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29 October 2019 MQR-PSD-1 Revision 2

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MANUFACTURE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (MQR) FOR

PROPULSION CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS (CSI) & CRITICAL

APPLICATION ITEMS (CAI)

1. APPLICATION

2. SCOPE

3. SUBMITTAL CONSIDERATION

4. TECHNICAL DATA REQUEST

5. FORMAT FOR ALL SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION

6. USE OF PROPRIETARY DATA

7. COMPANY PROFILE

8. SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST (SAR)

9. DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL

10. EVALUATION METHODS

11. APPROVAL DURATION

12. SOURCE RESUBSTANTIATION REQUEST (SRR)

13. PROCESS CHANGE REQUEST (PCR)

APPENDIX A: SELF-ASSESMENT CHECKLIST (SAC)

APPENDIX B: SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FORM

APPENDIX C: COVER LETTER REQUIREMENTS

APPENDIX D: SOURCE OF SUPPLY MATRIX FOR MODULES/ASSEMBLIES

APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL DATA RIGHTS CERTIFICATION LETTER

APPENDIX F: SIMILAR ITEM COMPARISON MATRIX

APPENDIX G: PROCESS CHANGE REQUEST (PCR) / SOURCE RESUBSTANTIATION REQUEST (SRR)

APPENDIX H: DEFINITIONS

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1. APPLICATION

1.1. Th is MQR ap p l ies to CSI and CAI w ith an Acq u isition Meth od Su f f ix Code (AMSC) of C, D, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, and Z w ith in th e Prop u l sion Su stainm ent Division. Th is MQR does not ap p l y to item s w ith an AMSC of G, A, B, H, L, U, and Y.

1.2. Th is MQR establ ish es tech nical req u irem ents, w h ich Potential Sou rces (PS) m u st satisf y in order to obtain Engineering Su p p ort Activity (ESA) ap p roval to m anu f actu re p rop u l sion item s.

2. SCOPE

2.1. Th e PS m u st h ave a val id Com p any Prof il e on record w ith th e ESA in order to gain sou rce ap p roval statu s. If one does not ex ist th e PS m u st su bm it one. Com p any Prof il e req u irem ents are described in section 7.

2.2. In order to gain sou rce ap p roval statu s, th e PS m u st su bm it a SAR. Th e SAR req u irem ents are described in section 8.

2.3. Th e Com p any Prof il e and SAR w il l be review ed by th e ESA and th e PS w il l eith er be m ade an ap p roved sou rce, or denied sou rce ap p roval . See section 10.

2.4. Sou rce ap p roval statu s ex p ires af ter 3 y ears f or CSI, and 7 y ears f or CAI. Sou rces th at del iver p arts on governm ent contract, m aintain sou rce ap p roval statu s. See section 11.

2.5. Ap p roved sou rces sh al l su bm it a Sou rce Resu bstantiation Req u est (SRR) p rior to ex p iration of th e cu rrent ap p roval p eriod (recom m ended 60 day s) in order to renew th e ap p roval statu s du ration. See section 12.

2.6. Any tim e a ch ange to th e SAR docu m entation occu rs, th e ap p roved sou rce m u st su bm it a Process Ch ange Req u est (PCR) f or review by th e ESA. See section 13.

2.7. Th e ESA m ay revok e th e ap p roval statu s of a PS at any tim e p er FAR 9.207.

3. SUBMITTAL CONSIDERATION

3.1. Th e PS sh ou l d consider su bm itting a SAR f or eval u ation af ter determ ining th at th e USAF is in need of th e su bj ect item . Th is can be done by considering th e f ol l ow ing:

3.1.1. Has th e United States Air Force (USAF) l isted a req u irem ent in th e Sy stem f or

Aw ard Managem ent (SAM) at h ttp s://beta.sam .gov or DLA Bid Board Sy stem (DIBBS) at h ttp s://w w w .dibbs.bsm .m il ?

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3.1.2. Has th e p rocu rem ent h istory f or th e item been research ed and determ ined to be active?

3.1.3. Is th e su bj ect item l isted in th e Req u irem ent Proj ection on th e W eb (RPOW )?

3.1.3.1. Th e RPOW can be f ou nd on th e Strategic Al ternative Sou rcing Program Of f ice (SASPO) w ebsite: w w w .tink er.af .m il /Hom e/429SCMSSASPO/.

3.1.3.2. Th e f orecasts contained on th e RPOW m ay or m ay not generate du e to variabil ity in cu stom er dem ands and p riorities. Th e f orecast data is f or p l anning p u rp oses onl y and does not constitu te an invitation f or bid or req u est f or p rop osal and is not a com m itm ent by th e governm ent to p u rch ase th e described item s.

3.2. Any q u estions regarding SAR su bm ission or th e RPOW sh ou l d be directed to eith er th e

Air Force Sm al l Bu siness Of f ice (SBO) or SASPO.

4. TECHNICAL DATA REQUEST

4.1. Req u ests rel ated to any p rocu rem ent annou ncem ent sh ou l d be su bm itted to th e annou ncing Contracting Of f icer.

4.2. If no p rocu rem ent annou ncem ent ex ists, req u ests sh ou l d be su bm itted to th e Tink er Engineering Draw ing Pu bl ic Sal es Of f ice at th e f ol l ow ing address/em ail :

AFLCMC/LZ PEF

Tink er Engineering Draw ing Pu bl ic Sal es 3001 Staf f Drive, Su ite 1AB82A Tink er AFB, OK 73145-3041 Ph one: 405-736-4676 Em ail : OCALC.LGLDO.PUBLIC@ US.AF.MIL

4.3. Req u ests sh ou l d identif y th e sp ecif ic draw ing(s) and sp ecif ication(s) being req u ested, al ong w ith th e sol icitation inf orm ation (if a p rocu rem ent annou ncem ent ex ists).

4.4. Req u ests sh ou l d be m ade on com p any l etterh ead al ong w ith an ap p roved DD Form

2345 or Ex p ort Control License.

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5. FORMAT FOR ALL SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION

5.1. Al l f inancial data m u st be redacted f rom su bm itted docu m entation.

5.2. Pack ages sh ou l d be su bm itted on a Com p act Disk -Recordabl e (CD-R), Digital Versatil e

Disc Recordabl e (DVD-R), or th rou gh an ap p roved governm ent f il e transf er sy stem , in a .p df f il e f orm at.

5.2.1. Th e p ack age can be a singl e .p df f il e w ith index es l ink ed to each el em ent, or a series of f il es/f ol ders f or each el em ent.

5.2.2. If th e PS is su bm itting Com p any Prof il e docu m ents at th e sam e tim e as a SAR p ack age, th e Com p any Prof il e docu m ents sh ou l d be p rovided in a sep arate .p df f il e and/or in a sep arate and cl earl y identif ied f ol der.

5.2.3. Al l docu m ents sh ou l d be scanned f or viru ses p rior to su bm ission.

5.2.4. If th e CD-R is encry p ted or p assw ord p rotected, p rovide a p oint of contact th at can give access to th e docu m entation. Z ip f il es cannot be encry p ted.

5.3. Pack ages su bm itted on a Com p act Disk -Rew ritabl e (CD-RW ), Digital Versatil e Disc

Rew ritabl e (DVD-RW ), or f l ash drive w il l not be accep ted.

