QualityClauses
The following quality clauses apply to all purchase orders issued by 74Weld unless otherwise specified. Suppliers are responsible for flowing applicable requirements down to their sub-tier supply chain.
The seller shall provide and maintain a quality management system appropriate to the product.
Material Review Board Authority is not authorized on this purchase order.
The seller shall notify the buyer of any proposed changes in design, fabrication methods, or processes previously approved by the Buyer and/or Buyer's customer. Changed articles shall be clearly identified in a different manner from previous articles. When a proprietary item is procured by the Buyer, the Seller shall notify the Buyer of changes.
Raw Materials shall be accompanied with certifications, chemical and/or physical test results. The seller shall certify to the specific requirements defined on the face of the purchase order.
Results of tests performed on specimens or detailed analyses of Seller's acceptance test results on all raw materials that are required to satisfy specification requirements and which are employed in the fabrication of the articles purchased on a subcontract or purchase agreement shall be made available to the Buyer upon request.
Seller records for age control/life limited products shall reflect useful life and when useful life is expended.
Where and to the extent traceability is a specified requirement, the seller shall apply a unique identification to individual product, material, or batches. This identification data shall be recorded on and traceable to related Seller records.
The Seller shall maintain suitable inspection and test records to serve as evidence of conformance with specified requirements. Such records shall be legible and traceable to the product involved. These records shall be maintained for a minimum of seven (7) years after final payment or as specified elsewhere in the purchase order.
Seller shall inspect and/or test as applicable, all characteristics defined by the purchase order, applicable drawing specifications, pertinent to the work that the Seller is responsible for performing.
Non-conforming materials returned by the Buyer and subsequently resubmitted by the Seller shall bear adequate identification of such non-conformance, either on the articles, materials, or applicable Seller records. The Seller shall provide evidence that the cause for non-conformances have been corrected and actions taken to preclude any recurrence. Seller shall communicate immediately with buyer to notify them of any non-conformance and identify corrective action to be taken, whether item is returned to buyer.
The Buyer and its customers reserve the right to perform inspections and test on all articles, materials or services at all time and places. The Buyer and its customers also reserve the "right of entry" which shall allow the Supplier, Customer, or Regulatory agency to determine and verify the quality of work, records, and materials at any place, including the plant of the subcontractor.
For procurements which do not require Government Source Inspection, the following requirement applies: The Government has the right to inspect any or all of the work included in this order at the Seller's plant.
If the order falls under the regulations of ITAR (International Traffic and Arms Regulations), all manufacturers, exporters, brokers of defense articles, defense services or related tech data are required to register with DDTC (Director of Defense Trade Controls). All license requirements imposed by ITAR are the sole responsibility of the subcontractor in possession of the purchase order.
The supplier and supplier subcontractors shall meet and maintain a Calibration System in compliance with Calibration System Requirements of ISO 10012 or ANSI Z540-1.
Supplier shall flow down requirements and/or key characteristics in the purchase documents to sub-tier suppliers as applicable.
Each shipment must be accompanied by at least one legible copy of a statement of conformance. This statement shall specify that all contractual requirements have been adhered to including all specifications and other applicable documents as cited in the purchase agreement and that evidence is on file for review by a quality representative. The statement of conformance must contain at minimum: the part number, purchase order number, quantity, revision as specified on the purchase order, and name and address of the company certifying the part.
Apply temporary protection on parts or assemblies for transportation.
The Supplier certifies that all products supplied against the purchase order fully comply with DFARS Clause 252.225-7014, Preference of Domestic Specialty Metals including Alternate Clause 1.
The DPAS provides that DoD contracts are assigned priority ratings to assure that these contracts are afforded production priorities for delivery ahead of unrated orders which includes commercial orders. Ratings are assigned to DoD contracts and enforced in both peacetime and war or emergencies. The contractor is obligated to accept the rated order, to schedule production operations to satisfy delivery requirements of each rated order, and to extend the priority rating to suppliers to assure that the item is delivered in the timeframe requested.
74Weld's Production Machinists, their representatives, customer(s) and any regulatory agencies shall have "Right of Entry" to the supplier facility and at any level of the supply chain, and quality records for the purpose of audit, surveillance and/or verification of quality of work, documentation or material. The supplier shall ensure that this requirement is flowed to their supply chain.
Supplier shall have a counterfeit parts avoidance, detection, mitigation, and disposition program. Seller shall only deliver authentic components, devices, pieces, material, modules, assemblies, subassemblies, goods, etc. that are manufactured by or obtained from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original component manufacturers (OCMs), or authorized distributors. Seller shall make available to POC documentation that authenticates and provides traceability of the parts to the applicable OEM or OCM.
Supplier shall ensure their employees are aware of the following: 1. Their contribution to product conformity; 2. their contribution to product safety; 3. the importance of ethical behavior.
