90.1 General. The objective of the FQR shall be to verify that the actual performance of the configuration items of the system as determined through test comply with the hardware Development Specification, Software Requirements and Interface Requirements Specifications, and to identify the test report(s)/data which document results of qualification tests of the configuration items. The point of Government certification will be determined by the contracting agency and will depend upon the nature of the program, risk aspects of the particular hardware and software, and contractor progress in successfully verifying the requirements of the configuration items. When feasible, the FQR shall be combined with the FCA at the end of configuration item/ subsystem testing, prior to PCA. If sufficient test results are not available at the FCA to insure the configuration items will perform in their system environment, the FQR shall be conducted (post PCA) during System testing whenever the necessary tests have been successfully completed to enable certification of configuration items. For non-combined FCA/FQRs, traceability, correlation, and completeness of the FQR shall be maintained with the FCA and duplication of effort avoided.
90.2 Requirements.
90.2.1 In cases where the FQR and the FCA can be accomplished in a single combined Audit/Review, contractor and Government "certification" of the configuration items shall be accomplished after completion of the FCA and such certification shall be considered as accomplishment of the FQR.
90.2.2 When the agency responsible for qualification of the configuration items at the contracting agency judges that the system is not ready for FQR at the time of FCA, the FQR will be delayed until it is determined that sufficient information on the system's qualification is available. The FQR may be delayed up to the end of System testing if deemed necessary.
90.2.3 When a separate FQR is necessary, the contractor shall notify the contracting agency of the sufficiency of the configuration items test results to substantiate a FQR and coordinate the agenda with the Deputy Director for Test and Deployment. The FQR team will be assembled in the same manner as that required for the FCA team. No duplication of FCA effort shall occur at the FQR; however, the following additional efforts must be accomplished:
90.2.3.1 A review of the FCA minutes must be performed and the FQR shall be considered as an extension of FCA. New/additional qualification data shall be audited and reviewed to insure qualification of the configuration items against the System/ Subsystem, Software Requirements, and Interface Requirements Specifications.
90.2.3.2 Any testing accomplished against configuration item qualification during System testing shall be considered.
90.2.3.3 The contractor shall, after notification of certification by the contracting agency enter the date of system certification of qualification and the identity of the test reports/documentation which sets forth the results of the associated test(s) in the configuration item Development Record.
90.2.4 All other factors such as: agenda, team organization, review procedures, data to be reviewed, etc., shall be accomplished as delineated in the FCA and General Requirements and Procedures sections of this standard to the extent necessary to accomplish the FQR.
90.3 Post Review Action.
90.3.1 After the conduct of the FQR, the contractor shall publish and distribute copies of FQR minutes. The contracting agency will officially acknowledge the conduct of the Review as indicated in paragraph 4.2.4.