(a) Each HCA shall be responsible for a Contract Quality Management Plan (CQMP). J-73 has developed and maintains the CQMP for the Aviation, Land, Maritime, and Construction & Equipment Supply Chains. The purpose of the plan is to assure that each HCA has in place an effective management control plan for assuring contracting system controls and integrity and for continuous improvement of contract quality in all phases of the procurement process. The CCO (see 1.601-90) shall develop the plan for and on behalf of the HCA.
(b) The CQMP shall address the following elements:
(1) A description of the procedures in place assuring that the CSPO has been assigned responsibility for the contract policy, pricing, and clearance and oversight functions (see 1.601-90(b)(1)).
(2) A description of how continuous contract quality improvement will be achieved utilizing the eight contract clearance standards at 1.690-4.
(3) A description of the contracting review and approval channel within the activity. This review and approval channel shall consist of DAWIA certified or certifiable GS-1102s or 1101s in the contracting career path.
(4) A description of the activity’s Contracting Officer Warrant Program (see 1.603-1(91)).
(5) A description of the activity’s Contracting Officer Review Program (see 1.603-91).
(6) How the contracting activity complies with the requirements for evaluations of contracting officers and others in the contracting career field as specified in DLAD 1.603.94[3].
(7) A description of how the CCO ensures that activity contracting personnel, including those in a developmental program, attend mandatory DAWIA training courses and that they obtain the required education and experience.
(8) A description of how the activity’s DAWIA certification process is managed.
(9) A description of how the activity’s critical acquisition positions are determined and the procedures for processing a waiver request.
(10) A description of how the activity’s program for developing a pool of talent for filling multi-functional supervisory vacancies is managed (see AQP/MMS letter dated July 14, 1994, subject: Supervisory Development Programs in Commodity Business Units, Commodity Management Groups, and Like Organizations).
(c) The CQMP and substantial revisions thereto shall be submitted by the HCA for approval by the Director, Acquisition Management, (J-7) . The plan shall be kept current.
