Supplier Information
M7 Aerospace is constantly searching for quality suppliers who know the importance of competitive pricing, on time delivery, and superior technical capabilities. We purchase a wide array of goods and services common to the aerospace manufacturing business. We rely on competitive practices to ensure that business is awarded to suppliers with consideration to the best pricing, quality and responsive scheduling considerations. We take care to ensure that our bid evaluations are impartial and that orders are awarded to the lowest bidder capable of meeting our quality and schedule requirements. Please review the document listed below as you make application to become an M7 Aerospace approved supplier
M7 Aerospace Procurement Guide
- Discussion with Buyers
- Quotations
- Bidding
- Terms
- Quality Approval
- Supplier Quality Assurance Requirements (SQAR)
- The Purchase Order
- Accomplishing the Task
- Shipping Procedures & Requirements
- Receipt and Inspection
- Rejections
- Payment
- Supplier Scorecards
- M7 Aerospace Terms & Conditions
Ask for the opportunity to bid on any present or upcoming requirements. Try to be clear on any questions the buyer may have. Do not hesitate to ask questions. We may not have a requirement, which matches your capabilities at present. When the need for your product or service arises, you will be considered.
Gifts and Gratuities: No M7 employee shall accept gifts, personal loans, entertainment, or other special considerations from an individual or business organization doing business with the company. In additional, no M7 employee shall permit any influence that could conflict with the best interest of the company, or prejudice the company’s reputation. Associations with supplier representatives at luncheons, dinners, or business organization meetings are helpful in establishing better business understanding and are neither questionable nor unethical, provided the buyer keeps himself or herself free of obligations.
When you are given an opportunity to quote, you may receive a formal request for quotation (RFQ), a handwritten note with or without a drawing, or a request by telephone/fax.
When you reply to the buyer, be sure that your quote is accurate and that your proposal is submitted on time. You will be competing with other firms, and buyers will be looking for the best product or service at the most reasonable cost to our company. Buyers consider price, delivery, quality, reliability, maintainability, warranties, management capability, and importantly, past quality performance-not price alone.
Do you want to offer the buyer a discount for prompt payment? If so, consider terms such as 2%, 10 days, rather than a straight net 30 days. How about freight? Who pays it, you or the buyer? Do you want to pay the shipping cost as an added incentive? The buyer will ask where the FOB (Free on Board) point is: shipping or destination.
As referenced in purchase order quality notes, quality system approval is required of manufacturers, distributors, and special processors who provide product or services to M7 Aerospace. Approval may be granted based on mail-in or on-site surveys administered by the M7 Aerospace Quality organization.
Please e-mail or fax completed forms listed below to start the approval process. Fax to M7 Quality Assurance Fax: (210) 824-3012
Completed forms can be e-mailed as attacments to M7 Quality Assurance (Email Us)
Printable copy: M7 New Supplier Quality Survey Form
Printable copy: M7 Quality Assurance Continuation Form
Printable copy: M7 Certificate of Completion Form
Supplier Quality Assurance Requirements (SQAR)
Goods and services purchased by M7 Aerospace LP which are ultimately used in the manufacture, repair, overhaul or modification of an aircraft will be governed by the M7 Supplier Quality Assurance Requirements (SQAR). This document is updated periodically.
View the most current revision: Supplier Quality Assurance Requirements (SQAR)
The buyer notifies you that you are the successful bidder and issues a purchase order, which can be a verbal, unconfirmed purchase order for low value orders, or a lengthy, involved, formal contract. You may be asked to provide proof of insurance, or we may require an inspection of your facility. The buyer will advise you when and how to ship, and will caution you against shipping early or late. You will be advised where to ship the material and how and where to invoice. The purchase order number must appear on all documents such as the shipper or packing sheet, invoice, etc. Shipments cannot be received and paid for if they cannot be identified.
It is extremely important to comply with the specifications or instructions of the purchase order. Notify the buyer promptly if our instructions are not clear, or if you have not received any items which M7 agreed to furnish. Also notify the buyer promptly of any anticipated delays as work progresses.
Shipping Procedures & Requirements
Your next step is to ship so that the buyer will receive the items on the specified date in an undamaged condition. Be sure your packaging is adequate and conforms to our shipping instructions. Include, or separately forward to the buyer if so instructed, any certifications, drawings, etc., required by the purchase order.
Upon receipt of the material, a receiving report will be issued, alerting the buyer and others within the plant to its receipt, and the shipment will be inspected to ensure that it complies with the order and specification.
Should the shipment not be as ordered, it will be returned to the supplier for replacement at the supplier’s expense, and the supplier’s quality record will be noted. An unacceptable quality level can result in elimination from new program participation.
When your material has been delivered to the buyer and accepted, your invoice will be paid per the items of your purchase order. Be sure you send your invoices to the Accounts Payable Department, which receives and pays suppliers’ invoices. Do not send invoices to the “ship to” address or to the buyer unless instructed to do so by the buyer. If a problem or misunderstanding arises about your payment or payment terms on your PO, contact the buyer for resolution to the problem.
M7 Aerospace utilizes a scorecard system for monitoring supplier performance and rating our suppliers on a continuing basis. View a short presentation: M7’s Supplier Scorecard
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