QASPs - Training Materials

As our Directorate of Contracting's training coordinator, I have been asked to put together training on Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP). I have done my FAR, DFARS, and AFARS research, and have discovered minimal coverage of what a QASP is and what should be in it. 1102s are not QAEs, but they need to have a good understanding of what a PRS is and what a QASP is, what goes into them, and what the QAEs and CORs will be doing. I am looking for suggested sources of training materials - background, regulatory citations, guidance books, explanations, that sort of thing. I can get all kinds of samples, but I need to be able to explain and demonstrate the WHY, not just the WHAT. I would be very grateful for any assistance. Thank you.

The best thing that I have ever seen on quality assurance surveillance plans and performance requirements summaries is OFPP Pamphlet No. 4, which was based on Air Force Regulation 400-28. I have never seen anything else as substantive and comprehensive, soup to nuts, and I don't say such things lightly. It is really quote good if you believe in performance-based contracting. It is available at this website at /legacy/reg/8663280ceca42212.html. It is available in MS Word format at this site: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=30609.

Thank you, Vern, I always look for your posts. I know I looked at this document and for whatever reason just bypassed it. I went back and looked at it again and yes, a very comprehensive document. Now to get all this info into a 2 1/2 hour Thursday morning training session...

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