FPMI is a preferred supplier to Boeing and earned Boeing,s recognition as a ,Silver Supplier., To receive this certification, Boeing evaluated FPMI against stringent performance standards in the areas of statistical process control, business processes, and performance. The preferred supplier status has enhanced FPMI,s competitiveness for potential contracts and increased bidder selection preference of FPMI,s services and products. FPMI has been a supplier to Boeing since July 1997 and a Silver Supplier since 1999.