Quality Assurance Clauses
Unless otherwise required by
the Contract, the Supplier shall maintain all records that provide objective
evidence of compliance to the Contract requirements for a minimum of fifteen
(15) years after the last delivery of products and/or services on the Contract.
Such records include drawings, specifications, work instructions,
certifications and test reports and any other records generated in the course
of procurement, manufacturing, testing, processing, inspecting, preserving,
packaging and shipping products to Johnson MFG, and when applicable include
records generated by the Supplier's sub-tier sources. Such records may be in any
form including, electronic, hard copy or microfilm and shall be handled and
stored in a manner to preclude deterioration or loss during the time period
specified. Upon request, the Supplier shall be capable of retrieving &
delivering required records to Johnson MFG within ten (10) working days or
sooner from date of request by Johnson MFG. Prior to discarding, transferring
to another facility, or destruction of such records, the Supplier shall notify
Johnson MFG in writing and allow Johnson MFG the opportunity to gain possession
of such records including applicable records at the Supplier's sub-tier
sources.
Any products found to be nonconforming to Johnson MFG, purchase order requirements either by the Supplier or the Supplier's sub-tier sources, shall be identified and segregated. Supplier shall notify Johnson MFG within 24 hrs of discovery.
Supplier to notify Johnson
MFG of any changes to product or process definition that varies from the
purchase order requirements.
Changes to product or process definition that varies from the purchase order requirements, must be approved in writing by Johnson MFG.
The Supplier, as the
recipient of the purchase order, is responsible for meeting all purchase order
specified technical and quality requirements, whether the Supplier performs the
work, or the work is performed by the Supplier's sub-tier sources. When the
Supplier uses sub-tier sources to perform work on products scheduled for
delivery to Johnson MFG, the Supplier shall include (flow-down) on Purchase
Orders or Contracts, to the sub-tier sources, all of the applicable technical
and quality requirements of the Johnson MFG purchase order, including when
applicable the requirement to document and control 'key characteristics' and/or
'key processes', and to furnish certifications and test reports required by the
applicable 'Q' Clauses.
Supplier shall establish and
maintain an inspection system in compliance with the requirements of
MIL-I-45208.
Supplier shall establish and
maintain a quality program in compliance with the requirements of international
standard ISO 9001.
Supplier shall establish and
maintain a calibration system in compliance with the requirements of ISO
10012:2003
Products to be delivered
under purchase order require in-process source inspection, tests or both, by
Buyer’s quality representative at the point(s) specified in the purchase
order. Supplier shall notify Buyer at
least 48 hours in advance of the time the product will be ready for in-process
inspection. Suppliers measuring and test
equipment, facilities, and personnel shall be made available for use by Buyer’s
representative when requested.
Products to be delivered
under the purchase order require in-process source inspection, tests, or both
by Buyer’s quality representative prior to delivery to Buyer. Supplier shall notify Buyer at least 48 hours
in advance of the time the product will be ready for in-process
inspection. Suppliers measuring and test
equipment, facilities, and personnel shall be made available for use by Buyer’s
representative when requested.
During performance on this
purchase order, Johnson MFG, Johnson MFG customer and authorities shall have
right of access to all facilities involved in the order and to all applicable
records.
Supplier shall provide, on the
packing list/shipper or on a separate document, a written statement that all
supplies and/or services comply with all requirements of the purchase
order. Certifications of Conformance as
a minimum shall contain the part number, revision, packing list/shipper number,
qty., and Johnson purchase order number.
With each delivery of
product, Supplier shall furnish all certifications/test reports covering the
material and processes used to fill this order.
Certifications as a minimum shall contain the part number, revision,
specification, qty., and Johnson purchase order number.
Johnson Mfg. Inc. must
perform inspection and acceptance of first article product prior to delivery. Supplier shall notify Buyer at least 48 hours
in advance of the time the product will be ready for inspection. Suppliers measuring and test equipment,
facilities, and personnel shall be made available for use by Buyer’s
representative when requested.
Supplier shall perform 100%
inspection of all characteristics on all products covered by the purchase
order. Records of suppliers 100%
inspection results showing actual values shall accompany each delivery of
product to Buyer.