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3.6 Government contract quality assurance. The various functions, including inspection, performed by the Government to determine whether a contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity. (FAR 46.101)
3.7 Inspection. Examining and testing supplies or services (including, when appropriate, raw materials, components, and intermediate assemblies) to determine whether they conform to contract requirements. (FAR 46.101)
3.8 Major characteristic. A characteristic, other than critical, that must be met to avoid failure or material reduction of usability of the unit of product for intended purpose.
3.9 Major nonconforming unit. A unit of product that fails to conform to specified requirements for one or more major characteristics, but conforms to all critical characteristics.
3.10 Minor characteristic. A characteristic, other than critical or major, whose departure from its specification requirement is not likely to reduce materially the usability of the unit of product for its intended purpose or whose departure from established standards has little bearing on the effective use or operation of the unit.
3.11 Minor nonconforming unit. A unit of product that fails to conform to specified requirements of one or more minor characteristics, but conforms to all critical and major characteristics.
3.12 Nonconformance. A departure from a specified requirement for any characteristic.
3.13 Nonconforming unit. A unit of product that has one or more nonconformances.
3.14 Production interval. A period of production under continuous sampling assumed to consist of essentially homogeneous quality. It is normally a single shift. It can be a day if it is reasonably certain that shift changes do not affect quality of product, but shall not be longer than a day.
3.15 Quality. The composite of material attributes including performance features and characteristics of a product or service to satisfy a given need. (DFARS 46.101)
3.16 Quality assurance. A planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that adequate technical requirements are established; products and services conform to established technical requirements; and satisfactory performance is achieved. (DFARS 46.101)
3.17 Quality audit. A systematic examination of the acts and decisions with respect to quality in order to independently verify or evaluate the operational requirements of the quality program or the specification or contract requirements of the product or service. (DFARS 46.101)
3.18 Quality program. A program which is developed, planned, and managed to carry out cost effectively all efforts to effect the quality of materials and services from concept
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