01 45 00 — Quality Control SHEET QC-000

Federal construction QC, organized from field execution to closeout.

FedQC connects inspections, deficiencies, photos, daily reports, and closeout-ready QC records into one defensible field workflow.

INSP-0123FOLLOW-UP
Field Inspection
Gypsum board assemblies — Bldg 400, Level 2
DEF-0047VERIFIED
Deficiency Tracked
Corrected, photographed, closed with QCM acceptance
DR-0182COMPILED
Daily QC Report
Inspections, deficiencies, and photos in one narrative
QC-RECRECORD
Closeout-Ready Record
A project history that survives audit and turnover
SOLID BLUE — CURRENT FEDQC WORKFLOW DASHED AMBER — ROADMAP / FUTURE INTELLIGENCE LAYER

SAMPLE RECORDS · BUILDING 400 RENOVATION — FORT STERLING (FICTIONAL PROJECT)

Existing Conditions SHEET QC-101

The QC record exists. It just lives in too many places.

On most federal projects, the quality record is real — but it's fragmented across formats, folders, and inboxes. Reassembling it for an audit, a claim, or closeout is where teams lose time and defensibility.

Paper inspection forms Spreadsheets Phone photos Email threads Daily reports Submittal logs Deficiency lists Closeout binders

Each item may be correct on its own. The problem is the connective tissue: which photo proves which correction, which inspection covered which definable feature of work, and whether the record holds together when someone who wasn't there has to reconstruct it.

Sequence of Work SHEET QC-102

One workflow, drawn end to end.

FedQC follows the control process federal teams already run — and keeps every step connected to the record it produces.

Phase 1

Preparatory Phase

Document inspection intent before work begins: requirements, submittals, acceptance criteria, and readiness.

Phase 2

Initial Phase

Establish the standard of workmanship at the start of each definable feature of work, with acceptance checks recorded as performed.

Phase 3

Follow-Up Phase

Track ongoing conformance with field observations tied back to the same inspection thread.

Branch

Deficiency Management

When work doesn't conform, the deficiency gets its own tracked lifecycle — identified, documented, corrected, verified, closed.

Evidence

Photo Documentation

Photos attach where they belong: to the inspection, the deficiency, or the day's record — not to a camera roll.

Daily

Daily QC Report

The day's inspections, deficiencies, notes, and photos come together into a clean, documentation-ready narrative.

Record

Closeout-Ready QC Record

Every step above feeds one connected project history — built for audits, claims, turnover, and final acceptance. Assembling the full closeout package from it is roadmap scope.

THE LINE CONTINUES DASHED → FUTURE INTELLIGENCE LAYER · SHEET QC-104
Active Scope — Shown Solid SHEET QC-103

What FedQC does today.

Current capabilities in active use — shown here with sample data from the fictional Building 400 Renovation at Fort Sterling.

Three-Phase Inspections

Inspection intent, acceptance checks, field observations, and follow-up status — documented phase by phase.

Deficiency Management

Every deficiency carries its full story: condition, photos, responsible party, correction, verification, and QCM acceptance.

Daily QC Reporting

Field activity becomes a clean daily narrative suitable for federal construction documentation.

Field Documentation

Records, photos, notes, and activity history — organized as one searchable project record, not a folder of loose files.

Closeout-Ready QC Record

From the first preparatory meeting to the last verified correction, everything lands in one connected, traceable project history — the record a stranger could reconstruct at audit, claim, turnover, or final acceptance.

FULL CLOSEOUT PACKAGE ASSEMBLY — THE CLOSEOUT PACKAGE BUILDER — IS ROADMAP SCOPE. SEE QC-104.

Where FedQC fits. FedQC is a field execution and documentation support layer. It organizes the QC record where the work happens and helps prepare clean records for the project's authorized systems — it does not replace eCMS, RMS, Procore, or any official system of record.
Future Work — Shown Dashed SHEET QC-104

The future intelligence layer.

These modules are on the FedQC roadmap — not shipped today. They're shown the way future work appears on a drawing: dashed, labeled, and planned.

