Vendors questionnaires, list

Another element of qualification is the quality audit. Will one be required, and if it is, to what extent A quality audit can be conducted from the sponsor s office through the use of an audit questionnaire. Again, this can be extensive 20-plus page request for information related to the vendor s documentation practices, equipment lists, service capabilities, facility layout, materials control, and personnel credentials, or a three-to-four-page questionnaire identifying such critical requirements as the financial information and industry standards to which the vendor complies. (For an extensive discussion on internal audit programs, see Chap. 12, The Internal Audit Program. )... 

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