5.4. Com p any Prof il e and SAR p ack ages m u st f ol l ow th e order cal l ed ou t in Tabl es 1 and 2.

5.5. For al l Com p any Prof il e and SAR su bm issions, a tabl e of contents is ex p ected.

5.6. Certain el em ents m ay not be req u ired dep ending on th e circu m stances of th e su bm ittal . If an el em ent is not ap p l icabl e, th e PS m u st p rovide a statem ent ex p l aining w h y th is is th e case. Do not l eave any el em ent bl ank .

6. USE OF PROPRIETARY DATA

6.1. Th e PS is not to u til iz e intel l ectu al p rop erty (IP) of any th ird p arties w ith ou t ap p rop riate au th oriz ation of th e IP ow ner. Th e PS is cau tioned th at no p art of th e governm ent MQR is intended to endorse or encou rage th e im p rop er u se of IP devel op ed by th e Original Eq u ip m ent Manu f actu rer (OEM) or any oth er th ird p arty .

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7. COMPANY PROFILE

Note: Any PS seek ing sou rce ap p roval m u st h ave a val id Com p any Prof il e on record w ith th e ESA.

Initial su bm ission of a Com p any Prof il e sh ou l d incl u de al l of th e req u irem ents l isted in Tabl e 1 and described in El em ents 1-9. Com p any Prof il es can be su bm itted at any tim e, standal one or in conj u nction w ith a SAR. Al l inf orm ation p rovided in th e Com p any Prof il e m ay be k ep t by th e ESA f or u se in f u tu re SAR review s. A Com p any Prof il e is req u ired f or each u niq u e CAGE code.

Company Profile Requirements ELEMENT 1. Com p any Broch u re/W ebsite ELEMENT 2. Qu al ity Assu rance Certif icate (QAC) ELEMENT 3. Sel f -Assessm ent Ch eck l ist (SAC) ELEMENT 4. Qu al ity Assu rance Sy stem (QAS) Manu al ELEMENT 5. Eq u ip m ent List ELEMENT 6. DD Form 2345 or Ex p ort Control License ELEMENT 7. Qu al ity History ELEMENT 8. Signif icant Indu strial Process (SIP) Certif ications

ELEMENT 9. Su b-Tier Su p p l ier Inf o.

1. List of al l Su b-Tier Su p p l iers (STS)

2. Al l STS Qu al ity Assu rance Certif ications

3. Any STS Signif icant Indu strial Process Certif ications

Tabl e 1. Com p any Prof il e Req u irem ents

7.1. El em ent 1, COMPANY BROCHURE/W EBSITE

7.1.1. Provide a com p any broch u re and/or w ebsite.

7.2. El em ent 2, QUALITY ASSURANCE CERTIFICATE (QAC)

7.2.1. Provide one of th e f ol l ow ing QAC w ith a val id ex p iration date: ISO 9001, AS9100, or NATO AQAP-2070.

7.3. El em ent 3, SELF-ASSESMENT CHECKLIST (SAC)

7.3.1. Th e PS m u st com p l ete and su bm it a SAC (Ap p endix A).

7.3.2. Th e SAC m u st be signed by an au th oriz ed binding com p any of f icial (i.e. President, Ow ner, or Facil ity General Manager).

7.3.3. If artif acts are u sed to su p p ort any of th e item s on th e ch eck l ist, th ey can be attach ed to th e ch eck l ist. How ever, not al l item s req u ire artif acts.

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7.4. El em ent 4, QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM (QAS) MANUAL

7.4.1. Provid anu al and al l su p p orting/ref erenced

docu m entation.

7.5. El em ent 5, EQUIPMENT LIST

7.5.1. Provide a com p l ete l ist of al l eq u ip m ent ow ned and u sed f or th e m anu f actu ring and rep air of p arts by th e PS.

7.6. El em ent 6, DD FORM 2345 OR EXPORT CONTROL LICENSE

7.6.1.

2345 w ith a val id ex p iration date.

7.6.2. If not l ocated w ith in th e United States or Canada, p rov

Ex p ort Control License w ith a val id ex p iration date.

7.7. El em ent 7, QUALITY HISTORY

Note: Nonconf orm ance is not necessaril y p erceived as an increase in risk w h en considering sou rce ap p roval . Identif ication of nonconf orm ance can il l u strate a su ccessf u l q u al ity assu rance p rogram .

7.7.1. Provide a PS q u al ity h istory su m m ary of Def iciency Rep orts (DR) ex p erienced f or th e l ast 36 m onth s incl u ding bu t not l im ited to: internal def iciencies, com m ercial def iciencies, FAA Service Bu l l etins, Maintenance Review Board (MRB) actions, Qu al ity Def iciency Rep orts (QDR), Laboratory Qu al ity Review Orders (LQRO), Of f eror Rep ort of Nonconf orm ance (ORON), Su p p l ier Rep orts of Non-conf orm ance (SRON), Material Def iciency Rep orts (MDR), statistical rep orts of nonconf orm ance and nonconf orm ing m aterial rej ection rep orts. If th e PS f acil ities h ave not ex p erienced any q u al ity def iciencies w ith in th e l ast 36 m onth s, p rovide a docu m ent stating as su ch .

7.7.1.1. If governm ent sou rce insp ections w ere condu cted, th e Governm ent Qu al ity

Assu rance Rep resentative w il l coordinate on th e su m m ary . Oth erw ise, an au th oriz ed binding com p any of f icial (i.e. President, Facil ity General Manager, or Qu al ity Assu rance Manager) m u st coordinate on th e su m m ary .

7.7.1.2. Th e su m m ary w il l incl u de th e f ol l ow ing data: p art nu m ber, nom encl atu re, f eatu re, def iciency , q u antity , date, and corrective action.

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7.7.2. Provide an ex am p l e corrective action req u est and corrective action p l an or resol u tion f or an identif ied def iciency , if one ex ists.

Note: El em ents 8 and 9 m ay be review ed du ring th e SAR, SRR, and PCR eval u ation p rocesses. If th e PS cl aim s th e u se of a SIP or STS in any of th ese req u ests, th e ref erenced SIP or STS m u st be incl u ded in, or added to th e Com p any Prof il e at th at tim e.

7.8. El em ent 8, SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL PROCESS (SIP) CERTIFICATIONS

7.8.1. Provide any SIP certif ications p ossessed by th e PS w ith a val id ex p iration date.

7.8.2. SIP certif ication is req u ired f or th ose p rocesses denoted by grey h igh l igh t in

Ap p endix B. Meth ods of certif ication incl u de:

7.8.2.1. National Aerosp ace & Def ense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) certif ication.

7.8.2.2. OEM Certif ication and/or au dit.

7.8.2.3. Dep artm ent of Def ense (Air Force, DCMA, Navy , or Arm y ) certif ication and/or au dit.

7.8.2.4. Oth er ex ternal au dit and/or certif ication.

7.8.2.4.1. Req u ires th e su bm ission of docu m ents sh ow ing th e p rocess and p rocedu re u sed f or certif ication to be review ed by th e ESA in order to determ ine accep tabil ity of al ternative certif ication.

7.9. El em ent 9, SUB-TIER SUPPLIER (STS) INFORMATION

7.9.1. Provide a com p l ete l ist of al l STS th at th e PS is cu rrentl y u sing f or governm ent contracts, or m ay u se in f u tu re sou rce ap p roval req u ests. List m u st incl u de th e STS com p any nam e and CAGE code.

