B08_Attachment 11_QASP_M61 CTR TOR_21 January 2020.docx

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

FOR

W911SR-20-F-____

M61 Canister Continuous Technology Refreshment w/_____

1.0 SCOPE

1.1 Purpose. The role of the Government in quality assurance is to ensure contract standards are achieved. The purpose of the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is to identify the methods and procedures the Government will use to evaluate contractor actions while performing the requirements in the Statement of Work (Section C of the Contract). It is designed to provide an effective surveillance method by monitoring contractor performance for each listed performance objective in the Performance Requirements Summary (Section 7).

1.1.1 The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) provides a systematic method to evaluate the services the contractor is required to perform for providing the hardware and data item deliverables.

1.1.2 The QASP has been developed by the requiring activity. It is designed to provide direction to personnel performing contract surveillance activities. Personnel surveying the contract terms and conditions and Task Order Requirements (TOR) will periodically review the QASP throughout the life of the contract.

2.0. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Contracting Officer‘s Representative. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is responsible for quality assurance guidance and to ensure that contract quality requirements, provisions, standards, and thresholds are defined, practical, enforceable, necessary, and verifiable.

2.1.1 The COR evaluates and documents contractor performance in accordance with the QASP and TOR.

2.1.2 The COR notifies the Contracting Officer of any significant performance deficiencies using a Contractor Discrepancy Report with supporting documentation.

2.1.3 The COR maintains surveillance documentation.

2.1.4 The COR recommends improvements to the QASP and TOR throughout the life of the contract.

2.2 Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is responsible for safeguarding the interests of the United States Government in contractual relationships. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to bind the Government and then, only to the extent of the authority delegated to them through the issuance of a warrant.

2.2.1 The Contracting Officer delegates authority for inspection and/or acceptance in accordance with the terms of the contract.

2.2.2 The Contracting Officer informs the contractor of the names, duties, and limitations of authority for all quality assurance personnel assigned to the contract.

3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

3.1 A Continuous Technology Refreshment (CTR) task order(s) may be issued on a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) basis to provide rapid and affordable technology insertion and refreshment on the M61 canister. A CTR Task Order Requirement (TOR) shall be issued that describes the construct of the M61 canisters with expanded TIC protection capabilities for use by the Government to evaluate proposed design configurations and mature the contractor’s manufacturing capability. The contractor shall determine the adsorbant(s), configurations, and design of its canister, provide prototypes for evaluation by the Government, and reports and data as specified in the TOR.

4.0 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

4.1. Quality Control Program. The contractor, not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control actions to meet the terms of the contract.

4.2 The M61 canisters are critical life support items. The contractor shall maintain the quality assurance and management requirements described in Section C.3.6 and Section I of the Basic Contract. The contractor shall inform the Government of any modifications or updates to existing plans to accommodate materials and process used to produce these canisters

5.0 SURVEILLANCE. The COR will perform surveillance based on the requirements specified in section 7.0 of this QASP.

6.0 DOCUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS.

6.1 The contractor shall deliver a report on the production of the prototype canisters meeting the requirements of section 5.3 of the TOR and Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) A002 of the base contract.

7.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS)

7.1 Overview. This PRS summary identifies the services required by the TOR over which the Government will exercise surveillance.

7.2 Performance Evaluation. Performance of a service will be evaluated to determine whether or not it meets the performance threshold. Revising and resubmitting the documentation at no cost to the Government is the preferred method for correcting unacceptable performance. The contractor shall provide the Government a written response as to why the performance threshold was not met, how performance will be returned to acceptable levels, and how recurrence of the cause will be prevented in the future.

7.3 Performance Objectives, Standards, Thresholds, and Surveillance Methods. The services required by the contractor are summarized into performance objectives along with the minimum standards that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

PRS # 1. Prototype Production Report

(TOR Para 5.3; CDRL A002 )

100% accuracy with one correction/rewrite.

Review of report

Government testing of deliverables

The evaluation ratings are as follows:

Very Good - Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the Government’s benefit. The contractual performance of the task and sub-task being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

Satisfactory - Performance meets contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the task and sub-task contain some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory.

Marginal - Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the task and sub-task being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

Unsatisfactory – Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the task or sub-task contains a serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.