Quality Assurance
QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DOE has established Quality Policy, Principles
and Value Added Requirement Attributes that apply to all work and are focused on performance, customer
expectations, and improvement. When properly implemented, the principles and requirements form a management system to plan, perform,
assess, and improve work. The requirements are performance oriented and offer unlimited implementation flexibility. The DOE quality
management system moves beyond the traditional quality assurance requirements that had become narrowly focused on safety systems, paper,
compliance, and inspections. The management system is designed to link with an organization's strategic plan to support mission achievement
and the delivery of products and services. The Department's commitment to environment, safety, and health also relies, upon work
being conducted within an effective management system. DOE line managers and contracting officers must understand these two fundamental
purposes for the QA requirements and ensure the QA Order and rule are specified in each major contract (including those contracts
using the Work Smart Standards process to satisfy DOE Acquisition regulation 48 CFR 970.5223-1).
- Mission & Functions
- QA Policy and Directives
Identifies DOE QA Policy, Regulation, Orders, Guides, and Standards
- Software Quality Assurance
Promotes continuous improvement and the sharing of knowledge of safety software quality assurance among interested parties across the DOE complex
- QA Library/Training
Repository for QA related documents, reports, briefings, and training material
- Newsletters and Bulletins
Archive for publication of the Quality Assurance Exchange, a forum for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of experience related to QA issues among DOE Field Offices, contractors, and DOE Headquarters.
- QA Contacts
Contact information for DOE personnel in HS-33, Office of Quality Assurance
The Department uses two requirements documents to express identical sets of requirements for two distinct organizational groups. The
first, Order 414.1C, applies to practically all DOE organizations and all contractors whose contract includes the Order. The second
is a regulation, 10 CFR 830 (including 10 CFR 830 Subpart A), that applies to nuclear facility contractors indemnified under the
Price Anderson Amendments Act and suppliers of items and services to those nuclear facilities.
For additional information regarding this page or feedback on its content, please contact:
Colette Broussard, Director, Office of Quality Assurance
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