Tri State Plastics – Supplier Quality Requirements

Tri-State Plastics requires that all contractors adhere to the following requirements:

1)      The contractor is responsible for verifying that they have and control all current revisions of each document that is referenced within this SOW.

2)      The contractor shall coordinate document changes with Tri-State Plastics in accordance with contract requirements.

3)      All production and inspection records generated during the performance of this SOW shall be retained for a minimum of three years or as defined by contract.  Records shall be made available for review by Tri-State Plastics or its designee upon request.

4)      The contractor shall be responsible for the quality of all products purchased from its suppliers, including suppliers designated by Tri-State Plastics.

5)      The contractor shall agree to provide access to its premises for Tri-State Plastics or its designee for the observation of part manufacture and inspection.

6)      The contractor shall provide Tri-State Plastics with sample parts, first article inspection reports and certificates of conformance consistent with SOW requirements.

7)      The contractors shall notify Tri-State Plastics of nonconforming product and make arrangements for approval of supplier nonconforming material, as appropriate.  Tri-State Plastics shall be notified when the contractor intends to make changes in product and/or process definition and, as required, obtain Tri-State Plastics approval.

8)      The contractor shall flow down to sub-tier suppliers the applicable requirements in the purchasing documents, including key characteristics where required.

9)      The contractor shall create and maintain recorded evidence that all required process and inspection steps have completed as planned.

10)  The contractor shall identify all product  and provide product traceability consistent with the SOW.

11)  Preservation of product shall also include, where applicable in accordance with the SOW, product specifications and/or applicable regulations, provisions for:

a) cleaning;

b) prevention, detection and removal of foreign objects;

c) special handling for sensitive products;

d) marking and labeling including safety warnings;

e) shelf life control and stock rotation;

f) special handling for hazardous materials.

12) The contractor shall ensure that documents required by the contract or SOW to accompany the product are present at delivery and are protected against loss and deterioration.

13) All inspection equipment shall be in a state of current calibration.  Calibration records shall verify that calibrations are traceable to NIST or other recognized sources of calibration standards.

14)  When key characteristics have been identified, they shall be monitored and controlled.

15)  The contractor shall clearly mark and segregate all nonconforming product and notify Tri-State Plastics for disposition as appropriate.

16)  The contractor shall perform root cause analysis and provide corrective action for nonconformances when requested by Tri-State Plastics.