D.1 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Karl Storz Video Integration Service Support

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

V23 IDIQ Surgical Lights, Booms, Video Integration Support and Service The contractor shall be evaluated in accordance with the following QASP. For: VISN 23 VA facilities: Black Hills, Central Iowa-Des Moines, Fargo, Iowa City, Minneapolis, Omaha, Sioux Falls, St. Cloud.
Contract Number: Government Will Enter Upon Contract Award Contract Description: V23 IDIQ Surgical Lights, Booms, Video Integration Support and Service for VISN 23 facilities.
Contractor’s name: Government Will Enter Upon Contract Award (hereafter referred to as the contractor).

1. PURPOSE

a. This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) provides a systematic method to evaluate performance for the stated contract. This QASP explains the following: •
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What shall be monitored?
How monitoring shall take place?
Who shall conduct the monitoring?
How monitoring efforts and results shall be documented?

b. 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.
c. 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. Copies of the original QASP and revisions shall be provided to the contractor and Government officials implementing surveillance activities.

2. GOVERNMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

a. The following personnel shall oversee and coordinate surveillance activities. i.

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 Contract Officer
Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23)
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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