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Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Space Systems

Q CLAUSES PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS 1991 1.0 PURPOSE Buyer reserves the right to use ANSI/ASOCZ1.4, Sampling Procedure and Tables for This document establishes the procurement quality requirements (Q Clauses), which are Inspection by Attributes,” or other sampling process for the acceptance or rejection of applicable to the extent specified in the procurement document. items. 2.0 DEFINITIONS When Quality Clause Q6x or Q6xx is annotated on the purchase order, Seller conformance to Buyer requirements shall be verified by Buyer and shall be performed at 2.1 Buyer: Northrop Grumman Procurement entity Seller’s facilities prior to shipment of items being procured. Seller shall provide 2.2 Seller: The legal entity that is the contracting party with Buyer with respect to the procure- reasonable facilities and a copy of Buyer’s specification/drawing and the procurement ment document. document for Buyer verification of Seller conformance to the procurement document and 2.3 Procurement Document: The purchase order or subcontract between the parties. specification/drawing requirements. Buyer source inspection shall include, but is not 2.4 Item: The product or service contracted for by the procurement document. limited to the following: 3.0 PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS  Validation of Seller automated test programs and procedures to Buyer’s specification/ drawing requirements (when applicable). The following Q Clauses are a requirement of the procurement document when expressly specified by clause number.  Witnessing Seller’s performance of acceptance/qualification testing and inspections to Buyer’s specification/drawing requirements. Seller shall perform an additional 1.0 Q-1 GENERAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AQL acceptance test/inspection when Buyer’s Quality Field Engineer has not A. PROHIBITED PRACTICES witnessed Seller acceptance testing. Unauthorized Repairs: Unless specifically approved by governing specification, during  Review of Seller acceptance test/inspection data and reports to verify conformance the manufacturing of any item, Seller shall not repair any damaged item, any item found with Buyer’s specification/drawing requirements. to be faulty, or any item that fails to meet Buyer specification/drawing requirements,  Review of lot qualification test data to Buyer’s specification/drawing requirements, if without Buyer’s prior written approval. Seller is not authorized to perform MRB activity applicable. on non-conforming material without Buyer authorization and approval via NGAS Material Review Board.  Verification of Seller’s packaging and packing of items being procured to ensure conformance with Buyer’s procurement document or specification/drawing Change in Approval, Drawing, Processes, Materials, or Procedures: Seller shall not requirements. change any drawing, process, material (including subtier supplier parts), or procedure without prior Buyer written approval, if such drawing, process, material, or procedure  Verification of item traceability and Seller’s certification to ensure conformance with was previously approved by Buyer as provided for in the procurement document. Buyer’s procurement document or specification/drawing requirements. Seller shall not change any process, material or procedure from that is used to qualify Seller shall provide inspection/test data and reports to Buyer’s Quality Field Engineer any item or which was used by Seller to become a qualified source for Buyer indicating which characteristics, parameters, dimensions, etc., were actually tested/ specification/ drawing, without Buyer written approval. inspected for validation to Buyer’s specification/drawing requirements. Resubmittal of Rejected Items: Any item rejected by Buyer and subsequently Seller shall notify the Buyer Quality Field Engineering organization not less than three resubmitted to Buyer shall be clearly identified as a resubmitted item, indicating (3) working days prior to the time that items are ready for Buyer source inspection. procurement document number and Buyer reject document number in Seller’s certificate of conformance. After Buyer source inspection, any rework or test of the item(s), including any unscheduled or unauthorized entry, such as removal of a panel, cover, or enclosure shall void the Buyer Notification of Facility Change: Seller shall not use nor relocate any production, source inspection and Seller shall request Buyer to repeat applicable source inspection manufacturing, and/or processing facilities to differ from previous approval by Buyer, step(s). during performance of work specified in the procurement document, without previously notifying Buyer and affording Buyer an opportunity to examine such facilities for D. DOCUMENTATION compliance with procurement Quality requirements. Buyer may refuse to accept item if Seller fails to submit certifications, documentation, Changing of Test Facility: Seller shall not change a test facility nor use another test test data or reports specified by the procurement document. Documentation includes facility to meet specification/drawing requirements without prior Buyer written approval, if Buyer source inspection if such source inspection is performed. Any change to the a specific test facility was previously approved by the Buyer as provided for in the documentation shall be made per industry standards such as AS9100, and should follow procurement document. the format of a single line striking out the incorrect information. Adjacent to the strikeout place the correct information, a date indicating the date of the change and an initial or Change of Management/Owner: Seller shall notify Buyer when a significant change in stamp indicating the person making the change. management or ownership has occurred. Change to Third-Party Registration/Accreditation: Seller shall notify Buyer when any E. