QASP.pdf

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

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 Expert Services is the timely, accurate and thorough completion of all contract/task 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 contract or task order(s).

b. Deliverables - The deliverables required to be submitted will be assessed against the specifications for the deliverables detailed in the contract/task order(s) and the Quality Control Plan (QCP), if required by the contract, for the required content, quality, timeliness, and accuracy.

c. Cost - The COR will review monthly cost vouchers to monitor the contractor's expenditures throughout the contract and/or task order performance period(s). Also, the COR will analyze the impact on cost of any inaccurate management assertions, acceleration of the due dates for the financial reports, or the lack of personnel.

d. 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 contract requirements and to standards of good workmanship, the contractor's record of forecasting and controlling costs, 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 contract 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

Contractor Quality Control Plan (If required by the contract)

QC activities, inspections, and corrective actions completed as required by the plan. As Required for corrective actions.

Inspection by the COR

Quarterly for overall QC activities; As Required for corrective actions.

100% Compliance with the contractor plan.

Contract Deliverables

Contract deliverables furnished as prescribed in the

PWS,

attachments, CDRLs, Task Orders, etc., as applicable.

Inspection by the TPOC, Assessment & Acceptance by the COR.

100% inspection of all contract 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 COR's annual report on Contractor Performance

Assessment by the COR

Annual All performance elements rated Satisfactory (or higher)

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 COR's makes an annual report on Contractor Performance (CPARS or other annual report).

The contractor's failure to achieve satisfactory performance under the contract/task order, reflected in the COR's annual report, may result in termination of the contract/task order and may also result in the loss of future Government contracts/task orders. The contractor's failure to achieve satisfactory performance under the contract/task order may result in the non-exercise of available options

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 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 inspection of services provisions of the contract, the contractor will be incentivized to provide quality products in a timely manner since the Government can require the Contractor, at no additional fee, to replace or correct work that fails to meet contract requirements. To maximize the profit earned on costs incurred, the contractor is incentivized to ensure that quality products are provided in a timely manner.

REQUIRED STANDARD OF WORKMANSHIP

(OCT 1992) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this contract, the quality of all services rendered hereunder shall conform to the highest standards in the relevant profession, trade or field of endeavor. All services shall be rendered by or supervised directly by individuals fully qualified in the relevant profession, trade or field, and holding any licenses required by law.

REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL COSTS (OCT 1998)

(a) Travel (1) Area of Travel. Performance under this contract may require travel by contractor personnel. If travel, domestic or overseas, is required, the contractor is responsible for making all needed arrangements for his personnel. This includes but is not limited to the following: Medical Examinations, Immunization, Passports, visas, etc., Security Clearances. All contractor personnel required to perform work on any U.S. Navy vessel will have to obtain boarding authorization from the Commanding Officer of the vessel prior to boarding.

(2) Travel Policy. The Government will reimburse the contractor for allowable travel costs incurred by the contractor in performance of the contract and determined to be in accordance with FAR subpart 31.2, subject to the following provisions: Travel required for tasks assigned under this contract shall be governed in accordance with rules set forth for temporary duty travel in FAR 31.205-46.

(3) Travel. Travel, subsistence, and associated labor charges for travel time are authorized, whenever a task assignment requires work to be accomplished at a temporary alternate worksite.

Travel performed for personal convenience and daily travel to and from work at contractor's facility will not be reimbursed.

(4) Per Diem. Per diem for travel on work assigned under this contract will be reimbursed to employees consistent with company policy, but not to exceed the amount authorized in the Department of Defense Joint Travel Regulations.

(5) Shipboard Stays. Whenever work assignments require temporary duty aboard a Government ship, the contractor will be reimbursed at the per diem rates identified in paragraphs C8101.2C or C81181.3B(6) of the DOD Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2.

(6) Air/Rail Travel. In rendering the services, the contractor shall be reimbursed for the actual costs of transportation incurred by its personnel not to exceed the cost of tourist class rail, or plane fare, to the extent that such transportation is necessary for the performance of the services hereunder and is authorized by the Ordering Officer. Such authorization by the Ordering Officer shall be indicated in the order or in some other suitable written form. NOTE: To the maximum extent practicable without the impairment of the effectiveness of the mission, transportation shall be tourist class. In the event that only first class travel is available, it will be allowed, provided justification therefore is fully documented and warranted.

(7) Private Automobile. The use of privately owned conveyance within the continental United States by the traveler will be reimbursed to the contractor at the mileage rate allowed by Joint Travel Regulations. Authorization for the use of privately owned conveyance shall be indicated on the order. Distances traveled between points shall be shown in standard highway mileage guides. Any deviations from distance shown in such standard mileage guides shall be explained by the traveler on his expense sheet.

(8) Car Rental. The contractor shall be entitled to reimbursement for car rental, exclusive of mileage charges, as authorized by each order, when the services are required to be performed outside the normal commuting distance from the contractor's facilities. Car rental for TDY teams will be limited to a rate of one car for every four (4) persons on TDY at one site.

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