Quality Assurance Specification

Purchase Order Quality Clause Requirements

Advanced Coating’s Quality Clauses reflect a heightened level of control when stated on the Purchase Order. If issues arise resulting in the application of any clauses when stated on the Purchase Order, contact our team for instructions.

QP-1 Inspection System:
The Supplier shall maintain an inspection system that complies with ISO9001, SAE AS9100, or as a minimum, MIL-I-45208A
QP-2 Control of Changes:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-3 Supplier Corrective Action:
When requested, the Supplier shall respond to formal requests for corrective action resulting from failures of the Suppliers product, service or quality system. The response shall be submitted on the provided corrective action form and detail the root cause, corrective action, verification and follow-up. The supplier shall respond within 20 working days.
QP-4 Advanced Coating Source Inspection:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-5 Shelf Life and Temperature Sensitive Materials:
The supplier shall identify all materials which have definite characteristics of quality degradation due to age or environment. The supplier shall indicate on the material or container the expiration date and storage conditions required achieve the stated life. Shipments with less than 80% of the items total shelf life remaining when received by Advanced Coating will not be accepted.
QP-6 Identification Traceability:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
Note: Items too small to directly identify may be bagged and tagged.
QP-7 Inspection Data:
As required, the supplier shall furnish objective evidence of acceptance inspection for each item covered by the Purchase Order.
QP-8 Certificate of Conformance:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-9 Material Test Reports:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-10 First Article Inspection:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-11 Quality Assurance Records Retention:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-12 Supplier Audit:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-13 Right of Entry:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-14 Flow Down Requirements:
Where required, the supplier will flow down the applicable requirements, including key characteristics, defined in the Advanced Coating purchase order to their sub-tier suppliers where required.
QP-15 Non-conforming Material:
If, after delivery of goods or services to Advanced Coating, the supplier determines the good or service to be nonconforming, the supplier shall promptly notify Advanced Coating of the specific identity and quantity of the affected product. Any request by the Supplier for non-conforming material to be dispositioned as “Repair” or “Use-as-Is” shall be formally documented on the suppliers’ standard non-conformance format and submitted to Advanced Coating for consideration.
QP-16 Calibration Lab Requirements:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
Work performed shall be NIST traceable and indicated on C of C.
QP-17 Product Quality:
Products shall be uniform in quality and condition, sound and free from foreign materials and imperfections detrimental to the usage of the product. The product must be of an overall quality consistent with good industry practices and adhere to requested PO requirements without deviation.
QP-18 Sampling (C=0):
Unless otherwise specified final acceptance when less than 100%, shall be based on statistically valid method. Zero defect acceptance (C=0) is the required acceptance criteria to be used.
QP-19 Counterfeit Parts Prevention: 
Suppliers shall not furnish “Counterfeit Goods” under this contract, defined as goods or separately-identifiable items or components that: -are of unauthorized copy or substituted of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) item.
QP-20 Conflict Minerals – (Section 1502 Dodd-Frank act.):
The supplier shall certify they do not knowingly or actively distribute, procure, source, purchase or otherwise acquire metals, components, or other products containing “Conflict Minerals” in accordance with section 1502 of the “Dodd-Frank” act.
QP-21 Order of Precedence:
See Advanced Coating Latest Supplier Terms of Conditions.
QP-22 Directives (compliance required on C of C):
Compliant with RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC.
QP-23 Regulations (compliance required on C of C):
Compliant with REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2.
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