SD-6 Provisions Governing QualificationThese provisions are issued as guidance for manufacturers and their authorized distributors who wish to submit products for qualification by the Department of Defense. A product may be qualified only when a governing federal or defense specification or non-government standard contains a requirement for qualification. Lists are not otherwise established for qualification.

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Provisions Governing Qua/ification SD-6

CHAPTER 3: THE QUALIFICATION PROCESS

INITIAL QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES

Request for Qualification by Manufacturer

The Qualifying Activity should send applicants the following information as soon as possible after their requests for qualification have been received:

1.   A reference to the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) at https://quicksearch.dla.mil or https://assist.dla.mil for an electronic copy of the latest issue of the specification.

2.   A reference to ASSIST for a copy of this document (SD-6) with a specific request for the necessary information and certification.

3.   A schedule of charges for qualification testing, if applicable.

4.   Facilities survey requirements, when applicable.

5.   A statement that no qualification testing will be authorized until the applicant has been notified in writing that the required information has been received and determined to be satisfactory.

6.   Any other information, such as reports.

Request for Qualification by Authorized Distributor

An authorized distributor may be listed on an electronic QPL or QML. When an authorized distributor wishes to qualify a product carrying its own brand designations, the distributor requests the manufacturer to certify that the distributor is authorized to rebrand and distribute the product with the distributor's brand designation. When the authorized distributor is certified to rebrand the part, the original part manufacturer's identification will be included on the part. If there is not enough space on the part for the authorized distributor's rebrand and the original manufacturer's identification, a code symbol for the original manufacturer will be used. The original manufacturer's identification or the original part manufacturer's code symbol allows traceability to the original manufacturer for failure analysis, corrective action, and lot identification.

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