Terms and Conditions

Terms & Conditions are subject to change without notice.


  1. Our organization reserves the right of final approval of product, procedures, processes and equipment.
  2. All special processes required by this PO must be performed by
    qualified personnel.
  3. Our organization reserves the right to review and approve the Vendors Quality Management System. Standard QMS Requirements Include:
    1. Vendors providing calibration services must provide evidence of calibration traceable to NIST and maintain accreditation to ISO17025.
    2. Vendors providing special processing must maintain a system for validating processes similar to that of a NADCAP program.
    3. Customer Directed sources must operate in accordance with approved specifications and standards as dictated and controlled by the customer in question.
    4. Suppliers initially approved for use via Certification (ISO, AS9100, ISO 17025, AS9120, etc) must notify Cardinal Tool of any changes to that certification.
  4. The Vendor shall maintain the proper identification and revision status of specifications, drawings, process requirements, inspection/verification instructions and other relevant technical data.
  5. Our organization reserves the right to approve or specify any designs, tests, inspection plans, verifications, use of statistical techniques for product acceptance, and any applicable critical items including key characteristics.
  6. Our organization reserves the right to designate requirements for test specimens for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation or auditing.
  7. The Vendor is required to:
    1. Notify our organization of nonconforming product within 24 hours.
    2. Obtain our organization approval for nonconforming product disposition.
    3. Notify our organization of changes in product and/or process, changes of suppliers, and changes of manufacturing facility locations within 24 hours.
    4. Flow down to the supply chain the applicable requirements including customer requirements.
  8. The Vendor is required to retain all Records associated with the Purchase Order as required by contract for a minimum period of 7 years.
  9. Right of access by our organization, our customer and regulatory authorities to the applicable areas of all facilities, at any level of the supply chain, involved in the order and to all applicable records.
  10. The Vendor is required to preserve the product in order to maintain conformity to requirements during delivery. The PO price includes cost of packaging.
  11. The seller warrants that in the performance of this PO, seller shall comply with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations and orders of the Government and any of the state or political subdivision thereof, and agrees to indemnify our company against any loss, damage, cost or liability by seller’s violation of this warranty.
  12. FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS/DAMAGE (FOD) PREVENTION: A) Seller shall maintain a FOD prevention Program. FOD program shall include the review of manufacturing process to identify and eliminate FOD entrapment areas through which foreign objects can migrate. Seller shall ensure work is accomplished in a manner to prevent FOD in deliverable items. Seller shall maintain work areas in a manner sufficient to preclude the risk of FOD incidents. Seller shall investigate each FOD incident and ensure elimination of its root cause. B) Buyer shall have the right to perform inspections to verify the FOD Program and audit the Seller's facility to ensure the effectiveness and documentation of sellers FOD Program. Seller shall identify a FOD control person responsible for the FOD Program. C) Seller shall have periodic self-assessment of its internal FOD practices for compliance to requirements and its effectiveness.