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SECTION E

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1. CLAUSES.

FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services–Fixed-Price (AUG 1996)

FAR 52.246-5 Inspection of Services–Cost-Reimbursement (APR 1984)

E.2. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE.

The final acceptance authority for the Government shall be:

Defense Health Agency Contracting Officer (CO) or designee TRICARE Overseas Program Branch 7700 Arlington Blvd Falls Church, VA 22042-5101

E.3. INSPECTION LOCATION.

The Government may conduct inspections electronically or by physical inspection at DHA’s, the Contractor’s and/or subcontractor’s facilities, or other locations where work is performed. The Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), or Contracting Officer’s designee will inspect and accept the services provided Inspections may include, but are not limited to, payment record audits, performance audits, claims audits, audits of data contained in Government-owned databases and data warehouses, program integrity audits, Contractor/DHA quality assurance audits, and analysis of reports and plans submitted via CDRLs identified in Section F, Deliveries or Performance, ; and Section J, Exhibit A, DD Form 1423-1, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL).

E.4. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP).

The role of the Government is to design, implement and conduct adequate contract surveillance and quality assurance to ensure contract requirements and standards are satisfactorily performed. For these purposes, the Government will utilize a QASP. The Contracting Officer will provide the QASP to the Contractor and updated versions as revisions occur.

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