General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation: ISO 9000, International Standards for Quality Management

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 552

[APD 2800.12A CHGE 52]

RIN: 3090-AF21

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation: ISO 9000,

International Standards for Quality Management

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

(GSAR) is amended to revise section 552.246-70, Source Inspection by

Quality Approved Manufacturer, to clarify that the contractor's quality

system must comply with the requirements of ISO 9001 or ISO 9002 and be

registered by a third party registrar accredited by either the

Registrar Accreditation Board or an organization recognized as

equivalent in order to qualify as an acceptable Alternative to an

inspection system that complies with Federal Standard 368.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 11, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lynch, Office of GSA Acquisition

Policy (202) 501-1224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Public Comments

This rule was not published in the Federal Register for public

comment because it is not a significant revision as defined in FAR

1.501-1.

B. Executive Order 12866

This rule was not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review because the rule is not a significant regulatory

action as defined in Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and

Review, and therefore was not required to be submitted.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply because this rule is

not a significant revision as defined in FAR 1.501-1.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

The clause at 552.246-70, Source Inspection by Quality Approved

Manufacturer, which is being modified by this change, does contain an

information collection. However, the revision to the clause does not

affect the information collection requirements of the clause which have

been previously approved by OMB and assigned control number 3090-0027.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 552

Government procurement.

Accordingly, 48 CFR Part 552 is amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Part 552 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c)

PART 552--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

2. Section 552.246-70 is amended by revising the clause date and

paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:

552.246-70 Source inspection by quality approved manufacturer.

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Source Inspection by Quality Approved Manufacturer (Mar. 1994)

(a) Inspection system and inspection facilities.

(1) The inspection system maintained by the Contractor under the

Inspection of Supplies--Fixed Price clause ((FAR) 48 CFR 52.246-2)

of this contract shall be maintained throughout the contract period

and shall comply with all requirements of editions in effect on the

date of the solicitation of either Federal Standard 368 or the

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 9001

(ANSI/ASQC Q 91) (Quality Systems--Model for Quality Assurance in

Design/Development, Production, Installation and Servicing), or ISO

Standard 9002 (ANSI/ASQC Q 92) (Quality Systems--Model for Quality

Assurance in Production and Installation). The ISO 9000 family of

standards is a set of worldwide standards used to document,

implement and demonstrate quality assurance systems. When using the

ISO option the Contractor's quality system must be registered by a

third party registrar accredited by either the Registrar

Accreditation Board (RAB) or an organization recognized as

equivalent. A written description of the inspection system shall be

made available to the Government before contract award. The

Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and the

designated GSA quality assurance office of any changes made in the

inspection system during the contract period. As used herein, the

term ``inspection system'' means the Contractor's own facility or

any other facility acceptable to the Government that will be used to

perform inspections or tests of materials and components before

incorporation into end articles and for inspection of such end

articles before shipment. When the manufacturing plant is located

outside of the United States, the Contractor shall arrange delivery

of the items from a plant or warehouse located in the United States

(including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) equipped to perform

all inspections and tests required by the contract or specifications

to evidence conformance therewith, or shall arrange with a testing

laboratory or other facility in the United States, acceptable to the

Government, to perform the required inspections and tests.

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Dated: March 21, 1994.

Arthur E. Ronkovich,

Acting Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy.

[FR Doc. 94-7664 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]

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