ASTM E1626-94(1999)

Standard Guide for Including Government Procurement Requirements in ASTM Documents

SCOPE
1.1 This guide is intended to help ASTM technical committees determine when it is appropriate to add supplementary requirements (see Section B24 of Form and Style for ASTM Standards )  to ASTM standards so that they can be used directly in government  procurement, to offer different format approaches for including supplementary requirements, and to provide content guidance.  
1.2 This guide covers procurement documents only. Regulatory documents are outside the scope of this guide.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-1999
• ICS: 01.120 - Standardization. General rules
• ICS: 03.160 - Law. Administration
• Technical Committee: E11 - Quality and Statistics
• Drafting Committee: E11.10 - Sampling / Statistics

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM E1626-02 - Standard Guide for Including Government Procurement Requirements in ASTM Documents (Withdrawn 2007)
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E 1626 – 94 (Reapproved 1999) An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
Including Government Procurement Requirements in ASTM
Documents
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1626; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.2 OMB Circular A-119 establishes government policy for
all federal agencies to use non-government standards in pref-
1.1 This guide is intended to help ASTM technical commit-
erence to government specifications and standards whenever
tees determine when it is appropriate to add supplementary
feasible and consistent with law. Part 10 of the Federal
requirements (see Section B24 of Form and Style for ASTM
Acquisition Regulation also requires federal agencies to use
Standards) to ASTM standards so that they can be used
non-government standards in preference to government prod-
directly in government procurement, to offer different format
uct descriptions in procurement, unless the non-government
approaches for including supplementary requirements, and to
standard does not meet the government’s needs or its use is
provide content guidance.
inconsistent with law.
1.2 This guide covers procurement documents only. Regu-
3.3 An impediment to implementing fully the federal poli-
latory documents are outside the scope of this guide.
cies on the use of non-government standards is that non-
2. Referenced Documents government standards do not always include all of the require-
ments essential for government procurement. Adding these
2.1 ASTM Standards:
requirements (or referencing them) can permit the direct use of
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
non-government standards in procurement and eliminate the
E 1267 Guide for ASTM Standard Specification Quality
need to develop and maintain supplementary government
Statements
specifications and standards.
2.2 U.S. Government Documents:
3.4 The purpose behind federal policies using non-
OMB (Office of Management and Budget) Circular
government standards is a significant point that ASTM techni-
A-119, Federal Participation in the Development and Use
cal committees should understand. They are intended to
of Voluntary Standards
promote greater use of commercial products and processes
Federal Acquisition Regulation
within the federal government, thereby reducing costs, short-
SD-1, DoD (Department of Defense) Standardization Direc-
ening acquisition schedules, taking advantage of the latest
tory
technological developments, minimizing risks, and fostering a
3. Significance and Use
stronger national industrial base. Most supplementary require-
ments needed by the government involve packaging, marking,
3.1 This guide is intended to provide direction for ASTM
additional or specialized testing, quality, reliability, and other
technical committees that have been asked by government
requirements that may not be applicable to most users, but
members of a committee to include special user requirements.
which can be met by commercial products or processes. If
Guidance is given on what types of special user requirements
requirements cannot be met by commercial products or pro-
are often needed by the government, whether it is appropriate
cesses, the technical committee may want to challenge their
to include them as supplementary requirements to an ASTM
inclusion in the ASTM standard and recommend a supplemen-
standard, and the selection of different format approaches for
tary government specification or standard.
including supplementary requirements.
4. Procedure
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-11 on Quality and
4.1 Initial Considerations:
Statistics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E11.10 on Sampling and
4.1.1 The first consideration should be whether a require-
Data Analysis.
Current edition approved Oct. 15, 1994. Published November 1994.
ment recommended by government participants is valid and
Form and Style for ASTM Standards, (ASTM Blue Book), ASTM, Philadel-
adds value to the standard. If it does not meet these criteria,
phia, PA.
3 whether it should be a government supplemental requirement is
“Government” in this guide refers to the government of the United States of
America. a moot point.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
4.1.2 Assuming that the recommended requirement is valid
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
and meets a need, the technical committee must determine
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E 1626
4.1.2.1 The requirement is applicable for general use and (7) Hazardous materials minimization and handling;
should be included in the standard for all users. (8) Restrictions on the use of ozone depleting chemicals;
4.1.2.2 The requirement is applicable for segments of in- (9) Higher reliability;
dustry and government that require more demanding opera- (10) First article inspection;
tional capabilities or use in special applications and should be (11) Qualification (the ASTM Blue Book addresses this in
included as a separate classification, on a “when specified” detail);
basis, or as a separate section in the standard, but not (12) Quality assurance provisions (Guide E 1267 gives
designated a government supplementary requirement. guidance);
4.1.2.3 The requirement is unique or generally unique to the (13) Lot acceptance (see 4.3.1);
government, but can be met by a commercial product or (14) Additional or special t
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