7.9.2. For each STS, p rovide one of th e f ol l ow ing QAC w ith a val id ex p iration date: ISO 9001, AS9100, NATO AQAP-2070, or Aerosp ace Qu al ity Sy stem (AQS) NADCAP.

7.9.3. Provide any SIP certif ications p ossessed by each STS l isted, w ith a val id ex p iration date. See Section 7.8.2 f or req u irem ents.

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7.10. COMPANY PROFILE EVALUATION

Note: Th e Com p any Prof il e does not h ave an inh erent ex p iration date. How ever, el em ents w ith in th e p rof il e do ex p ire and m u st be u p dated to m aintain a val id Com p any Prof il e.

7.10.1. Th e initial review of th e Com p any Prof il e incl u des th e ex am ination of al l el em ents described in sections 7.1-7.7.

7.10.2. Du ring th e review of any f u tu re SAR, SRR, or PCR su bm itted by th e PS, th e Com p any Prof il e w il l be review ed in order to determ ine if th e f ol l ow ing req u irem ents are m et:

7.10.2.1. Al l certif icates m u st not be ex p ired.

7.10.2.1.1. El em ents 2 and 6 h ave inh erent ex p iration dates th at, if ex p ired, m u st be renew ed bef ore sou rce ap p roval statu s can be granted.

7.10.2.1.2. If a SIP req u iring certif ication is identif ied in th e req u est, a val id certif icate m u st be incl u ded in eith er El em ents 8 or 9.

7.10.2.2. Any STS identif ied in th e req u est m u st be incl u ded in El em ent 9 w ith a val id QAC p rovided.

7.10.3. If any def iciency in th e Com p any Prof il e is identif ied at th e tim e of review , th e PS m ay be issu ed a conditional ap p roval l etter p ending resol u tion of th ese issu es.

See section 10 f or detail s on corrective actions.

7.11. COMPANY PROFILE AMENDMENTS

Note: It is encou raged f or th e PS to m aintain a val id and u p to date Com p any Prof il e at al l tim es in order to ex p edite th e SAR eval u ation p rocess.

7.11.1. At any tim e, th e PS m ay su bm it am endm ents or u p dates to th e Com p any Prof il e.

7.11.1.1. Com m on u p dates incl u de: Rep l acing ex p ired certif icates (QAC, SIP, DD

Form 2345), adding a new STS, or notif ication of a signif icant ch ange to any el em ent of th e Com p any Prof il e.

7.11.2. Com p any Prof il e am endm ents can be su bm itted p er section 9.

7.11.3. If th e PS is bou gh t or sol d by a th ird p arty th e PS m u st su bm it a novation l etter detail ing th e sp ecif ics of th is ch ange in com p any m ak eu p /stru ctu re.

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8. SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST (SAR)

Note: Any PS seek ing sou rce ap p roval m u st h ave a val id Com p any Prof il e on record w ith th e ESA.

If one does not ex ist, th e PS cannot be aw arded sou rce ap p roval . See section 7 f or detail s.

8.1. SAR Categories Determ ination

8.1.1. CATEGORY I (Actu al Item )

8.1.1.1. Th is category covers PS w h o m anu f actu re th e ex act su bj ect item , u sing OEM tech nical data, f or th e p rim e contractor, OEM, DOD, civil agency , f oreign governm ent, or th e civil sector u nder Federal Aviation Adm inistration (FAA).

8.1.2. CATEGORY II (Sim il ar Item )

8.1.2.1. Th is category covers PS w h o h ave not p reviou sl y m anu f actu red th e ex act su bj ect item , bu t h ave m anu f actu red oth er item s sim il ar in m aterial , coatings, design f eatu res, indu strial p rocesses, etc. f or th e p rim e contractor, OEM, DOD, civil agency , f oreign governm ent, or th e civil sector u nder FAA. Mu l tip l e sim il ar item s m ay be u sed to dem onstrate rel evant ex p erience. Sim il arity is not l im ited to aerosp ace ap p l ications.

Note: Category III (No Ex p erience) and IV (Reverse Engineering) SARs as def ined by th e AFMCI 23-113 are not covered by th is QR docu m ent. Th e ESA w il l direct sou rces w h en a need arises f or reverse engineered com p onents and w il l p rovide rel evant req u irem ents at th at tim e. Category III and IV SARs su bm itted u nder th is QR w il l not be eval u ated.

8.2. A SAR consists of tw o (2) p ack ages of inf orm ation:

8.2.1. SUBJ ECT ITEM PACKAGE (El em ents A-I)

8.2.1.1. Incl u des al l of th e req u ired engineering data, p rop osed m anu f actu ring p l an, and oth er l egal docu m ents req u ired to m anu f actu re th e su bj ect item .

8.2.2. DEMONSTRATION PACKAGE (El em ents J -M)

8.2.2.1. Dem onstrates th at th e PS h as recentl y m anu f actu red and del ivered eith er th e su bj ect item , or p art(s) of sim il ar com p l ex ity com p ared to th e su bj ect item .

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8.2.2.1.1. For Category II SARs, if m ore th an one sim il ar item is req u ired to dem onstrate rel evant ex p erience, th e PS m u st su bm it a dem onstration p ack age f or each u niq u e sim il ar item .

8.3. ASSEMBLY SAR REQUIREMENTS

8.3.1. Any SAR p ack age su bm itted f or an assem bl y , m odu l e, or w h ol e engine m u st m eet al l of th e additional req u irem ents cal l ed ou t in Ap p endix D. Su bm it th e sou rce of su p p l y m atrix in El em ent A al ong w ith th e cover l etter.

8.4. SAR W AIVERS

8.4.1. Th e ESA m ay decide to w aive certain req u irem ents in sp ecial circu m stances. If th e PS h as a l etter f rom th e ESA w aiving th em of certain SAR req u irem ents, p rovide th is l etter in p l ace of said req u irem ents.

S ec tion E lement T itle

S ub j ec t I tem Pac k ag e

A Cover Letter E ng ineering D ata B Su bj ect Item Tech nical Data

Manufac turing Plan

C Prop osed Produ ction Docu m ents D Su b-Tier Su p p l ier (STS) List E Signif icant Indu strial Processes (SIP) F Cal ibrated Eq u ip m ent List

L ic ensing / L eg al D oc uments

G Tech nical Data Righ ts Certif ication Statem ent H License Agreem ents I Governm ent Qu al ity Assu rance Com p l iance

D emonstration Pac k ag e

J Sim il arities/Dif f erences Su m m ary * K Sim il ar Item Tech nical Data* L Dem onstration Produ ction Docu m ents M Pu rch ase Orders and Sh ip p ing Docu m ents

Tabl e 2. SAR Req u irem ents Ou tl ine * N/A f or Category I SARs

8.5. El em ent A, COVER LETTER

8.5.1. Provide a cover l etter (Ap p endix C).

8.5.2. For assem bl ies, m odu l es or w h ol e engine SAR p ack ages p rovide th e Sou rce of Su p p l y Matrix (Ap p endix D).

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8.6. El em ent B, SUBJ ECT ITEM TECHNICAL DATA

8.6.1. Provide th e su bj ect item Engineering Data List (EDL).

8.6.1.1. Th e EDL is th e com p l ete l ist of al l tech nical data req u ired to m anu f actu re an item . Th is m ay incl u de draw ings (casting, f orging, sou rce control , m aster, assem bl y , detail , sch em atic, airf oil data, etc.), sp ecif ications, p arts l ists, etc.

