CLAUSE CODE: QC67    This clause was archived as of 04/24/2012
  CLAUSE TITLE: CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLYING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PACKAGING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLEAN ROOM DEVICES


QC67                CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLYING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PACKAGING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLEAN ROOM DEVICES:

 

Contractor shall be responsible for assuring that the ESD packaging (bags, sleeves, foam, boxes, etc.) or personal protective devices for clean room use (smocks, beard covers, hoods, face masks, gloves, wipers, etc.) procured per this Contract/Purchase Order meets the following specification requirements:

·         The specification for testing most materials is MIL-STD-1246C Product Cleanliness Levels and Contamination Control Program.

·         The Particulate tests are performed in accordance with MIL-STD-1246C, Notice 1, Table I and should meet a level between 100 and 500 depending on the Classification of clean room the material will be used in. These would normally be materials you could not flow air through, such as clean room notebooks, clean room paper products for printers etc.

·         The Non-Volatile Residue tests are performed per MIL-STD-1246C, Notice 2, Table II and should meet a level "A" requirement.

·         Clean room garments and wipes for particulates must use ASTM F51-68 - Sizing and Counting Particulate Contaminants in and on Clean Room Garments. The garments, such as beard covers, smocks, hoods face masks and wipers have to meet a cleanliness level per specification of Table X2.1 Class "A."

·         Bag materials must also use the above method with a slight deviation in the procedure. The bags are creased in several directions and vacuumed using a Sandia probe and loose materials are collected on a Millipore filter and then counted.

Evidence or certificates of these requirements must be provided in one reproducible printed form. If Contractor is unclear as to the requirements to be met, contact the JPL Procurement Quality Assurance office at 818-393-7592 for current applicable requirements.