As a Supplier our expectation is that your organization shall ensure that your employees are aware of:

1. Their contribution to our Product or Service Conformity by complying with all of our requirements
2. Their contribution to the Product Safety of the product we deliver to our customers who use it in the final product to the end user, and
3. The importance of Ethical Behavior as it affects not only our business, but yours too. It is important that if they see something that’s not right, that they say something to management!

This requirement applies to all Purchase Orders per our AS9100 Rev. “D” Quality Management System 

Our organization, our customers, government agencies and any applicable regulatory authorities maintain the right of access to all facilities. This also applies to any level of your supply chain.

This requirement applies to all Purchase Orders per our AS9100 Rev. “D” Quality Management System

The Supplier is responsible for ensuring that product is packaged to protect its integrity, prevention of Foreign Object Debris / Damage (FOD), corrosion or deterioration or loss in transit.

Packaging when specified by our customer shall be in accordance with their designated methods as noted on documents sent.

As a minimum, internal calibration departments and outsourced calibration laboratories shall use standards traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Test (NIST - USA) or other International traceable standards organizations. It is preferred that outsourced laboratories be accredited to ISO 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories and shall have the specified equipment being calibrated defined in their scope of accreditation.

Any shelf life or age sensitive materials or products must have > 90% of its life left upon our receival.

For Raw Material a Certificate of Analysis is required at the time of delivery. Material supplied shall be accompanied with a Certificate of Analysis (Test Report) indicating compliance with requirements of the material specifications and shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1. Supplier’s name
2. Our Purchase Order Number
3. Indicate conformance to the drawing/specifications
4. Lot/Batch#, or serial numbers, as applicable,
5. Our referenced part number with Revision level and expiration (if applicable)
6. Test data
7. COA and/or COC signed by the Supplier responsible employee and title of employee,
8. If additional information is required, this will be stated on the purchase order.

Supplier is required to notify our organization and obtain disposition authorization of any of our property that becomes nonconforming product at the time it is known to be nonconforming during processing. Nonconforming product shall be tagged and segregated from conforming product until disposition is determined.

If stated on the Purchase Order, a first article inspection is required. AS9102 Aerospace First Article Inspection standard is the default required for manufactured, assembled or tested product.

Supplier cannot make changes to materials, processes, drawing requirements or control factors from those of which approval was based, unless changes are approved by Our organization prior to incorporation. Any changes must be submitted to Our organization in writing.

A certificate of Liability Insurance is to be sent to our organization prior to beginning service onsite.

By accepting this purchase order, your organization understands that certain goods, data, and/or services to be provided to Our organization, under a contract or purchase order, may be subject to U.S. Government export control laws and regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Goods or data that are subject to export controls and provided by Our organization will be clearly marked as such. Providing access to U.S. export-controlled goods, data, or services to non-U.S. persons either in the U.S. or abroad is prohibited without prior written authorization from the U.S. Government.

Our Organization is committed to complying with Section 1502 of the United States Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known as the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act. Therefore, our organization requires that all components and materials used in our products that contain “Conflict Minerals” (gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten) must be sourced from “DRC conflict free” smelters. Our organization reserves the right to request the smelter information of all materials from your organization.

If supplying plating or heat treatments directly or indirectly, a Certificate of Conformance that includes the process(es) performed, including revisions, is required.