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1.2.5 Develop Quality Assurance Plan

1. "Establish Quality Management Systems (QMS) within NASA to identify and control processes to assure the quality of hardware, software, and services provided."

• Quality Planning
• Design and Development
• Change Control
• Contractor Surveillance
• Procurement
• Receiving, Processing, Fabricating, Assembly, Test, and Inspection Control
• Contamination Control
• Materials
• Metrology and Calibration
• Handling, Packaging, Packing, and Storage Controls
• Quality Records
• Quality Audits
• Process Improvement
• Software Quality

1. Quality Assurance links provided on the Code Q, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance SMA Documentation Tree for Quality Assurance.
2. NPD 8730.5 NASA Quality Assurance Program Policy
3. Section 6.3 of NASA Systems Engineering Handbook SP-610S.

• Quality Assurance Plan - National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex NFAC Blade Repair, Quality Assurance Plan
• Quality Management Plan - Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP), Quality Management Plan
• Performance Assurance Project Plan - Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Program Office Configuration Management Procedures Program
• Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
• Quaity Assurance Plan - Chandra (AXAF-I)
• Quality Program Plan - LMSO Quality Program Plan

1.2.5.1 Develop ISO 9000 Quality Management Plan

NPD 8700.1C, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success establishes that it is NASA policy to:

• "Have key processes third-party certified to the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO 9000) Quality Management System Standards by an internationally recognized registrar."

Furthermore, Section 5.e.1 states that PPMs are responsible for:

• "Implementing SMA policies, plans, techniques, procedures, and standards, including the implementation of ISO 9000 standards, within the programs and projects."

• "Implement within NASA a QMS in accordance with the ISO 9000 QMS Standards.
• Contractually require NASA suppliers to be third-party certified in those cases where it is determined to be appropriate and beneficial to NASA."

The ISO 9000 standards are designed to help organizations set up quality systems in the design, development, production, installation, testing, inspecting, and servicing of products. The NASA QMS references the following three ISO subsections:

For answers to frequently asked questions regarding ISO 9000, see the American Society for Quality (ASQ) ISO 9000 Web site.

PBMA Video Nuggets on This Subject:

*  Useful information and assistance before you view movies

	ISO 9000 Video :: Transcript
	James A Burrescia SQ&MA Special Projects, United Space Alliance (USA), Texas
Video Running Time -- 1:11

	ISO 9000 is Good Management Video :: Transcript
	James A Burrescia SQ&MA Special Projects, United Space Alliance (USA), Texas
Video Running Time -- 1:07

1.2.5.1.1 3rd Party Audit Plan

To be registered to the ISO 9000 standard requires having an accredited independent third party conduct an on-site audit of the organization's operations against the ISO 9000 requirements. Upon successful completion of this audit, the organization will receive a registration certificate that identifies the quality system as being in compliance with ISO 9001, 9002, and/or 9003.

1.2.5.1.2 Self Audit Plan

• Internal Quality Audits - Johnson Space Center (JSC)
• Internal Audit System - GSFC Internal Audit System

last modifed: Jul 3 2007 2:26PM

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