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

Government will not release restricted data until the manufacturer who furnished the information is notified and has the opportunity to object to the release. If the manufacturer objects, the qualification data will only be released as required by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.

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Notification of Test Results (Qualification Approval)

The Qualifying Activity will provide the test results to the manufacturer and inform him whether or not the product or process has qualified. If a product or process fails to qualify, the Qualifying Activity will inform the manufacturer promptly and furnish specific reasons as to why the testing was not approved. When a product is qualified, a letter of notification will be sent to the manufacturer; the authorized distributor (if they are the applicant) and to GSA (if a federal specification is involved).  As a minimum, the letter of notification will include:

1.   Government designation under which the product qualified (type, class, or other designation, as shown on the specification).

2.   The applicant's brand designation for the specific product, family of products, or processes.

3.   The test or qualification reference (test report number) assigned to the products or sample test specimen.

4.   The CAGE Code and address associated with the supplier to which correspondence is sent.

5.   The CAGE Code and address associated with each plant that manufactured the product, family of products, or test specimen, submitted for test.

Notification Letter Stated Conditions

The letter of notification will state the following conditions regarding the listing:

1.   The electronic QPL/QML does not guarantee acceptance of the product in any future purchase.

2.   The electronic QPL/QML does not constitute a waiver of any requirements of the specification or of the provisions of any contract.

3.   Any use of the listing for publicity, advertising, or sales will not state or imply that the product or the process is the only one of that type so qualified, or that the Government in

3  Available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/...2011.../USCODE-2011-title5-partI-chap5.pdf

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