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUEST change has occurred to Seller’s Third-Party AS9100, ISO9001 and/or Nadcap When a quality problem exists with any Seller item, Buyer may forward a “Corrective registration. Seller shall provide Buyer with a copy of Seller’s certificate of accreditation. Action Request” to Seller, requiring timely response that shall include the following Upon expiration and/or change in Seller’s accreditation status (including name and/or information: analysis of the cause of the problem; statement of the action taken to ownership change), the Seller shall provide Buyer with a current certificate. prevent recurrence; and the effectivity of the action. When corrective action is required B. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONFORMANCE for U.S. Government source inspected items, Seller shall coordinate such action with the U.S. Government quality representative assigned to administer Seller Facility. Neither surveillance, inspection and/or test made by Buyer or its representatives or US Government representatives at either Seller’s or Buyer’s facility, nor Seller’s compliance F. U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCE INSPECTION with all applicable procurement quality requirements, shall relieve Seller of the For procurements made under U.S. Government contracts, the US Government has the responsibility to furnish an item that conforms to the requirements of the procurement right to inspect any and all of the work included in the procurement document, at Seller document. facilities or at subtier supplier facilities. Seller quality control or inspection system and C. BUYER SURVEY, SURVEILLANCE, AUDITS AND INSPECTION manufacturing processes are subject to review, verification and analysis by authorized Buyer, Buyer representative, Buyer Customer, US Government and/or regulatory U.S. Government representatives. agencies have the right to conduct surveys, audits and surveillance of Seller facilities, G. MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT and those of Seller subtier suppliers with prior coordination with Seller, to determine Seller shall be responsible for validating the accuracy and stability of tools, gages and capability to comply, and to verify continuing compliance, with the requirements of the test equipment used to demonstrate that any item conforms to the requirements procurement document. Objective evidence of Seller’s compliance, either by submittal of specified by the procurement document. requested evidence, or evidence of a third party accreditation, may be acceptable for the purpose of re-survey, but will not preclude the use of on-site evaluations or other review Documented schedules shall be maintained to provide for periodic calibration to methods. adequate standards. Objective evidence of calibrations shall be recorded and made available for Buyer review. The Seller shall permit Buyer access to all data on the IAQG’s OASIS website and Nadcap database such as registration documentation, audit reports findings, corrective H. NONCONFORMING MATERIAL action, etc. The Seller shall provide notice to their NGAS Quality Field Engineer of any Any decision to accept any nonconformance (variance from Buyer drawings and major changes in the key personnel, organizational structure or manufacturing specifications), detected at Seller facilities, must be made by Buyer unless otherwise processes affecting quality and/or any major findings uncovered during their registrar’s specified by the procurement document. Shipment of any non-conforming item shall be periodic audits within 7 business days. Corrective and Preventive actions taken in accompanied by Buyer-approved Supplier Material Review Record (SMRR), using MES- response to those major finding shall also be provided to NGAS Quality Field Engineer. NC portal on Oasis. The Seller shall also permit Buyer access to all data relating to management of the Seller shall provide for identification, control and segregation of non-conforming material quality system such as internal audit results and their corrective and preventive actions, detected at Seller facilities. and results of management reviews. I. RETENTION OF QUALITY RECORDS Buyer has the right to perform inspection at Seller facilities and those of Seller subtier supplier with prior coordination with Seller, during the period of manufacturer and The seller shall maintain and make available to the buyer (or buyers representative) for inspection prior to shipment. Final inspection, and acceptance, shall be performed at the review all quality records associated with inspection, test and reviews associated with Buyer facility, unless otherwise specified in the procurement document. the seller’s Quality Management System (QMS). Seller shall have a procedure for the retention, identification, storage and retrieval of quality records for a minimum period of 7 years from the date of the last shipment of purchase order or as required per contract or regulatory requirements. SYSTEMS 1991 (11-13) 1 of 6 Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Space Systems

