Ensure Quality

Question 1

Who is responsible for developing the quality requirements for supplies and/or services included in solicitations and resultant contracts?

Answer 1

The activity responsible for technical requirements

Question 2

Who is responsible for controlling the quality of supplies and/or services?

Answer 2

The contractor

Question 3

Who is responsible for accepting supplies and/or services for the Government?

Answer 3

The contracting officer

Question 4

If the Government accepts a non commercial deliverable on a fixed price contract and a defect is later found which was not discoverable upon the Government’s reasonable inspection, who bears the cost of correcting the defect?

Answer 4

The contractor

Question 5

If the Government accepts a non commercial deliverable on a fixed price contract and a defect is later found which was discoverable upon the Government’s reasonable inspection, who bears the cost of correcting the defect?

Answer 5

The government

Question 6

Except under conditions of fraud, lack of good faith, or willful misconduct on the part of the Contractor’s managerial personnel, under which contract type(s) would the Government bear the cost of replacement or correction of services (more than one answer may be selected)?

Answer 6

cost-reimbursement, time and material, labor hour

Question 7

Which quality assurance system does the Government rely on as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before accepting commercial items?

Answer 7

The contractor’s quality assurance systems

Question 8

If the Government accepts a commercial deliverable on a fixed price contract and a defect is later found within a reasonable time, who bears the cost of correcting the defect?

Answer 8

The contractor