1006278652_PWS.docx

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

For

Repair of AN/ALQ-131 Access Covers

Purchase Request: FD2060-20-00019

Date: 15 July 2019

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1.0 Description of Services

This Performance-Based Work Statement establishes the procedures that will be utilized to have AN/ALQ-131 National Stock Numbers (NSNs) listed in Government Furnished Property for repair and returned to the Air Force to meet user demands and performance requirements. The AN/ALQ-131 Pod Electronic Attack (EA) weapon system is used on the A-10 and F-16 weapon systems as a primary missile deterrent. The contractor shall accomplish repair for AN/ALQ-131 NSNs listed in Government Furnished Property of this document. This repair requires specific knowledge and skills.

1.1 Objective(s)

The primary objective of this effort is the repair of critical assets that will maintain the war readiness of the AN/ALQ-131 weapon system. The contractor shall maintain the defined workflow of accurate repair on the AN/ALQ-131 NSNs listed in Government Furnished Property of this document while meeting the repair Turn Around Times (TAT) of routines, SURGE, and MICAP requirements, maintaining quality control and configuration control along with providing prompt and accurate transaction reporting in CAVAF. This document defines the necessary repair and testing to ensure that each end item is in serviceable condition prior to return to government supply and that the end item efficiently serves its intended purpose. The primary objective of this effort is the repair of critical assets that will maintain the war readiness of the AN/ALQ-131 weapon system.

1.2 Benefit to United States Air Force (USAF):

This acquisition will benefit the United States Air Force (USAF) by providing accurate repair services for the AN/ALQ-131 National Stock Numbers listed in Government Furnished Property of this document in support of the A-10 and F-16 fleet, and mission. These items are a configuration management item of the AN/ALQ-131 system (see Appendix “B” of this document).

1.3 Background:

These AN/ALQ-131 assets which are a vital part for operation of the system during missions. The Repair of the ALQ-131 Acess Covers are critical for the EA Pod to detect threats and protect the A-10 and F-16 fleet, and mission. The purpose of this effort will provide a continued flow of serviceable assets to the warfighter.

2.0 Services Summary

At a minimum, 95% of repaired assets shall pass initial inspection. Remaining 5% (or less) of failed assets shall pass on the second attempt. This metric will be calculated monthly.

There shall be no more than two PQDRs and/or QDRs per year.

3.0 Government Property: Government property will be provided.

3.1 Contractor Responsibility: The Contractor shall be responsible for Government property in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and as specified in the contract/order.

3.2 Government Property to be provided:

Government property is not authorized IAW this PWS beyond providing unserviceable assets. The contractor shall furnish all material and parts necessary for the performance of these services. The government will provide the unserviceable AN/ALQ-131 NSNs listed in Appendix “B” of this document for contractor repair.

3.3 Loss of Government Property

3.3.1 Definition of Loss of Government Property: “Loss of Government property” means unintended loss of or damage to Government property including property that cannot be found after a reasonable search, loss due to inadequate storage, loss due to lack of security, theft, damage requiring repair to restore the item to usable condition, or damage that renders the property useless for its intended purpose or Beyond Economical Repair (BER). Loss of Government property does not include manufacturing defects, obsolescence, normal wear and tear, or purposeful destructive testing. Unless otherwise stated in the contract/order, loss of Government property does not include normal and reasonable inventory adjustments, i.e., losses of low priority consumable material, such as common hardware, as agreed to by the Contractor and the Government Property Administrator.

3.3.2 Reporting Loss of Government Property: The Contractor shall report loss of Government property using Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) / Access to eTools.

3.4 Return or Retention of Government Property: All property provided by the Government remains the property of the Government and shall be returned to the Government as directed, but no later than completion of the contract/order, unless the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) directs the Contractor to retain the property for continued use under a successor contract. All Government property shall be returned to the Government in the condition provided unless approved in advance by the PCO. All material generated under the contract/order becomes the property of the Government and shall be returned to the Government as directed, but no later than completion of the contract/order, unless the PCO directs the Contractor to retain the material for continued use under a successor contract.

4.0 Technical Requirements

4.1 AN/ALQ-131 Repair Technical Performance

4.1.1 Contract/Order Period of Performance

The period of performance for the FD2060-20-00018 contract is for 5 1-year ordering periods with an Option to Extend Services for 6 months.

