1.3.1
Programs and projects are responsible for levying the requirements of this document on internal organizations and external suppliers, and for providing for flow-down to sub-tier suppliers.
1.3.2
It is recommended that a compliance matrix is used to show traceability between the fastener requirements that are flowed down by the program, project or procuring activity to the hardware developer, to the method of implementation for each requirement (the hardware developer is the user of the fastener - see definition of hardware developer).