8.6.2. Provide th e l atest l egibl e revision of al l tech nical data l isted on th e EDL.

8.6.2.1. For sp ecif ications, onl y th e titl e p age is req u ired.

8.6.2.2. Prop rietary tech nical data m ay be redacted to onl y reveal th e draw ing/ sp ecif ication nu m ber, titl e, revision, and p rop rietary statem ent.

8.7. El em ent C, PROPOSED PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS

Note: Prop osed Produ ction Docu m ents consist of Travel ers, Process Op eration Sh eets (POS) and Insp ection Meth od Sh eets (IMS). Togeth er, th ese docu m ents m u st dem onstrate th at th e PS h as an adeq u ate m anu f actu ring p l an and th at traceabil ity of th e w ork being p erf orm ed is ach ieved.

8.7.1. Al l Prop osed Produ ction Docu m ents m u st m eet th e f ol l ow ing req u irem ents:

8.7.1.1. Mu st be created and ow ned by th e PS.

8.7.1.2. Mu st incl u de any and al l p rop rietary p rodu ction docu m ents.

8.7.1.2.1. Th e p rocess descrip tion m ay be redacted f or p rop rietary p rocesses.

8.7.1.3. Mu st establ ish traceabil ity .

8.7.1.3.1. Prop er traceabil ity connects th e w ork being p erf orm ed to th e f acil ity , p erf orm ing op erator, sp ecif ic p art, and th e date th at th e w ork is being p erf orm ed.

8.7.1.3.2. An ex am p l e of adeq u ate traceabil ity is th e u se of p age nu m bers al ong w ith a u niq u e docu m ent nu m ber th at is p resent on each p age. On th e f irst p age of th e docu m ent, th e date, com p any nam e, cage code is p resent, and th e travel ers h ave stam p bl ock s th at al l ow th e op erator to indicate th e w ork th at is accom p l ish ed by th e sp ecif ic op erator.

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8.7.1.4. Any su b-vended p rocess l isted m u st identif y th e STS by nam e and CAGE at each ap p l icabl e op erational step w ith cl earl y identif ied p rocess or p rocedu re.

8.7.1.4.1. Any STS ref erenced in th e p rodu ction docu m ents m u st be incl u ded in El em ent D, and th e PS Com p any Prof il e.

8.7.2. TRAVELERS

8.7.2.1. Travel ers are a detail ed step -by -step accou nt of th e p rop er seq u enced p rocedu res necessary to m anu f actu re th e su bj ect item .

8.7.2.2. Mu st incl u de th e f ol l ow ing:

8.7.2.2.1. Th e op eration nu m ber, p rocess descrip tion, l ocation, sof tw are data f il e nam e, etc. necessary to control th e m anu f actu re op erations.

8.7.2.2.2. Signatu re bl ock s f or in-p rocess op erator and/or insp ector signing or stam p ing.

8.7.2.2.3. Track ed disp osition of al l p arts du ring th e entire m anu f actu ring op eration to incl u de rej ects and l aboratory sam p l es.

8.7.2.2.4. Ref erences to sp ecif ic IMS or POS in ap p l icabl e step s.

Note: Travel ers encl osed in th is section are not to be considered a rep l acem ent f or detail ed Process Op eration Sh eets (POS). Lack of detail ed POS p ertaining to m anu f actu re m ay be cau se

8.7.3. PROCESS OPERATION SHEETS (POS)

8.7.3.1. POS are a detail ed descrip tion of th e p rocess being p erf orm ed.

8.7.3.2. POS sh ou l d incl u de an identif ication of th e eq u ip m ent/tool ing u sed in th e p rocess, m aterial h andl ing p rocedu res, set-u p p rocedu res, necessary saf ety p recau tions, any p rocess sp ecif ic draw ings/grap h ics and a descrip tion of th e in-p rocess p aram eters u sed (i.e. sp eed and f eed rates).

8.7.4. INSPECTION METHOD SHEETS (IMS)

8.7.4.1. IMS are a detail ed step -by -step accou nt of th e p rop er seq u enced p rocedu res necessary to insp ect th e su bj ect item .

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8.7.4.2. Mu st incl u de p art nu m ber(s), ex act dim ensions and p rop er u nits.

8.7.4.3. Pass/Fail dim ensions are not accep tabl e, ex cep t w h en u sing a p art sp ecif ic -no-

8.7.4.4. If a sam p l ing p l an is u sed, p rovide th e sam p l ing p l an to be review ed.

8.8. El em ent D, SUB-TIER SUPPLIER (STS) LIST

Note: Al l STS identif ied in th is section m u st be incl u ded in th e PS Com p any Prof il e, or th e SAR w il l not be ap p roved u ntil th e issu e is resol ved. If a new STS m u st be added to th e PS Com p any Prof il e, su bm it a Com p any Prof il e am endm ent p er sections 7.9 and 7.11 of th is docu m ent.

8.8.1. Provide a m atrix , Tabl e 3, w ith th e CAGE, Com p any Nam e, and a sh ort descrip tion of any w ork being p erf orm ed by STS.

Su b-Tier Su p p l iers Used to Manu f actu re Su bj ect Item CAGE: Com p any Nam e: Descrip tion of su p p ort:

XXXXX Ex am p l e Com p any # 1 Provides raw m aterial YYYYY Ex am p l e Com p any # 2 Perf orm s SIP f or th e PS (See El em ent E)

Tabl e 3. Ex am p l e of Su b-Tier Su p p l ier Matrix

8.9. El em ent E, SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES (SIP)

Note: Any SIP th at req u ires q u al ity certif ication, identif ied in th is section, m u st be incl u ded in th e PS Com p any Prof il e or th e SAR w il l not be ap p roved u ntil th e issu e is resol ved. If a new SIP certif ication m u st be added to th e PS Com p any Prof il e, su bm it a Com p any Prof il e am endm ent p er sections 7.8 and 7.11 of th is docu m ent.

8.9.1. Provide a m atrix (Ap p endix B) indicating th e p erf orm ing cage code (PS or STS) f or any and al l SIP p erf orm ed du ring th e m anu f actu ring of th e su bj ect item .

8.10. El em ent F, CALIBRATED EQUIPMENT LIST

8.10.1. Provide a m atrix l isting al l eq u ip m ent/tool ing req u iring cal ibration to incl u de:

p art nu m ber, serial nu m ber, l ocation, and date of cal ibration and ex p iration f or each item u sed in th e m anu f actu ring of th e su bj ect item .

8.10.1.1. -no- 8.7.4.

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8.11. El em ent G, TECHNICAL DATA RIGHTS CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

8.11.1. Th e PS m u st p rovide a certif ication of righ ts to u se tech nical data in th e f orm at and w ording p rovided in Ap p endix E, signed on com p any l etterh ead by an au th oriz ed binding com p any of f icial (i.e. President, Ow ner, or Facil ity General Manager).

8.11.2. Th is Certif icate states th at th e tech nical data w as obtained by l egal m eans and th e com p any h as th e righ ts to u se th e data su p p l ied in th e SAR f or m anu f actu re p u rp oses.

