Suppliers

Products supplied under this Purchase Order are considered the property of Specline, Inc. and are not to be modified in anyway outside of the procurement and manufacturing instructions without written approval from Specline.

If applicable, the Supplier shall incorporate all applicable Purchase Order requirements into all Supplier-issued procurement documents. Flow down of Purchase Order requirements shall be without change or modification. Lower-tier subcontracting requires flow down of all applicable requirements to each supplier at any tier.

The Supplier shall certify that item(s) or service(s) delivered under this Purchase Order conform(s) in all aspects to the Purchase Order requirements. Certifications shall be complete, accurate, legible, signed and reproducible. Incomplete or inaccurate certifications will be refused. Each certification shall be issued by the designated Supplier’s certifying authority in accordance with established Supplier certification procedures. Unless otherwise authorized, the Supplier’s Certificate of Conformance shall be submitted With Shipment to the shipping destination.

Specline, Inc., its customers (or its designated representatives) reserves the right to evaluate, review, audit, survey, or inspect the operations and work of the Supplier, including its sub-tiers, to ensure that the products, services, or operations are of acceptable quality and comply with specified requirements. The Supplier shall provide Specline, Inc. with access to information, records, facilities, and equipment.

All deliverables required by this Purchase Order are subject to inspection and/or testing prior to acceptance by Specline, Inc. at the final destination. Inspections/tests performed are intended to verify product compliance with the Purchase Order requirements. All discrepancies in product quality and/or documentation will be documented and reported in accordance with Specline, Inc.’ internal procedures. All reported discrepancies required resolution prior to acceptance and payment.

Unless otherwise specified, all materials, components, and parts, required by the P.O., including those permanently installed into systems, subsystems and/or assemblies, shall be new and unused. Refurbished, rebuilt or modified items are prohibited without written approval by Specline, Inc.

FOD procedure as per NAS 412 is required to be in place for this PO.

Unless otherwise specified by the Purchase Order, all items delivered shall be traceable to the raw material, Purchase Order Number and serial numbers if so provided. Physical material marking (such as stenciling, stamping, free handwriting or printing) shall be used for identifying products as directed by Specline, Inc.  All documentation shall be numerically linked to maintain full traceability.

Material must comply to DFARS clause 252.225-7000”Buy American Act” and 252.2257014 “Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals”.

Unless otherwise specified, items required by the Purchase Order shall be procured directly from the original manufacturer or an authorized distributor. Items delivered under this Purchase Order will be subject to inspection by Specline, Inc. for indications of suspect or counterfeit conditions. Detection of any suspect or counterfeit item leading to evidence of deliberate misrepresentation of any supplied item may result in an investigation into the validity of certification, fraud and/or forgery. (Reference the DOD Suspect/Counterfeit Items Guide http://www.directives.dod.gov/pdfs/doe/doetext/neword/414/g4141-3.pdf)

Non-conformances identified by the Supplier shall be controlled to prevent the delivery of nonconforming items to Specline, Inc.  Reports of non-conformances with a recommended disposition of use-as-is or repair (that is, the item(s) will not meet the existing technical/quality requirements) related to this Purchase Order shall be submitted to Specline, Inc. for approval, along with supporting documentation and technical justification.

The Supplier may propose deviations from the process, specification, drawings, or other technical requirements of this procurement. These requests are to be documented and submitted to Specline, Inc. for approval prior to implementation by a Purchase Order amendment in accordance with Specline, Inc. internal procedures.

The supplier shall retain all records related to Specline jobs for a period of ten (10) years after completion of order/sub-contract. These records include but are not limited to MTRs, CMTRs, Inspection Records, Certificates of Conformance , Non-destructive Testing (PT, RT, VT, MT), and any other special test records, as applicable. Supplier shall offer these records to SPECLINE prior to destruction, or if supplier should cease its operations.

The Supplier shall provide any storage, handling and maintenance requirements associated with items being supplied as part of this Purchase Order.

Parts not to be outsourced by supplier to sub-tier contractors without written approval from Specline.

