1.06 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).pdf

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP):

Purpose: To ensure that the Government has an effective and systematic method of surveillance for the services in the PWS. The QASP will be used primarily as a tool to verify that the contractor is performing all services required by the PWS in a timely, accurate and complete fashion.

1. Critical performance processes and requirements. Critical to the performance of Contracting Training Support Services in support of the__________________ accurate and thorough completion of all purchase order requirements.

2. Performance Standards

a. Schedule - The due dates for deliverables and the actual accomplishment of the schedule will be assessed against original due dates and milestones established for the purchase order.

b. Deliverables – The deliverables required to be submitted will be assessed against the specifications for the deliverables detailed in the purchase order for the required content, quality, timeliness, and accuracy.

c. Past Performance - In addition to any schedule, deliverables, and cost aspects of performance discussed above, pursuant to FAR 42.15, the Government will assess the contractor’s record of conforming to purchase order requirements and to standards of good workmanship, the contractor’s adherence to contract schedules including the administrative aspects of performance, the contractor’s history of reasonable and cooperative behavior and commitment to customer satisfaction, and the contractor’s business-like concern for the interest of the customer.

3. Surveillance methods: The primary methods of surveillance used to monitor performance of this purchase order will include, but not be limited to, random or planned sampling, periodic or inspection, and validated customer complaints.

4. Performance Measurement: Performance will be measured in accordance with the following table:

Performance Element

Performance Requirement

Surveillance Method

Frequency Acceptable Quality Level

Contract Deliverables

Contract deliverables furnished as prescribed in the PWS, attachments, CDRLs, Purchase

Order, etc., as applicable.

Inspection by the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC)

100% inspection of all deliverables.

>95% of deliverables submitted timely and without rework required.

Overall Contract Performance

Overall contract performance of sufficient quality to earn a Satisfactory (or higher) rating in the TPOC’s annual report on Contractor

Performance

Assessment by the

TPOC

Annual All performance elements rated Satisfactory (or higher)

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Invoicing Monthly invoices per contract procedures are timely and accurate.

Review & acceptance of the invoice

Monthly 100% accuracy

If performance is within acceptable levels, it will be considered to be satisfactory. If not, overall performance may be considered unsatisfactory.

Incentives/Disincentives:

The TPOC’s makes an annual report on Contractor Performance (CPARS or other annual report). The contractor’s failure to achieve satisfactory performance under the purchase order, reflected in the TPOC’s annual report, may result in termination of the purchase order and may also result in the loss of future Government contract actions.

For each item that does not meet acceptable levels, the Government may issue a Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR). CDRs will be forwarded to the Contracting Officer with a copy sent to the contractor. The contractor must reply in writing within five (5) days of receipt identifying how future occurrences of the problem will be prevented.

Based upon the contractor’s past performance and plan to solve the problem, the Contracting Officer will determine if any further action will be taken.

In accordance with the inspection of services provisions of the purchase order, the contractor will be incentivized to provide quality products in a timely manner since the Government can require the Contractor, at no additional cost, to replace or correct work that fails to meet purchase order requirements.