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

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manufacturer's Obligations

The manufacturer will maintain process and quality control procedures that ensure that the items continually comply with all specification requirements. He will immediately report any discrepancies disclosed during testing or periodic reexamination of the product and his production process controls to the Qualifying Activity and GIDEP. He will ensure that delivered items continually conform to all specified product performance, quality, and reliability requirements.

Manufacturer's Limitations

A manufacturer may advertise that a qualified product has received DoD qualification, but may not state or imply that the product is the only one of that type so qualified or that the Department of Defense in any way recommends or endorses the manufacturer's product in preference to the other qualified products. Violation will be cause for removal of the product or the manufacturer from the electronic QPL or QML and possible suspension, debarment, or referral for criminal investigation. Further, if the product is not actually listed on an electronic QPL or QML, or if a letter of notification of approval has not been received from the Qualifying Activity, the manufacturer may not:

1.   State, certify, or mark products as QPL or QML.

2.   Advertise that products are on the electronic QPL or QML.

3.   In any way imply that a product is qualified.

User Obligations

Users of the electronic QPL or QML will take necessary measures to ensure that the qualified products comply with the applicable specification requirements. In support of the qualification program, the procuring activity for a qualified product is required to, and users of the list are encouraged to:

1.   Promptly report to the Qualifying Activity and to the manufacturer any known or suspected nonconformance of military qualified products.

2.   Submit to the Qualifying Activity periodic summaries of receiving, inspection, and in- plant quality control monitoring results that reveal adverse quality and reliability trends.

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