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FOREWORD

This document is issued pursuant to the qualification policies and procedures contained in DoD 4120.24-M, Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Policies and Procedures.

These provisions are issued as guidance for manufacturers and their authorized distributors who wish to submit products for qualification by the Department of Defense. A product may be qualified only when the governing federal or defense specification or non-government standard contains a requirement for qualification. Lists are not otherwise established for qualification.

Applicants applying for qualification should address inquiries to the Government activity identified in the specification under which the applicant seeks to qualify a product or process. Additional information as to the policies and procedures use by the Department of Defense for establishing electronic qualified Products Lists (QPLs) or Qualified Manufacturers Lists (QMLs) in the Qualified Products Database (QPD) is available in the current issue of the DoD 4120.24-M, which is available at www.dtic.mil/whs/directives or www.dsp.dla.mil.

Recommended changes to this publication should be sent to the Defense Standardization Program Office, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6233, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221 or email at DSPO@dla.mil.