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provide that the Government reserves the right to waive the requirements for first article inspection to those bidders offering a product which has been previously acquired or tested by
the Government, and that bidders offering such products, who wish to rely on such production or
test, must furnish evidence with the bid that prior Government approval is presently appropriate for the pending.
6.4 Definitions.
6.4.1 QCI. The following definitions may be related to the sampling plans specified in section 4:
a. Classification of defects. A classification of defects is the enumeration of possible defects of the unit of product classified according to their seriousness. A defect is any nonconformance of the unit of product with specified requirements. Defects will normally be grouped into one or more of the following classes: critical, major and minor defects. Also, defects may be grouped into other classes, or into subclasses within these classes.
b. Critical defects. A critical defect is a defect that judgement and experience indicate would result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending upon the product, or a defect that judgement and experience indicate is likely to prevent performance of the tactical function of a major end item such as a ship, aircraft, tank, missile, or space vehicle.
c. Critical defective. A critical defective is a unit of product which contains one or more critical defects and may also contain major and/or minor defects.
d. Defective. A defective is a unit of product which contains one or more defects.
e. Formation of lots or batches. The product should be assembled into identifiable lots, sublots, batches, or in such other manner as may be prescribed (see 1). Each lot or batch should, as far as is practicable, consist of units of product of a single type, grade, class, size, and composition, manufactured under essentially the same conditions, and at essentially the same time.
f. Lot or batch. The term lot or batch will mean "inspection lot" or "inspection batch", i.e., a collection of units or products from which a sample is to be drawn and inspected and may differ from a collection of units designated as a lot or batch for other purposes (e.g., production, shipment, etc.).
batch.
g. Lot or batch size. The lot or batch size is the number of units of product in a lot or
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