NQA provides guidelines for organizations transitioning to the new AS9100-series standards for quality management systems. By June 1st, 2017, all audits must be conducted using the new AS9100:2016 standards, as certifications to the older versions will no longer be valid after September 14th, 2018. Organizations certified under the previous standards must transition at their next scheduled surveillance or recertification audit. Transition audits will include assessing requirements in both the old and new standards, and certification decisions for transitioned organizations must be made by September 15th, 2018.