Contracting Officer the opportunity to interview and review the
qualifications of each person proposed for testing work.
d. The system Contractor shall conduct all testing in accordance with
submitted and approved test plans and procedure, and requirements specified
herein.
e. Notification of any planned testing shall be given to the Contracting
Officer at least 15 days prior to any test, and in no case shall notice be
given until after the system Contractor has received written Government
approval of the test plans and procedures.
f. Inspection and testing shall be conducted during normal working hours
with prior notice to the Contracting Officer so as not to interfere with
orderly work processes.
g. System Contractor shall allow inspection of all work and workmanship,
and witnessing of system Contractor performed acceptance testing.
h. Any work that is enclosed or covered up before being inspected and
tested shall be uncovered as required and, after it has been inspected and
approved, shall be restored to its original condition at no additional cost
to the Government.
i. Results of each inspection and test shall be reported in electronic and
hard copy form to the Contracting Officer.
3.5.2
Periodic Inspection and Testing
a. All work and workmanship shall be subject to inspection and testing as
requested by the Contracting Officer at any and all times during
preparation and installation.
b. The Contracting Officer, in his or her sole discretion, may reject
defective work and workmanship and require its correction. The Government
right to inspect, test, and reject, or its failure to exercise such right,
as provided herein, shall in no way diminish the system Contractor's duty
to inspect and reject work as necessary to comply fully with the
requirements of the contract documents.
3.5.3
System Commissioning
Prior to the start of final inspection and acceptance testing, the system
shall be brought into complete working order in full compliance with all
specified requirements. This commissioning shall include all necessary
programming, adjustments, tuning and testing of the installed system.
3.5.4
Final Inspection and Acceptance Testing
a. Acceptance tests of the installed system shall be [phased] in
accordance with the project [phasing] schedule.
b. After installation [for each phase] has been completed, and the system
components installed [during the phase] have been completely inspected and
checked out, the system Contractor shall conduct acceptance tests in
accordance with the approved Acceptance Test Plan.
c. The system Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer when the
installation of a system is completed and operating per specifications and
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