8.11.3. It is accep tabl e f or th e certif icate to address m u l tip l e PN/NSN on a singl e certif icate.

8.12. El em ent H, LICENSE AGREEMENTS

8.12.1. For an item w h ere p rop rietary data is u sed, or w ith an AMSC code of V, p rovide an ow nersh ip statem ent or a cop y of th e l icensee agreem ent betw een th e PS and th e data ow ner.

8.12.2. If a STS ow ns a p rop rietary p rocess, th e PS w il l p rovide a l etter of su p p ort f rom th e STS. Th e l etter sh ou l d state th e du ration of th e p rop rietary p rocess su p p ort, avail abil ity and cap acity .

8.12.3. MASTER TOOLING CERTIFICATION

8.12.3.1. Provide certif ication of th e righ t to u se, and access th e f ol l ow ing, as ap p l icabl e to th e l atest item tech nical data and/or draw ing(s) req u ired f or m anu f actu re: any req u ired m aster tool ing, sp ecial tool ing/test eq u ip m ent, m y l ars (stabl e base draw ings), gl ass l ay ou t, l of t data, and contou r data.

8.13. El em ent I, GOVERNMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE COMPLIANCE

8.13.1. Provide a statem ent th at th e PS w il l com p l y w ith al l governm ent im p osed q u al ity assu rance p rovisions, testing req u irem ents, etc. as identif ied in th e sol icitation or contract f or th e su bj ect item .

Note: For Category I SAR su bm ittal s, El em ents J and K are not req u ired.

Note: For Category II SAR su bm ittal s, if m ore th an one sim il ar item is req u ired to dem onstrate rel evant ex p erience, m u l tip l e dem onstration p ack ages consisting of el em ents J -M m u st be su bm itted.

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8.14. El em ent J , SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETW EEN SUBJ ECT AND SIMILAR ITEM(S)

8.14.1. Provide a com p arison m atrix (Ap p endix F) identif y ing th e sp ecif ic sim il arities and dif f erences in m aterial s, coatings, design f eatu res, indu strial p rocesses, etc.

betw een th e su bj ect and sim il ar item (s).

8.14.1.1. If m ore th an one sim il ar item is being u sed to dem onstrate rel evant ex p erience, th e com p arison m atrix sh ou l d incl u de a col u m n f or each item being com p ared in a singl e m atrix . Provide a cop y of th is m atrix in each dem onstration p ack age su bm itted.

8.15. El em ent K, SIMILAR ITEM TECHNICAL DATA

8.15.1. Provide al l tech nical data u sed in th e m anu f actu ring of th e sim il ar item .

8.16. El em ent L, DEMONSTRATION PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS

8.16.1. Provide cop ies of al l dem onstration travel ers, POS, and IMS u sed in th e m anu f actu ring of th e dem onstration item . Bl ank docu m ents do not m eet th is req u irem ent.

8.17. El em ent M, PURCHASE ORDERS AND SHIPPING DOCUMENTS

8.17.1. Provide cop ies of th e p u rch ase orders and sh ip p ing docu m ents th at dem onstrate th at th e PS m anu f actu red and del ivered th e dem onstration item .

8.17.1.1. Th ese docu m ents m u st be f rom th e sam e contract as th e dem onstration p rodu ction docu m ents p rovided in El em ent L.

8.17.1.2. Contracts m u st be w ith th e Prim e/OEM, DOD, f oreign governm ent, or oth er com m ercial cu stom ers.

8.17.1.3. Th ese docu m ents m u st be f rom a date w ith in th ree (3) y ears f or CSI, and seven (7) y ears f or CAI, as evidenced by th e l atest sh ip p ing docu m ent p rovided. Th e th resh ol d w il l be eval u ated against th e date th at th e SBO receives th e SAR.

8.17.1.3.1. High l igh t th e date on al l docu m ents in th is section.

8.17.1.4. Al l f inancial inf orm ation m u st be rem oved, el se th e SAR m ay be retu rned.

8.17.1.5. If a contract w as term inated, state th e reason f or th e term ination.

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9. DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL

9.1. If th e p art is AF m anaged, docu m ents sh ou l d be su bm itted to:

AFSC/SB

Sol icitation Nu m ber: (If k now n) 3001 Staf f Drive, Su ite 1AG85A Tink er AFB, OK 73145-3009 Em ail : af sc.sb.w ork f l ow @ u s.af .m il

9.2. If th e p art is DLA m anaged, docu m ents sh ou l d be su bm itted to:

DLA Aviation Rich m ond ATTN: Sm al l Bu siness Of f ice/DU SAR Program Manager Sol icitation Nu m ber: (If k now n) 8000 J ef f erson Davis High w ay Rich m ond, VA 23297

9.3. Al l Com p any Prof il e docu m ents sh ou l d be su bm itted to th e SBO p er section 9.1.

10. EVALUATION METHODS

10.1. Th e ESA w il l eval u ate th e su bm itted SAR p ack age u sing th e criteria sp ecif ied w ith in th is req u irem ents docu m ent.

10.1.1. If th e ESA identif ies any issu es, m issing data, or discrep ancies du ring th e eval u ation of th e su bm itted p ack age, th e ESA w il l p rovide th e PS w ith a l ist of issu es th at need to be resol ved.

10.1.1.1. Th e PS w il l be given a Data Su bm ission Date (DSD) of 5 w ork ing day s to p rovide th e req u ested data. A l onger DSD m ay be p rovided u p on th e PS req u est, if determ ined accep tabl e by th e ESA.

10.1.1.1.1. If th e DSD is m et and th e PS p rovides al l m issing/req u ired data th en th e ESA w il l ap p rove th e p ack age p er section 10.1. .

10.1.1.1.2. If th e DSD is not m et, or th e PS cannot p rovide th e req u ired m issing data, th en th e ESA w il l com p l ete th e eval u ation and f orw ard a disap p roval l etter w ith a l ist of issu es th at need to be resol ved. Th e PS w il l be encou raged to resu bm it th e req u est once al l identif ied issu es h ave been resol ved.

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10.1.2. If th e PS p rovides al l of th e sp ecif ied data in th e req u ired f orm at, th e ESA w il l issu e an ap p roval l etter w ith an ex p iration date in accordance w ith section 11 and u p date th e ap p roved sou rce l ist accordingl y .

10.2. Al l transactions req u ired to eval u ate th e ap p roval req u est w il l be docu m ented. Al l necessary artif acts w il l be recorded and retained in an ESA designated inf orm ation sy stem .

10.3. Th e PS is resp onsibl e f or retaining al l disp osition l etters received f rom th e governm ent.

10.4. Th e ESA retains th e righ t to req u est an on-

ap p roval p eriod.

11. APPROVAL DURATION

11.1. ESA sou rce ap p roval ex p iration is th ree (3) y ears f or CSI and seven (7) y ears f or CAI. Th e ex p iration date w il l be based of f of th e date p rinted on th e ESA ap p roval l etter.

11.2. Prior to sou rce ap p roval ex p iration, th e ap p roved sou rce m u st su bm it an SRR in accordance w ith section 12 in order to renew th eir ap p roval statu s.

11.3. Sou rces th at are del ivering th e su bj ect item on a governm ent contract m aintain th eir ap p roval statu s and do not req u ire sou rce resu bstantiation u ntil th ere is a l ap se in del ivery /contract aw ard of greater th an th ree (3) y ears f or CSI and seven (7) y ears f or

CAI.

