Attachment 1 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).docx

This document is a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) that establishes minimum performance standards and assessment methods for instrument sterilization services at Fort Drum, NY.

The QASP outlines specific performance objectives and compliance requirements for the contractor providing sterilization services to the Guthrie Army Health Clinic. Key requirements include: designation of a Project Manager in writing to the Contracting Officer; The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation with certificate verification; receipt and preparation of instruments in closed, humidity-controlled containers with soil removed; clear wrapping of individual surgical instruments (including tenaculums, curettes, forceps, scissors, biopsy instruments, and speculums) for pre-use inspection; manual, mechanical, or combination cleaning with lubrication as appropriate; sterilization and packaging in clean shipping containers; and turnaround completion by the next scheduled delivery day (Monday deliveries picked up Wednesday, Wednesday deliveries picked up Friday, Friday deliveries picked up the following Monday). All performance standards require 100% compliance. Additional requirements mandate that instruments be returned in original sets with inventory lists and delivery lists attached; Fort Drum instruments marked with brown "F.D." indelible markings and clinic-specific color codes; documentation of unserviceable instruments upon receipt; and compliance with TJC standards and ANSI/AAMI ST79 sterilization standards. The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will conduct inspections throughout the process and maintain required logs to verify contractor compliance with all performance objectives.