Q CLAUSES PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS 1991 Quality Records shall include, but are not limited to:  Ensuring adequate review of procurement documentation prior to procurements  Evidence of inspection to applicable drawings or specifications controlling procurement of critical items for Seller product  First Article Inspection Report  Inspection of procured items to documented procedures  Test reports  Control of non-conforming material, including corrective action  Periodic inspection and control of inspection media  Records to indicate control of Special Tooling and Special Test Equipment  Test data records of all qualifications and acceptance tests performed  Certification of personnel required by specification and/or contract O. DISCLOSURES / NOTIFICATIONS  Raw material and process specifications The supplier’s system shall provide for timely reporting of nonconformities that may affect already delivered product, including any continuing airworthiness actions.  Material Review Reports Notification to the buyer/subcontract administrator (SCA) shall be submitted on company  The seller shall also impose these requirements upon their sub-tier suppliers. letterhead and include a clear description of the discrepancy, and identification of all suspect parts (to include Northrop Grumman part numbers, Purchase Order Numbers J. SAMPLE INSPECTION and Item Numbers, serial numbers, manufacturing dates, quantities, etc.) and material Seller may use sample inspection plans, when tests are destructive, or when the records affected by the deficiency, date(s) delivered, any information relating to the Root Cause / or inherent characteristics of the product indicate that a reduction in inspection/testing Corrective Action steps initiated to address the defective condition, and preventive can be achieved without jeopardizing product quality. Sample inspection shall be in measures taken to preclude recurrence of the process failure. Modifications of a disclosure (additions or deletions of data) requiring subsequent issuances shall be accordance with the applicable Buyer specification. When not specified by Buyer, other revision controlled to provide definitive sequencing (i.e. Rev 'A', 'B' etc.). To expedite the sampling plans (e.g. from ANSI/ASQCZ1.4, or ANSI/ASOCZ1.9) may be used. The return of "suspect" or known nonconforming hardware to supplier for investigation, and Buyer prior to their implementation shall approve other sample inspection plans. All necessary repair or replacement, suppliers shall provide return material authority (RMA) sample inspection plans shall provide valid confidence in specified quality levels. Number(s) along with the disclosure. Suppliers shall ensure that their quality management system has the capability to report K. SELLER’S BASIC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE nonconformance(s) on Critical Safety Items (CSI) in full compliance with Defense Acceptance of this purchase order indicates compliance to the requirements of Quality Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.246-7003. Clause Q-1 A through M and compliance to the following elements: For suppliers with Design Authority, a technical assessment and recommended 1. The items furnished per the Buyer procurement document have been disposition shall be provided. manufactured, tested and inspected in accordance with the requirements of the This disclosure process shall also be extended to an issuance of a DCMA issued applicable specifications/drawings and the results of such tests and inspections Corrective Action Request (CAR) to the supplier for Northrop Grumman material. Notification to the buyer/SCA shall be submitted on company letterhead and include meet the requirements thereof. identification of the material above in addition to any manufacturing, processing, testing, 2. That Buyer-required inspections and tests have been performed utilizing calibrated quality system or other deficiencies cited. Copies of the initial CAR and subsequent equipment. responses necessary to close the CAR shall be sent to the buyer/SCA with the Notification letters. 3. All material used in items furnished meet the applicable specification/drawing requirements specified by the procurement document. The supplier’s system shall also provide for timely reporting of nonconformities of NGC furnished or consigned material. Notifications shall be made to your assigned QFE who 4. Any specification requirements identified in support of this purchase order shall be will document the discrepancy on an FRR against the responsible supplier affecting their done to the revision at the time of PO placement unless otherwise negotiated. scorecard. L. DESC QML BASIC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE (MIL-PRF- 38535 AND MIL- Q-5 INSPECTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MIL-I-45208) PRF-38534) A. Seller shall provide and maintain an inspection system that is in conformance with MIL-I- Manufacturers or Sellers, including distributors, who offer QML microcircuits described 45208, “Inspection System Requirements,” and a calibration program that is in by MIL-PRF-38535, “Performance Specification - Integrated Circuits (Microcircuits) conformance with ISO 10012-1, “Quality Assurance Requirements for Measuring Manufacturing, General Specification For” & MIL-PRF-38534, “Performance Equipment”; ANSI Z540-1, “General Requirements for Calibration Laboratories and Specification – Hybrid Microcircuits, General Specification For,” shall provide written Measuring and Test Equipment,” or comparable standards as alternatives to MIL-STD- certification to Buyer as required by MIL-PRF-38535, paragraph 3.2.1 & MIL-PRF-38534, 45662. paragraph 3.8.1. NOTE: Northrop Grumman will require our suppliers/sellers to be 3rd party certified to AS9100 by December 31, 2013. Therefore, Northrop Grumman strongly recommends M. COUNTERFEIT PART PREVENTION that suppliers/sellers who are not certified to AS9100 to begin migrating towards If the Seller is a distributor, this section, Q1M, does not apply and the Seller/distributor AS9100 certification. Distributors may obtain AS9120 certification in lieu of AS9100. shall meet the requirements of Q0024 when specified on the procurement document. Q6A1 BUYER IN-PROCESS INSPECTION As part of a counterfeit part prevention practice, Seller shall ensure that all Seller performance of in-process operations to Buyer requirements shall be verified by