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5.3.4 Finished product quality.
5.3.4.1 USDA certification. When specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that U.S. Grade A be provided, the fruit preserves (or jams) shall be graded and certified by Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), USDA in accordance with the United States Standards for Grades of Fruit Preserves (or Jams).
5.3.4.2 Manufacturer's certification. When specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that the fruit preserves (or jams) shall be equivalent in quality to U.S. Grade A of the
United States Standards for Grades of Fruit Preserves (or Jams), the manufacturer shall provide a certificate as evidence of product conformance.
5.4 Foreign material. All ingredients and finished product shall be clean, sound, wholesome, and free from evidence of rodent or insect infestation.
6. MANUFACTURER'S/DISTRIBUTOR'S PRODUCT ASSURANCE. The manufacturer/ distributor shall certify that the fruit preserves (or jams) provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to their own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same fruit preserves (or jams) offered for sale in the commercial market. The purchaser reserves the right to require proof of conformance.
7. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The delivered fruit preserves (or jams) shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sale of fruit preserves (or jams) within the commercial marketplace. Delivered fruit preserves (or jams) shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.
8. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Purchaser shall specify 8.2 or 8.3; purchaser may specify 8.1 with 8.1.1 or 8.1 with 8.1.2.
8.1 Manufacturer's quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the product manufacturer shall be required to provide evidence, by certificate, that the manufacturing plant has undertaken one of the following quality assurance measures within 12 months prior to providing a bid, or no later than 10 business days from the date of awarding of
the contract. Failure to provide this documentation within the proper time frame may result in the contract being terminated for cause.
8.1.1 Plant systems audit. A plant systems audit (PSA) conducted by USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), or another audit performed by a third party auditing service is required within 12 months prior to the date of the awarding of the contract. (An AMS PSA verifies the manufacturer's capability to produce products in a clean, sanitary environment in
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