Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com MIL-HDBK-502: A MIL-HDBK-502: A CQUISITION CQUISITION L OGISTICS OGISTICS Warranty Examples DESIGN/MANUFACTURING CONFORMANCE WARRANTY : Notwithstanding government inspection and acceptance of warranted items, the contractor warrants that the supplies covered by the terms of this warranty shall conform to the design and manufacturing requirements in accordance with PDD-ARC210-001, the technical data package (TDP), and approved manuals for the warranty period defined in Part III. Product configuration may be altered or upgraded for product improvements or standardization provided the changes do not impact form, fit, or function at the WRA level.
The TDP shall be updated to reflect the resultant changes in accordance with the CDRL requirements. MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP WARRANTY : Notwithstanding government inspection and acceptance of warranted items, the contractor warrants that the supplies covered by the terms of this warranty are free from defects in material and workmanship that would cause a warranted item to fail to conform to the essential performance requirements for the warranty period defined in Part III. ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE WARRANTY : For the warranty period in Part III, the contractor warrants the essential performance requirements of the warranted items.
Should the warranted items not meet the MTBF, the contractor shall furnish to the government temporary spares in accordance with Part V, subparagraph E. The contractor warrants all RT-1556/ARC and RT-1744/ARC units covered by this warranty for the hourly mean time between failure (MTBF) rates specified for the following time periods: Guaranteed Mean Time Between Failure MONTHS (*) 0-12 13-24 25-36 37-48 49-60 MTBF HOURS 667 679 728 853 1100 (*) Months after execution of the contract modification which includes this warranty.
If during the warranty period, the Warranty Review Board (WRB) determines that the ratio of actual average system operation hours to aircraft flight hours differs from the 1.4 “K” factor by 25% or more, the contractor and the government will negotiate an equitable adjustment to the K factor and the resulting MTBF calculation. If after the warranty expires, the WRB determines that the total annual operating time (TOH) as defined in Part V subparagraph D(5), herein, and as determined by NALDA data, differs from the following by 25% or more, the government and contractor will negotiate an equitable adjustment in contract price:
Total Annual Operating Hours MONTHS (*) 0-12 13-24 25-36 37-48 49-60 TOH 238,395 459,073 668,734 755,730 811,213 (*) Months after execution of the contract modification which includes this warranty. TURN AROUND TIME WARRANTY : The contractor warrants that all corrective action shall be completed with warranted items ready for delivery to the government within an average turn around time of 30 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the warranted items at the contractor’s facility until the date of shipment from the contractor’s facility in a ready for issue (RFI) condition.
The contractor shall ship all processed RFI end items to government controlled storage in the absence of other shipping instructions from the procuring contracting officer or administrative contracting officer (PCO/ACO). If reusable containers are not available, the contractor shall ship end items using best commercial practices to assure safe delivery at destination. WARRANTY FOR CORRECTED OR REPLACED SUPPLIES: Any warranted item repaired or replaced pursuant to this warranty is subject to the provisions of this clause, in the same manner as warranted items initially delivered. Figure 6-2. Warranty Examples 6-12