48 CFR §9.207
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- (a)The contracting officer shall promptly report to the agency activity which established the qualification requirement any conditions which may merit removal or omission from a QPL, QML, or QBL or affect whether a source should continue to be otherwise identified as meeting the requirement. These conditions exist when—
- (1)Products or services are submitted for inspection or acceptance that do not meet the qualification requirement;
- (2)Products or services were previously rejected and the defects were not corrected when resubmitted for inspection or acceptance;
- (3)A supplier fails to request reevaluation following change of location or ownership of the plant where the product which met the qualification requirement was manufactured (see the clause at 52.209-1, Qualification Requirements);
- (4)A manufacturer of a product which met the qualification requirement has discontinued manufacture of the product;
- (5)A source requests removal from a QPL, QML, or QBL;
- (6)A condition of meeting the qualification requirement was violated; e.g., advertising or publicity contrary to 9.204(h)(5);
- (7)A revised specification imposes a new qualification requirement;
- (8)Manufacturing or design changes have been incorporated in the qualification requirement;
- (9)The source is listed in the System for Award Management Exclusions (see Subpart 9.4); or
- (10)Performance of a contract subject to a qualification requirement is otherwise unsatisfactory.
- (b)After considering any of the above or other conditions reasonably related to whether a product or source continues to meet the standards specified for qualification, an agency may take appropriate action without advance notification. The agency shall, however, promptly notify the affected parties if a product or source is removed from a QPL, QML, or QBL, or will no longer be identified as meeting the standards specified for qualification. This notice shall contain specific information why the product or source no longer meets the qualification requirement.