1、 SD-6Provisions Governing Qualification Qualified Products Lists and Qualified Manufacturers Lists Defense Standardization Program February 2009 STDZ Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or netw
2、orking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Provisions Governing Qualification SD-6 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: THE QUALIFICATION PROGRAM 1 WHAT IS QUALIFICATION?. 1 Qualified Products Database. 1 Qualified Products List 1 Qualified Manufacturers List 2 Intent of a QPL or QML 2 What Qualification
3、 Does Not Do 3 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALIFICATION? 3 QUALIFICATION PROCESS MANAGEMENT 3 CHAPTER 2: QUALIFICATION POLICIES 5 APPLICATION FOR QUALIFICATION 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE APPLICATION 7 Data Required. 7 Governments Obligations on Availability of Data 8 EXTENSION OF QUALIFICAT
4、ION. 8 Listing of Extended Qualified Products. 8 RETENTION OF QUALIFICATION. 8 CHAPTER 3: THE QUALIFICATION PROCESS. 10 INITIAL QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES 10 Request for Qualification by Manufacturer 10 Request for Qualification by Authorized Distributor 10 Furnishing Products Not Requiring Additional
5、 Listings 11 Manufacturing Facilities (Plant) Audit (Survey) 11 Notification of Test Results (Qualification Approval). 12 Notification Letter Stated Conditions 12 RESPONSIBILITIES. 14 Manufacturers Obligations 14 Manufacturers Limitations 14 User Obligations. 14 Government Obligations. 15 Government
6、 Obligations for Nonconforming Products 15 Retention of Qualification. 16 Manufacturer Certification of Qualification Status 16 Reexamination and Retest. 17 iiiProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Provisions Governing Qualification SD-6 iv
7、TABLE OF CONTENTS (Contd) REMOVAL FROM A LISTING. 17 Procedures for Removal 18 Publication of Removal. 19 CHAPTER 4: QUALIFICATION TESTING PROVISIONS 20 QUALIFICATION TESTS 20 AUTHORIZATION FOR CONDUCTING QUALIFICATION TESTS 20 Action on Test Results 21 Authorization for Retest 21 TEST LABORATORIES
8、21 Laboratories Owned by or Contractor to the Government 21 Non-Government Laboratories 22 TEST REPORTS. 22 Format 22 Submission and Review of Test Report. 24 APPENDIX A: DEFINITIONS 25 APPENDIX B: ACRONYMS 28 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from
9、IHS-,-,-Provisions Governing Qualification SD-6 CHAPTER 1: THE QUALIFICATION PROGRAM WHAT IS QUALIFICATION? Qualification is a process in advance of, and independent of, an acquisition by which a manufacturers capabilities or a manufacturers or distributors products are examined, tested, and approve
10、d to be in conformance with specification requirements, and subsequent approval for inclusion of products in an electronic qualified products list (QPL) or manufacturers in an electronic qualified manufacturers list (QML), which are part of the Qualified Product Database (QPD). Criteria for retentio
11、n of qualification are applied on a periodic basis to ensure continued integrity of the qualification status. Before an electronic QPL or QML can be established, an approved and dated federal or defense specification or a non-government standard (NGS) must exist which requires qualification and sets
12、 forth the qualification examination, tests, and criteria for retention. (See DoD 4120.24-M).1Testing for conformity to the requirements of a specification in advance of, and independent of, a specific acquisition (contract award) is known as qualification testing. The primary benefit of qualificati
13、on is that it improves the availability of products and shortens the procurement process by completing long or highly complex evaluations and tests of manufacturers or products prior to award of contract. Qualification improves readiness by improving the availability of products with requisite quali
14、ty, reliability, performance, and safety. Qualification can also help reduce costs by eliminating repetitive surveillance audits and tests. Qualified Products Database In the past, manufacturers or distributors that successfully qualified their products to a federal or defense specification or non-g
15、overnment standard had their products or processes listed on a paper or portable document format (PDF) QPL or QML. In April 2006, the DoD began transitioning from paper and PDF media to electronic QPLs and QMLs with the information housed in an online, searchable Qualified Products Database (QPD). T
16、he QPD can be accessed through the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil. Qualified Products List A QPL focuses on qualifying products or families of products. A QPL will normally be appropriate for items of supply that have a stable de
17、sign/composition and will be continually available for an extended period of time, thereby making it practicable to qualify individual 1Available from DSPO Library at www.dsp.dla.mil 1Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Provisions Governi
18、ng Qualification SD-6 products without incurring prohibitive testing costs. A product that meets the established qualification requirements will be listed in an electronic QPL. Qualified Manufacturers List A QML focuses on qualifying an envelope of manufacturers materials and processes rather than i
19、ndividual products. A QML will normally be appropriate for items of supply that experience very rapid technological advances or have a myriad of variations or custom designs that make individual product qualification impractical or excessively expensive. A QML applies to processes or materials that
20、generally meet the following criteria: 1. They do not have recognized industry part numbers. 2. They are procured to a specification that covers a wide range of technologiessuch as hybrid microcircuits. 3. They are a family of products with similar characteristicssuch as printed wiring boards. Repre
21、sentative worst case test vehicles or representative samples that contain all potential combinations of materials and processes used during production are carefully examined to determine acceptability limits. As evidence that those processes and materials meet the established qualification requireme