11.4. Th e ESA m ay decide to revok e sou rce ap p roval statu s at any tim e p er FAR 9.207.

12. SOURCE RESUBSTANTIATION REQUEST (SRR)

Note: Onl y sou rces th at are cu rrentl y ap p roved to m anu f actu re th e su bj ect item (m u st h ave been ap p roved th rou gh th e USAF SAR p rocess and be l isted on th e AFMC Form 761) m ay su bm it an SRR. Sou rces th at are del ivering th e su bj ect item on governm ent contract m aintain th eir ap p roval statu s and do not req u ire sou rce resu bstantiation u ntil th ere is a l ap se in del ivery /contract aw ard of greater th an th ree (3) y ears f or CSI and seven (7) y ears f or CAI (th is does not incl u de sou rces w h o w ere aw arded governm ent contracts w ith ou t going th rou gh th e USAF SAR p rocess).

12.1. Th e SRR p rovides an ap p roved sou rce th e op p ortu nity to renew th e ap p roval statu s of a p reviou sl y ap p roved SAR th rou gh th e review of any and al l ch anges to th e contents of th e ref erenced SAR since th e tim e of ap p roval .

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12.2. Provide th e SRR (Ap p endix G).

12.2.1. Describe any and al l ch anges m ade to th e contents of th e ref erenced SAR p ack age since th e tim e of ap p roval .

12.2.2. Th e original SAR ap p roval l etter sh ou l d be attach ed to th e SRR.

12.2.3. Th e SRR m u st be in th e f orm at p rovided in Ap p endix G and signed on com p any l etterh ead by an au th oriz ed binding com p any of f icial (i.e. President, Ow ner, or Facil ity General Manager).

12.2.4.

12.2.4.1. Al l ch anges w ith in th e su bm itted docu m ents sh ou l d be h igh l igh ted.

12.3. For sou rces th at p reviou sl y del ivered th e su bj ect item on a governm ent contract, su bm it th e q u al ity h istory , any DRs, and th e l atest p u rch ase orders and sh ip p ing docu m ents f rom th e ref erenced contract.

12.4. Up on review of th e SRR, th e ESA m ay req u est additional inf orm ation and docu m entation f or review .

12.5. If th e ch anges are determ ined to be accep tabl e, th e ESA w il l issu e a new ap p roval l etter.

13. PROCESS CHANGE REQUEST (PCR)

13.1. Th e ap p roved sou rce is resp onsibl e f or su bm itting a PCR any tim e a ch ange to th e contents of th e Su bj ect Item Pack age occu rs.

13.1.1. Th is m ay incl u de, bu t is not l im ited to: ch anges to th e STS l ist, u sing dif f erent eq u ip m ent/tool ing, and/or ch anging th e seq u ence of op erations on th e travel ers.

13.1.2. Fail u re to p rovide a f orm al PCR w h en a signif icant ch ange occu rs cou l d resu l t in a

13.2. Provide th e PCR (Ap p endix G) in accordance w ith section 12.2.

13.3. Up on review of th e PCR, th e ESA m ay req u est additional inf orm ation and docu m entation f or review .

13.4. If th e ch anges are determ ined to be accep tabl e, th e ESA w il l issu e a new ap p roval l etter.

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Th e au th ority granted by th e signatu res f or q u al if ication req u irem ent sh al l not ex ceed seven (7) y ears p ast th e signed date. Qu al if ication req u irem ents sh al l be ex am ined and reval idated if th e l ast signed date is over seven (7) y ears ol d p er FAR 9 .202(f ).

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A P P E N D I X A :

S E L F - A S S E S ME N T C H E C K L I S T ( S A C )

1. Com p l ete th e SAC u sing th e ch eck l ist bel ow .

1.1. In th e ref erences and artif acts col u m n, identif y th e l ocation w ith in th e PS QAM, or oth er docu m entation, w h ere th e req u irem ent is m et.

1.2. If oth er docu m entation is u sed to cover item s on th is l ist, p rovide th e sp ecif ied docu m ent.

I tem N o. Rev iew I tem Referenc es and A rtifac ts Pass

1. Produ ction Engineering and Pl anning

1.1. Governm ent f u rnish ed data

1.1.1.

A re c o n t ra c t o r t o v e ri f y c u rre n c y o f de p o t / N a v a l A i r S y s t e m s C o m m a n d ( N A V A I R ) / A rm y A v i a t i o n a n d Mi s s i l e C o m m a n d ( A MC O M) / A i r F o rc e Ma t e ri a l C o m m a n d ( A F MC ) t e c h n i c a l p u b l i c a t i o n s , L o c a l E n g i n e e ri n g S p e c i f i c a t i o n s ( L E S ) / L o c a l P ro c e s s S p e c i f i c a t i o n s ( L P S ) / E n g i n e e ri n g C h a n g e P ro p o s a l s ( E C P ) , Ma i n t e n a n c e E n g i n e e ri n g O rde rs ( ME O ) , Ma n u a l C h a n g e R e v i s i o n s ( MC R ) , a n d E n g i n e e ri n g D ra w i n g s

2. Produ ction Control

2.1. Del ivered non-conf orm ing CSIs

2.1.1.

Is th ere a p rocedu re f or notif ication to th e Adm inistrative and Procu ring Contract Of f icers (ACO & PCO) of any del ivered non-conf orm ing as soon as p racticabl e, bu t no l ater th an 72 h ou rs

2.1.2.

Do p rocedu res req u ire th at th e contract, p art, and serial nu m bers be identif ied if non-conf orm ing p arts are del ivered

2.2. Pu rch asing Records

2.2.1. Do vendor p u rch ase orders (POs) ref erence QE-

STD-1 and/or oth er ap p l icabl e Critical Item p rogram docu m ents

2.2.2. Are POs avail abl e f or review by th e ap p rop riate Governm ent Of f icial

2.3. Governm ent Fu rnish ed Material (GFM)

2.3.1.

f ol l ow ing

Yes No

2.3.1.1. Ex am ination u p on receip t to detect transit

dam age

2.3.1.2. Insp ection f or com p l eteness and p rop er ty p e

2.3.1.3.

Periodic insp ection and p recau tions to assu re adeq u ate storage conditions are m aintained, to gu ard against dam age f rom h andl ing and deterioration du ring storage, and to segregate it in a secu re, control l ed area

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2.3.1.4. Fu nctional testing, as req u ired by contract, to

determ ine satisf actory op eration

2.3.1.5. Identif ication and p rotection f rom im p rop er u se or disp osition

2.3.1.6. Verif ication of Qu antity

2.3.1.7.

Procedu res to rep ort dam aged/non-conf orm ing GFM and to segregate it in a secu re, control l ed area p ending disp osition instru ctions

3. Produ ction Meth ods and Processes:

3.1.

List of in-h ou se p rocesses (e.g. MPI, LPI, x -ray , braz ing, w el ding, h eat treat, sh ot p een, m etal l u rgical l ab, ch em ical l ab, p l ating p rocesses (identif y ), oth er coating cap abil ities (identif y ), etc.)

3.2. Material Review Board Actions

3.2.1.

Do y ou h ave sep arate secu red MRB storage areas (Gov/Civ)

4. Facil ity Test Eq u ip m ent and Tool ing

4.1. Tool ing

4.1.1. W h o m anu f actu res y ou r sp ecial tool s and

f ix tu res?

4.1.2. Is any tool ing w ith in th e f acil ity ow ned by th e Governm ent

4.1.2.1. If y es, h ow is th e tool ing stored and

segregated?

