Arnprior Supplier Quality Requirement Codes

Supplier Quality Requirement Codes

Code

Requirements

A1

SUPPLIER shall flow down to sub-tier suppliers the applicable requirements in the purchasing documents.

A2

SUPPLIER shall establish and maintain records to provide Objective Quality Evidence of conformity to purchasing requirements and of the effective operation of the supplier's quality management system. At a minimum, each record is maintained for at least three years. Records shall be available for review by ARMSI, its customers and regulatory authorities, as required. Suppliers are to provide their procedures for controlling relevant records to ARMSI's purchasing for review by the Purchase Manager.

A3

SUPPLIER shall notify ARMSI of nonconforming product or process prior to delivery and wait for ARMSI's approval of supplier nonconforming product. Supplier shall maintain Objective Quality Evidence of ARMSI's approval of supplier nonconforming product. The supplier organization shall take action to determine and eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent reoccurrence and to provide Objective Quality Evidence to ARMSI, and/or our customers, assuring them of the quality of delivered goods.

A4

SUPPLIER shall notify ARMSI of any changes in the product and/or process used in the manufacture of the product. ARMSI reserves the right for approval of the product, the parts used, the materials used, the procedures used and the equipment used by Supplier in fulfilling the Purchase Order requirements.

A5

SUPPLIER shall provide Certificates of Conformity for product delivered, including the parts used, the materials used, the procedures used and the equipment used in fulfillment of the Purchase Order requirements.

A6

ARMSI, its customers, and regulatory authorities shall be granted the right of access to all supplier and sub-tier supplier facilities and records involved in fulfilling the Purchase Order requirements. All items of this purchase order are subject to in-process quality surveillance by ARMSI and/or its customer. At any time, ARMSI may notify the supplier of specific requests for on-site surveillance. ARMSI reserves the right to request the opportunity to witness any actions in support of this order. The supplier shall provide no less than three business days advance notification to ARMSI's procurement representative before items are ready for any requested ARMSI source surveillance. The supplier shall not proceed without ARMSI present or without ARMSI QA written authorization to proceed. The supplier shall provide reasonable facilities and assistance, including all quality records and related data for contracted goods, upon request.

Certification / Test Report Provisions

C1

Material Certification is required to accompany the part(s) with the shipment.

C2

Plating Certification is required to accompany the part(s) with the shipment.

C3

Special Process Certification is required to accompany the part(s) with the shipment.

C4

Test Reports required with the shipment.

C5

Raw Material Process Certification and Test Reports required with the shipment.

Distributor Provisions

D1

Material certifications and/or inspection/test data must be maintained at Distributor's facility and furnished to ARMSI upon request.

D2

Material to be identified and traceable to manufacturer's part number, lot number, date code for all electronic and electrical parts, raw material, mechanical machined parts, etc.

D3

Original Manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance is required with shipment.

D4

Distributor's Certificate of Compliance must identify the original manufacturer and lot number for traceability.   The original manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance must be maintained by the Distributor for a minimum of 10 years and be available upon ARMSI's request.

Electronic Assemblies

E1

Parts used are to be ESD controlled per ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007. ESD Association standard for the Development of an Electrostatic Discharge. Control Program for Protections of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment.

E2

Suppliers are required to have an ESD Control Program Plan - recommended guidelines per ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007.

E3

Suppliers are required to have a Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Control Program Plan.

E4

Electrostatic discharge sensitive materials must be packaged in proper ESD protective packing, identified with the proper ESD Labels, and receiving paperwork must not be placed inside the ESD bags with the components. Class 0 components are to be marked as such.

E5

Soldering materials, processes used and cleanliness requirements shall be in accordance with ANSI/J-STD-001, Class 3, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies.

E6

Workmanship shall be inspected and certified to conform to the requirements specified by IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronics Assemblies.

FAR/DFAR Flow Down Provisions

F1

Seller must comply and flow down DFAR clause 252.225-7014: Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals (latest Rev) and Alternate 1 (Latest Revision).

Inspection Provisions

I1

Supplier is to provide First Article Inspection documentation to AS9102 Standard (Latest Revision)

Purchase Order Provisions

P1

Rev items indicated as, "**" must be manufactured to the latest documented revision.

P2

All requirements stated on the purchase order that are applicable to sub-tier suppliers, shall be flowed down via purchasing documents, including any key characteristics that have been identified.

P3

Original Manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance is required with shipment.

P4

Supplier shall maintain Foreign Object Debris/Damage (FOD) prevention program including:
- a review of manufacturing processes to identify and eliminate foreign object
    entrapment, periodic self audit
- The Buyer's right to perform FOD prevention Program audits
- Periodic self audit of supplier's internal FOD prevention practices
- and to provide periodic FOD training to employees

P5

IPC/EIA-J-STD-001 (Latest Revision) Requirement for soldered electrical and electronic assemblies, Class 3 is required.

