PRECISION MACHINE & MANUFACTURING
PROCUREMENT QUALITY CLAUSES
REVISION: 1
QC 1   The supplier shall implement and maintain a Quality System, which conforms, as a minimum, to the requirements of AS9100, or to the extent imposed by the provisions of applicable drawings, specifications, and purchase orders. Precision Machine & Mfg (herein known as PMM) and its customers reserve the right to audit the supplier for compliance to this requirement. During the performance of such audits, the supplier shall provide reasonable facilities and resources to effectively conduct the audit.
QC 2   The supplier shall implement and maintain a Quality System, which conforms, as a minimum, to the requirements of SQR002, or to the extent imposed by the provisions of applicable drawings, specifications, and purchase orders. PMM and its customers reserve the right to audit the supplier for compliance to this requirement. During the performance of such audits, the supplier shall provide reasonable facilities and resources to effectively conduct the audit.
QC 3   The supplier shall implement and maintain a Quality System, which conforms, as a minimum, to the requirements of ISO9001/2000, or to the extent imposed by the provisions of applicable drawings, specifications, and purchase orders. PMM and its customers reserve the right to audit the supplier for compliance to this requirement. During the performance of such audits, the supplier shall provide reasonable facilities and resources to effectively conduct the audit.
QC 4   During the performance of this order, PMM, its customer, and any regulatory authorities will be allowed the right of entry to all of your facilities during normal business hours to review performance of this order, including product, manufacturing processes, delivery schedules, quality, and associated documentation. The supplier shall provide reasonable and knowledgeable personnel to effectively conduct such visit.
QC 5   During performance of this order, your Quality System and manufacturing processes are subject to review, verification, and analysis by authorized government representatives. Government inspection or release of product prior to shipment is not required unless you are otherwise notified.
QC 6   The supplier shall maintain quality records for a minimum of seven (7) years that the item identified in this order has been produced in accordance with applicable instructions, specifications, and drawings. The evidence shall be made available to PMM or it’s customer upon request.
QC 7   With each shipment, the supplier shall submit a certification of compliance in accordance with applicable specification for each lot/batch number and PMM purchase order number for traceability. The certification shall be signed by a member of the suppliers quality department or designee and entered on the shipping document or included as a separate document. Articles defined in this purchase order are subject to inspection at PMM and will not be accepted if the supplier fails to ship completed certification with the articles. PMM reserves the right to return non-conforming articles to the supplier at supplier’s expense.
QC 8   With each shipment, the supplier shall send one copy of test reports indicating chemical composition and/or actual physical properties, lot/batch number, list the parameters tested, the results obtained, and shall be validated by a member of the suppliers quality department or designee.
QC 9   In addition to chemical/physical test reports indicating the chemical composition and actual mechanical properties for each lot number submitted, the applicable inspection/test data listed below will be submitted for each lot of castings/forgings as required by the governing specification or contract.

