MIL-STD-1916 DOD Preferred Methods for Acceptance of ProductThe purpose of this standard is to encourage defense contractors and other commercial organizations supplying goods and services to the U.S. Government to submit efficient and effective process control prevention procedures in place of prescribed sampling requirements.

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MIL-STD-1916

relieve the contractor of responsibility for assuring that all products or supplies submitted to the

Government for acceptance conform to all requirements of the contract.

1.5 Limitations. The sampling plans and procedures of this standard are not intended for use with destructive tests or where product screening is not feasible or desirable. In such cases, the sampling plans to be used will be specified in the contract or product specifications.