material/components included in hardware being delivered per this Procurement Buyer Quality Field Engineer during item manufacture prior to encapsulation/conformal Document have been procured directly from an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) coating. or a first-tier OEM authorized distributor. For items procured from an OEM or a first-tier OEM authorized distributor, the Seller shall provide the OEM name, authorized Q6A2 BUYER IN-PROCESS INSPECTION distributor name (as applicable), part number, lot number, serial number, and/or date Seller performance of in-process operations to Buyer requirements shall be verified by code of items shipped. If the Seller cannot procure the part directly from the OEM or a Buyer Quality Field Engineer during item manufacture prior to cleaning. first-tier OEM authorized distributor, Buyer approval is required. Seller shall maintain a method of traceability that ensures tracking of the supply chain back to the OEM Q6A3 BUYER IN-PROCESS INSPECTION manufacturer and shall supply records of this traceability to Buyer upon request. Seller performance of in-process operations to Buyer requirements shall be verified by Additionally, if Form 1992, “Supplemental Clauses – Purchase Orders / Subcontracts,” Buyer Quality Field Engineer during item manufacture prior to plating. traceability requirements are noted on the PO, Seller shall comply with the requirements Q6A4 BUYER IN-PROCESS INSPECTION for the 1992 trace code(s) identified. Seller performance of in-process operations to Buyer requirements shall be verified by Buyer Quality Field Engineer during item manufacture prior to assembly close-up. N. SUBTIER SUPPLIER CONTROL Q6A5 BUYER IN-PROCESS INSPECTION Seller shall control subtier supplier procurements to the extent necessary to ensure Seller performance of in-process operations to Buyer requirements shall be verified by quality requirements specified in the procurement document are satisfied. Quality Buyer Quality Field Engineer during item manufacture at other points specified by the requirements shall include, but are not limited to, the following: procurement document.  All items procured from its sub tiers conform to all requirements of the Northrop Q6A6 BUYER IN-PROCESS INSPECTION Grumman purchase order Seller performance of in-process operations to Buyer requirements shall be verified by Buyer Quality Field Engineer during item manufacture at other points specified in the  All applicable provisions of this purchase order are flowed to its sub tiers including Process Identification Document. copies of the latest revision process specifications Q6SA BUYER SKIP IN-PROCESS INSPECTION  Specify on their purchase order for special processes “Northrop Grumman This procurement has been identified as a Seller whose performance warrants skip lot sampling Aerospace Systems” as your customer and include the applicable Program for Quality Field Engineer In-process Inspection. Do not call for source inspection. Identifier (PID), i.e., AMPXX, AEHFX, etc., or Program name such as, AMP, Q6B BUYER AUDIT/PROCESS VERIFICATION Advance EHF. The PID or Program name can be found on your Northrop Grumman Purchase Order. Buyer audit of Seller process operations by Buyer Quality Field Engineer shall include, but is not limited to, the following:  Sub-tier supplier quality systems shall be compliant to either ISO9001:20xx, AS9100, AS9120 or AS9003  Verification that Seller is maintaining a Quality Assurance System that has been previously approved by Buyer.  Subtier supplier pre-award survey/evaluations  Verification that Seller’s flow down of requirements to subtier suppliers is adequate to  Periodic auditing of subtier supplier meet Buyer’s requirements.  Implementing a subtier supplier rating system SYSTEMS 1991 (11-13) 2 of 6 Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Space Systems

Q CLAUSES PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS 1991  Verification that Seller’s work instructions are adequate to ensure implementation of  The name and location of the raw material manufacturer or mill. Buyer’s requirements. All wrought raw metals shall be procured directly from a Mill or shall show full traceability from  Verification that Seller’s manufacturing processes is under control to ensure product the Mill, that produced the final product size, through any subsequent processing steps, quality, configuration control and traceability to meet Buyer’s requirements. including actual chemical/physical test results and/or inspection on the final “as delivered”  Verification that Seller is maintaining proper control of non- conforming material and material form/size showing full compliance to the material’s specification requirements. taking corrective action, as required. Q-13B METALLIC RAW MATERIAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS Q6C BUYER PRECAP INSPECTION All items defined in Q13A. Items of this procurement document that require pre-cap inspection by Buyer Quality Field Seller shall provide Independent chemical/physical test results that substantiate compliance Engineer subsequent to the 100 percent pre-cap visual inspection performed by Seller. with the applicable raw material and/or specification requirements. Q6SC BUYER SKIP PRE-CAP INSPECTION Q-13C METALLIC RAW MATERIAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS This procurement has been identified as a Seller whose performance warrants skip lot sampling This Procurement Document requires compliance with Buyer document D32656 for third for Quality Field Engineer Pre-Cap Inspection. Do not call for source inspection. party testing of high strength fasteners. Q6D BUYER SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ANALYSIS Q-13D METALLIC RAW MATERIAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS SKIP LOT SAMPLING Buyer approval