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Enhancing Counterfeit Electronic Parts Prevention: Trusted Suppliers and Policies

The avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the supply chain. Current government studies indicate a direct correlation between the category of suppliers and the exposure to counterfeit parts. To mitigate risks, it is essential that electronic components be sourced exclusively from trusted suppliers, defined as OEMs, authorized distributors, and specific suppliers with traceable origins. The Department of Defense is encouraged to adopt stringent guidelines for supplier selection, ensuring due diligence in scenarios where trusted sources are inaccessible. Additionally, prompt reporting of counterfeit discoveries through the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program is vital.

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Enhancing Counterfeit Electronic Parts Prevention: Trusted Suppliers and Policies

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  1. DoD Public Meeting: Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic PartsStorme StreetDirector, Government Relations, PolicyBAE Systems, Inc.March 27, 2014

  2. Trusted Suppliers • Supplier selection is critical to avoiding counterfeit electronic parts. • Government studies show exposure to counterfeit electronic parts is directly related to the category of suppliers involved in the sale of electronic parts. • Counterfeit electronic parts tend to find their way into the supply chain through suppliers other than original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or their authorized distributors.

  3. Trusted Suppliers • We believe it is essential that rulemaking and policymaking: • require that electronic parts be acquired from trusted suppliers whenever possible; • limit the definition of “trusted suppliers” to: • OEMs, • authorized distributors, and • suppliers that obtain electronic parts exclusively from the original manufacturer or its authorized distributors; and • for cases in which it is not possible to acquire electronic parts from these trusted suppliers (e.g., in the case of obsolete parts), require that purchasers – whether government or industry – apply due diligence (traceability, rigorous testing, etc.) when acquiring parts from other sources of supply. These latter sellers should be excluded when items are available from a “trusted supplier.”

  4. Trusted Suppliers • OEMs of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) assemblies (e.g., computers, routers, video displays, test and measurement devices), generally do not accept government-unique flowdown clauses such as those anticipated by DFARS Case 2012-D055. • For COTS electronic assemblies, we recommend that DoD: • limit the definition of “trusted suppliers” to: • OEMs, • authorized distributors, and • suppliers who obtain COTS electronic assemblies exclusively from the OEM or its authorized distributors; and • provide an exemption from the flowdown of counterfeit prevention requirements to the electronic parts level (authorized by USC 41 Section 1907).

  5. Reporting • Both DoD and industry should promptly report counterfeit electronic parts discoveries through the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP). • Clear protocols needed • Who reports? • Ensure as much relevant information shared within defense community as possible

  6. Storme Street Director, Government Relations, Policy BAE Systems, Inc. storme.street@baesystems.com 703-312-6108

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