5. Conf igu ration Managem ent

5.1. Do governm ent and com m ercial p rodu cts

req u ire segregation?

5.2. If y es, are governm ent and com m ercial

p rodu cts segregated

6. Pack ing, Storage, and Del ivery

6.1. Pack ing

6.1.1. Are m il itary p ack aging tests p erf orm ed w h en

req u ired by contract and docu m ented

6.1.2. Are m il itary p ack aging test resu l ts docu m ented

7. Non-conf orm ing Material and Corrective Action

7.1. Material

7.1.1.

Is action tak en to p rom p tl y docu m ent and correct al l conditions of non-conf orm ing m aterial s to th e governm ent

(Signatu re) (Date) (Ty p ed or p rinted nam e & titl e)

T h is doc ument must b e sig ned b y th e Company President, O w ner, or Plant Manag er

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APPENDIX B:

SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FORM

1. Com p l ete and p rovide th is tabl e in El em ent E of th e SAR.

1.1. If any of th e l isted SIP are req u ired to m anu f actu re th e su bj ect item , indicate th e CAGE code of th e p erf orm ing com p any (PS or STS).

1.2. Th e p rocesses sh ow n in grey req u ire NADCAP, OEM/Prim e, DOD, or oth er ap p roved certif ication and/or au dit and m u st h ave a certif icate incl u ded in th e PS Com p any Prof il e.

1.2.1. See sections 7.8 and 7.11 f or detail s on u p dating th e Com p any Prof il e.

SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES NADCAP

Perf orm ing

CAGE:

Casting /Forging Processes NA Oth er Form ing Processes NA Bl ending/Rew ork ing NA Heat Treating: 7102

4a Carbu riz ing 7102 4b Nitriding 7102 4c Hot Isostatic Pressing 7102 4d Sintering 7102

Braz ing 7102/7110 Ch em ical Processes: 7108

6a Ch em ical Cl eaning/Su rf ace Treatm ent/- Passivation

6b Anodiz ing 7108 6c Conversion/Ph osp h ate Coatings 7108 6d Paint/Dry Fil m Coatings 7108 6e Strip p ing 7108 6f Ch em ical Mil l ing 7108 6g El ectrop l ating 7108 6h El ectrol ess Pl ating 7108

6i Etch ing (Nital /Pre-Penetrant/Tem p er/- Macrostru ctu re/Bl u e Etch Anodiz e)

7 Vap or Dep osition 7108/7109 8 Coatings: 7109 8a Th erm al Sp ray 7109 8b Dif f u sion Coatings 7109

9 W el ding: 7110

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9a Fl ash 7110 9b Resistance 7110 9c Fu sion 7110 9d Laser 7110 9e Rotational Friction 7110 9f Dif f u sion 7110 9g Percu ssion Stu d 7110

10 Nonconventional Mach ining: 7116 10a El ectroch em ical Mach ining 7116 10b El ectroch em ical Grinding 7116 10c El ectrical Disch arge Mach ining 7116 10d Laser Beam Mach ining 7116 10e Laser Part Mark ing 7116 10f Sp ark Erosion Grinding 7116 10g Abrasive W ater J et Mach ining 7116

11 Bl asting Processes NA 12 Peening: 7117

12a Com p u ter Control l ed 7117 12b Au tom ated 7117 12c Form ing 7117 12d Fl ap p er 7117 12e Manu al 7117

13 Sol dering 7120 14 Conventional Mach ining as a Sp ecial Process 7126

14a Broach ing 7126 14b Su bstantial Grinding (not to incl u de sp ot-grinding) 7126

15 Su rf ace Finish ing Processes: NA 15a Honing NA 15b Su tton Barrel NA

16 Non-Destru ctive Insp ections: 7114 16a Fl u orescent Penetrant 7114 16b Magnetic Particl e 7114 16c Eddy Cu rrent 7114 16d Ul trasonic 7114 16e Radiograp h y 7114 16f Laser Hol ograp h y NA

17 Measu rem ent and Insp ection: 7130 17a Coordinate Measu ring Mach ines 7130 17b Laser Track ers 7130 17c Op tical Sy stem s 7130 17d Mass Airf l ow 7130

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APPENDIX C:

COVER LETTER REQUIREMENTS

Th e f ol l ow ing inf orm ation is req u ired f or th e cover l etter:

Sol icitation Nu m ber (if ap p l icabl e):

Contracting Of f icer POC (if ap p l icabl e):

Engine Ty p e:

Com p any Nam e:

Com p any CAGE:

Com p any Address:

Prim ary Com p any POC: Nam e, p h one, f ax and em ail Secondary Com p any POC: Nam e, p h one, f ax and em ail Com p any Siz e: (Large or Sm al l ) Qu al if ication Req u irem ent Designation and Revision: (i.e. MQR-PSD-1, Rev 1) Tech nical Data Prop rietary : No, Yes or Partial (Sel ect One) NSN(s):

PN(s):

Nom encl atu re:

ERRC Code (if k now n):

Assem bl y /Modu l e/W h ol e Engine SAR: (Yes or No) SAR W aiver Incl u ded: (Yes or No)

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APPENDIX D:

SOURCE OF SUPPLY MATRIX FOR MODULES/ASSEMBLIES

1. SAR p ack age su bm issions f or p arts th at are m ade u p of m u l tip l e em bedded item s, su ch as m odu l es or assem bl ies, m u st incl u de a m atrix (see tabl e bel ow ) th at de m eth od of p rocu rem ent f or al l of th e em bedded item s. Ap p roved m eth ods incl u de:

1.1. Organic Th e PS is an ap p roved sou rce of su p p l y or h as su bm itted a SAR p ack age f or th e em bedded item . Provide th e SAR ap p roval l etter or SAR control nu m ber.

1.2. OEM Th e PS w il l p u rch ase th e em bedded item f rom th e OEM. Provide th e com p any nam e and CAGE code al ong w ith an of f er l etter, on com p any l etterh ead, stating th at th e p arts are avail abl e f or p rocu rem ent to th e PS.

1.3. USAF Ap p roved Sou rce Th e PS w il l p u rch ase th e em bedded item f rom a SAR ap p roved sou rce (m u st be l isted on th e AFMC Form 761). Provide th e com p any nam e and CAGE code al ong w ith an of f er l etter, on com p any l etterh ead, stating th at th e p arts are avail abl e f or p rocu rem ent to th e PS.

1.4. Com m on Part Th e em bedded item is com m on and does not h ave any critical design el em ents req u iring p rocu rem ent f rom an ap p roved sou rce and is readil y avail abl e.

2. Th e Assem bl y SAR does not q u al if y th e PS to m anu f actu re any of th e em bedded item s. If th e PS w ish es to becom e an ap p roved sou rce of su p p l y f or any of th e em bedded item s, a u niq u e SAR p ack age m u st be su bm itted f or each em bedded item .

