693KA8-19-R-00006 - Section E.pdf

693KA8-19-R-00006

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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E.1. FAA AMS Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Reference

3.1-1 Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Reference (July 2011)

This Screening Information Request (SIR) or contract, as applicable, incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or offerors and

Contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at: http://conwrite.faa.gov.

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Clause Title

3.10.4-4 Inspection of Services – Both Fixed-Price & Cost Reimbursement (April 1996)

3.10.4-5 Inspection – Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour (April 1996)

3.10.4-14 Assignment of a Quality Reliability Officer (QRO) (October 2015)

E.2. Inspection and Acceptance of Deliverables

(a) The Contracting Officer (CO), or their designated representative, is authorized to perform inspection on behalf of the Government for the purpose of acceptance of all materials, data, or services to be provided. In this regard, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is an authorized representative of the CO.

(b) Inspection, review, or the anticipation of acceptance/approval of a deliverable item during the course of its preparation must not be construed as assurance of acceptance of the finished product.

(c) Non-conforming deliverables will be rejected. Unless otherwise specified in Attachment J-4

(Contract Data Requirements List) or the Task Order (TO) under which the deliverable was ordered, the Contractor must correct deficiencies within thirty (30) calendar days of the rejection notice. If the deficiencies cannot be corrected within thirty (30) calendar days, the Contractor must immediately notify the CO of the reason for the delay and provide a proposed corrective action plan within ten (10) calendar days.

(d) Reports, documents and narrative type deliverables will be accepted when all discrepancies, errors or other deficiencies identified in writing by the Government have been corrected.

(e) Unless otherwise specified in Attachment J-4 or the TO under which the deliverable was ordered, the Government will accept or reject deliverables as promptly as practicable after delivery. Final acceptance of all deliverables under this contract will be made by the CO or designee in writing. If no explicit acceptance is provided earlier, deliverables will be presumed accepted within forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt of the final deliverable.

http://conwrite.faa.gov/

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E.3. Inspection and Acceptance of Services

(a) The Government will monitor and assess the delivery of services throughout the period of performance. In the event that any issues are identified, and/or the Government determines that the provided services do not meet the Controller Training Solutions (CTS) contract requirements, the Government will advise the Contractor as promptly as practicable.

i. For issues related to the delivery of training support services, the Contractor must remedy the issues/discrepancies within one (1) business day or provide the Government with a corrective action plan within one (1) business day if the issue/discrepancy cannot be resolved within that timeframe.

ii. For other issues, the Contractor must remedy the issues/discrepancies within ten (10) calendar days or provide the Government with a corrective action plan within ten (10) calendar days if the issue/discrepancy cannot be resolved within that timeframe.

(b) Unless explicitly notified of any issues or deficiencies, the Government’s acceptance of the services will be implicit. The Government reserves the right to notify the Contractor of issues and discrepancies up to fifteen (15) calendar days following delivery of the service. The

Contractor must not invoice for any services for which there are outstanding issues or discrepancies until those issues are resolved or as otherwise approved by the CO.

(c) Cost reimbursable items such as travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs) will be accepted upon receipt of proper documentation as specified in Sections G.9 and G.10.

E.4. Inspection and Acceptance of Training Materials, Software, Systems, and Support

Tools

(a) The Government reserves the right to conduct inspections and audits of any Contractor-developed/ provided training materials, software, systems, support tools, and other training-related products during the development process.

(b) The Government reserves the right to conduct independent testing of Contractor-developed/provided training materials, software, systems, support tools, and other training-related products upon delivery to the Government. As requested by the Government, the

Contractor must provide test procedures, scenarios, data, and other items required to verify the functionality of the Contractor-developed/provided training materials, software, systems, support tools, and other training-related products.

(c) Items that do not pass the Government’s independent testing (if conducted) will be rejected.

Unless otherwise specified in the TO under which the item was ordered, the Contractor must correct deficiencies within thirty (30) calendar days of the rejection notice. If the deficiencies cannot be corrected within thirty (30) calendar days, the Contractor must immediately notify the

CO of the reason for the delay and provide a proposed corrective action plan within ten (10) calendar days.

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(d) The specific acceptance criteria for Contractor-developed training materials, software, systems, support tools, and other training-related products will be specified in the TO under which they are ordered.

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