P6

Items provided on the purchase order have the following lot traceability requirements:
- Each shipment shall only be from one Date Code
- Components too small to have a Date code marking shall have their packaging
    identified with the appropriate Date Code marking

Shelf-life Provisions

S1

The material supplied on this purchase order shall be accompanied by a shelf-life certificate. The material shall be received with at lest 75% of the specified shelf-life remaining.

Unique to Purchase Order

U1

Special process suppliers (e.g., shot peen, plating, heat treatment, bonding, nondestructive testing, welding, coating, chemical processing, electro-mechanical machining, etc.) shall require accreditation through the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) as a pre-requisite for ARMSI approval.

U2

All quality records (non-electronic) shall be documented in ink or other permanent marking.

U3

The following must be requested in writing to the Buyer and approved in writing from ARMSI prior to incorporation:
- An anomaly noted in a drawing or specification that could result in a
    nonconformance.
- Lack of clarity or definition in a drawing or specification.
- A request for an alternate method to a quality system requirement.

U4

All electrical piece parts shall have a Certificate of Compliance and be purchased direct from vendor or authorized distributor. Authorized piece part distributors or the OEM shall be used as source of supply.

Right of Entry

Q21

All processing performed against this purchase order may be subject to review by ARMSI, ARMSI's customer, and/or the Government at any time during the duration of the purchase order. Adequate notice will be given to the supplier, in the event this should occur.

Approved Supplier

Q29

All items supplied on this purchase order, must be purchased from only those suppliers approved by ARMSI, ARMSI's customer, and/or the Government. Contact ARMSI buyer for a list of approved suppliers.

Prohibited Practices

A.

Unauthorized Repairs: Seller my not repair by welding brazing, plating, splicing, soldering, adhesives, or any other methods, items damaged or found to be faulty without Buyer's prior written approval.

Measuring and Testing Equipment

B.

Seller shall be responsible for validating the accuracy and stability of tools, gages, and test equipment used to demonstrate that items conform to the Procurement Document. The level of accuracy shall be a minimum of 4 to 1 greater than the tolerance measured.

Document Retention

D.

Records created by the supplier or distributor of products produced or delivered to ARMSI shall be maintained on file, for a minimum of 7 years unless otherwise specified. Records include assembly, test, inspection and verification/validation data identifying conformance to each of the requirements specified in the referenced drawing and/or specification as applicable. Records shall be traceable to the ARMSI purchase order number. Records shall be made available to ARMSI and/or Government/Regulatory Representative upon request. Retention times as follows:
     1. 5 years
     2. 7 years (default, unless otherwise specified)
     3. 10 years
     4. 15 years
     5. Records created by the supplier or distributor of products produced
           or delivered to ARMSI shall be included with material delivered to ARMSI as
           applicable.

