Rolnictwo i rynki · 14.10.1999

Total Quality Systems Audit Implementation

Notice is hereby given that, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is phasing in the Total Quality Systems Audit (TQSA) program for CCC's purchases of food for humanitarian food assistance programs. This program is being implemented to ensure that CCC purchases meet customer requirements and needs. Vendors offering processed commodities covered by TQSA for sale to CCC will have to be approved under the TQSA standards which involve inspecting the vendor's quality control system and relying on that system to assure the quality of the end product. TQSA will reduce Government oversight of the commercial sector, but can increase confidence in the final product. The TQSA program is a fee- for-service program, and will be primarily administered for CCC by the Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) through FSA's Warehouse Licensing and Examination Division, Kansas City Commodity Office. All vendors must consult individual procurement announcements to determine whether their commodity is subject to TQSA procedures.