GCQA Surveillance Planning
DCMA-INST 309
DCMA-INST 309
In the event of conflicts between the surveillance plan, DCMA policy publications, and the contract, the ______ takes precedence.
What is the contract?
Para 1.2
A Quality System Audit (QSA) is a _____ party audit which focuses on the contractor’s QMS compliance with the customer’s requirements.
What is second?
IPC-1 Para 1.0
It is DCMA policy that:
QA personnel use the PR method of surveillance to the maximum extent possible to move their Government Contract Quality Assurance (GCQA) surveillance away from the _____ of defects and towards the ________ of the defect occurring.
What are detection and prevention?
Para 1.1.3
Identifies the products and characteristics to be examined and the technique to be used.
What is QA personnel?
Para 2.2.1
The minimum information and data fields in the Data Collection and Analysis Plan required are as follows:
List at least TWO.
What is:
• Process
• Data (PQDR, CAR, Inspection Records)
• Source of Data (DCMA, Supplier, Customer)
• Data Owner (Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, etc.)
• Type of Data (Attribute; e.g., pass/fail or Variable; e.g., ± .001)
• Interval of Collection (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, etc.)
• Analysis Tool (Method) (Run Chart, Pareto, Histogram, Check Sheet, etc.)
• Interval of Analysis (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, Annual, etc.)
IPC-1 Para 3.1
Surveillance planning of Preservation, Packing, Packaging and Marking (PPP&M) must be considered IAW DCMA-INST _____.
What is DCMA-INST 304, Packaging Management Program" (Reference (q))?
Para 3.1.3
_____ ____ audit certification/audit results may be used to assist in risk rating the QMS and/or elements for surveillance activities.
What is third party?
Para 1.3.1 NOTE
The PR will begin with a review of the supplier’s documented procedures for each process selected.
Procedures should be adequate to meet all contractual requirements as noted in the contract and should address the five key elements of a process that includes the process elements (4M+E) necessary to produce the product.
Name TWO elements.
What are:
Methods, Manpower, Material, Machinery, or Environment
Para 3.4.2.1.1, 3.4.2.1.2, 3.4.2.1.3, 3.4.2.1.4, 3.4.2.1.5
PE is a method to determine conformance of one or more physical characteristics of the product with contractual requirements.
PE consists of one or more of the following four techniques.
Name TWO techniques.
What are:
Inspection, Testing, Witness, and Verification
Para 3.2.1.1, 3.2.1.2, 3.2.1.3, 3.2.1.4
It is DCMA policy that QA personnel utilize data collection and analysis to assist in determining the acceptability and effectiveness of a supplier’s quality system to control product/services, and to use this information in the development and execution of their ________ _____.
What is surveillance plan?
Para 1.1.1
When the likelihood rating is moderate or high, and PR is the only selected surveillance method, the frequency of the PR must be commensurate with the risk but accomplished ________, as a minimum.
What is semiannually?
Para 3.2.4.3
When ____ ____ of the QMS elements are identified as a result of surveillance activities, a full QSA should be scheduled and a baseline re-established IAW paragraphs. 1.3.2., Adequacy and 1. 3.3., Compliance.
What are systemic failures?
IPC-1 Para 1.3.10
QA personnel shall initiate immediate _____ _____ IAW DCMA-INST 1201, when the results indicate a contractual nonconformity.
What is a corrective action?
Para 3.6.2
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) delegations may employ a surveillance approach referred to as insight.
Insight surveillance is performed on a non-interference basis and without _______ or __________ authority.
What is approval or disapproval?
Para 3.1.5
Supplier quality data shall be designated _______ unless otherwise designated. It shall be appropriately marked and protected to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure IAW DoD Manual 5200.01, Vol. 4, Enclosure 3 (Reference (j)).
What is "For Official Use Only"?
Para 3.6
QA personnel must update the GCQA surveillance plan as changes in ____ occur.
What is "Risk"?
Para 3.6
Will determine if the QSA will be performed by a team or an independent QA specialist with support from other technical specialists.
Who is the "First Level Supervisor"?
Para IPC-1 2.1.3.1
All inputs and output data reflecting each process element (e.g., 4M+E) shall be ________.
What is documented?
Para 3.5
The ________ of a risk statement occurring drives the frequency and intensity of the PE.
What is "likelihood"?
Para 3.3.2
The frequency of the analysis shall take into account the ___ and ______ of data to be reviewed, as well as the impact on product and services quality which could result from failure to identify adverse trends.
What are "type and volume"?
Para 3.1.2
The ____ ______ method should be employed to reduce the amount of ______ _______ while still maintaining confidence of conforming output and contract compliance.
What are "Process Review" and "Product Examination"?
Para 3.2.5.1
For NASA contracts ONLY;
The QSA/QSE frequency must be based on the contractor’s quality history but no less than once every _ years.
What is 3 (three)?
Para IPC-1 12.2
Process reviews should be added or updated on the surveillance plan based on a single risk event as described during risk assessment or on the results of ____ _______ ___ _____.
What is "data collections and analysis"?
Para 3.1.5
For complex/critical products (excluding CSI) and/or DCMA-identified CSI significant characteristics, use an AQL of ___
o Reduced sample size using 1.5
o Tightened sample size using 0.65
What is 1.0?
Para 3.4.2
QA personnel shall perform periodic data analysis IAW paragraph 3.1.2 of this Instruction. Data analysis is conducted to obtain an overall assessment of the following:
Name two:
What are:
• Effectiveness of the supplier’s quality system
• Appropriateness of the type and location of data collected through GCQA surveillance
• Quality trends (nonconformance, defects, etc.)
• Process stability and process capability
• Scrap rate
Para 3.3