MIL-STD-981C APPENDIX A
PRODUCT ASSURANCE PROGRAM
A.1. SCOPE
A.1.1 This appendix contains details of the product assurance program requirements which serve as the basis for product line verification and constitute a pre-condition for supplying devices in accordance with this standard. The information contained herein is intended for compliance.
A.2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
This section is not applicable to this appendix. A.3. PRODUCT ASSURANCE PROGRAM
A.3.1 Manufacturers requirements. The manufacturer shall establish, implement, and maintain a product assurance program in accordance with A.3.1 through A.3.1.3.6. The manufacturer's product assurance program shall demonstrate and assure that design, manufacture, inspection, and testing are adequate to assure compliance with the applicable requirements and quality standards of this standard and the procurement document. Where the manufacture or any portion of the manufacturing and testing operation is done at other than the manufacturer's facility, it shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer to secure and prove the documentation and control of the product assurance program as described herein.
The program shall be documented in these ways:
a. Design, processing, manufacturing, and testing instructions (see A.3.1.1)
b. Records to be maintained (see A.3.1.2)
c. Program Plan (see A.3.1.3).
The program shall indicate which documentation applies to Class S and which to Class B.
All required documentation shall be available at, and continually effective in, the plant of the manufacturer producing devices which are intended to be offered for first article and quality conformance inspections under this standard.
All required program documentation shall be available for review by the procuring agency upon request, and the procuring agency shall have access to nonproprietary areas of the manufacturer's plant for the purpose of verifying its implementation.
The implementation of all proprietary documentation shall be certified by a responsible official of the manufacturer upon request by the procuring agency.
A.3.1.1 Design, processing, manufacturing, and testing instructions. The manufacturer shall have in effect documented instructions covering, as a minimum, these areas:
a. Conversion of customer requirements into manufacturer's internal instructions (see A.3.1.1.1)
b. Personnel training and testing (see A.3.1.1.2)
c. Inspection of incoming materials, manufacturing facilities, and work in process (see A.3.1.1.3)
d. Quality-control operations (see A.3.1.1.4)
e. Quality-assurance operations (see A.3.1.1.5)
f. Design, processing, rework tool and materials standards and instructions (see A.3.1.1.6)
g. Cleanliness control in work areas (see A.3.1.1.7)
h. Design, material, and process change control (see A.3.1.1.8)
i. Tool, gauge, and test equipment maintenance and calibration (see A.3.1.1.9)
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