Acquisition Management Policy   (Revised 11/2009)

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3.10.4 : Quality Assurance    
3.10.4.1 : Applicability    
3.10.4.2 : Policy    

3.10.4 : Quality Assurance      

3.10.4.1 : Applicability      

Quality Assurance policy and guidelines are applicable to all acquisitions for systems, equipment, material, and services.

3.10.4.2 : Policy      

For all acquisitions, the FAA shall:

  • Ensure that appropriate quality assurance requirements are included:
  • Require contractors to act on contractual quality assurance commitments:
  • Ensure that Government quality and reliability needs are met:
  • Accept only products that meet agreed to requirements.

Additionally, for NAS system acquisitions:

  • Coordinate with the Quality Assurance Office to ensure that appropriate quality assurance requirements are incorporated:
  • Delegate in-plant quality assurance and acceptance authority to the Quality Reliability Officer (QRO) or other Government agent.