The following Terms & Conditions will apply where appropriate to the product(s) and/or service(s) described in this order as of 07/1/2017.

1.) All processing performed on parts shall be performed in accordance with the specifications listed on the drawing and purchase order. Specifications that have been superseded shall be referenced and verified against the current specifications flowed down from the customer, and shall be performed to the current revision of any specification listed therein.

2.) Supplier shall maintain Certificate of Conformance Records to include qualification records of personnel certified to the special processes performed IAW this purchase order for a minimum time of 15 years and provide copies upon request from APM.

3.) Suppliers that perform special processes as defined in the AS9100 Standard shall maintain a Quality Management System compliant to the minimum requirements of ISO 9001 or AS 9100 (current revision) unless waived in advance by APM.  If NADCAP approval is required for a requested service and the Supplier does not currently hold that approval, they are to notify APM before performing any requested work.

4.) Supplier must put work on a quality hold, notify APM of any suspected non-conformities related to the product or service in a timely manner, and wait for disposition instructions.

5.) Supplier shall notify the organization of changes in product and/or process, changes of suppliers, changes of manufacturing facility location and, where required, obtain organization approval

6.) The Supplier is to flow down to their supply chain the applicable APM requirements including final customer requirements.

7.) Right of Access: APM, its customers, and applicable regulatory bodies reserve the right to visit Supplier facilities and perform process audits to verify conformance of work performed to the requirements of this order.

8.) Supplier shall respond to Corrective Action Request within (14) business days.  Failure to do so may result in a withholding of payment on all open invoices until a properly filed Corrective Action Report is sent to APM.

9.) Terms and conditions not accepted by Supplier must be made known to APM immediately upon receipt of purchase order.  Commencement of work requested by the purchase order shall indicate that the Supplier has understood and accepted all terms and conditions herein.

10.) Supplier shall not deviate from the flowed down requirements without express permission from the APM.

11.) MERCURY-FREE CLAUSE – Supplier shall certify that APM product has not been contaminated with or come into contact with any product containing mercury.

12.) Any non-conformance or damage to APM product or materials caused by the supplier may incur a minimum quality charge of $50.00 USD.  Parts shall be returned to supplier if rework cannot be performed in-house.  If the disposition is scrap, then a charge back shall be applied up to the selling price of the finished product depending on the stage of product completion at the time the non-conformance or damage occurred.

13.)  All calibration certificates must be traceable to NIST.

14.)  All EP’s (External Providers) who do work for APM share a significant contribution to our product’s conformity.  For this reason, it is imperative that EP’s perform their work in a way that keeps product safety (ie. FOD, secure packaging), top of mind.  We expect all EP’s to maintain the highest of ethical standards while conducting business on our behalf.