Attachment 1: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan NWI Pathology

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

VA NWIHCS Pathology Services
The contractor will be evaluated in accordance with the following: 1. PURPOSE: This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) provides a systematic method to evaluate performance for the stated contract. This QASP explains the following: • What will be monitored
• How monitoring will take place
• Who will conduct the monitoring
• How monitoring efforts and results will be documented a. This QASP does not detail how the contractor accomplishes the work. Rather, the QASP is created with the premise that the contractor is responsible for management and quality control actions to meet the terms of the contract. It is the Government’s responsibility to be objective, fair, and consistent in evaluating performance. b. This QASP is a “living document” and the Government may review and revise it on a regular basis. However, the Government shall coordinate changes with the contractor through contract modification. Copies of the original QASP and revisions shall be provided to the contractor and Government officials implementing surveillance activities. 2. GOVERNMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following personnel shall oversee and coordinate surveillance activities.
a. Contracting Officer (CO) – The CO shall ensure performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensure compliance with the contract terms, and shall safeguard the interests of the United States in the contractual relationship. The CO shall also assure that the contractor receives impartial, fair, and equitable treatment under this contract. The CO is ultimately responsible for the final determination of the adequacy of the contractor’s performance. Assigned CO: NCO 23 Contracting Office:
Organization or Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network 23 Contracting Office b. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) – The COR is responsible for technical administration of the contract and shall assure proper Government surveillance of the contractor’s performance. The COR shall keep a quality assurance file. The COR is not empowered to make any contractual commitments or to authorize any contractual changes on the Government’s behalf.
Assigned CORs:

Susan Dover, Primary COR P&LMS Lab Manager
Cassie Rezac, Alternate COR, Pathology Department

Organization or Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 23 Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha Division

3. CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVES: