Product Data Reporting and Evaluation Program: Naval Special Emphasis Program: Quality Assurance Letter of Instruction (QALIs) and Letters of Delegation (LODs)

Purpose: Quality Assurance Letter of Instruction (QALIs) and Letters of Delegation (LODs) are issued by Naval Special Emphasis Program customers, NAVICP, NNPP Prime Contractors, Government and Private Shipyards, SUPSHIP, Naval Fleet Operations, etc.). These documents provide detailed instructions to the QAR to perform specific tasks and oversight requirements to assure product quality and consistent process performance on the part of the contractor.

General Procedure: QARs review all QALIs and LODs upon receipt and evaluate the imposed mandatory inspections/requirements being requested. (QALIs/LODs are not the only mandatory requirements for the NSEPs). These instructions include program and process specific mandatory requirements, in addition to the mandatory inspection/oversight requirement. The QAR must acknowledge receipt of the QALI/LOD, as received, by returning the QALI/LOD acknowledgment form to the customer/delegating activity within the timeframe specified in the QALI/LOD.

Report Retrieval: To retrieve or review status of QALIs and LODs, the user selects “QALI/Letter of Delegation LOD” under the heading “PDREP Applications” of the PDREP home page. From this page, PDREP - QALI/LOD, the user can enter pertinent qualifiers such as CAGE Code, User ID, etc. then select “Search”.

Creating Reports: To create a QALI/LOD, the user selects “QALI/Letter of Delegation LOD” under the heading “PDREP Applications” of the PDREP home page. From this page, PDREP - QALI/LOD, the user selects “Add New”. After completing the form, the user can Save, Cancel, or Forward to QAR.