ATTACHMENT 4 Quality Control Plan Evaluation Criteria 20210603.pdf

ATTACHMENT 4

MATOC SOLICITATION W25G1V21R0014

Quality Control Plan Evaluation Criteria

1 May 2021

1) Table of Contents:

a. A listing of the major sections identified with tabs in the order of the items following hereafter.

2) Quality Control Organization:

a. The Quality Control organization must be identified, including a chart showing the organizational structure and lines of authority.

b. The contractor must provide sufficient quality control personnel to satisfy all contract requirements.

c. The contractor's quality control staff may vary in size.

d. The contractor's quality control staff shall be fully qualified by experience and technical training as required in the specifications to perform their assigned duties.

e. The contractor must indicate how he intends the staff to meet all requirements.

f. The Quality Control organization assures that the contractor has identified needs in advance, is planning to satisfy those needs, and is not overlooking or underestimating requirements.

3) Names and Qualifications:

a. The names, qualifications, and classification of each member of the contractor’s quality control team must be provided.

b. The Quality Control Manager and the Alternate Quality Control Manager must be employees of the prime contractor. This information may be provided in phases, as work progresses; however, the Government must receive the information before an individual begins work.

c. Include the Quality Control Manager Course certification for the Quality Control Manager and the Alternate Quality Control Manager as required by the specifications.

4) Duties, Responsibilities and Authorities of Quality Control Personnel:

a. Provide a listing of assigned quality control activities for performance by the prime contractor, subcontractors, offsite fabricators, and suppliers.

b. If the contractor delegates quality control duties, the plan must indicate how he will assure the effectiveness of the quality control efforts.

c. Include a list of duties, responsibilities and authorities of each person in the Quality Control organization.

5) Outside Organizations:

a. Provide a listing of outside organizations such as architectural and consulting engineering firms that will be employed by the contractor and a description of their services.

6) Appointment Letters:

a. Letters signed by an officer of the firm appointing the Quality Control manager Alternate Quality Control Manager and stating that they are responsible for implementing and managing the Quality Control program. Copies of the letters shall be included in the Quality Control Plan.

b. Quality Control Manager and Alternate Quality Control Manager to implement and manage the three phases of control and their authority to stop work which is not in compliance with the contract.

7) Submittal Procedures and Initial Submittal Register:

a. Listing of procedures for scheduling and managing submittals,

b. Including those of designers of record, consultants, architect-engineers, subcontractors, offsite fabricators, suppliers, and purchasing agents.

c. Include a listing of procedures for reviewing, approving and managing submittals.

d. Provide the name(s) of the person(s) in the Quality Control organization authorized to review and certify submittals prior to approval.

8) Testing Laboratory Information:

a. Performance of control testing is to be included in the Quality Control Plan.

b. Provide testing laboratory.

c. If technicians employed by the contractor will be performing the tests.

d. The Quality Control plan must indicate who will perform specific tests.

e. The Quality Control plan must include the testers qualifications.

f. Specifics relative to test report submissions are to be addressed, including format, content, and consistency of all documentation.

9) Testing Plan and Log:

a. A testing plan and log.

b. Include the tests.

c. Reference by the specification paragraph number requiring the test.

d. The frequency, and the person responsible for each test.

e. Giving advance notice to the Government of the times when tests will be conducted.

10) Procedures to Complete Construction Deficiencies/Rework Items:

a. A listing of the procedures to identify, record, and track construction deficiencies/rework items from identification through corrective action.

b. It is noted that this plan must also include design deficiencies/rework items if the contract is a design-build contract.

11) Documentation Procedures:

a. Documentation procedures including proposed report formats.

12) Procedures for Performing the Three Phases of Control:

a. The Three Phases of Control are the core of the Construction Quality Management system.

b. The Quality Control Plan is the means by which the contractor assures himself that his construction, to include his subcontractors and suppliers, complies with the requirements of the contract plans and specifications.

c. If the project is design-build, the plan also assures compliance with the Request for Proposal. The controls shall be adequate to cover all construction operations, including both onsite and offsite fabrication.

d. Preparatory Phase.

e. This phase shall be performed prior to beginning work on each definable feature of work.

f. Use the preparatory phase checklist when conducting this phase meeting.

g. Safety is a consideration.

h Initial Phase.

h. This phase must be accomplished at the beginning of a definable feature of work.

i. Use the initial phase checklist when conducting this phase meeting.

j. Safety is a consideration.

k. Follow-Up Phase.

l. Daily checks shall be performed to assure continuing compliance with contract requirements.

m. Safety is a consideration.

13) Procedures for Completion Inspection:

a. Provisions for the Quality Control Manager to conduct completion inspections of the work.

b. Develop a “punch list” of items which do not conform to the contract requirements.

c. The Quality Control Manager shall make a second completion inspection to ascertain that all "punch list" items have been corrected and so notify the Government.

d. The plan must include project completion turnover procedures.

e. Warranty information.

f. O & M manuals.

g. System operation and sequence verification.

h. Final system testing.

i. Instruction and training procedures.

j. Punch-out.

k. Pre-final inspection to include the Government.

l. Final inspection to include the client/customer "punch list".

m. “Punch list” correction and verification.

n. Turnover of extra materials and spare parts.

o. Turnover of keys.

p. Completed as-built drawings.