QASP_JSOMTC_Medical_Instruction_FY13.pdf

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

FOR

INSTRUCTOR SUPPORT SERVICES

INTRODUCTION

1. This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) has been designed to provide the Contracting

Officer's Representative (COR) an effective and systematic surveillance method for each listed service on the Performance Requirements Summary in the Instructor Support Services contract. Methods for administering and evaluating other provisions of the contract are to be developed by the Contracting

Officer and the COR.

1.1 The QASP provides a systematic method to evaluate the services the contractor is required to furnish and not the details of how the contractor accomplishes the work. The plan uses a combination of the surveillance methods, which adequately assures the Government of the contractor's performance.

1.2 This QASP is based on the premise that the contractor, and not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control actions to meet the terms of the contract. The Performance

Requirements recognize that the contractor is not a perfect manager and that unforeseen and uncontrollable problems do occur. Good management and use of an adequate quality control plan will allow the contractor to operate within specified performance requirements. CORs are to be objective, fair and consistent in evaluating contractor performance against the standards.

HOW TO USE THE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

2. CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULE. The COR will develop a monthly surveillance schedule based on this surveillance plan's requirements. The monthly schedule will be completed not later than the last workday of the preceding month. Copies of the schedule shall be sent to the Contract Administrator. The schedule shall be marked "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY" and shall not be shown to the contractor.

2.1. Select the areas and times for random sampling using the procedures in the sampling guides.

Annotate the selected inspection items/times on the schedule. When the sampling concept does not allow for specific selection of inspection items/times during the preceding month, show on the schedule the date and time the random sample selection will be accomplished.

2.2. Program the periodic surveillance into the schedule so as not to interfere with the sampling requirements.

2.3. Changes to the monthly surveillance schedule will be posted weekly and copies sent to the contract administrator. Include documentation of the reasons for the changes.

3. ACTUAL SURVEILLANCE. Actual surveillance should be comparable to the monthly schedule.

3.1. It is essential that the exact number of inspections in a random sample be accomplished. It is also essential that the exact number of periodic checklist inspections be done for an effective quality assurance system.