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

3.   Specification title, number and date, including amendments and sheet numbers and dates.

4.   Name and mailing address of the manufacturer and CAGE Code of the plant location.

5.   When required by the Qualifying Activity, authorization for testing (reference to the letter authorizing the tests) and associated test report number.

6.   Name and location of testing laboratory.

7.   Purpose of tests (qualification, retention of qualification, or requalification).

8.   Specification type, grade, class, or other designator with corresponding applicant's

designation.

9.   Proprietary marking, when applicable.

Abstract. A single page abstract synopsizing the performance and noting the numbers of samples that failed and passed the tests will be included.

Basic Section. The basic section will contain the following:

1.   A listing and description of all test equipment used. The description will include the applicable specification paragraph, the equipment name and manufacturer (including

type, model and serial or inventory number), and the date of calibration, if applicable, and

(when requested) traceability of calibration to national or other recognized standards.

2.   Summary test data sheets showing specification requirements and indicating average results if required by the specification and whether each unit passed or failed. Individual headings should be included on original data sheets, which will be forwarded to and retained by the Qualifying Activity.

3.   A comparison of the test results with the specification requirements along with corresponding type, class, grade, or other specification designations and manufacturer's designation.

4.   Original version of curves, graphs, photographs, or other descriptive material required by the Qualifying Activity.

The test report will be signed by a responsible officer or authorized representative of the testing laboratory or contractor. The above report will be prepared whether the samples pass or fail the tests required by the applicable specification.

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