MIL-PRF-32517
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and date of this specification.
b.
PIN (see 1.2).
c.
Assembly instructions, if required (see 3.7).
d.
Packaging (see 5.1).
e.
Special markings, if required.
6.3 Qualification. With respect to products requiring qualification, awards will be made
only for products which are, at the time of award of contract, qualified for inclusion in Qualified
Products List (QPL) No. 32517 whether or not such products have actually been so listed by that
date. The attention of the contractors is called to these requirements, and manufacturers are urged
to arrange to have the products that they propose to offer to the Federal Government tested for
qualification in order that they may be eligible to be awarded contracts or orders for the products
covered by this specification. Information pertaining to qualification of products may be
obtained from the qualifying activity, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 4.4.5.3), 48298 Shaw
Road, Building 1461, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1900 or QPL_Support@navy.mil. An online
listing of products qualified to this specification may be found in the Qualified Products Database
(QPD) at https://assist.dla.mil.
6.3.1 Provisions governing qualification. Qualification will be conducted in accordance
with the provisions and guidelines of SD-6, "Provisions Governing Qualification." Copies of
this document are available online at https://assist.dla.mil.
6.3.2 QPL supplemental information. The qualifying activity provides a summarized list
of all qualified sources on a publicly accessible website https://www.navair.navy.mil/qpl/.The
summary includes but is not limited to the supplier approved part number and related
specification part number, a dedicated approval reference number, a supplier location where
purchases may be requested and the manufacturing location of the component.
6.4 Definitions.
6.4.1 Critical defects. A critical defect is a defect that judgment and experience indicate
would result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending
upon the product, or a defect that judgment and experience indicate is likely to prevent
performance of the actual function of a major end item such as a ship, aircraft, tank, missile, or
space vehicle.
6.4.2 Defect. A defect is any nonconformance of the splice with specified requirements.
6.4.2.1 Major defect. A major defect is a defect, other than critical, that is likely to result
in failure, or to reduce the usability of the splice for its intended purpose.
6.4.2.2 Minor defect. A minor defect is a defect that is not likely to reduce materially the
usability of the splice for its intended purpose, or is a departure from established standards
having little bearing on the effective use of the splice.
6.4.3 Standing Wave Ratio. Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) is a mathematical expression
of the non-uniformity of an electromagnetic field (EM field) on a transmission line such as
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