3. Incl u de th e m atrix in El em ent A of any SAR su bm itted f or a Modu l e/Assem bl y .

Assem bl y PN: XXXXXXXX

Part N umb er N oun/ N omenc lature S ourc e of S upply D etails

XXXXXXX Em bedded Item # 1 Organic SAR su bm itted f or review on (DD MM YY). SAR control nu m ber: XXXXXXXX

XXXXXXX Em bedded Item # 2 Organic Th e PS is al ready an ap p roved sou rce. See attach ed ESA ap p roval l etter

XXXXXXX Em bedded Item # 3 OEM See attach ed l etter of su p p ort f rom OEM (CAGE: XXXXX)

XXXXXXX Em bedded Item # 4 USAF Ap p roved

Sou rce

See attach ed l etter of su p p ort f rom Ap p roved Sou rce (CAGE:

XXXXX)

XXXXXXX Em bedded Item # 5 Com m on Part Part is standard/com m on

* Ex am p l e Sou rce of Su p p l y Matrix f or Modu l es/Assem bl ies

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APPENDIX E:

TECHNICAL DATA RIGHTS CERTIFICATION LETTER

I am an of f icer and em p l oy ee of th e above nam e l egal entity w ith th e resp onsibil ity f or investigating th e f acts u p on w h ich th is certif ication is m ade. To th e best of m y k now l edge and inf orm ation obtained f rom m y recent investigation:

I certif y th at th e tech nical data su bm itted as a p art of m y com p any ' s req u est f or ap p roval as p otential sou rce f or th e p u rp ose of obtaining a contract w ere obtained by l egal m eans by m y com p any , w ith ou t breach of any contractu al or conf idential rel ations p ertaining to said tech nical data by m y com p any , its cu rrent or recent em p l oy ees; and

I certif y th at m y com p any , its cu rrent or recent em p l oy ees did not obtain or receive any tech nical data m ark ed w ith a com p any ' s p rop rietary righ ts l egend or a Governm ent l im ited righ ts l egend f rom any U.S. Governm ents agency or em p l oy ee or oth er th ird p arties th at w ere u sed in th e p rep aration of or w ere incorp orated into th e req u est f or ap p roval or its su p p orting tech nical data oth er th an as described h erein; and

I certif y th at m y com p any h as th e l egal righ t to u se said tech nical data to m anu f actu re/rep air th e bel ow identif ied p art f or th e United States Governm ent. To th e ex tent th at said tech nical data are m ark ed w ith a com p any ' s p rop rietary righ ts or a Governm ent l im ited righ ts l egend or are oth erw ise bel ieved to be or h ave in th e p ast been th e p rop rietary data of anoth er com p any , th e f ol l ow ing docu m ents w h ich are attach ed h ereto and m ade a p art of th e certif ication h ave f orm ed th e basis f or cl aim ing l egal righ t to u se said tech nical data. Su ch docu m entation m u st cl earl y cover th e data necessary f or sou rce ap p roval .

THIS CERTIFICATION CONCERNS A MATTER W ITHIN THE J URISDICTION OF AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE MAKING OF A FALSE, FICTITIOUS, OR FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATION MAY

RENDER THE MAKER SUBJ ECT TO PROSECUTION UNDER THE TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,

SECTION 1001.

THIS CERTIFICATION APPLIES TO:

NSN_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P/N_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Nou n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Note: If SAR p ack age is f or m u l tip l e NSNs, al l NSNs, Part Nu m bers, Nou ns m u st be l isted. Th e l ist can be attach ed to th e l etter.

(Signatu re) (Date) (Ty p ed or p rinted nam e & titl e)

T h is doc ument must b e sig ned b y th e Company President, O w ner or Plant Manag er

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APPENDIX F:

SIMILAR ITEM COMPARISON MATRIX

* Th is tabl e to be u sed as an ex am p l e f or th e req u ired m atrix .

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APPENDIX G:

PROCESS CHANGE REQUEST (PCR) /

SOURCE RESUBSTANTIATION REQUEST (SRR)

MEMORANDUM FOR AFSC/SB DATE MM/DD/YYYY

3001 Staf f Drive Ste. 1AG85A Tink er AFB, OK 73145-3009

FROM: COMPANY NAME

CAGE Code

ADDRESS

PHONE NUMBER

SUBJ ECT: Process Ch ange Req u est/Sou rce Resu bstantiation Req u est f or NSN 1234-00-567-

8910, PN 12345678, NOMENCLATURE

S O U RCE RE S U B S T A N T I A T I O N RE Q U E S T ( S RR) PRO CE S S CH A N G E RE Q E S T ( PCR)

1. COMPANY (CAGE: NUMBER) w as ap p roved to m anu f actu re PN: 12345678 on MM/DD/YYYY. Th is (PCR or SRR) is a notif ication of th e ch anges to th e su bj ect item p ack age th at h ave occu rred since th at date.

2. Th e SAR contents h ave been ch anged as f ol l ow s:

Required E lement Remain U nc h ang ed U pdate Prov ided A: Cover Letter B: Su bj ect Item Tech nical Data C: Prop osed Produ ction Docu m ents D: Su b-Tier Su p p l ier (STS) List E: Signif icant Indu strial Processes (SIP) F: Cal ibrated Eq u ip m ent List G: Tech nical Data Righ ts Cert. Statem ent H: License Agreem ents I:

3. Th e item s th at h ave been u p dated are p rovided w ith ch anges noted.

4. Pl ease review th e (PCR or SRR) and consider renew ing th e ap p roval statu s of ou r com p any f or th e su bj ect item .

Resp ectf u l l y , (Signatu re)

ATTACHMENTS: (Ty p ed or p rinted nam e & titl e)

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APPENDIX H:

DEFINITIONS

AFMC Form 761 Th e Screening Anal y sis W ork sh eet th at l ists al l USAF ap p roved sou rces of su p p l y f or a sp ecif ic NSN. Th e docu m ent al so l ists th e AMSC code f or th e NSN.

Com p any Prof il e A col l ection of al l q u al ity assu rance docu m entation, SIP certif ication, and STS netw ork th at f u l l y describes th e cap abil ity of th e PS at th e tim e of su bm ittal . Th e Com p any Prof il e is review ed du ring SAR review to ensu re agreem ent w ith any STS and SIP certif ication cal l ed ou t in th e SAR. Al l rel evant certif icates m u st not be ex p ired in order to receive SAR ap p roval .

Critical Ap p l ication Item (CAI) An item , p art, assem bl y , instal l ation, or p rodu ction sy stem th at is essential to w eap on sy stem p erf orm ance or op eration, or th e p reservation of l if e or saf ety of op erating p ersonnel , as determ ined by th e m il itary services.

Critical Ch aracteristic Any f eatu re th rou gh ou t th e l if e cy cl e of a Critical Item , su ch as dim ension, tol erance, f inish , m aterial , or assem bl y , m anu f actu re, m anu f actu re or insp ection p rocess, op eration, f iel d m aintenance, or dep ot overh au l req u irem ent th at if non-conf orm ing, m issing, or degraded m ay cau se th e f ail u re or m al f u nction of th e item .

Critical Saf ety Item s (CSI) An item , p art, assem bl y , instal l ation or p rodu ction sy stem w ith one or m ore critical ch aracteristic th at, if m issing or not conf orm ing to th e design data or q u al ity req u irem ents, w ou l d resu l t in an u nsaf e condition th at cou l d cau se l oss or seriou s dam age to th e end item or m aj or item s, l oss of control , u ncom m anded engine sh u tdow n, or seriou s inj u ry or death to p ersonnel . Unsaf e conditions rel ate to h az ard severity categories I and II of MIL-STD-882, Sy stem Saf ety Req u irem ents. Th e determ ining f actor in CSI is th e conseq u ence of f ail u re, not th e p robabil ity th at th e f ail u re or conseq u ence w ou l d occu r.

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