22、nts, the envelope of acceptable processes and materials will be listed on an electronic QML. Intent of a QPL or a QML An electronic QPL or QML allows the manufacturer to provide, and the purchaser to obtain, satisfactory pre-contractual evidence that a product or a family of products has been tested
23、 and has met the requirements of the applicable specification. The purpose is to: 1. Establish and standardize the requirements for evidence of manufacturers capability in advance of acquisition. 2. Reduce acquisition lead time. 3. Reduce test costs by minimizing redundant, long, and expensive tests
24、. 4. Provide an additional tool for optimizing the relationship between engineering risk and quality assurance cost. 5. Improve readiness through continuous availability of reliable products from viable suppliers. 2Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license
25、from IHS-,-,-Provisions Governing Qualification SD-6 6. Establish a long-term relationship with the supplier to ensure continuous conformance to requirements and continuous products quality improvements. What Qualification Does Not Do Inclusion of a product or a manufacturer on an electronic QPL or
26、QML does not relieve the supplier of his contractual obligation to deliver items meeting all specification requirements. It does not guarantee acceptability under a contract. It does not waive any requirements for inspections or for maintaining quality control measures satisfactory to the Government
27、, nor does it relieve the original equipment manufacturer of his contractual obligations to ensure that delivered items (including the qualified items used in the equipment) comply with all specification requirements. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALIFICATION? The Preparing Activity for a specification i
28、s responsible for qualification, however, the Preparing Activity can have an agent maintain the specification for them. In many cases the Preparing Activity is also the Qualifying Activity. The Preparing Activity can establish a Qualifying Activity or agent to administer the qualification program, o
29、r perform certain elements of the qualification program. Adopted NGSs are assigned to an adopting activity, so, hereafter the term “Preparing Activity“ also means the “Adopting Activity.“ QUALIFICATION PROCESS MANAGEMENT Figure 1-1, Qualification Process Management, shows the general DoD qualificati
30、on process. 3Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Provisions Governing Qualification SD-6 Preparing Activity Custodians Review Activities DepSO Designated Test Facility Design Control Activity* Buying Activities DCMA Contractors the author
31、ized distributor (if they are the applicant) and to GSA (if a federal specification is involved). As a minimum, the letter of notification will include: 1. Government designation under which the product qualified (type, class, or other designation, as shown on the specification). 2. The applicants b
32、rand designation for the specific product, family of products, or processes. 3. The test or qualification reference (test report number) assigned to the products or sample test specimen. 4. The CAGE Code and address associated with the supplier to which correspondence is sent. 5. The CAGE Code and a
33、ddress associated with each plant that manufactured the product, family of products, or test specimen, submitted for test. Notification Letter Stated Conditions The letter of notification will state the following conditions regarding the listing: 1. The electronic QPL/QML does not guarantee acceptan
34、ce of the product in any future purchase. 2. The electronic QPL/QML does not constitute a waiver of any requirements of the specification or of the provisions of any contract. 3. Any use of the listing for publicity, advertising, or sales will not state or imply that the product or the process is th
35、e only one of that type so qualified, or that the Government in 3Available at http:/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc produced with the same production facilities, processes, and quality of material, under the same management and quality controls; but having the acceptabl
36、e variety of physical and functional characteristics that is defined and specified in the applicable specification. Qualification. A process in advance of, and independent of, an acquisition by which a manufacturers capabilities, or a manufacturers or distributors products, are examined, tested, and
37、 found to be in conformance with specification requirements, and subsequent approval for inclusion of products in an electronic QPL or manufacturers in an electronic QML, which are part of the QPD. Qualified Manufacturers List (QML). An electronic listing in the QPD of manufacturers qualified proces
38、ses and materials at each facility that have been successfully subjected to a defined set of qualification and periodic tests using processes, worst case designs or materials, to verify the end products design, performance, quality, and reliability meet all the applicable specification requirements.
39、 Qualified Product. A product that has been examined, tested, and listed in, or approved for inclusion in the applicable electronic QPL in the QPD. Qualified Products Database (QPD). This database consists of the officially approved electronic QPLs and QMLs, and may be accessed through the Acquisiti
40、on Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil. Only those electronic QPLs and QMLs in the QPD are the official source for qualified products and manufacturers. Qualified Products List (QPL). An electronic listing in the QPD of products or families of pr
41、oducts that have successfully completed the formal qualification process (including all specified periodic tests) that examines, tests, and verified that a specific product design meets all the applicable specification requirements. Qualifying Activity. The activity that has been given responsibilit
42、y to develop, implement, and maintain the qualification program as specified in the applicable specification, and authorized by its Departmental Standardization Office (DepSO) to input information into the QPD. 26Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