4.1.2 Place of Performance

The place of performance for this contract will be exclusively not on a U.S. Government installation. These services shall be performed at the contractor’s facility Omohundro Inc, 1525 Vivian Court Port Orchard, WA 98367-6400; CAGE: 33747.

4.2 Contract Data Requirements List(s) (CDRL)

4.2.1 Quality of CDRL Deliverable

There shall be no more than one rejection of any deliverable. There shall be no more than one total rejection of deliverables per year. The Government will reject a deliverable if two or more technical errors or one or more minor errors are found within the deliverable. A technical error is defined as the format not being in accordance with the CDRL or the content not being accurate and complete in accordance with the CDRL, PWS or contract. A minor error is exemplified by a typographical error, a grammatical error, etc. The rejected deliverable shall be corrected and resubmitted within three business days of notification of Government rejection.

4.2.2 Receipt of CDRL Deliverable

CDRL deliverables may be submitted via Wide Area Workflow e-Business Suite / Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance, and Property Transfer (iRAPT) or be submitted directly to the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) member identified on the CDRL. There shall be no more than one late submission of deliverables per year. The Contractor shall notify the Government if the delivery of any data/document will not meet the scheduled delivery date and negotiate a revised delivery date. The data/document shall be delivered by the revised delivery date acceptable to the Government.

4.2.3 Government Property Inventory Report (annual)

4.2.3.1 Government Property Inventory Report: The contractor shall perform an annual 100% physical inventory. The annual period of performance for the contractor to accomplish the required action shall be one year starting from the date of award. All results, findings and corrective actions of any annual physical inventories shall be provided to the Government 21 working days after the one year mark. - CDRL A005, DI-MGMT-80441C, Government Property Inventory Report.

4.2.3.2 Parts Approval Request: Nonstandard parts, as defined by non Mil Standard or noncommercial equivalent that are used in this repair must be approved by AFLCMC/WNYEAA. CDRL A001, DI-NDTI-8063A-3018, Acceptance Test Procedure

4.2.3.3 A Test Plan shall be generated and submitted upon completion. The report shall contain the results of the qualification testing and all of the acceptance testing performed. The contractor shall maintain and available upon request from the program office. CDRL A001, DI-NDTI-8063A-3018, Acceptance Test Procedure and A002, DI-NDTI-80809B, Acceptance Test Report

4.3 Repair

4.3.1 The contractor shall return the end item to a serviceable, but not like new, condition. The extent of work required to assure a serviceable end item shall efficiently serve its intended purpose shall be determined by visual inspection, electrical testing and disassembly as necessary. Material or parts used for replacement shall be equal to or exceed the quality of the original material or parts. The material or parts used shall be entirely suitable for repair of the ALQ-131 Weapon System. NSNs in the table as shown in Appendix “B” of this document shall be completely interchangeable without alterations of either of the subassemblies. Parts which bear a national stock number designation may be replaced by a similar part, provided the alternate part is designated as an acceptable replacement by a federal catalog and approved by 408 SCMS/GULA Engineering or AFLCMC/WNYEAA ALQ-131 System Engineering.

4.3.2 Routine repaired assets shall be delivered within 60 days of receipt of order. There shall be no more than three late deliveries per contract year. The Contractor shall notify the Government if the delivery of any asset will not meet the scheduled delivery date and negotiate a revised delivery date. The late asset shall be delivered by the revised delivery date acceptable to the Government.

4.3.3 Surge and MICAP Repairs: The Contractor shall provide timely response to 100% of the Surge and MICAP requirements. The Contractor will notify the Production Management Specialist (PMS), within three business days of notification of Surge and MICAP requirements, and propose a revised delivery schedule.

4.3.4 Delivery Schedule: The delivery schedule shall be provided via email and shall include constraints (such as carcass availability and funding) and any negative impact to the delivery schedule. Delivery schedule for Surge and MICAP repairs shall be met in accordance with the negotiated contract schedule; while the turnaround time (TAT) is subject to material availability, satisfaction of all Surge and MICAP requirements shall be 14 days. Performance thresholds are to provide timely response 100% of the time and to meet the proposed schedule for Surge and MICAP requirements 100% on time.

