STEM

The US Navy is seeking a contractor to provide STEM (QQ-N-286, Alloy UNS N05500, Form 2, Cold Drawn, Annealed and Age Hardened) material for use in a crucial shipboard system. The contractor must provide a certificate of compliance certifying that the items/components furnished under this contract comply with the requirements of the procurement document. The contractor must also maintain a quality system in accordance with ISO-9001 and provide traceability markings on the material. * The material must be in accordance with drawing 845-4558766, Item 3A, except as amplified or modified herein. * No weld repair is allowed on QQ-N-286 material. * Quantitative chemical and mechanical analysis of material traceable to traceability markings is required. * The contractor must develop written procedures that implement the material control requirements stated herein and elsewhere in this Contract/Purchase Order. * The contractor must ensure that the purchased product conforms to specified purchase requirements and this contract. * The contractor must evaluate the requirements of the contract and select suppliers based on their ability to supply the product in accordance with the prime contractor's requirements and the contract.