A-A-50035 Ranges, Electric, IndustrialThis commercial item description covers industrial electric ranges and shall consist of an oven section surmounted by a griddle top or a griddle/hot top as specified. The ranges shall be of the following types and grades: Type 1 - Griddle top Grade A - Stainless steel exterior Type II - Griddle/hot top Grade A - Stainless steel exterior Grade B- Stainless steel front- remaining sides and back shall be carbon steel.

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2.11 Regulatory requirements. In accordance with section 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, the Government’s policy is to acquire items composed of the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition without adversely affecting performance requirements or exposing suppliers’ employees to undue hazards from the recovered materials. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials in accordance with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent practicable. The term “recovered materials” means materials which have been collected or recovered from solid waste and reprocessed to become a source of raw materials as opposed to virgin raw materials. None of the above shall be interpreted to mean that the use of used or rebuilt products are allowed under this commercial item description unless otherwise specified.

2.12 Workmanship. The finished ranges shall be complete, clean, and free of fabrication marks, scratches, dents, sharp edges, sharp corners, burrs, slivers, or visible evidence of rust. Rivets, when used, shall be tight and the rivet heads and peened ends shall be round and concentric and in full contact with the joined metal surfaces. There shall be no empty rivet holes. Welds shall be clean, continuous, sound, and free of flux, pits, buildups, undercuts, and shall be ground so as to blend with the adjacent surfaces. Spot welds shall be free from pits, burn throughs, and flashes.

3. QUALITY ASSURANCE

3.1 Contractor certification. The contractor shall certify, and maintain substantiating evidence, that the product offered meets the salient characteristics and requirements of this Commercial Item Description, and that the product conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.

3.2 Compliance. Prior to approval of the first shipment, the contractor shall submit satisfactory evidence to the contracting officer or his authorized representative that the range conforms to the requirements of UL Standard No. 197 and NSF International No. 4, as applicable.

3.2.1 Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL). Acceptable evidence of meeting the requirements of UL Standard No. 197 shall be the UL listing mark, or a certified test report from a recognized independent laboratory acceptable to the Government indicating compliance with the applicable requirements of UL Standard No. 197.

3.2.2 NSF International. Acceptable evidence of meeting the requirements of NSF International Standard No. 4 shall be a listing in the current edition of the NSF International “Listing of Food Service Equipment” and display of the NSF International mark on the finished product, or a certified test report from a recognized independent laboratory acceptable to the Government indicating compliance with the applicable NSF International requirement(s).