4.3.5 Access Covers that fails final Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) must be repaired and pass final ATP within 30 calendar days after the failure. Only one late/rework is allowed per quarter.

4.3.6 The contractor shall provide a timely response when information and status are needed via the regular flow of information exchanges between the contractor and the government.

4.3.7 Exchange of parts between assemblies and/or subassemblies is authorized with the agreement that the same number of assets are to be returned serviceable, unless the asset(s) is deemed “not repairable” or condemned. Exchange of parts shall not be a reason for condemnation.

4.3.8 Collaborative Supply Planning (CSP) Meetings: Not Required

4.5 GFE Support Equipment will be repaired and calibrated under the appropriate GFE Support Equipment CLIN as noted in the contract with approval from the 408 SCMS/GULA Program Manager or PMS Seller.

4.6 Lay-In Material: The contractor shall procure lay-in material as required to meet the repair BEQs and Support Equipment Repairs / Calibration, per approval from the 408 SCMS/GULA Program Manager or PMS Seller before being purchased.

4.7 Definitions

4.7.1 End Item: For the purpose of this PWS, end items are the articles of equipment listed as Line Items on this contract.

4.7.2 Serviceable: An item capable of meeting the requirements and performing the function for which it is designed and meeting all test requirements established by the PWS.

4.7.3 Fast Transportation: End items shall be shipped per the fastest traceable means available to destinations specified by the government.

4.7.4 Over and Above: Over and Above will be utilized in accordance with FAR section 252.217-7028. Over and Above will be approved on a case by case basis. Any requests for over and above work shall be sent to the ACO and PCO. The Over and Above line shall only be used for requests relating to repairs, test equipment, any obsolescence resolution.

4.8 Quality

4.8.1 Quality of repairs would include no more than two Product Quality Deficiency Report (PQDR) per year deemed to be the fault of the contractor following the PQDR investigation.

4.8.2 As a minimum, the contractor’s quality system shall be established and maintained in accordance with Quality System Model for Quality Assurance in Design, Development, Production, Installation, and Servicing. This system shall be developed and available for cognizant Government Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) review prior to beginning production.

4.8.3 Repaired assets shall pass inspection with no more than one failure per year.

At a minimum, 95% of repaired assets shall pass initial inspection. Remaining 5% (or less) of failed assets shall pass on the second attempt. This metric will be calculated monthly There shall be no more than two PQDRs and/or QDRs per year.

4.9 Configuration Control

The contractor shall not incorporate any engineering changes to the end item that will affect form, fit, or function of the end item prior to obtaining approval from 408 SCMS/GUEA Engineering or AFLCMC/WNYEAA ALQ-131 System Engineering through the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). Any changes made without written approval from WRALC shall require removal at contractor’s expense.

4.10 Condemnation

4.10.1 The contractor shall be required to repair all items unless written direction is provided by the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) which excludes a particular item from these requirements. Request for condemnation shall only be submitted to the 408 SCMS/GULB Program Manager or PMS Seller for approval/disapproval if the unit falls into one of the criteria specified below:

4.10.1.1 Physical damage destroys 75% of the physical and electrical integrity of the unit (i.e. crushed).

4.10.1.2 Overheating and subsequent destruction of 80% of the internal electrical components and electrical connections.

4.10.1.3 Damage due to fire, explosion, flood, aircraft crash or enemy combat action.

4.10.1.4 Items condemned under the provisions of this contract shall be replaced by reparable assets provided by the Government from within existing inventory. Items condemned under provisions of this contract will be replaced by the government with replacement assets for repair at no additional cost to the government.

4.10.1.5 All items condemned that contain precious metals, silver, gold, platinum, rhodium, iridium, osmium, and ruthenium, scrap bearing such metals, and items containing recoverable quantities thereof shall be reported to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, DRMS-SM, Federal Center, 74 N. Washington, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084 for disposition instructions.

4.10.1.6 Condemned items shall be disposed of after consulting and receiving instructions from the Multi-Function Team.

4.11 Production Problems

Should the contractor encounter any problems that will impact performance under the contract, the contractor shall promptly report them to the PCO and/or ACO and/or PMS Seller and/or 408 SCMS/GULA Program Manager or PMS Seller.

4.12 Workflow

4.12.1 Receiving

4.12.2 End items inducted for repair shall be handled in accordance with industry best accepted practices for receiving Government Equipment.