TAP OR CLICK A MODULE TO SEE IT IN ACTION. ALL PREVIEWS ARE ROADMAP CONCEPTS.

APP IN ACTION FUTURE / ROADMAP
FIELD PHOTO (MOCK) LOC: BLDG 400 · L1 TRADE: MECHANICAL ACTIVITY: FIRESTOP POSSIBLE DEF: GAP STATUS: BEFORE PROPOSED LINK → INSP-0123 · FOLLOW-UP PHASE QCM REVIEW REQUIRED
FIELD NOTES — RAW 0930 gyp bd L2 area C conforms def-0047 firestop corrected verified in field, 2 photos 14 photos linked today DRAFT NARRATIVE AI DRAFT Follow-up inspection continued for gypsum board, L2 Area C; work conforms to approved submittals. DEF-0047 corrected and verified; closed with QCM acceptance. 14 photos linked. QCM REVIEW & FINALIZE AI SUGGESTS — QCM FINALIZES
1 SUBMITTAL APPROVED 09 51 13 — ACOUSTICAL CEILING APPROVED 2 MATERIAL DELIVERY LOGGED RECEIVED 07/02 — 84 CARTONS LOGGED 3 CERTS / DATA SHEETS CHECKED CHECKED AGAINST APPROVED SUBMITTAL RUN 4 MISSING CERT FLAGGED MILL CERT — REQUESTED FROM SUPPLIER MISSING 5 INSTALLATION READINESS UPDATED AREA C CEILING GRID — UNTIL CERT RECEIVED HOLD GAPS FLAGGED BEFORE MATERIAL REACHES THE WALL
INSP-0123 FOLLOW-UP SPEC 09 29 00 SUBMITTAL 09-04 RFI-021 DEF-0047 PHOTOS · 14 LINKED RECORD TRAIL
O&M MANUAL — AHU-1 WARRANTY — RTU-2 TRAINING LOG — HVAC ASSET DATA — AHU-1 TURNOVER STRUCTURE — eOMSI DIV 23 — HVAC AHU-1 · O&M MANUAL · WARRANTY · TRAINING RECORD · ASSET DATA RTU-2 … 1 ITEM PENDING ORGANIZED FOR TURNOVER FROM DAY ONE
INSPECTIONS · 48 DEFICIENCIES · 39 CLOSED DAILY REPORTS · 142 CERTIFICATIONS · 12 PHOTOS · 612 CLOSEOUT PACKAGE BLDG 400 — FORT STERLING (FICTIONAL) INSP DEF DR CERT PHOTO DRAFT — ROADMAP ASSEMBLED FROM THE RECORD THAT ALREADY EXISTS — QCM ISSUES IT
REPEAT DEFICIENCIES BY TRADE — 90 DAYS 7432 MECHELECDRYWPAINT HIGH-RISK ACTIVITIES FIRESTOP ROOFING DOCUMENTATION GAPS 3 OPEN 2 MISSING CERTS 1 UNVERIFIED CORRECTION RISK SURFACED BEFORE CLOSEOUT
ROADMAP CONCEPT — NOT A SHIPPED FEATURE · AI ASSISTS, THE QCM DECIDES.
Project Team SHEET QC-105

Built for federal construction teams.

Different seats, one shared record.

Quality Control Manager

QCM

Run three-phase control, track deficiencies to closure, and produce daily reports from the day's actual field record — with the documentation to defend every acceptance.

Field Leadership

Superintendent

See inspection readiness and open deficiencies by area and trade, so corrections happen in sequence instead of at the end.

Contract Delivery

Project Manager

A connected QC record supports pay applications, protects against claims, and keeps closeout from becoming a reconstruction project.

Government Oversight

Government QA

Reviews go faster when the contractor's QC story is organized, consistent, and traceable from inspection to correction to closure.

Issued for Review SHEET QC-106

Bring field QC, documentation, and closeout into one organized workflow.

FedQC — CQM-C Three-Phase Inspection Process