PURCHASE ORDER CLAUSES

These requirements apply to all vendors:

Q1. Quality System  – Vendor shall maintain a quality system acceptable to Hope Fabrication and ensure that their employees are aware of their responsibilities for product or service quality, product safety, and ethical behavior.

Q2. FOD Prevention, Packaging, Preservation – Vendor shall maintain an internal FOD prevention program and ensure that packaging and preservation are adequate to prevent damage or deterioration during shipment.

Q3. Counterfeit Prevention  – Vendor shall maintain a counterfeit prevention program to prevent the acquisition or use of counterfeit parts.

Q4. Flow Down Requirements –Vendor shall flow the requirements specified in Hope Fabrication’s Purchase Order and applicable Quality Clauses to sub-tiers.

Q5. Right of Entry  – Hope Fabrication, Hope Fabrication’s customers, their customers or any applicable regulatory agency, shall have right of access to all facilities and to all applicable records involved in the order.

Q6. Monitoring of Vendor Performance – Vendor’s quality and delivery performance are monitored through receiving inspection at Hope Fabrication. Vendors shall notify Hope Fabrication of nonconforming processes, products, and services involved in the order to obtain their disposition or assistance.

Q7. Changes in Product, Processes, Vendors, Manufacturing Location  – Vendor shall notify Hope Fabrication of any changes to processes, products, their external providers, or location of the manufacture and obtain Hope Fabrication’s approval prior to shipment.

Q8. Records  – Vendor shall retain and maintain records pertaining to the purchase for a minimum of fifteen (15) years unless otherwise specified by purchase order.

Please refer to Hope Fabrication’s purchase order for other quality requirements pertinent to the order.

400.2 Revision:A 10/1/2021