4.12.3 The end items shall be handled and stored in such a manner as to prevent damage and theft. The contractor shall secure and process end items returned for repair in accordance with the contract security requirements.

4.12.4 When shipping containers are received that meet the requirements of the AFMC Form 158 (Packaging Requirements) and are suitable for return shipment of serviceable assets, they shall be reclaimed, stored, and protected for reuse. If a container does not meet the packaging requirements or is damaged, the contractor shall submit a request to the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) for approval/disapproval to return. Alternatively, the contractor can request a new shipping container via CAV-AF.

4.12.5 Any misdirected or misidentified shipments shall be reported for disposition in accordance with the contractor’s Government Property Management Procedure.

4.12.6 Repairs shall be made at the contractor’s facility and as a minimum shall be accomplished in accordance with the contractor’s Quality System Model and applicable engineering drawings, processes and procedures listed herein.

4.12.7 During inspection and for functional test, the presence of corrosion on components or unit chassis shall constitute reason for a more thorough disassembly and inspection. Should corrosion be found on a component, disassembly shall be made only to the extent necessary to remove corrosion or replace parts. Corrosion removal and treatment of affected areas shall be accomplished using approved methods and materials in accordance with best industry practice.

4.12.8 After repair is completed, the contractor shall inspect item to be sure that all tools/foreign objects have been removed and that there are no loose parts.

4.12.9 Repaired end item shall be labeled in accordance with the applicable contractor drawing. All repaired end items shall be refinished only to the extent necessary to assure adequate protection of all surfaces. End items should not be refinished to a like new condition merely for appearance. Repaired end items shall be subjected to and acceptance shall be in accordance with WR/ALC approved ATP listed herein. Approved ATP shall not be revised without AFLCMC/WNYEAA Engineering approvals.

4.12.10 All repaired end items shall be final inspected by the contractor’s Quality Assurance Department, or designee, and submitted to the Government QAR for CQA and Acceptance at Origin on a Material Inspection and Receiving Report (WAWF).

4.12.11 Upon completion of all inspections, all ports, vents, and openings shall be covered with plugs, caps, or sealed in plastic bags to prevent entry of foreign matter or contamination into the end item.

4.13 Packaging

The Contractor shall package and mark material in accordance with the contract/order Air Force Packaging Requirements and applicable Government regulations.

4.14 Commercial Asset Visibility-Air Force (CAV-AF)

4.14.1 Commercial Asset Visibility-Air Force (CAV-AF): The Contractor shall report production in CAV-AF. The Contractor shall provide data on the actions conducted for each unit. The Contractor shall report as actions occur. -CDRL A003 DI-MGMT-81838, Commercial Asset Visibility Air Force (CAVAF); The CAV AF System transactions are processed via the World Wide Web, https://www.cavaf.com. / Government Property Inventory Report, -CDRL A005 DI-MGMT-80441C.

4.14.2 The Contract Government Furnished Material (GFM) Requisition and Inventory Report provides the Government with monthly information in determining GFM balances by condition code, consumption, turn-ins, transfers, due-ins, receipts, plant clearance and shipping actions.

4.15 Contract Depot Maintenance Production Report

Contract Depot Maintenance Production Report: This is a two-part report which provides the Government with monthly maintenance of transit, induction, condemnation and production figures; status and accountability of assets at a contractors facility, performance to schedule, and the summary of unresolved problems at the end of the report period. The PMS shall compare report data to CAV AF reporting actions to identify variances in a timely manner and communicate to contractor required CAV AF corrective actions are to be accomplished within 24 hours of notification. This report shall be provided 10 working days after the end of each month. -CDRL A004, DI-PSSS-81995, Contract Depot Maintenance Production Report

4.16 Travel: Travel requests for contractor/subcontractor personnel shall be submitted for approval to the 408 SCMS/GULA Program Manager or PMS Seller prior to costs being incurred and a minimum of 10 business days in advance of departure. Receipts must be presented with the invoice for reimbursement of actual travel costs.

5.0 General Information

5.1 Continuation of Mission-Essential Services During a Crisis The Functional Commander or civilian equivalent has determined these services are not mission-essential and will not continue in the event of a crisis.

