SAM #748_SCMG_MQR_2026

Air Force Manufacturer Qualification for Critical Items

The Department of the Air Force is setting manufacturer qualification requirements for critical items managed by the 748th Supply Chain Management Group. - Government buyer: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), 748th Supply Chain Management Group (748 SCMG). - Items covered: Critical Safety Items (CSI), Critical Application Items (CAI), and Hardness Critical Items (HCI) listed on the 748 SCMG Master Item List. - Qualification service: Manufacturers seeking approval must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) and meet the applicable qualification requirements. - Applicants may need to provide technical data, testing, and manufactured articles at their own expense. - Evaluation may include a pre-award survey, initial production evaluation, or other production verification. - Products, part numbers, and quantities: No specific items, part numbers, or purchase quantities are identified. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named.

Description

748th SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT GROUP (SCMG) MANUFACTURE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (MQR) FOR COMMODITY CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS (CSI), CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEMS (CAI), AND HARDNESS CRITICAL ITEMS (HCI)

This Manufacture Qualification Requirement (MQR) applies to Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) commodity items managed by the 748th Supply Chain Management Group (748 SCMG) that are Critical Safety Item (CSI), Critical Application Item (CAI), and Hardness Critical Item (HCI) and are listed in the 748 SCMG Master Item List. CSI and CAI definitions may be found in Air Force Material Command Instruction (AFMCI) 23-113, Pre-Award Qualification of New or Additional Parts Sources and the use of the Source Approval Request (SAR) and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 20-106, Management of Aviation Critical Safety Items. Refer to MMIII SPO Handbook (MMIIISD-HB-91-1104) for HCI information.

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