of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis shall be required for wafer lots PROGRAM to be incorporated in parts supplied to Buyer Quality Field Engineer. The SEM analysis Raw Material testing and Raw Material Skip Sample testing per D46113, “Raw Material Skip shall be performed by Seller and must be approved by Buyer prior to the incorporation of Lot Sampling Inspection Plan Process Document” and D32956, “Skip Lot Sampling Program,” wafers in parts. is not applicable to this procurement. Forward the manufacturer’s raw material certification to Q6E BUYER SOURCE SURVEILLANCE Buyer. Buyer Quality Field Engineer shall perform surveillance at Seller’s facilities during the contract Q-15 CONTROL OF PROCESSES period. Surveillance shall be scheduled by Buyer and coordinated with Seller prior to A process requiring Buyer approval of processor’s facility is being procured on this order. implementation. Surveillance activities shall include, but is not limited to, the following: The facility performing such processes, whether the Seller’s or a sub-tier to the Seller, must  Auditing Seller’s procurement, manufacturing, test and inspection, configuration be approved by Buyer at the time the actual processing takes place. The Seller is required to control, and non-conforming material control procedures and processes. call the Buyer for the approved process facilities specific to the applicable processes and  Witnessing of product acceptance/qualification testing. shall ensure prior to shipment to Buyer that the facility performing the process was approved  Review of Seller’s test/inspection data and reports to verify conformance to by Buyer at the time of use. A Certificate of Conformance to the process specification procurement document requirements. requirements shall be provided with the shipment. Q6F BUYER SOURCE INSPECTION FOR PROCUREMENT TO ANOTHER CONTRACTOR’S Q-16 TEST DATA PART NUMBER/SPECIFICATION When Buyer specification requires test data to be recorded during performance of Buyer source inspection shall consist of verification of another contractor’s inspection data to acceptance testing, a copy (paper or electronic) of the recorded data, showing evidence of ensure that items have met the other contractor’s specification requirements when Buyer Seller’s inspection and verification of conformance, shall accompany shipment of items to procurement document specifies contractor’s part number. Seller shall provide copy of Buyer. Shipment of data on non-paper, CD ROM/disk is desirable. Data shall meet the other contractor’s source inspection report/data containing results of other contractor’s format requirements of Buyer specification and, as a minimum, be identified with: inspection. Whenever other contractor’s source inspection report/data is/are not available,  Buyer’s procurement document number and applicable change notice number. the Seller’s inspection traveler, indicating other contractor’s test/inspection acceptance may  Buyer’s specification/drawing number and revision letter. be used for verification. Inspection verification review shall be performed at Seller facility  Buyer’s engineering order(s). prior to shipment.  Part number. Q6G BUYER FINAL SOURCE INSPECTION  Type of test performed. Items of this procurement require final inspection by Buyer Quality Field Engineer subsequent to  Lot number, serial numbers, and/or codes of items tested. the 100 percent final inspection performed by Seller. When the Procurement Document  Total quantity tested, quantity accepted and quantity rejected. authorizes shipment of parts prior to completing Quality Conformance Inspection (QCI)  Any codes, keys or other information necessary to interpret Seller’s data. additional Buyer source inspection is required for QCI samples and data unless otherwise documented on the Procurement Document. Q-18 RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION Q6SG BUYER SKIP FINAL SOURCE INSPECTION Seller must be approved by Buyer to perform the radiographic inspection applicable to this procurement document or shall use a radiographic facility approved by Buyer. Buyer shall This procurement has been identified as a Seller whose performance warrants skip lot sampling provide a list of approved radiographic facilities upon request. If Seller wishes to use an for Quality Field Engineer Final Source Inspection. Do not call for source inspection. unapproved facility, prior authorization must be requested and received from Buyer. The Q6H BUYER SOFTWARE AUDITS facility performing the radiographic inspection, whether the Seller’s or a sub-tier to the Seller, Buyer shall perform audits, review and/or verification at Seller’s facilities during the development must be approved by Buyer at the time the actual radiographic inspection takes place. The and test of software to be furnished on this procurement. Seller shall ensure prior to shipment to Buyer that the facility performing the radiographic inspection was approved by Buyer at the time of use. Q-9 U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCE INSPECTION (NASA) The Seller must have at their Facility the necessary equipment to review and evaluate the x- All work under the procurement document is subject to inspection and test by the U.S. ray film, or electronically saved images from real time x-ray, per ASTM E 1742, “Standard Government any time and place. The U.S. Government representative who has been delegated Practice for Radiographic Examination.” NASA quality assurance functions for the procurement document shall be notified immediately upon receipt thereof. The U.S. Government representative shall also be notified Equipment must be calibrated per ISO 10012-1, “Quality Assurance Requirements for three (3) working days in advance of the time the items are ready for inspection or test. In the Measuring Equipment” or ANSIZ540-1, “General Requirements for Calibration