Calumet serves the
Military Market

Electronic components support the defensive, offensive, and logistical activities of all branches of the Military. Having dependable electronics provides operational capabilities to pursue systems and strategies required to accomplish the mission.

The company is committed to supporting government/military requirements and offers the following credentials:

• Certified to Military performance specifications MIL-PRF-31032 and MIL-PRF-55110.
• Quality system registrations to AS9100:2004 and ISO9001:2008
• Registered with the US Department of State for ITAR.
• Registered for Joint Certification
• Listed in the CCR
• Certified as A Certified HUBZone Small Business Concern by the Small Business Administration.
• Please refer to our current IPC-1710A OEM Standard for Printed Board Manufacturers' Qualification Profile.

Reference ID Numbers

Historically Underutilized Business Zone
Issuing Authority: Small Business Administration
Purpose: The HUBZone Program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by providing Federal contracting preferences to small businesses.

Quality System Certification to ISO9001:2008
Issuing Authority: NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd.
Purpose: ISO 9001:2008 specifies requirements for a quality management system for any organization that needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements and aims to enhance customer satisfaction.

Quality System Certification to AS9100:2004
Issuing Authority: NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd.
Purpose: AS9100:2004 standardizes quality management system requirements for the aerospace industry. The establishment of common requirements, for use at all levels of the supply-chain, by organizations around the world, should result in improved quality and safety, and decreased costs, due to the elimination or reduction of organization-unique requirements and the resultant variation inherent in these multiple expectations.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations
Issuing Authority: US State Department
Purpose: ITAR regulations dictate that information and material pertaining to defense and military related technologies may only be shared with US Persons unless approval from the Department of State is received

Joint Certification Program
Issuing Authority: The Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) in Battle Creek, MI
Purpose: Certification under the JCP establishes the eligibility of a U.S. or Canadian contractor to receive technical data governed, in the U.S., by DoD Directive 5230.25 and, in Canada, by the Technical Data Control Regulations (TDCR).

Performance Specification Printed Circuit Board
Issuing Authority: US Department of Defense
Purpose: This specification establishes the general performance requirements for printed circuit boards or printed wiring boards (hereafter designated printed board) and the verification requirements for insuring that these items meet the applicable performance requirements. Certification and qualification to this specification allows manufacturer's to apply the QML program to printed boards procured to non-QML documents such as MIL-PRF-55110 and MIL-P-50884. The intent of this specification is to allow the printed board manufacturer the flexibility to implement best commercial practices to the maximum extent possible while still providing product that meets military performance needs.