Code					Requirements
A1					SUPPLIER shall flow down to sub-tier suppliers the applicable requirements in the purchasing documents.
A2					SUPPLIER shall establish and maintain records to provide Objective Quality Evidence of conformity to purchasing requirements and of the effective operation of the supplier's quality management system. At a minimum, each record is maintained for at least three years. Records shall be available for review by ARMSI, its customers and regulatory authorities, as required. Suppliers are to provide their procedures for controlling relevant records to ARMSI's purchasing for review by the Purchase Manager.
A3					SUPPLIER shall notify ARMSI of nonconforming product or process prior to delivery and wait for ARMSI's approval of supplier nonconforming product. Supplier shall maintain Objective Quality Evidence of ARMSI's approval of supplier nonconforming product. The supplier organization shall take action to determine and eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent reoccurrence and to provide Objective Quality Evidence to ARMSI, and/or our customers, assuring them of the quality of delivered goods.
A4					SUPPLIER shall notify ARMSI of any changes in the product and/or process used in the manufacture of the product. ARMSI reserves the right for approval of the product, the parts used, the materials used, the procedures used and the equipment used by Supplier in fulfilling the Purchase Order requirements.
A5					SUPPLIER shall provide Certificates of Conformity for product delivered, including the parts used, the materials used, the procedures used and the equipment used in fulfillment of the Purchase Order requirements.
A6					ARMSI, its customers, and regulatory authorities shall be granted the right of access to all supplier and sub-tier supplier facilities and records involved in fulfilling the Purchase Order requirements. All items of this purchase order are subject to in-process quality surveillance by ARMSI and/or its customer. At any time, ARMSI may notify the supplier of specific requests for on-site surveillance. ARMSI reserves the right to request the opportunity to witness any actions in support of this order. The supplier shall provide no less than three business days advance notification to ARMSI's procurement representative before items are ready for any requested ARMSI source surveillance. The supplier shall not proceed without ARMSI present or without ARMSI QA written authorization to proceed. The supplier shall provide reasonable facilities and assistance, including all quality records and related data for contracted goods, upon request.
Certification / Test Report Provisions
C1					Material Certification is required to accompany the part(s) with the shipment.
C2					Plating Certification is required to accompany the part(s) with the shipment.
C3					Special Process Certification is required to accompany the part(s) with the shipment.
C4					Test Reports required with the shipment.
C5					Raw Material Process Certification and Test Reports required with the shipment.
Distributor Provisions
D1		Material certifications and/or inspection/test data must be maintained at Distributor's facility and furnished to ARMSI upon request.
D2		Material to be identified and traceable to manufacturer's part number, lot number, date code for all electronic and electrical parts, raw material, mechanical machined parts, etc.
D3		Original Manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance is required with shipment.
D4		Distributor's Certificate of Compliance must identify the original manufacturer and lot number for traceability. The original manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance must be maintained by the Distributor for a minimum of 10 years and be available upon ARMSI's request.
Electronic Assemblies
E1		Parts used are to be ESD controlled per ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007. ESD Association standard for the Development of an Electrostatic Discharge. Control Program for Protections of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment.
E2		Suppliers are required to have an ESD Control Program Plan - recommended guidelines per ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007.
E3		Suppliers are required to have a Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Control Program Plan.
E4		Electrostatic discharge sensitive materials must be packaged in proper ESD protective packing, identified with the proper ESD Labels, and receiving paperwork must not be placed inside the ESD bags with the components. Class 0 components are to be marked as such.
E5		Soldering materials, processes used and cleanliness requirements shall be in accordance with ANSI/J-STD-001, Class 3, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies.
E6		Workmanship shall be inspected and certified to conform to the requirements specified by IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronics Assemblies.
FAR/DFAR Flow Down Provisions
F1	Seller must comply and flow down DFAR clause 252.225-7014: Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals (latest Rev) and Alternate 1 (Latest Revision).
Inspection Provisions
I1	Supplier is to provide First Article Inspection documentation to AS9102 Standard (Latest Revision)
Purchase Order Provisions
P1	Rev items indicated as, "**" must be manufactured to the latest documented revision.
P2	All requirements stated on the purchase order that are applicable to sub-tier suppliers, shall be flowed down via purchasing documents, including any key characteristics that have been identified.
P3	Original Manufacturer's Certificate of Compliance is required with shipment.
P4	Supplier shall maintain Foreign Object Debris/Damage (FOD) prevention program including: - a review of manufacturing processes to identify and eliminate foreign object entrapment, periodic self audit - The Buyer's right to perform FOD prevention Program audits - Periodic self audit of supplier's internal FOD prevention practices - and to provide periodic FOD training to employees
P5	IPC/EIA-J-STD-001 (Latest Revision) Requirement for soldered electrical and electronic assemblies, Class 3 is required.
P6	Items provided on the purchase order have the following lot traceability requirements: - Each shipment shall only be from one Date Code - Components too small to have a Date code marking shall have their packaging identified with the appropriate Date Code marking
Shelf-life Provisions
S1	The material supplied on this purchase order shall be accompanied by a shelf-life certificate. The material shall be received with at lest 75% of the specified shelf-life remaining.
Unique to Purchase Order
U1				Special process suppliers (e.g., shot peen, plating, heat treatment, bonding, nondestructive testing, welding, coating, chemical processing, electro-mechanical machining, etc.) shall require accreditation through the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) as a pre-requisite for ARMSI approval.
U2				All quality records (non-electronic) shall be documented in ink or other permanent marking.
U3				The following must be requested in writing to the Buyer and approved in writing from ARMSI prior to incorporation: - An anomaly noted in a drawing or specification that could result in a nonconformance. - Lack of clarity or definition in a drawing or specification. - A request for an alternate method to a quality system requirement.
U4				All electrical piece parts shall have a Certificate of Compliance and be purchased direct from vendor or authorized distributor. Authorized piece part distributors or the OEM shall be used as source of supply.
Right of Entry
Q21				All processing performed against this purchase order may be subject to review by ARMSI, ARMSI's customer, and/or the Government at any time during the duration of the purchase order. Adequate notice will be given to the supplier, in the event this should occur.
Approved Supplier
Q29			All items supplied on this purchase order, must be purchased from only those suppliers approved by ARMSI, ARMSI's customer, and/or the Government. Contact ARMSI buyer for a list of approved suppliers.
Prohibited Practices
A.			Unauthorized Repairs: Seller my not repair by welding brazing, plating, splicing, soldering, adhesives, or any other methods, items damaged or found to be faulty without Buyer's prior written approval.
Measuring and Testing Equipment
B.			Seller shall be responsible for validating the accuracy and stability of tools, gages, and test equipment used to demonstrate that items conform to the Procurement Document. The level of accuracy shall be a minimum of 4 to 1 greater than the tolerance measured.
Document Retention
D.			Records created by the supplier or distributor of products produced or delivered to ARMSI shall be maintained on file, for a minimum of 7 years unless otherwise specified. Records include assembly, test, inspection and verification/validation data identifying conformance to each of the requirements specified in the referenced drawing and/or specification as applicable. Records shall be traceable to the ARMSI purchase order number. Records shall be made available to ARMSI and/or Government/Regulatory Representative upon request. Retention times as follows: 1. 5 years 2. 7 years (default, unless otherwise specified) 3. 10 years 4. 15 years 5. Records created by the supplier or distributor of products produced or delivered to ARMSI shall be included with material delivered to ARMSI as applicable.