Laboratories event that the U.S. Government representative cannot be contacted, Seller shall notify Buyer and Measuring and test Equipment” or equivalent as approved by the Buyer. immediately. Unless otherwise specified by the parts specification, each radiograph shall comply with Seller, without additional charge to the procurement document, shall provide all reasonably ASTM E 1742 “Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination, MIL-STD-883 “Test Method required facilities and assistance for convenience and safety of the U.S. Government and Procedures for Microelectronics,” MIL-STD-750 “Test Method for Semiconductor representatives in the performance of their duties. Devices.” Q-10 U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCE INSPECTION (DOD) The radiographic film or electronically recorded real time image (jpg or tiff format only) shall U.S. Government source inspection is required prior to shipment from Seller’s facility. Upon accompany the shipment of the items to the Buyer (hard copy print out of electronically receipt of this procurement document, Seller shall immediately notify and provide a copy of recorded real time images are not acceptable). Serial number location, x-ray orientation and the procurement document to the U.S. Government representative who normally services the electronic position must be recorded. A final report shall be provided in .pdf format. Seller’s facility, so that appropriate planning for U. S. Government source inspection can be Q-24 COUNTERFEIT PART PREVENTION FOR DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURERS accomplished. If a U.S. Government representative does not normally service the Seller’s facility, the nearest Army, Navy, Air Force, or Defense Agency inspection Office shall be Distributor (supplier other than the manufacturer): contacted. In the event that a U.S. Government representative cannot be contacted, Seller  As part of a counterfeit part prevention practice, the distributor shall shall notify Buyer immediately. procure directly from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as listed on the NGAS Part Approved Supplier List (PASL). The distributor shall identify the following on the Seller, without additional charge to the procurement document, shall provide all reasonably Certificate of Conformance: the procurement document, the original manufacturer name, required facilities and assistance for convenience and safety of the U.S. Government location, part number, lot number, serial number, and/or date code of each item shipped. representatives in the performance of their duties. Seller shall also provide the original certificate of conformance received from the OEM. If Q-13A METALLIC RAW MATERIAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS the distributor cannot procure the part directly from the OEM (i.e., part obsolescence Shipment of materials whether raw, semi-finished or finished, shall be accompanied by a issue), Buyer approval is required. Additionally, if Form 1992 traceability requirements are Certificate of Conformance from Seller, stating at a minimum: noted on the PO, Seller shall comply with the requirements for the 1992 trace code(s)  Material identification by specification number, and material conditions where applicable. identified.  The raw material manufacturer’s or mill’s lot or batch number.  When procuring Raw Material, the distributor shall be listed on the NGAS Approved  A statement of raw material conformance to applicable requirements. Supplier List (ASL). However the raw material manufacturer need not be listed.. The SYSTEMS 1991 (11-13) 3 of 6 Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Space Systems

Q CLAUSES PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS 1991 distributor shall identify the following on the Certificate of Conformance: the procurement document, the manufacturer name, location, part number, lot number, serial number, and/or date code of each item shipped as applicable. Seller shall also provide the original certificate of conformance received from the OEM.

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Q CLAUSES PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS 1991 Q-34H CONTROL OF SOFTWARE Manufacturer: Seller shall provide and maintain a software development process that is in compliant with 12207-  As part of a counterfeit part prevention practice, Seller shall ensure that all 2008, “ISO / IEC / IEEE Standards for Systems and Software Engineering – Software Life material/components included in hardware being delivered per this Procurement Cycle Processes” that have been tailored as specified in Buyer ‘s Procurement Documents. Document have been procured directly from an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or a first-tier OEM authorized distributor. For items procured from an OEM or a first-tier Q-34I CONTROL OF SOFTWARE OEM authorized distributor, the Seller shall require the following on the Certificate of Seller shall provide and maintain a software development program that is in compliance with Conformance: the procurement document, the OEM name, authorized distributor name CMU/SEI-93-TR-024 – “Capability Maturity Model for Software, Version 1.1” (as applicable), part number, lot number, serial number, and/or date code of items Seller shall provide and maintain a software development program that is in compliant with shipped. If the Seller cannot procure the part directly from the OEM or a first-tier OEM CMU/SEI-93-TR-024- “Capability Maturity Model for Software, Version 1.1” that has been authorized distributor, Buyer approval is required. Seller shall maintain a method of tailored as specified in Buyer’s procurement documents traceability that ensures tracking of the supply chain back to the OEM manufacturer and Q-35 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CONTROL shall