Common use of Government Quality Assurance Clause in Contracts

Government Quality Assurance. The Government shall assess Contractor performance under this contract IAW the QASP. The QASP defines Government roles and responsibilities for quality assurance, types of work and required outcomes (as defined by the performance metrics), Government evaluation methods used for assessing Contractor performance, and the frequency of surveillance. In addition, the QASP provides Surveillance Activity Checklists and Corrective Action Request (CAR) forms the Government will use to document and evaluate Contractor’s performance to ensure compliance with accepted work and safety plans. As directed in the task order QASP, the Government will evaluate the work performance in terms of how well the Contractor satisfies the requirements of the contract, the extent to which the Contractor performs work IAW its technical proposal, clarity of documentation, and Contractor’s timely accomplishment of work The Government may conduct QA inspections at any time on all phases and types of work performed. If any Government QA review identifies a process/work product failure or identifies noncompliance with safety practices, the COR shall issue the Contractor a Contract Deficiency Report (CDR).