ATTACHMENT_002_-_Definitions.pdf

ATTACHMENT 002 - DEFINITIONS

Business/Work Days means every official work day of the week which are days between and including

Monday to Friday. This does not include public holidays and weekends.

Calendar Day means any day of the week.

Contractor A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the

Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

Contracting Officer (CO) A person with authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government. Note: the only individual who can legally bind the Government.

Defective Service A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the

Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports

Government Furnished Property (GFP) Government-furnished property” means property in the possession of, r directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the Contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.

Government Technical Monitor (GTM) An individual designated by the Government Technical

Representative to assist in providing technical direction and monitoring performance under the contract.

Government Technical Representative (GTR) An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the

Contracting Officer to perform contract administration activities in regard to technical issues. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change and has no funding implications. This individual does

NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

Key Personnel Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel clause. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, offerors can be rejected if they do not have firm commitments from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) A listing of the performance requirements under the contract that are to be evaluated by the Government on a regular basis, performance indicators for these requirements, performance standards for these requirement and surveillance methods to be used to determine if performance standards are met (and optionally, any maximum payment for meeting the acceptable quality level (AQL) and any deduction from payment for not meeting the AQL).

Performance Standard The Contractor’s performance level required by the Government. This is also known as the acceptable quality level (AQL).

Performance Work Statement (PWS) A statement of work for performance based acquisitions that describe the required results in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable outcomes.

Physical Security Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

Quality Assurance (QA) Policies and procedures adopted by the Government to ensure that supplies and services acquired under Government contracts conform to the contract’s quality requirements.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) - A plan describing how the agency will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate and document the contractor’s performance in meeting critical performance standards identified in the contract.

Quality Auditor – An auditor that has been certified by the American Society of Quality or by an equivalent organziation as being capable of conducting quality audits.

Quality Control (QC) All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product of service shall meet contract requirements.

Shall means the imperative.

Subcontractor Any person , other than the prime Contractor, who offers to furnish or furnishes any supplies, material, equipment, or services of any kind under a prime contract or a subcontract entered into in connection with such prime contract, and any person who offers to furnish or furnishes general supplies to the prime contractor or a higher tier subcontractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with a subcontractor.

Work Week Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.