PRIMARY METHOD OF SURVEILLANCE. (choose a method that best fits your requirement, e.g., criticality of work to be performed, the relative importance of some tasks to others, lot size/frequency of service, surveillance period, stated performance standard, performance requirement, availability of agency people/resources, and cost-effectiveness of surveillance vs. task importance.) Acceptable surveillance methods include: 100 Percent Inspection: recommended only where health and safety are at issue; otherwise, it is not cost-effective and is too stringent. Random Sampling: appropriate for recurring tasks or productions requirements. Periodic Inspection: use a pre-determined plan based on analyses of agency resources and requirements. Customer Input: suitable for service-oriented tasks; use a standard form to document. Contractor Self-Reporting: appropriate for tasks like system maintenance where the contractor can provide system records that document performance; for development projects, monthly reports can detail problems encountered. Example: Random sampling is scheduled for Items 2, 3, 5 and 6. There will be 100% inspection for Items 1 and 4.
PRIMARY METHOD OF SURVEILLANCE. Periodic inspection of Tasks 1-3. Y Periodic Inspection: These services are monitored weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, annually, etc. Periodic types of activities are perfect for periodic inspection because not only are they infrequent, but there is normally a predetermined, specified time frame within which the tasks must be accomplished. Therefore, you know exactly when to conduct the evaluations. Periodic inspections automatically become 100 percent evaluations or "100 percent checks." Inspections should be divided and scheduled by frequency: annual, semiannual, quarterly, monthly, weekly and as required. Sometimes services are required for which the time or frequency cannot be predicted, such as accident investigations, one-time special tasking by higher headquarters, etc. These would be labeled "as required inspections." Others are known and predictable such as the quarterly status report or the monthly travel report currently included in some DISA service contracts.
