MIL-PRF-45333F(AT)
6.1 Intended use. Trailers covered by this specification are intended for use in hauling
items of construction engineering equipment or similar applications during tactical military
operations, and for use under extreme or unusual conditions of climate, weather, and terrain.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of the specification.
b. Issue of DoDISS to be cited in the solicitation, and if required, the specific issue
of individual documents referenced (see 2.2.1).
c. When first article inspection is required (see 3.1 and 4.1.1).
d. If design, materials, or manufacturing are other than as specified (see 3.2).
e. If treatment and painting are other than as specified (see 3.5.4).
f. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Supplemental drawings. Historically, trailer components, subassemblies and
assemblies have been fabricated and assembled into a complete trailer in accordance with
Drawing 8358914; Trailer, Flatbed: 10 Ton, 4 Wheel, M345. Copies of these drawings are
available from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command,
AMSTA-TR-E/BLUE, Warren, MI 48397-5000.
6.4 First article. When requiring a first article inspection, contracting documents should
provide specific guidance to offerors. This guidance should cover whether the first article is a
first article sample, a first production item, or the number of test items. These documents should
also include specific instructions regarding arrangements for examinations, approval of first article
test results, and disposition of first articles. Pre-solicitation documents should provide
Government waiver rights for samples for first article inspection to bidders offering a previously
acquired or tested product. Bidders offering such products who wish to rely on such production
testing must furnish evidence with the bid that prior Government approval is appropriate for the
pending contract.
6.5 Conformance inspection. Affordable conformance inspection with confidence varies
depending upon a number of procurement risk factors. Some of these factors include: Contractor
past performance, government schedules and budget, product material and design maturity,
manufacturing capital equipment and processes applied, the controlled uniformity of those
processes, labor skill and training, and the uniformity of measuring processes and techniques.
During the solicitation, contracting documents should indicate those tests desired from table I and
their designated frequency based on a risk assessment for the procurement.
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