Supplier Terms and Conditions

PO APPENDIX A: FLOW DOWN REQUIREMENT OF END USER QUALITY CLAUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PURCHASE: 

Note ID: QAQC04 Q AQC04 FLOWDOWN REQUIREMENTS 

This clause mandates that all applicable requirements that are invoked or applied to the customer's purchasing document, including this clause, shall be flowed down to the organization's sub-tier suppliers. 

Note ID: QTC6 Q COUNTERFEIT PART, MATERIAL, AND WORK AVOIDANCE AND CERTIFICATION 

COUNTERFEIT PART, MATERIAL, AND WORK AVOIDANCE AND CERTIFICATION 

•The supplier’s Certification of Conformance represents that the shipment does not contain any ‘suspect’ or ‘known’ Counterfeit Part, Material, or Work and ensures that parts, material or work are procured only through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)/Original Component Manufacturers (OCMs) or their Franchised Distributors or Authorized Supplier. Any use of other than an Authorized Supplier requires supplier written approval prior to procurement and use, which shall be contained within the deliverable data package. 

•The supplier shall verify the procurement source and associated certifying documentation. 

•Supplier’s receiving inspection process shall utilize incoming inspection or test methods, or both, to detect potential counterfeit parts, material or work. 

•The supplier shall flow this clause in its entirety or equivalent down to all lower tier subcontracts to prevent the inadvertent use of Counterfeit Parts, Material or Work. When an Authorized Supplier is not utilized by the supplier’s lower tier, the supplier shall provide a copy of the risk assessment and their written approval within the deliverable data package. 

Note ID: QA5 Q CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE REQUIRED BY SUPPLIER 

Organization (Vendor, Dealer Distributor, or Manufacturer) shall provide a certification with each shipment to attest that the materials furnished to supplier are in conformance with applicable requirements of the Contract. 

Certification must contain the following: 

•Supplier Purchase Order number 

•Part number specified on supplier PO 

•Name and address of manufacturing location (or Cage Code) 

•Quantity shipped 

•Manufacturer's traceability is required (Ex. Lot, heat, batch, date code, serial number), except for commercial specification items that do not have a traceability requirement 

•Signature and date by company representative (electronic signature is acceptable) 

The applicable material test results, process certifications and inspection records shall be presented upon Customer's request. Organization shall perform inspection, as necessary, to determine the acceptability of all articles under this Order. All articles submitted by Organization under this Order are subject to final inspection and acceptance at Customer's plant. 

Note ID: QAQC08 Q AQC08 SPECIAL PROCESS CERTIFICATION 

Processor (Contractor and/or Sub tier) shall have current required approval(s) in place at the time of hardware processing. Contractor shall verify approval prior to performing processing. 

Definition: 

Special Process: A method controlled by a contractually required specification where: 

1. A product undergoes a physical, chemical or metallurgical transformation or inspection. Conformance to the specification cannot be readily verified by normal inspection methods and, 

2. The quality of the product depends on use of specific equipment operated in a specific manner, under controlled conditions, by trained personnel with instructions, procedures or standards. 

Contractually required specifications are identified on the drawing or parts list for build to print items, or identified within a designated section of the controlling specification for items under procurement as the contract line item for Build to Specification items. 

Certain special processes are required to comply with this contract. Special processes shall be performed only by sources that have been surveyed and approved by supplier to perform those processes. 

A special process certification shall be provided with each shipment of item(s) delivered on this contract. Special Process Certifications may be in supplier format and shall include the following: 

Customer's Order number 

Part number(s) 

Serial and/or lot numbers, of the hardware processed (if applicable,) 

Material process specification & revision 

A certification stating the special process was performed per the applicable drawing/specification requirements. 

Processing Organization’s name and address 

Each certification must be signed and dated by a company official of the Organization and/or Processor attesting to the acceptance of the processes performed to the required specification(s). 

The Organization shall insert the substance of this clause, including this sentence, in all lower tier subcontracts for work performed under this contract. 

All information received from Red Line should be considered confidential and requires DFARS and ITAR compliance. Recipient agrees not to disclose information to a third party without prior written authorization. This Agreement shall not be waived or modified except pursuant to a written agreement signed by the parties. Any waiver or forbearance on one occasion shall have no effect on any other occasion.