Nadcap^® is an industry-managed approach to conformity assessment that brings together technical experts from both Industry and Government to establish requirements for accreditation, accredit Suppliers and define operational program requirements. This results in a standardized approach to quality assurance and a reduction in redundant auditing throughout the aerospace industry.

By joining Prime contractors, Suppliers and Government representatives have joined forces to develop a program that:

• Establishes stringent industry consensus standards that satisfy the requirements of all participants
• Replaces routine auditing of Suppliers with one approved through a consensus decision- making process of members from the user community
• Conducts more in-depth, technically superior critical process audits
• Improves Supplier quality throughout industry through stringent requirements
• Reduces costs through improved standardization
• Utilizes technically expert auditors to assure process familiarity
• Provides more frequent audits for Primes, fewer audits for Suppliers