Fluid Components International Quality Assurance Manual - Manual (Page 83)

DOCUMENT NUMBER
07QA070003
SUBJECT
Quality Manual
CAGE CODE
64818
RELEASE DATE
10-8-2012
SECTION
3
PAGE
10
CURRENT
REVISION
L
7 CONTROL OF PURCHASED MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES
7.1 Vendor Control
Quality shall perform Vendor Surveys, Audits and Receiving Inspection activities as
appropriate to assure that purchased items and services conform to procurement
documents and that the items are of required quality. Additionally, requests for
certifications of tests, inspections, or contract compliance may be made.
7.1.1 Quality Approved Vendors (QAV)
Quality Approved Vendors document 08QA080004 shall be maintained as a
controlled document for calibration services, test laboratories, special process and
10CFR50 Appendix B items.
All QAV providing nuclear services shall receive an Evaluation of the Critical Safety
Characteristics of their service (04QA704044). All QAV providing 10CFR21 part B
items shall get an audit (04QA704008).
All services shall be procured for nuclear product using vendors that have been
surveyed or audited.
(ASME NPT Certificate of Authorization may be accepted in lieu of a vendor survey
for Nuclear Grade items for “non-domestic” orders.)
Suppliers of items or services having independent nuclear qualification are not required
to be on the QAV when the purchase of these items has been at the direction of the
customer for use on the customer‟s contract.
Vendors that are certified to 17025 shall be evaluated monthly to assure continued
accreditation (04QA704044). The accreditation shall cover the scope of the contracted
services.
For ISO 17025 accredited Calibration Service providers that have a third party
accreditation approval from a source recognized by the NRC, a survey may be waived (
04QA704044).
For calibration services, the Purchase Order shall require that the supplier provide a report
with the as-found data of items found out-of-tolerance; and, referencing the calibration
procedure and equipment/standards used. The report shall include the vendor‟s name, the
calibration date, and a statement that the calibration is traceable to NIST. The Purchase Order
Number shall appear on the Certificate of Calibration. (From NUPIC audit)
The vendors on QAV 08080004 are reflected on the Approved Vendor List (AVL)
08QA080002, including the vendor‟s approval status.