Section: |
7.4.2 c |
Section Title: Requirements for a Quality Management System |
9100 Clause |
Purchasing information: Purchasing information shall describe the product to be purchased including, where appropriate,
quality management system requirements. |
Generic Expectation |
It is expected, as part of the purchasing information, that the organization (buyer) shall describe in the contractual documents/ requirements all requirements for supplier's (seller's) quality management system |
Product Type: |

COTS/Standards |

Raw Material |

Build-to-Print |

Supplier Design |
Specific Expectation |
Organization (Buyer) |
1. Buyer shall define and specify, in the contractual documents, the quality management system (QMS) requirements applicable to seller's business system. The QMS requirements shall meet buyer's customer QMS flowdown requirements and any other buyer supplemental requirements to ensure the seller is capable of meeting contractual requirements. |
2. The QMS requirements inputs could be a combination of AS9100, ISO 9001, AS9110, AS9120, civil, space and defense regulatory requirements and other industry standard requirements. |
Or may be none
(Only 2-nd). |
|
Supplier (Seller) |
AS9100 See 7.2.1 Determination of Requirements Related to the Product. |
Documentation to demonstrate conformance to expectation (what the auditor would look for) |
Organization (Buyer) |
The QMS requirements can be defined by simply referring to the applicable QMS standard(s) requesting or not third party registration, or in a form of a quality system plan developed by the buyer for selected supplier. |
The Buyer shall have a procedure defining the contractual document requirements including the QMS requirements for suppliers. |
The contractual documents shall contain clause(s) requiring the supplier to meet specific quality management system requirements. |
Supplier (Seller) |
AS9100 See 7.2.1 Determination of Requirements Related to the Product. |
Examples (Best Practices) |
Organization (Buyer) |
Quality clauses developed by the buyer containing the QMS requirements clause. |
Quality plan referred to by the contractual documents, to be submitted to supplier for implementation and compliance assurance. |
SAE ARP 9009 - Contract clauses and/or a matrix describing the applicable QMS requirements for the buyer's approved suppliers. |
Supplier (Seller) |
AS9100 See 7.2.1 Determination of Requirements Related to the Product. |