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

otherwise, removal from the electronic QPL or QML will be effective on the date of the notice. The Qualifying Activity will furnish copies of the notification of removal to interested DoD elements and other Government agencies.

Publication of Removal

When the Qualifying Activity determines that it would be in the Government's interest to notify government organizations and contractors that a product has been removed by adverse action, it will publish such notification in the Federal Business 0pportunities (FedBiz0pps), with a GIDEP Alert, Problem Advisory, in related trade publications, or by other appropriate methods. The Qualifying Activity will publish such notification as soon as practicable.

The notification will include the electronic QPL or QML identification number, the name and title of the Government representative, and the name and address of the Qualifying Activity. It will also include a statement that "Notification is herewith given that the following product [for QML, process(es)] was removed from QPL-XXXXX (or QML-XXXXX) on (date)."

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