MIL-DTL-38726B
6.3 Qualification. With respect to products requiring qualification, awards will be made only for
products which are, at the time of award of contract, qualified for inclusion in Qualified Products List QPL
No.38726 whether or not such products have actually been so listed by that date. The attention of the
contractors is called to these requirements, and manufacturers are urged to arrange to have the products
that they propose to offer to the Federal Government tested for qualification in order that they may be
eligible to be awarded contracts or orders for the products covered by this specification. Information
pertaining to qualification of products may be obtained from DLA Land and Maritime, P.O. Box 3990,
ATTN: VQ, Columbus, Ohio 43218-3990 or emailed to vqp.chief@dla.mil. An online listing of products
qualified to this specification may be found in the Qualified Products Database (QPD) at
6.3.1 Provisions governing qualification (SD-6). Copies of "Provisions Governing Qualification" are
available online at https://assist.daps.dla.mil or from the Standardization Document Order Desk, 700
Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.
6.4 Environmentally preferable material. Environmentally preferable materials should be used to the
maximum extent possible to meet the requirements of this specification. As of the dating of this
document, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is focusing efforts on reducing 31 priority
chemicals. The list of chemicals is available on their website at
https://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/wastemin/index.htm. Included in the EPA list of 31 priority
chemicals are cadmium, lead, and mercury. Use of the materials on the list should be minimized or
eliminated unless needed to meet the requirements specified herein (see section 3).
6.5 Guidance on use of alternative parts. Guidance on use of alternative parts with less hazardous
or non-hazardous materials. This specification provides for a number of alternative plating materials via
the PIN. Users should select the PIN with the least hazardous material that meets the form, fit, and
function requirements of their application.
6.6 Subject term (key word) listing.
Air systems
Cadmium
Nickel
Swivel nut
Vacuum systems
6.7 Changes from the previous issue. Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify
changes with respect to the previous issue due to the extent of the changes.
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