509.302 General.
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(a) If first article testing and approval is required, GSA usually requires that the contractor perform testing and that the first article:
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(1) Be produced at the same facility where production quantities will be produced; and
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(2) Serve as the manufacturing standard.
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(b) Coordinate the need for first article testing and approval with the Contract Operations Management Division (FXCC), which will provide the information to complete the clauses at FAR 52.209-3 or 52.209-4.