DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: FIRST ARTICLE TEST/INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND PLAN (FAT/IPP)
Preparing Activity: 184 (AFLCMC/WLE)
Project Number: NDTI-2020-004
Use/Relationship: The First Article Test/Inspection Procedures and Plan (FAT/IPP) is used to
establish the test and inspection procedures, test and inspection equipment and tooling
requirements and setup, inspection criteria, and method of documentation that shall be used
by the contractor for first article testing and inspection.
This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format, content, and intended use information for
the data deliverable resulting from the work task described in the contract.
This DID can be used in conjunction with DI-NDTI-82326,
First Article Test/Inspection
Procedures and Report (FAT/IPR), or DI-NDTI-80809, Test/Inspection Report.
(Copies of
these documents are available online at https://quicksearch.dla.mil.)
Requirements:
1. Reference documents. The applicable issue of the documents cited herein, including their
approval dates and dates of any applicable amendments, notices, and revisions, shall be
as specified in the contract.
2. Format. The FAT/IPP shall be in the contractor’s format with the following exceptions:
a. Text of body paragraphs shall be in Helvetica typeface and 11-point font.
b. A Table of Contents shall be on its own dedicated page(s) located just after the Cover
Page.
c. A table of FAT/IPP revisions shall be on a separate page(s) located just after the Table
of Contents.
3. Content. The FAT/IPP shall include the following:
3.1 Cover Page. The Cover Page shall include the following information:
a. Contractor’s company name and logo.
b. Contractor’s company address and phone number.
c. Contractor’s Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code where the First Article
(FA) is to be manufactured.
d. The item name under contract. The item name shall be the same as the name listed in
the title block on the engineering drawing for the FA item.
e. The Cover Page shall identify that the document is a First Article Test/Inspection
Procedures and Plan. The document title shall be as follows: “First Article Test and
Inspection Procedures and Plan,” or, if an actual test is not required by the Technical Data
Package (TDP), “First Article Inspection Procedures and Plan”.
f. A “Submitted For” section, which shall contain the following information:
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