Parts to be packaged to prevent damage such as nicks, dings, scratches and contamination.

Inspection or test data required by this Purchase Order shall include the following as applicable:

• Part, Drawing and Specification Number
• Serial Number
• Characteristic Subject to Inspection
• Acceptance Criteria and Source
• Inspection Results
• Examination Method
• Measure and Test Equipment (M&TE)
• Signature of Inspector/Tester and Date

Supplier shall provide Specline with a First Article Piece for approval before manufacture begins. Verification by Specline, Inc. shall not relieve the Supplier of the responsibility to provide acceptable items or to limit subsequent rejection by our customer.

Supplier shall perform First Article Inspection (FAI) in accordance with AS9102, Aerospace first Article Inspection Requirement.

The Supplier shall provide original mill Certified Material Test Report(s) (CMTR) for all material delivered under this Purchase Order. Original mill certification report(s) shall be to the year and/or addenda as denoted on the Purchase Order. If this requirement cannot be met, notify the Specline, Inc. buyer immediately. CMTR documentation shall be legible and reproducible. CMTR documentation shall include:

• Identification of actual chemical and physical tests performed on a representative sample of the material (heat/melt/lot), and the results of each test performed
• Heat/Melt/Lot Number
• Applicable specification
• Signed statement of Test Results Certification
• Identification of Testing and Certifying organization
• Physical marking/labeling of material is required to maintain CMTR Traceability. As a minimum, marking shall include the Heat/Melt/Lot Number.

The material purchased under this purchase order must conform to the requirements of (EMAPS) Engineering Materials and Approved Products.

The Supplier shall serialize all parts, components, subassemblies and assemblies as required by this Purchase Order. Each item shall be serialized sequentially and consecutively. Unless otherwise specified by Specline, Inc., serial number schemes shall be developed, controlled and implemented by Specline.

The Supplier shall submit a Manufacturing, Inspection and Test Plan as required by this Purchase Order for Specline, Inc.’ approval. The plan shall detail the fabrication, assembly, installation, inspection, acceptance criteria, examination and/or test processes to be performed. The plan shall be submitted prior to Supplier initiation of any manufacturing, inspection or test activity for incorporation of Specline, Inc. source inspection hold points.

Manufacturer Certification required with this shipment.

Supplier must provide physical test results as required by specification.

Special processes used by the Supplier, such as plating, heat treatment and nondestructive testing, shall be performed in accordance with Supplier qualified and approved procedures. Supplier qualified procedures shall be submitted for Specline, Inc. review and approval as required by this Purchase Order and shall include the following:

• Process Parameters
• Process Control Measures
• Environmental Conditions
• Qualification Requirements
• Calibration Requirements
• Acceptance Criteria and Source
• Records

Parts to be returned in the same packaging provided by Specline.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are required with this order.

The Supplier shall provide a Certificate of Calibration report, traceable to the instrument or component requiring calibration. The Certificate of Calibration shall include:

• Identification of the item being calibrated
• Date calibrated
• Identification of the NIST calibration source or other approved standard
• Calibration results (data and status) including any out of calibration conditions
• Calibration action taken (adjusted, repaired, new value assigned, derated, etc.)
• Signature of Certifying Authority

Supplier is required to maintain a QMS that at minimum complies with ISO9001.

The Supplier shall implement and maintain a quality system in compliance with the applicable elements of AS9100, Quality Management Systems- Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations.

Supplier must be NADCAP approved.

Under this applicable contract, items identified on this Purchase Order are for BOEING use. Supplier must ensure they have the latest revision of drawings and specifications, and the latest revision of ‘BOEING – Aviation Quality System Requirements for Suppliers’ (DI-4426).  If not in supplier’s possession, request a current copy from Specline, Inc. Quality.

Under this applicable contract, items identified on this Purchase Order are for Lockheed Martin  end use. Supplier must ensure they have the latest revision of drawings and specifications, and the latest revision of ‘Lockheed Martin –Quality System Requirements for Suppliers’ (QX).  If not in supplier’s possession, request a current copy from Specline, Inc. Quality.

