractor shall be responsible for connecting test equipment and operating the components during inspection testing. Minor discrepancies which may be corrected during the inspection shall not be cause for rejection. If acceptance inspection is not conducted within 30 days from date of receipt of request for inspection, the Government shall accept installation. Use of equipment during the period between completion of installation and inspection or inspection and reinspection shall not negate the right on the part of the Government to reject installation.
(b) In the event the installation is rejected as a result of the first inspection, contractor shall be advised as to deficiencies which were cause for rejection. It shall be contractor's responsibility to correct reported deficiencies and to advise the contracting office when all corrections have been made and equipment is ready for reinspection. Reinspection shall be performed by the Government with all costs incurred chargeable to the contractor's account.
(c) If deficiencies found at the time of inspection are corrected within 14 calendar days, date of acceptance shall be the date notice of readiness for inspection is received at DSCP -MX. Failure to correct deficiencies within the 14 day period shall result in a day-for-day extension of the warranty period.
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