Provisions Governing Qua/ification SD-6
2. The manufacturer has discontinued manufacture of the product.
3. The manufacturer or authorized distributor requests that their product or process be removed from the list.
4. One or more of the conditions under which qualification was granted has been violated.
5. The requirements of a revised or amended specification differ sufficiently from the previous issue so that existing test data are no longer applicable for determining compliance.
6. A manufacturer fails to notify the Qualifying Activity of a change in design, material, manufacturing, process (including quality conformance), or plant location.
7. The product is produced by a contractor, firm, or individual whose name appears on "The
Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)."
8. The manufacturer has not complied with the retention of qualification requirements.
9. The manufacturer has violated the advertisement restrictions.
10. Performance, quality or reliability problems are detected in a manufacturer's products.
11. The manufacturer fails to comply with an audit or denial of access of authorized personnel to perform such an audit.
Procedures for Removal
The procedures below apply to removal of a product or a family of products from a listing:
If the decision to remove a product or process from a listing is made because of reasons 1, 4, 6,
8, or 9 above, the circumstances which gave rise to the action will be considered. The product or processes will be returned to the listing if the deficiencies are corrected to the Government's satisfaction.
Factors to be considered in making that determination are the seriousness of the deficiencies, the circumstances under which those deficiencies came to light (for example, Government audit or voluntary disclosure), and whether circumstances indicate that such actions were intentional, were fraudulently motivated, or reflect a repeated or continuing course of conduct.
When the decision has been made that a product, family of products, or process is to be removed from an electronic QPL or QML, the Qualifying Activity will send the manufacturer or authorized distributor a written notice (registered, with a return receipt requested) which describes the action taken and gives the reasons for removal. Unless the notice indicates
18
For Parts Inquires call Parts Hangar, Inc (727) 493-0744
© Copyright 2015 Integrated Publishing, Inc.
A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business