This Aerospace Standard (AS) establishes the requirements for suppliers of Nonconventional Machining Services to be accredited by the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP). NADCAP accreditation is granted in accordance with SAE AS7003 after demonstration of compliance with the requirements herein. The requirements may be supplemented by additional requirements specified by the NADCAP Nonconventional Machining and Surface Enhancement (NMSE) Task Group. Using the corresponding Audit Criteria (PRI AC7116) will ensure that accredited Nonconventional Machiningsuppliers meet all of the requirements in this standard and all applicable supplementary standard. The purpose of this audit program is to assess a suppliers's ablity to consistently provide a product or service that conforms to the tecnical specifications and customer requirements.The corresponding audit criteria are to also structured to obtain information relevant to management practices and processes that directly affect the product or service. This informantion will be used in the determination of accreditation of status and may be used by the supplier to guide improvements in the product or service and the asociated processes.