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UFC 3-430-07

24 July 2003

including Change 1, Jan 2004 and Change 2, March 2005

military reservations and the Government does not insure its equipment. Furthermore,

Authorized Inspection Agencies usually do not qualify as small businesses.

2-5.2

Companies Other than Authorized Inspection Agencies. Quality

assurance for such companies may not be structured according to a standard

recognized by the NBBI or may even be non-existent. Contracting officers must ensure

adequate inspections by requiring qualifications of the contractor before awarding the

contract. These assurances, at a minimum, include requiring the contractor to supply

inspectors with the credential requirements of paragraph 2-3.

2-5.3

Assistance. When an activity elects to administer its own inspection

contract, NAVFAC Senior Boiler Inspectors can provide assistance to the Contracting

Officer by reviewing the contract requirements and determining the suitability of a

company to perform inspections. The NAVFAC Senior Boiler Inspectors provide this

service on a reimbursable basis. They also provide quality control by monitoring the

performance of contractors and their inspectors. Upon satisfactory review, the NAVFAC

Senior Boiler Inspector can issue an Authorization to Inspect to the firms qualifying

inspectors for the term of the contract. The Authorization to Inspect identifies the ability

of the inspector to perform the work satisfactorily and authorizes the inspector to sign

the Inspection Report-Boiler or the Unfired Pressure Vessel Report and issue the

Inspection Certificate, NAVFAC Form 9-11014/32 (3-67).

2-5.4

Activity Administered Contracts. When the activity's Contracting

Officer elects to administer the contracts, the Contracting Officer should require the

contractors to provide enough information to determine positively that the firm has

qualified inspectors and has the capability to do the required work. The scope of work

for the inspection contract should include the number, function, type (such as boiler or

pressure vessel), construction (such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers'

(ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code or military specification), capacity, and

pressure rating of each vessel. In addition, the contract will require that the contractor

have:

Inspectors with credentials complying with paragraphs 2-1.1.2, 2-2, and 2-

An inspection work history similar to that required for the proposed work.