Q-3.pdf

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

Approved 19 Nov 2018

Q-3

A. SOURCE INSPECTION AND/OR TEST IS REQUIRED BY NASA

QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE

1. Articles and materials ordered by this contract are subject to NASA Quality inspection or test at the Contractor facility prior to delivery. Contact your NASA Buyer for the name and phone number of your NASA Quality Assurance Representative (QAR). The NASA QAR will provide a list of the mandatory inspection points (MIP) or test requirements for this contract. Do not start work on this order until the mandatory inspection points are established and understood. Verification of material or properties may be the first MIP.

The Contractor shall notify NASA QAR at least 2 days prior to completion of work requiring NASA inspection or test. A seven work day notification is required prior to the completion on the work requiring NASA QA inspection when the facility is out of the commuting area of NASA AFRC. The NASA mandatory inspection points were established at contract award. The advance notice is to permit the NASA QAR adequate scheduling of required contractual inspection and/or testing at the Contractor facility or other site as applicable.

At the time of such source inspection and/or test by NASA QAR, the Contractor shall provide the NASA representative with verifiable quality evidence to assure that the items meet the requirements of the contract.

2. The source inspection and/or test provided herein shall not constitute final acceptance of the items unless it is specifically stated in contract documents that final acceptance by NASA QAR will be performed at the Contractor facility.

3. Each shipment against this contract shall include objective evidence that NASA QAR has completed source inspection or test prior to shipment from the contractor’s facility or site as applicable.

4. Please contact one of these individuals to schedule a visit of a NASA Quality Assurance Representative.

PROCUREMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The Prime Supplier must ensure that the release of all products and services have competent and qualified persons handling aircraft parts.

• NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) will maintain interaction with Prime Supplier regarding the control and monitoring of the Prime Supplier’s performance as well as any verification or validation activities that the Prime Supplier or its customer, intends to perform at an external provider’s premises.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

PROCUREMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE TERMS AND

CONDITIONS

• If the Prime Supplier is using a Sub-Tier Supplier the Prime Supplier must ensure that NASA AFRC quality requirements are flowed down to external providers.

• The Prime Supplier must have, or ensure that their Sub-Tier Supplier has, a quality management system (e.g. AS9100, AS9120, ISO 9001, AS5553, AS6081).

• NASA AFRC will monitor external provider performance via Supplier Assessment System (SAS), Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP), ERAI, documentation of incoming Non-Conformance Reports, and Procurement Quality Assurance Database as applicable.

• Contractor shall retain records in accordance with Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) subpart 4.7.