Under this applicable contract, items identified on this Purchase Order are for AEROTEK (Goodrich)end use. Supplier must ensure they have the latest revision of drawings and specifications, and the latest revision of AEROTEK-‘Aerospace Supplier Quality Requirements-01 (ASQR-01)..  If not in supplier’s possession, request a current copy from Specline, Inc. Quality.

Under this applicable contract, items identified on this Purchase Order are for Heroux Devtek end use. Supplier must ensure they have the latest revision of drawings and specifications, and the latest revision of ‘Heroux Devtek –Quality System Requirements for Suppliers’ (HPS-010).  If not in supplier’s possession, request a current copy from Specline, Inc. Quality.

This order is rated for National Defense.  Supplier is required for follow all provisions of the Defense Priorities and Allocations System regulations (15 CFR 700).

The Supplier shall submit any operational or shelf life limitations of any item or of any portion of any item delivered under this Purchase Order.  When the limitation is operation, the Supplier shall indicate the date and/or cycle by which the useful life will be expended. The Supplier shall also identify any environmental factors necessary to achieve the indicated useful life or cycles and the techniques that should be employed by Specline, Inc. in recognition of the limitation.  When the limitation is shelf life, the Supplier shall indicate the cure or manufacture date, the shelf life expiration date, the storage environment, and any special handling conditions that are required to achieve the stated life. If the limited shelf life item is individually packaged (as contrasted to its being installed as part of an overall assembly), the item’s packaging shall bear the foregoing information. Material shall not be furnished having less than 75 percent of total shelf life available at time of shipment.

The Supplier shall certify that software delivered under this Purchase has been verified and validated. Verification tests shall demonstrate the capability of the computer program to produce valid results for test problems encompassing the range of permitted usage defined by the program documentation. The Certificate of Verification and Validation shall be issued by a responsible authority within the Certifying Organization.

The Supplier shall report software errors or failures, found subsequent to delivery of item(s) under this Purchase Order to Specline, Inc.  An error is defined as a discrepancy between a computed, observed or measured value or condition and the true, specified, or theoretically correct value or condition.

Under this applicable contract, items identified on this Purchase Order are not deliverables and do not affect testing, data acquisition, or functional acceptance of the end product. Items on this Purchase Order are designated neither Required Supplier Clauses (RSC) nor Non-Required Supplier Clauses (RSC).

The following note must be on shipping documents for this purchase order- “This procurement is under Boeing’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Production Certificate 700 quality system supplier control program. Unless explicit contractual direction is given to the contrary, no articles (or constituent parts thereof) ordered by Boeing Commercial Airplanes shall contain any Federal Aviation Administration- Parts Manufacturer Approval (FAA-PMA) markings and the accompanying paperwork (e.g., packages, shippers, etc.) shall not contain any FAAPMA markings.”

Supplier shall notify Specline of Changes to the manufacturing facility or location; or any significant changes to the manufacturing processes used.

Seller shall perform 100% inspection for in-process and final inspection, or Seller shall conform to requirements of document D1-8007 “Requirements for Supplier Statistical Plans” as may be amended from time to time. With the exception noted herein Seller‘s statistical sampling procedure/plan conformance to D1-8007 will constitute Boeing Quality approval. Note: Any characteristics identified in the design documentation as “Safety” or “Critical” (or “Safety Critical,” et al.) characteristics shall not be accepted using statistical product acceptance methods unless prior written authorization is granted by the specific Boeing design authority, or the method for acceptance is specifically defined in the design documentation. A “Safety” or “Critical” (or “Safety Critical,” et al.) characteristic is defined as a characteristic designated by the design authority, where the responsibility for its definition is outside the scope of recommended practice ARP9013.

AS9100 requires that Specline communicates to external suppliers its requirements for ensuring that persons are aware of 1) their contribution to Product or service conformity; 2) their contribution to product safety; and, 3) the importance of ethical behavior. This supplier clause serves to communicate these requirements.