- Seller shall maintain an International
Organization of Standards (ISO), Aerospace Standard (AS) or Military
Standard equivalent quality system acceptable to Buyer for the Items
(including “items” and “Work” as such terms
may be used in this PO’s definitions) covered herein. Widely
recognized Government or Industry Quality System standards should
be used as guidelines. Upon Buyer’s request therefor, Seller
shall provide to Buyer documentation that describes Seller’s
System.
- Seller shall provide and obtain for Buyer, Buyer’s Customers,
and appropriate regulatory agencies access to any and all facilities,
including those facilities of Seller’s subcontractors, where
work on Items is being performed or is scheduled to be performed under
this Purchase Order (“PO”). Buyer shall have right to perform
in-process inspection, audits, and system surveillance at Seller and
Seller’s subcontractors’
facilities as part of verification of conformance to the requirements
of this PO.
Work under this PO is subject to Buyer's
periodic audit of Seller's compliance with Seller’s internal
procedures and other documents applicable to this PO. Seller shall
provide, at no cost to Buyer, Government or appropriate regulatory
agencies, suitable facilities at Seller and Seller’s subcontractors’
manufacturing locations for Buyer, Government, and regulatory agency
representatives to perform compliance verification. Seller shall
include the provisions of this paragraph B in each purchase order,
if any, with each of its subcontractors where work is being performed
or is scheduled to be performed in connection with this PO, and shall
require that this paragraph B is inserted in all subcontracts at
every tier.
Seller shall maintain complete records
of all manufacturing, inspecting and testing in connection with the
Items. At Buyer’s election, such records shall be made available
to the Buyer, Buyer’s Customers and/or appropriate regulatory
agencies during the performance of this PO and for at least three(3)
years after completion of this PO or for such longer periods, if
any, as may be specified elsewhere in this PO. Upon Buyer’s
request therefor, Seller shall forward such records to Buyer at no
cost to Buyer.
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Control and Processing
Nonconforming Material and Corrective Action
Seller shall implement and maintain
a system, which provides for identification, documentation, segregation
and disposition of nonconforming material and shall ensure effective,
positive corrective action is taken (including repetitive nonconformances
dispositioned “Use As Is” by Buyer’s or Seller’s
material review board [“MRB”]actions) to prevent, minimize,
or eliminate nonconformances. Seller’s system shall ensure
that non-conforming material is not used for production purposes.
Seller shall maintain records of all
nonconforming material, dispositions, assignable causes, corrective
actions, and effectiveness of corrective actions for the period specified
in this PO.
Seller shall evaluate each nonconformance
for its potential to exist in previously produced or delivered Items.
If a nonconformance exists, Seller shall notify Buyer, in writing,
within 24 hours for issues impacting safety, and, in writing, within
5 working days for all other issues.
Buyer shall forward requests for corrective
action, if any, to Seller when unsatisfactory performance by Seller
and/or any of its subcontractors is detected by Buyer. Seller shall
respond to all Buyer requests for corrective action. When requested
by Buyer, Seller shall provide trend data and findings for Buyer
returned Items.
Seller shall assess all Buyer identified
nonconformances and take the appropriate actions to ensure causes
of nonconformance are corrected. If Seller is unable to verify or
duplicate the nonconformance or refuses responsibility for the nonconformance,
Seller shall notify Buyer.
If Seller does not respond within 30 days of receipt
by Seller of the nonconforming Item, Seller shall be deemed to have
accepted responsibility for the identified nonconformance.
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Material Review Authority
A. Material Review Authority
(MRA) for Seller-Designed Items
Seller has Material Review Authority, except for nonconformances,
which affect a parameter controlled by Buyer drawing or specification,
which affect form, fit, function, interchangeability or reliability.
Seller shall submit dispositions of nonconforming Items, if any,
regarding any such parameter(s) to Buyer for approval.
B. MRA for Buyer-Designed Items
Seller dispositions are limited to scrapping of Items, eliminating
the nonconformance by rework to engineering, or returning to vendor.
On Items of Buyer design, Seller shall document nonconforming Items
for submittal to Buyer’s MRB for dispositions as required
by this PO. Seller’s continued processing, prior to Buyer’s
MRB disposition, of any Buyer- designed Items containing a nonconformance
prior to Buyer’s MRB disposition will be at Seller’s
risk.
C. Additional MRA Requirements
for Buyer-Designed Items
If seller has written delegated MRA, on Buyer-designed Items, Seller
shall exercise such MRA except for nonconformances of a parameter
that affects form, fit, function, interchangeability or reliability.
D. Material Review Board Submittals
All submittals for Buyer MRB disposition of Seller or Buyer- designed
Items or requests for MRA shall be submitted in accordance with
Buyer instructions.
Seller shall not incorporate any nonconforming
Items into any product, process, procedure or data that affects a
parameter controlled by Buyer drawing or specification or has an
effect on form, fit, function, interchangeability or reliability
unless and until Seller has received prior written approval from
Buyer.
Buyer and Buyer’s customers shall
each have the right to refuse to accept any nonconformances. When
Government source inspection is a requirement of this PO, and Buyers
customer has delegated MRA to Sellers cognizant Government source
representatives, Seller shall submit material review dispositions
to Seller’s local Government representative for concurrence.
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General Requirements
Calibration
Seller shall maintain a calibration system that is compliant with
the requirements in ISO 9001, ISO 10012-1, MIL-STD 45662A, or ANSI
2540.
Product Certifications and
Acceptance
Seller shall prepare a Certificate of Conformance (C of C) statement
that states items provided under this PO meet all applicable requirements.
This C of C shall be included with Seller’s shipping document
to Buyer.
When Buyer’s Customer requires
source inspection, Seller shall obtain objective evidence of Buyer’s
Customer representative’s inspection by signature and title
or by stamp on any shipping documents required by this PO.
Changes to Seller’s Operations
Seller shall notify Buyer, in writing, of any change in status of
its quality system as a result of any Government or regulatory
agency action.
Seller shall also notify Buyer, in
writing, upon any relocation or transfer of manufacturing operations,
or change in any organization or procedure that could impact Item
quality.
Selection and Control of Seller's
Sub-tier Sources
Seller's quality system shall include procedures for determining
the capability of sub-tier suppliers, prior to issuance of Seller's
PO.
When the Seller performs a Quality
System Survey or Evaluation for a sub-tier supplier facility, the
results of each survey or evaluation shall be documented.
Seller is responsible for ensuring
all materials, services and components it procures for incorporation
into the Items conform to all requirements of this PO.
Seller shall define and establish a
program for determining the need for periodic re-audit or re-evaluation
of Seller's sub-tier suppliers.
Prior to production and award of subcontracts,
Seller shall institute a program that will ensure control of the
quality of all Items procured by Seller in support of this PO.
Seller shall include the applicable portions of this
PO in each of its purchase orders, if any, with each of its subcontractors
where work is being performed or is scheduled to be performed in
connection with this PO and require that, where applicable, such
portions are inserted in all subcontracts at every tier.