supply Certificate of Conformance records of this traceability to Buyer upon request. Additionally, if Form 1992 traceability requirements are noted on the PO, Seller shall Seller shall provide and maintain a program for electrostatic discharge (ESD) control for comply with the requirements for the 1992 trace code(s) identified. hardware items to be furnished on this procurement. Buyer’s requirements are as specified in the procurement document. Seller electrostatic discharge control program is subject to Q-25 SELLER INSPECTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS review and approval by the Buyer. Seller shall submit, with each shipment of items, one copy of an inspection report reflecting Q-36 SUBCONTRACTOR PRODUCT ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 100 percent inspection verification of all drawing characteristics for all products. The report shall delineate each drawing characteristic and specify the corresponding actual Seller shall provide and maintain a system that assures implementation of the provisions contained in the applicable Product Assurance Requirements (PAR) document, Statement of measurement results, except that a check mark will suffice for those dimensions with a total Work (SOW) and/or Supplier Assurance Requirements Document (SMARD) that is tolerance spread greater than 0.005 inch. The report shall include documentation/annotation referenced within the procurement document. of actual measurement equipment used to perform inspection on NGAS hardware. True The general Quality Assurance requirements of Q1 are also applicable for this procurement. position dimensions of 0.007 inch or less and surface finish better than 32 shall be recorded in the data submitted. The inspection report will include, by number, each general note called Q-41 LEAD MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS out on the drawing. A check mark will be used to address each general note to indicate that Seller must be approved by Buyer to perform the Hot Solder Coating applicable to this procurement the general note requirements are in compliance and all required certifications or test reports document or shall use a Hot Solder Coating facility approved by Buyer. Buyer shall provide a are included as part of the data package. list of approved Hot Solder Coating facilities upon request. Lead material requirements of Buyer’s document D11048, “Hot Solder Coating (Tinning) of Electronic Parts by Outside Inspection record traceability shall be maintained by either serializing each item (if allowed) or Supplier,” applies to this procurement. Seller shall submit a certificate describing the lead tag identification. The item identification is then matched with the corresponding inspection material and finish with each shipment of items, including a statement of compliance with the report. A single inspection documentation record sheet may be used for more than one item provisions of Buyer document D11048. of the same part number. The only exception to the above procedure applies to items machined under tape-controlled or automatic conditions. In that case, the 100 percent Q-42 END ITEM DATA PACKAGES inspection report may be limited to the first and last item procured from one continuous set- The following are the minimum Buyer requirements for data package contents, Special up, and the inspection report shall state that the items were machined under tape-controlled project requirements in addition to these are contained in Buyer “Product Assurance Requirements” and/or “Statement of Work.” or automatic conditions. A. Format: INSPECTION RECORD EXAMPLE . Table of contents and labeled dividers between sections. DIMENSIONS S/N 001 S/N 002 S/N 003 B. Contents: .250 + .004 .251 .253 .254  As -built versus as-designed report. - .001  Acceptance test procedure and Data. If there are more than 25 items of the same part number and if serialization is not required,  Operating time record. the items may be grouped and data recorded as follows:  Discrepancy documents (initiated after final acceptance test has begun). DIMENSION QUANTITY RESULTS  Waivers/deviations/SIR(s). .250 + .004 150 .249/.253  Identification sheet listing: unit name, equipment specification (if applicable), part - .001 number, serial number, revision level, contract number, project name (if applicable), number of volumes, original vs. retest package, acceptance vs. Q-33 CALIBRATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Qualification test data, and review signatures. Seller shall provide and maintain a calibration program that is in conformance with ISO 10012-1, “Quality Assurance Requirements for Measuring Equipment”; ANSI Z540-1, Q-44 PROHIBITED MATERIAL (Pure Cadmium, Pure Zinc, Pure Tin) “General Requirements for Calibration Laboratories and Measuring and Test Equipment,” or All constructions and finishes containing pure cadmium or pure zinc are prohibited. In addition, comparable standards as alternatives to MIL-STD-45662. constructions and finishes containing pure tin are prohibited unless they contain a minimum Q-34ACONTROL OF SOFTWARE of 3 weight percent lead. The use of lead free solder alloys is not acceptable unless Seller shall provide and maintain a system for the control of software used in the approved by the buyer. (Note - Sn96/Ag4, Sn95/Sb5, and Au80/Sn20 are acceptable when qualification/acceptance testing of deliverable hardware, software and firmware to be indicated in buyer specifications, or buyer approved Process Identification Documents (PID).) furnished on this procurement. Seller shall maintain procedures and test records on items Seller shall certify that the above noted prohibited materials are not present in supplied delivered to Buyer and these records shall be available for Buyer’s review. hardware. Q-34B CONTROL OF SOFTWARE This certification is acceptable to be supplied in the following manners: Seller shall deliver documentation of software as specified in the procurement document. Software  An on-line certification to be completed for each applicable line item by using SDMS documentation shall be sufficient to establish that: (Supplier Delivery Management System)  All requirements are achieved or waivers submitted.  