AFMCI23-113 governs pre-award qualification of new or additional parts sources and the use of Source Approval Requests.
View AFMCI23-113 on armypubs.army.mil
It contains procedures for evaluating SARs and formalizing technical oversight of the pre-award source qualification process within AFMC. It requires separate SARs for repair and manufacture and establishes qualification requirements, criticality documentation, and waiver procedures.
Applies to: It is applicable to any organization which is managing items (Critical Application Items (CAIs), Critical Safety Items (CSIs), and non-critical items) for the United States Air Force (USAF) or the United States Space Force (USSF).
The screening process described in DFARS Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) 217.7506, Spare Parts Breakout Program, requires identification of additional sources to increase competition. (paragraph 2)
The AMSC/RMSC must be established by the ESA before or at the same time as the criticality. (paragraph 2)
If the ESA determines it is unreasonable to develop or specify the pre-award qualification requirements, the ESA requests a waiver of up to two years using Attachment 4 as a guideline. (paragraph 2)
The ESA will establish the qualification requirements for parts being considered. (paragraph 2)
The ESA will prepare pre-award qualification requirements whenever prequalification of a source or its product is required. (paragraph 2)