5.2 Security Requirements

5.2.1 Security Regulations

The Contractor shall ensure contractor/subcontractor personnel who perform work on a Government facility comply with the security requirements of the facility. The Contractor shall comply with the following security regulations: Government Security regulations including, DoD 5200.2-R, Personnel Security Program; DoDD 5205.02E, DoD Operations Security (OPSEC) Program; DoD Manual 5205.02-M, DoD Operations Security (OPSEC) Program Manual; and AFI 31-101, Integrated Defense.

5.2.2 Operations Security (OPSEC)

Operations Security (OPSEC): The purpose of OPSEC is to reduce the vulnerability of USAF missions to adversary collection and exploitation of critical information. The Contractor shall comply with DoDD 5205.02E and DoD Manual 5205.02-M to protect United States (U.S.) Government interests. The Contractor shall ensure Contractor personnel who perform work on a Government facility comply with the OPSEC procedures of the facility.

5.2.3 Communications Security (COMSEC)

The contractor shall use only secure communications methods and/or equipment to transmit or otherwise transfer classified information and/or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in accordance with DoD 5220.22-M. Applicable equipment shall be safeguarded, maintained and operated in accordance with DoD 5220.22-M.

5.2.4 Security Clearance

It is not expected contractor/subcontractor personnel will require security clearances for proper accomplishment of contract/order requirements. Contractor/subcontractor personnel shall not be authorized access to classified information and/or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and classified items or be permitted to work on classified projects and/or programs without an appropriate security clearance and a need-to-know.

5.2.5 Security Incident or Violation

The Contractor shall immediately notify the Government Security Office of any potential or actual security incident or violation including potential or actual unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified and/or controlled unclassified information.

5.2.6 Security of Contractor System(s)

The Contractor shall ensure the security of automated information systems at the Contractor’s facility to preclude potential security incidents or violations including potential unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified and/or controlled unclassified information.

5.2.7 Access to Government System(s)

Access to Government system(s) will not be required to perform tasks under the contract/order.

5.3 Environmental Management System (EMS)

These services shall not be performed at a Government facility; therefore, the EMS requirement does not apply.

5.4 Agency Affirmative Procurement Programs

In accordance with FAR 23.404, Agency Affirmative Procurement Programs, 100% of purchases of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated products included in the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) list [http://www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm] and/or United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-designated products included in the bio-based product listings [http://www.biopreferred.gov] shall, at a minimum, meet the EPA or USDA standards for recovered materials or bio-based content, respectively, unless an item cannot be acquired competitively within a realistic timeframe, meet appropriate performance standards, and/or be acquired at a reasonable price.

5.5 Environmental Management System (EMS): Contractor/subcontractor personnel who perform work in any Government facility shall comply with the EMS requirements established by the facility. Contractor/subcontractor personnel may be required to complete EMS training prior to beginning work.

5.6 Safety Requirements

5.6.1 Contractor Compliance

The Contractor shall comply with Government Safety and Health regulations including, Public Law 91-596 as amended by Public Law 101-552 [Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA)] and DoDD 4715.1E, Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH).

5.6.2 Mishap Notification/Investigation

The Contractor shall report mishaps including damage to DoD property; occupational illness to DoD military or civilian personnel; injury to on- or off-duty DoD military personnel; injury to on-duty DoD civilian personnel; and damage to public or private property or injury or illness to non-DoD personnel caused by Government operations. The Contractor shall ensure the Safety Office and the PCO are notified of mishaps. The Contractor shall contact the MFT by telephone within eight (8) business hours. The Contractor shall cooperate with Government safety investigations.

5.7 Inspection of Services

In accordance with the Inspection of Supply/Services clause(s) identified in the contract/order, the Government reserves the right to inspect Contractor performance.

5.8 Contractor Manpower Reporting

In accordance with 10 United States Code 2330a, the Contractor shall provide an annual count of contractor/subcontractor personnel performing work for each fiscal year if the DoD is the requiring activity, if the acquisition is using U.S. Government appropriated funds, and if the acquisition is in excess of $3,000,000.00. The Contractor shall report all Contractor labor hours, including subcontractor labor hours, required for performance of the services provided under the contract in the Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (eCMRA).

