Internal Audit Partner

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• Current State Assessment 

• Internal Audit Program Discovery Assessment 

• Review of past audits, trends, CAPA analysis, etc. 

• Future State Internal Audit Program Design 

• Future state strategy defined 

• New internal audit framework developed 

• Deployment Preparation 

• Annual audit plan established 

• Program readiness review 

• Audit launch authorization 

• Internal Audit Execution 

• Complete internal audit for QMS 

• Support internal audit link to corrective action management 

1. Deliverables and Acceptance Criteria  

All deliverables shall be submitted via electronic format via a secure file share method to be agreed upon by both Viasat and Contractor, as follows:   

Deliverable Name 

Estimated Due Date (ARO) 

Format 

Acceptance Criteria 

QMS AS9100 Internal Audit Program Discovery Assessment 

30 Days (November 2026) 

Contractor Format 

Contractor will provide an assessment report, to include asummary of the actions performed, findings, risk assessment and recommendations.  Acceptance will be acknowledgement by email or letter from the Viasat Program Manager 

Future State QMS AS9100 Audit strategy defined 

45 Days (November 2026) 

Contractor Format 

Contractor will provide a report with the future state QMS AS9100 Internal Audit Program strategy defined. Include value-add to the QMS and business .Acceptance will be acknowledgement by email or letter from the Viasat Program Manager 

New QMS AS9100  internal audit framework developed 

75 days (December 2026) 

Contractor Format 

Contractor will provide a report detailing the updated audit framework, to include, as required, updated internal audit process, approach to auditing Acceptance will be acknowledgement by email or letter from the Viasat Program Manager 

Annual QMS AS9100 Internal Audit Plan 

90 days (December 2026) 

Contractor Format 

Contractor will provide a internal audit plan for execution January – March 2027. Acceptance will be acknowledgement by email or letter from the Viasat Program Manager 

QMS AS9100 Internal Audit Reports 

180 days (January - March 2027) 

Contractor Format 

Contractor will provide Internal Audit Reports, befitting AS9100 best business practices, for each audit and overall assessment. Acceptance will be acknowledgement by email or letter from the Viasat Program Manager 

Proposed Plan for Internal Audit management 

190 days (April 2027) 

Contractor Format 

Contractor will provide a proposed plan for the Internal Audit program management.  Acceptance will be acknowledgement by email or letter from the Viasat Program Manager 

In the event of any delays to the work caused by Viasat (including any delays related to access to network, materials or other items required to be furnished by Viasat), Contractor shall not charge Viasat for any time related to such delays. Contractor shall only charge Viasat for engineering services within the scope of this Statement of Work. In the event of such Viasat-caused delays, Contractor shall notify the Viasat Program Manager (“Viasat PM”) immediately, and shall use reasonable commercial efforts to perform the Services. However, if Contractor is not able to perform the Services set forth in this Statement of Work due to Viasat-caused delays, Contractor shall stop work until further instructed by the Viasat Program Manager.

Viasat Obligations and Viasat Provided Materials 

Contractor will provide computer. Viasat will provide tools and resources to complete the work objectives. If needed, all Viasat information accessed by Contractor shall be deemed Confidential Information and shall be protected in accordance with the Non-Disclosure Agreement between the parties. 

Schedule 

The period of performance for this SOW begins on the SOW Effective Date and concludes on April 30, 2027. Any extensions to the period of performance shall be pre-approved by a Viasat-issued purchase order.  

For the identified tasks, Contractor shall provide qualified resources as defined in the Resource table: 

# 

Resource Category 

Est # hours 

(NTE) 

Hourly Rate 

(US $) 

1 

Internal Audit Partner 

(TBD) 

Fees and Payment 

Contractor shall perform all services and deliverables on a labor hour basis, and will not include travel or materials, up to a maximum of billable hours, at hourly rates as defined above for a not-to-exceed (“NTE”) total of $ (TBD). 

Invoices shall be submitted monthly by Contractor and must be approved by the Viasat PM prior to payment. Invoices must detail specific resource, hours worked and specific tasks accomplished. Any travel that is invoiced must be accompanied by corresponding receipts and supporting documentation. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Viasat may, from time to time, request additional services that it wishes to incorporate into this SOW. Such services shall be provided by Contractor at an hourly rate not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 8.0 above and shall be pre-approved by a Viasat-issued Purchase Order before the services are rendered. 

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