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DoD Qualification Program Update

DoD Qualification Program Update. 2004 DoD Standardization Conference March 17, 2004 Briefer: Donna McMurry, DSPO. Preview. Definition Authority and Guidance Benefits DoD Program Scope Policy Memo Future Database Internal Audit. Qualification Defined.

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DoD Qualification Program Update

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  1. DoD Qualification Program Update 2004 DoD Standardization Conference March 17, 2004 Briefer: Donna McMurry, DSPO

  2. Preview • Definition • Authority and Guidance • Benefits • DoD Program Scope • Policy Memo • Future Database • Internal Audit

  3. Qualification Defined • Examine and test products, processes, or materials of manufacturers and distributors • Determine conformance to specification requirements • In advance of, and independent of, an acquisition

  4. Qualification Lists • Qualified Products List (QPL) – a list of products meeting DoD qualification requirements • Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) – a list of qualified processes, materials, and/or manufacturing operations (production lines) that can be used to build a wide array of products meeting the requirements in the applicable specification

  5. Authority 10 United States Code 2452: “…the Secretary of Defense shall establish, publish, review, and revise, within the DoD, military specifications, standards and Lists of Qualified Products…”

  6. Authority Federal Acquisition Regulation, Subpart 9.2 defines qualification requirement as a Government requirement for testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before award of a contract (implements 10 USC 2319)

  7. Guidance DoD 4120.24-M: Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Policies and Procedures, March 2000, Appendix 2 SD-6: Provisions Governing Qualification, August 1999 SD-20: The DoD Qualification Program, January 2002

  8. Benefits • Streamlines procurement process • Reduces acquisition costs • Reduces unit product costs • Improves readiness • Establishes sources and promotes competition

  9. DoD Program Scope • QPLs – Total of 802 Army 70 Navy 342 Air Force 116 DLA 238 • QMLs – Total of 6 DLA 4 Navy 2 • NGS (SAE) QPLs – Total of 31

  10. Policy Memo • Policy Memo: • DoDIG review of DoD Qualification Program • Clarify terminology

  11. Future Database • Development of a DoD-wide qualification management process • Capability to create/update QPLs online • Emphasis on user requirements • Implementation: 2005

  12. Internal Audit • Purpose: Health assessment • Results: • Many QPLs need updating • Certifications behind schedule • Many QPLs have zero/one source • Bottom Line: We need to clean up the data before loading it into the new database

  13. Qualification Summary • Definition • Authority and Guidance • Benefits • DoD Program Scope • Policy Memo • Future Database • Internal Audit

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