Suppliers to Soderberg Manufacturing Company, Inc. (S.M.C.I.)
must comply with these basic
Quality Clauses. Additional Quality Clauses will be noted
on the Purchase Order as required.
For Machining and Manufacturing Suppliers, the following
are the minimum requirements:
QA
1 |
Suppliers must furnish a Certificate
of Conformance and as applicable Material and
Processing Certifications for the parts they submit. In the event product or services are supplied to a MS, MIL-, or other specification, the revision level of the specification shall be noted on the documents supplied with the shipment. |
QA
2 |
First Article Inspection Reports shall
be submitted to S.M.C.I. prior to the beginning of production.
The supplier assumes all financial responsibility for
replacement, rework and material when production of parts
has begun without First Article Inspection approval. |
QA
3 |
Any delay in shipment for any reason must
be conveyed to S.M.C.I. Purchasing as soon as the delay
is known by supplier. |
QA
4 |
Any changes to the contract requirements
by the supplier must be approved by S.M.C.I.
in writing. |
QA
5 |
All information in the contract, including
applicable drawings, must be held in confidence by the
supplier and no third party request for information will
be authorized unless instructed in writing by S.M.C.I.. |
QA
6 |
In addition to S.M.C.I.’s right of
entry, the supplier agrees to right of entry for our customer,
our customer’s representative, or regulatory agencies,
to all facilities and records in the performance of this
contract. |
QA
7 |
Manufacturers or Machine Shops must have
a quality system in place at the time a contract is issued.
It is beneficial if you are in compliance with AS9100
or ISO9001. |
QA
8 |
Subcontractors are required to notify S.M.C.I.
quality department prior to transferring any S.M.C.I.
work to a new facility. The S.M.C.I. Quality Manager will
determine prior to the transfer if subcontractor may perform
the transfer work. |
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For Processing Suppliers, the following
are the minimum requirements: |
QA
9 |
Processing suppliers must furnish processing
Certificate of Conformance to the purchase order requirements,
and shall not process any parts for which they are not
certified or approved.
Also Applicable; QA 1 QA 3 QA 4 QA 5 QA 6 QA 8 |
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For Material Suppliers, the following
are the minimum requirements: |
QA
10 |
Material suppliers must furnish material
certifications to the purchase order requirements, and
shall not supply material for which they are not certificated
or approved.
Also applicable; QA 1 QA 3 QA 4 QA 5 QA 6 QA 8 |
QA 11 |
Product to be inspected for Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prior to shipment to SMCI. |
QA 12 |
Standard products supplied or processed are to be to the latest revision of the specification, unless otherwise specified by the purchase order. |
QA 13 |
Special requirements shall be flowed down to the supplier on the purchase order. |
QA 14 |
Quality records shall be stored in a safe environment at the supplier's facility for a minimum of 10 years. Following the retention period the records shall be destroyed in a manner that renders them non-legible. |
QA 15 |
Electronic Suppliers shall provide traceability to the original component manufacturer, franchised distributor, or approved mill. |
