1. Our organization reserves the right of final approval of product, procedures, processes and equipment.
2. All special processes required by this PO must be performed by qualified personnel.
3. Our organization reserves the right to review and approve the Vendors Quality Management System. Standard QMS Requirements Include:
- Vendors providing special processing must maintain a system for validating processes.
- Customer Directed sources must operate in accordance with approved specifications and standards as dictated and controlled by the customer in question.
- Suppliers initially approved for use via Certification (ISO9001, AS9100, ISO17025, AS9120, etc.) must notify our organization of any changes to that certification.
4. The Vendor shall maintain the proper identification and revision status of specifications, drawings, process requirements, inspection/verification instructions and other relevant technical data. Unless noted otherwise on the face of this order, the latest revision level is to be used.
5. Our organization reserves the right to approve or specify any designs, tests, inspection plans, verifications, use of statistical techniques for product acceptance, and any applicable critical items including key characteristics.
6. Our organization reserves the right to designate requirements for test specimens for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation or auditing.
7. The Vendor is required to:
- Notify our organization of nonconforming product.
- Obtain our organization approval for nonconforming product disposition.
- Notify our organization of changes in product and/or process, changes of suppliers, and changes of manufacturing facility locations.
- Flow down to the supply chain all applicable requirements, including customer requirements.
- Be responsible to maintain the competence of personnel regarding counterfeit parts
- The Vendor is required to retain all Records associated with the Purchase Order for a period of no less than 10 years, unless otherwise specified on the PO.
- The supplier is required to ensure ITAR/DFAR related work is completed by US Persons and ensure all applicable Statutory/Regulatory requirements are met.
- Provide inspection reports for special process, certificate of conformance for process and/or certificate of analysis as applicable to verify process integrity.
8. Right of access by our organization, our customers and regulatory authorities to the applicable areas of all facilities, at any level of the supply chain, involved in the order and to all applicable records.
9. All vendors providing Calibration Services must:
- Maintain Certification to ISO17025, ISO10012-1, ANSI Z540-1 (or equivalent) or be otherwise approved by our organization.
- Provide reporting of “As Found” and “As Left” status if the item is found to be out of tolerance
- Identify Calibration Standards used
- Utilize Calibration Standards traceable to NIST
10. Option 1: Long Form
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the employee notice requirements set forth in 29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A.
11. To the extent applicable, the equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements set forth in 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a) are hereby incorporated by reference into this contract. This contractor and subcontractor shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
12. Our Organization reserves the right to require and request evidence of External Providers ensuring that their personnel are aware of:
- their contribution to product or service conformity;
- their contribution to product safety;
- the importance of ethical behavior.
13. The use of Counterfeit Material is prohibited.
- paperwork required for verification.
- ethical behavior required.