use the approved performance verification test as a guideline when the
field test is conducted.
3.4.4
Performance Verification Test
The Contractor shall demonstrate that the completed system complies with
the contract requirements. Using approved test procedures, all physical
and functional requirements of the project shall be demonstrated and shown.
The performance verification test, as specified, shall not be started
until after receipt by the Contractor of written permission from the
Government, based on the Contractor's written report. The report shall
include certification of successful completion of testing as specified in
paragraph Contractor's Field Testing, and upon successful completion of
training as specified. The Government may terminate testing at any time
when the system fails to perform as specified. Upon termination of testing
by the Government or by the Contractor, the Contractor shall commence an
assessment period as described for Endurance Testing Phase II. Upon
successful completion of the performance verification test, the Contractor
shall deliver test reports and other documentation as specified to the
Government prior to commencing the endurance test.
3.4.5
Endurance Test
a. General: The Contractor shall demonstrate system reliability and
operability at the specified throughput rates for each portal, and the
Type I and Type II error rates specified for the completed system. The
contractor shall calculate false alarm rates and the system shall yield
false alarm rates within the specified maximums at the specified
probability of detection. The endurance test shall be conducted in
phases as specified. The endurance test shall not be started until the
Government notifies the Contractor, in writing, that the performance
verification test is satisfactorily completed, training as specified
has been completed, and correction of all outstanding deficiencies has
been satisfactorily completed. The Contractor shall provide 1 operator
to operate the system 24 hours per day, including weekends and
holidays, during Phase I and Phase III endurance testing, in addition
to any Government personnel that may be made available. The Government
may terminate testing at any time the system fails to perform as
specified. Upon termination of testing by the Government or by the
Contractor, the Contractor shall commence an assessment period as
described for Phase II. The Contractor shall verify the operation of
each terminal device during the last day of the test. Upon successful
completion of the endurance test, the Contractor shall deliver test
reports and other documentation as specified to the Government prior to
acceptance of the system.
b. Phase I Testing: The test shall be conducted 24 hours per day for
15 consecutive calendar days, including holidays, and the system shall
operate as specified. The Contractor shall make no repairs during this
phase of testing unless authorized by the Government in writing. If
the system experiences no failures during Phase I testing, the
Contractor may proceed directly to Phase III testing after receipt by
the Contractor of written permission from the Government.
c. Phase II Assessment: After the conclusion of Phase I, the
Contractor shall identify all failures, determine causes of all
failures, repair all failures, and deliver a written report to the
Government. The report shall explain in detail the nature of each
failure, corrective action taken, results of tests performed, and shall
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