A hard copy certification may be completed by making a statement on the Certificate of  Configuration is correct and deliverables are properly identified and marked. Conformance or a separate certification stating compliance to this requirement to be  Planned level of acceptance is achieved and/or deviations/waivers are made part of the included with the shipment. deliverable documentation package. This certification is separate and independent from Buyer requirements that stipulate  Operating instructions accompanying the developed software are sufficient to enable Prohibited Material test data must also be provided. loading, initialization, and operation by Buyer’s personnel. The requirement of this Quality Clause shall be flowed down to any subtiers utilized in Q-34C CONTROL OF SOFTWARE fulfilling the requirements of this PO. Seller shall provide and maintain a software development program, which is in conformance with Q-45 SEMICONDUCTOR CERTIFICATION MIL-STD-498, “Software Development and Documentation.” Shipment of electronic devices using semiconductors shall be accompanied by a certification Q-34D CONTROL OF SOFTWARE of conformance from Seller, stating as a minimum: Seller shall provide and maintain a software development program in accordance with  The name and location of the original manufacturer of any semiconductor used in the requirements of MIL-STD-498, “Software Development and Documentation” that have been fabrication of the end item. tailored as specified in Buyer’s procurement documents.  The semiconductor lot number. Q-34E CONTROL OF SOFTWARE Q-48 QUALITY SYSTEM: AS9003 Canceled The Seller shall provide and maintain a Quality System that meets the Buyer’s requirements Q-34F CONTROL OF SOFTWARE for final inspection and test based on the AS9003 Standard. The Seller’s capability to Canceled perform satisfactorily to these requirements shall be demonstrated by an on-site survey Q-34G CONTROL OF SOFTWARE performed using the AS9003 checklist. Seller shall provide and maintain a software development process that is in compliance with NOTE: Northrop Grumman will require our suppliers/sellers to be 3rd party certified to 12207-2008, “ISO / IEC / IEEE Standards for Systems and Software Engineering – Software AS9100 by December 31, 2013. Therefore, Northrop Grumman strongly recommends that Life Cycle Processes.” suppliers/sellers who are not certified to AS9100 to begin migrating towards AS9100 certification. Distributors may obtain AS9120 certification in lieu of AS9100.

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Q CLAUSES PROCUREMENT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS 1991 Q-49 QUALITY SYSTEM: ISO 9001 The Seller shall provide and maintain a Quality Management System that demonstrates its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer’s and applicable regulatory requirements and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the systems and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements based on the ISO 9001 Standard. The Seller’s capability to perform satisfactorily to these requirements shall be demonstrated by having either: A. ISO Certification from an accredited registrar or, On-site survey performed using the ISO 9001 checklist. NOTE: Northrop Grumman will require our suppliers/sellers to be 3rd party certified to AS9100 by December 31, 2013. Therefore, Northrop Grumman strongly recommends that suppliers/sellers who are not certified to AS9100 to begin migrating towards AS9100 certification. Distributors may obtain AS9120 certification in lieu of AS9100. Q-50 QUALITY SYSTEM: AS 9100 The Seller shall provide and maintain a Quality Management System that demonstrates its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer’s and applicable regulatory requirements and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the systems and the assurance of conformity to customer’s and applicable regulatory based on the AS 9100 Aerospace Standard. The Seller’s capability to perform satisfactory to these requirements shall be demonstrated by having either: A. AS 9100 Certification from an accredited registrar or, On-site survey performed using the AS 9100 checklist Q-51 Contamination/Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Control Seller shall maintain an FOD prevention program. Seller’s FOD prevention program shall include the review of design and manufacturing processes to identify and eliminate foreign object entrapment areas and paths through which foreign objects can migrate. Articles ordered under this Procurement Document shall be protected by Seller from contamination or damage from foreign objects during processing, testing, inspection, handling, and packaging prior to delivery to Seller. Buyer shall have the right to perform inspections, verifications, and FOD prevention program audits at Seller’s facility to ensure program documentation and effectiveness. A. Seller shall submit a certificate with each shipment stating that a FOD prevention program was in place at time of fulfillment. B. Seller shall submit most recent audit records of the FOD prevention program at time of fulfillment.

NOTE: Items changed with this revision: Q1C Was: “…Q006x or Q06xx…” Q1H Was: “Buyer-approved Supplier Information Request (an SAP Quality Notification ZR)” Q1N, 3rd Bullet: Updated with latest 5-digit PID designation Added new paragraph to Q1: “Q1O DISCLOSURES/NOTIFICATIONS”

Approved by: __George Winchester____ Date:

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