Section_E__Amd_2_5-6-13.doc

SECTION E, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1. FAR 52-246-4 Inspection of Services, Fixed Price (AUG 1996)

E.2. DFARS 252.246-7000 Material Inspection and Receiving Report. (MAR 2008)

E.3. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The final acceptance authority for the government shall be:

Department of Defense TRICARE Management Activity

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

TDEFIC

16401 E. Centretech Parkway

Aurora, CO 80011-9066

E.4. INSPECTION LOCATION

Inspections may be conducted electronically or by physical inspection. Inspections will be conducted either at TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), the contractor’s and/or subcontractor’s facilities, or other locations where work is performed as the Contracting Officer or his/her designee may determine. Inspections may include, but are not limited to, payment record audits, performance audits, program integrity audits, and contractor/TMA quality assurance audits. Also see Section C, Work Statement, paragraph 7.3.5.

E.5. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

Pursuant to FAR 37.604, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans, and 46.4, Government Contract Quality Assurance, the Government will design, implement and conduct adequate contract surveillance and quality assurance to ensure the contract requirements and standards are performed satisfactorily. For these purposes, the Government will use a QASP which the Government will provide to the contractor after award and as revisions occur.

TDEFIC, HT9402-12-R-0005, Amendment 0002, May 9 ’13 Section E