Validation Audit Assessment

The validation audits will be funded by a one-time assessment of US$150 per certified TL 9000 registration. Each individual TL ID/Profile is considered a TL registration. For example, if your company has five (5) TL IDs/Profiles, your assessment will be a total of US$750 (5 registrations x US$150 assessment fee).

Process for the Validation Audit Assessment

• Invoices for the one-time assessment fee will be sent out via the online Registration Management System (RMS).
  • QuEST Forum Members with TL 9000 registrations will also be invoiced using this method even though they normally do not receive TL 9000 RMS invoices.

• Invoices will start being sent out April 2010. Invoices will be sent two (2) months prior to the month of the anniversary of an organization's TL registration.
  • Therefore, invoices sent in April 2010 will be for registrations with an anniversary date during June.

• If an organization has multiple registrations, they will receive multiple invoices.
  • An invoice will be sent two (2) months prior to the month of the anniversary for each certified TL 9000 registration.

• Payment may be made by credit card, check or wire transfer.

• Payment is due by the last day of the month of the anniversary of the organization's TL registration.
  • For example, the invoice for the assessment fee for a TL registration with a June anniversary will be due 30 June 2010.

• Non-payment by the due date results in blocked access to the TL 9000 Registration until payment is received.

If you have any questions, please use the "Contact Us" feature on the QuEST Forum or TL 9000 websites.