Purchase Order Quality Assurance Provisions
The Supplier shall verify all purchase orders issued by APP upon receipt. Quality assurance provisions are attached to the end of each purchase order. Any discrepancies in price, quantity, specifications, quality requirements, and packaging or delivery requirements shall be communicated to and resolved with APP purchasing.
Vendor Expectations
APP is an AS9100D certified company supplying products for military and aerospace applications. The products our vendors supply directly contribute to the service conformity and safety of our final products.
All products and services for production orders will be procured through a purchase order. The purchase order will describe in detail the items to be purchased along with any specifications and certifications required. Any documents required for the fullfillment of the order will be issued by the APP Quality Department. Acceptance criteria and characteristics will be clearly identified on the PO.
Regulatory and other requirements (including Conflict Minerals) will be listed at the end of the purchase order. If there are any issues please address them promptly with the APP buyer.
For made to order components, any process changes made after process approval must be communicated and approved by APP, and the persons performing the work must be competent, qualified and where applicable, have the proper certifications. Changes in process may include significant employee changes, location changes and any outsourcing changes.
APP monitors the performance of our suppliers. If there are any issues we will communicate them to you.
We expect that our suppliers behave in an ethical manner.
A strong and efficient supply chain is a key factor in our continuing success.
Human Trafficking
American Precision Products (APP) and the United States Government prohibit trafficking in persons. The U.S. Government's policy prohibiting trafficking in persons is available at 48 CFR § 52.222-50 and is summarized below.
APP is committed to a work environment that is free from human trafficking and slavery, which for purposes of this policy includes forced labor and unlawful child labor. APP will not tolerate or condone human trafficking or slavery in any part of our global organization.
APP employees, subsidiaries, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, partners and others through whom APP conducts business must avoid complicity in any practice that constitutes trafficking in persons or slavery.
Summary of U.S. Government Policy of Prohibiting Trafficking in Persons
U.S. Government policy prohibits trafficking in persons and slavery. Government contractors and their employees, subcontractors, subcontractor employees, and agents must not engage in any practice that constitutes trafficking in persons or slavery. This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:
• Engaging in any form of trafficking in persons.
• Procuring commercial sex acts.
• Using forced labor in the performance of any work.
• Destroying, concealing, confiscating, or otherwise denying access by an employee to the employee's identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority.
• Using misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment/contract positions, such as failing to disclose, in a format and language understood by the employee or applicant, basic information; or making material misrepresentations during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, the living conditions, housing, and associated costs (if provided by the employer or agent), any significant cost to be charged to the employee or applicant, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work.
• Using recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place.
• Charging applicants recruitment fees.
• If required by law or contract, failing to provide return transportation or failing to pay for the cost of return transportation upon the end of employment.
• If required by law or contract, failing to provide or arrange housing that meets the host country housing and safety standards.
• If required by law or contract, failing to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in writing with legally required information and in a language the employee understands.
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