Reporting shall be conducted for each fiscal year, which extends October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be made any time during the fiscal year, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of the following fiscal year. The Contractor shall establish a record for the contract/order in eCMRA no later than 30 calendar days after contract/order award. The Contractor shall enter Order Data, Contact Data and Location Data. Data for Air Force service requirements must be input at the Air Force CMRA link. Additional information and user manuals for government personnel and contractors are available at the Army CMRA link at http://www.ecmra.mil.

5.9 Invoicing/Payment and Receipt/Acceptance

The multi-functional team (MFT) can request that data items be attached to acceptance forms through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) or submitted to Government personnel as spelled out in the data Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL). To allow for payment of separately priced data items, the MFT must use WAWF for acceptance. Data CDRL will determine submittal requirements; however, both separately priced and non-separately priced items must be accepted in WAWF in order for the line item to be closed out in the contract. Information regarding Wide Area Work Flow-Receipt and Acceptance is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil.

5.10 Trafficking in Persons

The Contractor shall comply in accordance with the FAR and applicable supplements and shall be in compliance with all applicable guidance and clauses listed in the contract as it relates to Trafficking in Persons. Additional information about Trafficking in Persons is available at the site for the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. http://www.state.gov/j/tip

6.0 Plan for Corrective Action

6.1 Unsatisfactory Contractor performance will result in the issuance of a negative PAR. The program office will set a suspense date and forward the PAR to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) for submission to the Contractor. The PCO will submit the PAR to the Contractor for corrective action. The Contractor shall explain the deficiency and identify the corrective action they shall take to resolve the deficiency and prevent recurrence. The Contractor shall sign and return a negative PAR to the PCO by the suspense date.

6.2 If repetitive negative PARs or a single negative PAR identifying critical Contractor non- compliance are issued without satisfactory resolution, the program office will initiate the corrective action report (CAR) process. However, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) reserves the right to issue a CAR at any time based on the severity of the Contractor non-compliance. The PCO will set a suspense date and submit the CAR to the Contractor for corrective action. The Contractor shall sign and return the CAR, with a corrective action plan, to the PCO for acceptance by the Multi-functional team (MFT) by the suspense date. The corrective action will be tracked and documented until the deficiency is resolved to the satisfaction of the MFT. The CAR will become part of the PCO contract file. If the CAR process fails to resolve the deficiency, the PCO has the right to invoke the Inspection of Supply/Services clause(s) identified in the contract/order.

7.0 Contractor Responsibilities

7.1 Quality Control Plan/Quality Management System (QMS): The Contractor shall ensure the quality of services through a quality and/or inspection system. The Contractor shall submit a Quality Control Plan (QCP) addressing detection of quality program problems and defects, identification of root causes for quality related problems/defects, correction of root causes related to detected problems/defects, and follow-up to ensure quality related problems/defects do not recur. The plan shall include the schedule of quality assurance/control inspections planned by the Contractor. The Contractor shall ensure the quality of services through a quality and/or inspection system. In order to meet the government’s quality requirements, a contractor’s QMS should be robust enough and resourced adequately to execute four key quality functions: 1) Detection of quality program problems and defects; 2) Identification of root causes for quality related problems/defects; 3) Correction of root causes related to detected problems/defects; and, 4) Follow-up to ensure quality related problems/defects do not recur; a mature QMS requires the contractor be the proactive party on quality issues. The goal is to obtain performance reflective of continuous improvement with no reliance on DCMA’s surveillance to detect problems/defects, determine root causes, or ensure quality related problems/defects do not recur. CDRL A006, DI-QCIC-81794, Quality Assurance Program Plan.

7.2 Maintains an inspection process acceptable to the Government and records of inspections, which shall be made available to the Government as long as the contract requires in accordance with the Inspection of Supply/Services clause(s) identified in the contract/order.

7.3 Signs and returns a positive PAR within five business days. Signs and returns a negative PAR with corrective action identified by the suspense date. Signs and returns a CAR with a corrective action plan by the suspense date.

8.0 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS): The total estimated value of the contract exceeds $1,000,000.00; therefore, CPARS reporting is required.

9.0 Appendices

9.1 Appendix A, Reference(s)

DoD 5220.22-M

Change 1 - March 28, 2013

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as amended through January 1, 2004

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9.2 Appendix B, AN/ALQ-131 Access Cover NSNs

PR: FD2060-20-00018 PWS 2

Distribution Statement: C