{"id":"82b3a94d-e373-47fa-88fb-802e89147667","task":"Explain ISO 9001 vs. Nadcap scope for a finishing shop pursuing aerospace work","domain":"p-r-i.org","steps":["Treat ISO 9001 (or AS9100 for aerospace) as the facility-wide quality management system baseline covering documented procedures, corrective action, and management review","Treat Nadcap as a special-process accreditation layered on top, verifying a specific process (e.g., chromium plating, anodizing) meets industry-consensus technical requirements","Confirm which one, or both, the customer's purchase order or drawing actually requires, since aerospace primes frequently require Nadcap for special processes even from AS9100-certified suppliers","Recognize that Nadcap audits go deeper into process-specific technical controls (bath chemistry, equipment calibration, process specs) than a generic ISO 9001 surveillance audit","Avoid marketing Nadcap accreditation for a process the shop has not actually been audited/accredited for, even if the facility holds ISO 9001 or AS9100"],"gotchas":["Holding ISO 9001/AS9100 does not imply Nadcap accreditation for any process — they come from different bodies (ISO registrars vs. the Performance Review Institute) with different scopes","Nadcap accreditation is granted per process, so a facility can be accredited for one special process while completely unaccredited for another it also performs"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T18:30:44.859Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/82b3a94d-e373-47fa-88fb-802e89147667"}