CLAUSE CODE: QC79    This clause was archived as of 01/04/2010
  CLAUSE TITLE: Quality Management System for Distributors or Manufacturers (COTS)


QC79 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTORS OR MANUFACTURERS (COTS):

 

If Contractor is a distributor of the item, the following applies:

Contractor shall have a Quality Control system that complies with The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility Land Sea Air and Space International (SAE) Aerospace Standard (AS) AS9120 “Quality Management Systems - Aerospace Requirements for Stockist Distributors” or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard ISO 9001:2000 “Quality Management Systems - General Requirements,” as a minimum.

If Contractor subcontracts any of the JPL procurements to other suppliers, Contractor shall flow down the same requirements to its sub-tiers.

Contractor shall present objective evidence of AS9120 or ISO 9001:2000 compliance by providing JPL’s Procurement Quality Assurance Group with one or more of the following:

1.       Copy of AS9120 or ISO 9001:2000 3rd Party Registration/Certification (subject to JPL acceptance).

2.       Copy of successful AS9120 or ISO 9001:2000 2nd Party Audit (subject to JPL acceptance). Note: The 2nd Party Audit shall be from other NASA Centers, Primes, and/or Partners of NASA’s Joint Audit Planning Committee (JAPC).

3.       Self-declaration of AS9120 or ISO 9001:2000 compliance with a completed gap analysis (subject to JPL acceptance).

Contractor shall submit the required data to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, attention PQA Quality Audit Coordinator, 4800 Oak Grove Drive (MS 241-122), Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, or provide an electronic version via e-mail to PQA@jpl.nasa.gov.

 

If Contractor is the manufacturer of the item, the following applies:

Contractor shall have, as a minimum, an inspection and test system that complies with The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility Land Sea Air and Space International (SAE) Aerospace Standard (AS) AS9003 "Inspection and Test Quality System", or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard ISO 9001:2000 “Quality Management Systems - General Requirements”, as a minimum.

If Contractor subcontracts any of the JPL procurement to other suppliers, Contractor shall flow down the same requirements to its sub-tiers.

Contractor shall present objective evidence of AS9003 or ISO 9001:2000 compliance by providing JPL’s Procurement Quality Assurance Group with one or more of the following, as a minimum:

1.       Copy of AS9003 3rd or ISO 9001:2000 Party Registration/Certification (subject to JPL acceptance).

2.       Copy of successful AS9003 or ISO 9001:2000 2nd Party Audit (subject to JPL acceptance). Note: The 2nd Party Audit shall be from other NASA Centers, Primes, and/or Partners of NASA’s Joint Audit Planning Committee (JAPC).

3.       Self-declaration of AS9003 or ISO 9001:2000 compliance with a completed gap analysis (subject to JPL acceptance).

 

 

Contractor shall submit the required data to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, attention PQA Quality Audit Coordinator, 4800 Oak Grove Drive (MS 241-122), Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, or provide an electronic version via e-mail to PQA@jpl.nasa.gov.