QC48 JPL TEST WITNESS SOURCE INSPECTION IS REQUIRED:

 

JPL Test Witnessing is required for all of the following: acceptance tests, qualification tests, environmental tests, and nondestructive tests performed on items delivered under this Contract/Purchase Order. Other tests requiring a JPL witness may be listed in a Statement of Work accompanying the Contract/Purchase Order.
JPL source test verification is required for first article final electrical (Functional Test) and other times as required in the Contract/Purchase Order, prior to the shipment of articles from the Contractor’s facility.

Contractor shall promptly notify the JPL Procurement Quality Assurance (PQA) office at http://eis.jpl.nasa.gov/qa/PQA/servicerequest.cfm so the appropriate inspection can be coordinated. The following phone number may be accessed if necessary: (818) 393-7593.

Test witness source inspection shall be conducted by JPL at Contractor’s facility, or other location where designated in the Contract/Purchase Order. Contractor shall make available to the JPL QA Representative all applicable Contracts/Purchase Orders, drawings, specifications and changes thereto, related test procedures, inspection and/or test equipment, and such other information, personnel, and resources as may be required to satisfactorily perform the inspections and tests required under this Contract/Purchase Order. Contractor shall ensure the current calibration and required accuracy of all instruments provided to the JPL QA representative accomplishing the test witness source inspection. Contractor shall provide a suitable workspace and environment to conduct the source inspection.