Clause

52.209-4_Alternate II First Article Approval-Government Testing.

(a) The Contractor shall deliver __ units(s) of Lot/Item __ within __ calendar days from the date of this contract to the Government at ___ [insert name and address of the testing facility] for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified elsewhere in this contract.

Type: Clause (C)
Prescribed in: 9.308-2
Effective: Sept 1989
Primary source: eCFR 48 CFR 52.209-4 · acquisition.gov

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This is Alternate II of clause 52.209-4; the Alternate text sits inside the same eCFR section as the base clause.

Applicability in the matrix

Contract types for 52.209-4_Alternate II as published in the Smart Matrix
IBR	Yes Incorporated by reference
UCF	I
FP SUP	A As prescribed
CR SUP	O Optional
LMV	A As prescribed
IND DEL	A As prescribed
SAP	A As prescribed

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