Certification for magnetic particle inspection, fluorescent penetrant inspection, ultrasonic inspection, pressure test, and grain flow will be submitted with order. Radiographic inspection results including film for each casting will be supplied.
QC10   Calibration shall be performed in accordance with ISO 10012-1, ANSI/NCSL Z540-1, or others as applicable. All certifications performed shall be traceable to NIST. “Certificate of Calibration” traceable to each item furnished by PMM for calibration is required with your return shipment to PMM.
QC11   The supplier shall submit an inspection report listing the drawing, revision, and inspection results for 100% of characteristics identified on the engineering drawing for the entire lot of parts being shipped. The inspection report shall list the actual ranges of measured characteristics for that lot of parts only.
QC12   Sampling inspection is allowed per Mil-Std-105 C=0. Sampling plans shall be submitted for PMM for its customer to approve prior to implementation.
QC13   A first article inspection report is required to be furnished under this order. The report may be in the supplier’s format and shall meet AS9102 requirements. The first article part shall be identified and returned with the first shipment to PMM for verification.
QC14   The first article shall be witnessed/verified at the supplier’s facility by a member of PMM’s quality department. The supplier shall notify the applicable PMM purchasing agent three (3) working days prior to the date on which parts will be ready for FAI.
QC15   The material or parts under this order are subject to mandatory source inspection at the supplier’s facility by PMM’s quality department prior to shipment. The supplier shall notify PMM’s purchasing agent three (3) working days prior to the date on which parts will be ready for source inspection. All non-conforming material or parts shall be properly identified and segregated from the acceptable material or parts presented for source inspection.
QC16   The material or parts under this order are subject to before process mandatory source inspection at the supplier’s facility by PMM’s quality department prior to shipment. The supplier shall notify PMM’s purchasing agent three (3) working days prior to the date on which parts will be ready for source inspection. All non-conforming material or parts shall be properly identified and segregated from the acceptable material or parts presented for source inspection.
QC17   The material or parts under this order are subject to mandatory source inspection at the supplier’s facility by PMM’s customer representative prior to shipment. The supplier shall notify PMM’s purchasing agent five (5) working days prior to the date on which parts will be ready for source inspection. All non-conforming material or parts shall be properly identified and segregated from the acceptable material or parts presented for source inspection.
QC18   The material or parts under this order are subject to mandatory source inspection at the supplier’s facility by a government source inspector prior to shipment. The supplier shall promptly notify the government source inspector that normally services your facility prior to the date on which parts will be ready for source inspection. All non-conforming material or parts shall be properly identified and segregated from the acceptable material or parts presented for source inspection.
QC19   Special process requirements of the drawing (NDE, NDI, Welding, Heat Treat, X-Ray, Precision cleaning, Applied finishes, etc.) are to be performed by PMM’s customer specification approved sources only. This includes any sub-tier processors used by you, the supplier, to perform special process. The supplier shall list on the packing list or certificate of conformance accompanying each shipment the names and address if the sub-tier processors who perform the processes and a copy of the sub-tier packing sheet and/or certificate of conformance for the processes performed.
QC20   Supplier must perform mandatory first piece inspection for each line item article on this purchase order prior to producing the remaining balance of the line item.
QC21   Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) reports shall be prepared and submitted with each part/tool as required. CMM reports shall include part number, date, serial number, drawing revision, and data set revision and inspection verification as a minimum.
QC22   All purchased specialty metals must be in compliance with DFARS 252.225-7014 Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals , Alternate 1.
Orders having a government priority rating shall be identified and scheduled in accordance with the defense priorities and allocations system (DPAS).
QC23   Items on this purchase order are either maintenance critical, fracture critical, or fracture critical traceable and require the supplier to control them through the governing specification on this purchase order.
QC24   Statistical Process Control is required on this purchase order for key characteristics/process parameters identified by the drawing or specification. The supplier is responsible for implementing a control plan, appropriate process control charts, and submitting this data to PMM.
QC25   All Time and Temperature Materials that have a manufacturer or specification shelf life of less than 75% remaining when delivered to PMM’s receiving dock will not be accepted. If a manufacturer/distributor cannot provide material in compliance with this policy, two requirements are mandatory, (1) a pricing concession will be made to PMM for the expired shelf life of the materials offered, and (2) the manufacturer/distributor must have written approval by PMM’s purchasing and Quality departments prior to shipping these aged materials. PMM’s managers Material, Quality, and Engineering must approve any exceptions to this clause.
 

QC26   Seller’s subcontract process sources shall be an approved processor or shall use approved processors as required by D1-4426, "Approved Process Sources". A list of the approved processors and associated processes are available from Buyer's Procurement Representative or at; http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/doingbiz/d14426/index.html This clause shall be included in Seller's subcontracts for work performed under this purchase contract that involves D1-4426 processes. A Certificate of Conformance and / or equivalent Process Certificate, signed by an authorized agent of the Processor / Seller shall be maintained by Seller. The certificate shall include contract number, part number(s), Trace Number (as applicable), Process Specification number w/revision, processing date(s) and name and address of the Processor(s) performing each of the D1-4426 Process (es). Buyer approval of any processor shall not relieve Seller of Seller's requirement to comply with the terms of this contract.
 

QC27   Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems Supplier Quality & Technical Performance approves and maintains the list of approved special processors (ASPL) for NGIS aircraft programs. This list can be sorted by supplier name, process specification, process category, state and country. Please note that NGIS approved processors for the F-35 Program can be located by clicking F-35 under Process Category. This web site also lists the NDT technique approvals, one by processor and the other by part number. In addition, this web site provides a short cut to Boeing & Lockheed web site for F/A-18 and F-35 Program, respectively. ocessor(s) performing each of the D1-4426 Process (es). Buyer approval of any processor shall not relieve Seller of Seller's requirement to comply with the terms of this contract.