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General Terms and Conditions
QA 1
Machining suppliers must furnish inspection report, certificate of conformance and, as applicable, material and processing certifications for the parts they submit to CEI.
QA 2
Documented first article inspection reports shall be submitted to Quality prior to the beginning of production. The supplier assumes all financial responsibility for replacement, rework, and material when production of parts is begun without first article inspection approval from Quality. AS9102 f/a form when stipulated on the Purchase Order.
QA 3
Any delay in shipment for any reason must be conveyed to CEI Quality as soon as the delay is known by the supplier.
QA 4
Any change to the Purchase Order requirements by the supplier must be approved by CEI in writing. Notify CEI of changes in product and/or process, changes of suppliers, changes of manufacturing facility location and, where required, obtain CEI approval.
QA 5
All information on the Purchase Order must be held in confidence by the supplier and no third-party request for information will be authorized unless instructed in writing by a CEI representative. When ITAR and/or government rated data is noted on the purchase order, the US government restrictions must be followed. If you have any questions concerning ITAR or government rating notify the company buyer. All concerns must be answered prior to you accepting this order. All documents to be retained for 10-year min unless extended retention is required by CEI or its customers.
QA 6
In addition to CEI's right of access, the supplier agrees to right of access for CEI customers or regulatory agencies to all facilities at any level of the supply chain involved in the order, and to all applicable records in the performance of this Purchase Order.
QA 7
Manufacturers or machining suppliers must have a quality system in compliance to AS9003, AS9100, or ISO9001; CEI may make conditional exceptions based on supplier survey information or applicable customer requirements.
QA 8
Suppliers are required to notify Quality prior to transferring any work to a new facility. CEI will determine (prior to the transfer) if the supplier may perform the transfer of work.
QA 9
Supplier must have a process to control counterfeit parts from being delivered to CEI. This includes a product produced or altered to imitate or resemble a product without authority or right to do so, with the intent to mislead or defraud by passing the imitation as original or genuine.
QA 10
Arrangements for CEI's approval of the supplier's disposition of nonconforming material.
QA 11
Requirements for the supplier to flow down to their sub-tier suppliers the applicable requirements in CEI purchasing documents, including key characteristics and applicable F.O.D. control processes where required.
QA 12
Requirements for the supplier to comply with executive order E13224. Supplier shall not engage in any transaction of any type with persons or businesses or organizations who commit, threaten to commit or support terrorism.
QA 13
Supplier shall comply with AS9100 and 14CFR part 21.2 regarding the application of acceptance authority media requirements. Use of AAM is considered as a personal warranty of compliance and conformity of the product/service supplied.
QA 14
Ensuring that persons are aware of: 1) their contribution to product or service conformity 2) their contribution to product safety 3) the importance of ethical behavior 4) the competence of personnel as applicable to meet the requirements of the CEI purchase order for service or products ordered.
Combined T&Cs by Commodity: Processing Suppliers
QC-01
Processing suppliers must furnish processing certifications to CEI purchase order requirements, and shall not process any parts for which they are not certificated or approved. Acceptable quality system requirement are ISO 9001, or AS9100; CEI may make conditional exceptions based on supplier survey information or applicable customer requirements. Supplier must have the ability to ensure the adequacy of the special-process provided and provide CEI the required documentation per purchase order requirements. QA 3, QA 4, QA 5, QA 6, QA 8, QA 9, QA 10, QA 11, QA 12, QA 13 QA14
Combined T&Cs by Commodity: Material Suppliers
QC-02
Material suppliers must furnish material certifications to CEI purchase order requirements, and shall not supply material for which they are not certificated or approved. When noted on our purchase orders, raw material supplied must be domestic or DFARS compliant material. Acceptable quality system requirements are ISO9001, AS9100 or AS9120; CEI may make conditional exceptions based on supplier survey information or applicable customer requirements. The Supplier must have the ability to ensure the adequacy of the product provided and provide CEI the required documentation per purchase order requirements. QA 3, QA 4, QA 5, QA 6, QA 8, QA 9, QA 10, QA 11, QA 12, QA 13 QA 14
Combined T&Cs by Commodity: Machining and Manufacturing Suppliers
QC-03
For Machining and Manufacturing suppliers QA 1 - QA 14 are applicable. The Supplier must have the ability to ensure the adequacy of the product provided to CEI and must provide the required documentation per purchase order requirements.
Combined T&Cs by Commodity: Calibration and Testing Suppliers
QC-04
Calibration and Testing suppliers must furnish calibration/test reports to CEI purchase order requirements, and be traceable to the specific equipment or item for which they are calibrating or testing, traceability to NIST and/or other national or international standards must be supplied. AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 17025, Nadcap testing, ANSI Z540, and/or Navlap accreditation will be the quality system requirements; CEI may make conditional exceptions based on supplier survey information or applicable customer requirements. QA 3, QA 4, QA 5, QA 6, QA 8, QA 9, QA 10, QA 11, QA 12, QA 13 QA 14
All suppliers must comply with the basic quality clauses. Additional quality clauses will be noted on the Purchase Order as applicable.