As prescribed in 511.404(c), the contracting officer shall insert 552.211-83, Availability for Inspection, Testing, and Shipment/Delivery, in solicitations and contracts that provide for source inspection by Government personnel and that require lengthy testing for which time frames cannot be determined in advance. If the contract is for stock items, the contracting officer shall use Alternate I.
Availability for Inspection, Testing, and Shipment/Delivery Alternate I (Feb 1996)
Alternate I (Feb 1996). If the contract is for stock items, the Contracting Officer shall insert “shipped” or “ship” in the basic clause, add the following paragraph (b) and redesignate paragraph (b) of the basic clause as paragraph (c).
(b) If notice of approval and release by the Government inspector or authorization to ship without Government inspection is received before * calendar days after receipt of the [Insert “Notice of Award” or “order”], receipt of such notice shall be deemed to be received on the *calendar day after receipt of [Insert “Notice of Award” or “order”]. Shipments shall not be made before the * calendar day after receipt of the [Insert “Notice of Award” or “order”] unless authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer.
*Entries are normally the same number of days specified for availability.
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