D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 27-4002

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 27-4002 - CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

4002.1

The contractor shall be responsible for carrying out its obligations under the contract by doing the following:

(a) Controlling the quality of goods, services, or construction;

(b) Ensuring that vendors or suppliers of raw materials, parts, components, and subassemblies have an acceptance quality control system;

(c) Tendering to the District for acceptance only those goods, services, or construction that conform to contract requirements; and

(d) Maintaining substantiating evidence, when required by the contract, that the goods, services, or construction conform to contract quality requirements, and furnishing that information to the District, upon request.

4002.2

The contracting officer may require the contractor to provide and maintain an inspection system or program for the control of quality that is acceptable to the District.

4002.3

The control of quality by the contractor may relate to, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Manufacturing processes, to ensure that the product produced to and meets the contract's technical requirements;

(b) Drawings, specifications, and engineering changes, to ensure that manufacturing methods and operations meet the contract's technical requirements;

(c) Testing and examination, to ensure that practices and equipment provide the means for optimum evaluation of the characteristics subject to inspection;

(d) Reliability and maintainability assessment, including life, endurance, and continued readiness;

(e) Fabrication and delivery of products, to ensure that only conforming products are tendered to the District;

(f) Technical documentation, including drawings, specifications, handbooks, manuals, and other technical publications;

(g) Preservation, packaging, packing, and marking; and

(h) Procedures and processes for services and construction to ensure that services and construction meet contract performance requirements.

4002.4

The contractor shall be responsible for performing all inspections and tests required by the contract except those specifically reserved for performance by the District.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 27-4002

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1715 (February 26, 1988)