A-A-52540 Fittings, Wire RopeThis CID covers swaging-type sleeves and ferrules and a ferrule connector. The sleeves and ferrules are for wire rope. The fittings are intended for use in rigging of wire rope for the installation of the submarine pipelines and tanker mooring systems and for other applications where eyes or ferrules are required on the ends of wire rope. The sleeves and ferrules are intended to be cold-swaged onto wire rope with a swaging machine of 4448 kiloNewton (kN) force (500 ton (short (st) force) and equipped with the proper dies.

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3.6 Safety. Wire rope fittings shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (see 7.1.1).

3.7 Identification and markings. Identification and markings shall be permanent and legible and shall include as a minimum, the manufacturer’s trademark, the part or identifying number (PIN) (see 7.2 and 7.3), and the national stock number (NSN).

4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Recovered material. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

5.1 Responsibility for inspection. The contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspections (examinations and tests).

5.2 Contractor certification. The contractor shall certify and maintain substantiating evidence that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this CID and that the product conforms to the producer's own drawings, specifications, workmanship standards, and quality assurance practices. Items with known defects shall not be submitted for Government acceptance. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.

5.3 Market acceptability (MA). The contractor shall provide products which have a proven market record based on the number of items sold, length of time the product has been on the market, and reliability and performance of the products as required under the contract or solicitation (see 7.2).

5.4 Inspection and test. The inspection and testing of products to be supplied under the CID shall be as specified in the contract or order.

6. PACKING

6.1 Preservation, packing, and marking. Preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order (see 7.2).

7. NOTES

(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not mandatory.)

7.1 Addresses for obtaining copies of referenced documents.