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Services and Prices

Know the Scope and the Price Before Anyone Starts.

Four fixed-price packages, a fractional quality manager by the month, and a one-hour briefing for the ISO 9001:2026 transition. Every price here is a starting price for the smallest scope it describes, and your quote is fixed in writing before any work begins.

Fixed-Price Packages

Four Engagements Most Small Manufacturers Need

Each has a defined deliverable, a start date you choose, and no hourly meter running. Prices are for ISO 9001 at one site with up to 25 people; larger and regulated scopes are quoted from the same day rates.

Most Booked First

Gap Assessment

Find out exactly where your system stands against the standard, clause by clause.

From$4,200

Two Days on Site · Report in Ten Business Days

  • Clause-by-Clause Gap Table
  • Prioritized Action Plan with Owners and Dates
  • Readout Meeting with Management

ISO 13485 and FDA QMSR scopes from $4,800.

Book a Gap Assessment
Once a Year

Internal Audit

An independent audit your management review can act on.

From$2,800

One Day on Site · Plan, Checklists, and Report

  • Audit Plan and Clause Checklists
  • Written Report with Graded Findings
  • Management Review Pack

Larger scopes run up to three days on site. ISO 13485 and FDA QMSR from $3,200.

Book an Internal Audit
Before the Registrar

Mock Certification Audit

A full rehearsal, run the way your certification body will run it.

From$4,900

Two Days on Site · Six to Eight Weeks Before Your Audit

  • Opening and Closing Meetings
  • Findings Graded as a Registrar Would Grade Them
  • A Corrective Action Plan to Close Them

ISO 13485 and FDA QMSR scopes from $5,600.

Book a Mock Audit
Medical Devices

PMS Plan Build

A post-market surveillance system that turns complaints into decisions.

From$8,000

Four to Six Weeks, Mostly Remote

  • PMS Plan and Procedure
  • Complaint and Trend Report Templates
  • Links Into CAPA and Risk Management

Priced for one device family under EU MDR 2017/745 and FDA QMSR.

Book a PMS Build

Reserve Your Dates with a Deposit

Half the fee secures the start date; the balance is due on delivery. Purchase orders and invoices are fine. Travel beyond 50 miles of Barrington is billed at cost.

Need Something Else? Ask for a Quote

ISO 9001:2026

When the Standard Changes, Your Certificate Needs a Plan

ISO 9001:2026 is published, and certified organizations have until September 2029 to make the transition. Use the window to fix what your last audit found, not to scramble the month before your registrar arrives.

  1. A Clause-by-Clause Gap List

    What your system has, what the new edition requires, and what has to be written.

  2. A Transition Timeline

    Worked back from your next surveillance audit, so nothing lands in the final month.

  3. A Fixed Quote for the Work

    If you want QES to do it, the price is on the page. If not, the list is yours.

Take the Readiness Check What Changed in 2026

Fractional Quality Manager

A Quality Manager on the Days You Need One

Let a professional carry the bulk of the quality work, and return your people to the jobs they know and would rather do. Month to month, with 30 days’ notice to stop.

Keep It Running

You have a system. You need someone to keep it honest.

$2,600a month

Time Each Month
2 days
CAPA and Complaint Review
Monthly
Internal Audit
Once a year
At Your Registrar Audit
Add-on
Talk About This Plan

Build It and Run It

No system yet, and a certification date to hit.

$7,800a month

Time Each Month
6 days
Quality Manual and SOP Set
Written for you
Staff Training
On site
At Your Registrar Audit
Included
Talk About This Plan
$62,400 a year for Run It With You: four days a month, month to month
compared with
about $180,000 a year for a full-time quality manager, once benefits are added to the median wage

How the comparison is worked: the median annual wage for industrial production managers, the federal occupation that includes quality control systems managers, was $126,060 in May 2025 (BLS, Occupational Outlook Handbook (opens in a new tab)). Wages and salaries were 70.0 percent of private-industry employer compensation costs in June 2026 (BLS, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (opens in a new tab), released September 9, 2026). $126,060 ÷ 0.700 = $180,086.

Case Studies

The Problem, What Was Done, and What Came of It

Three pieces of work from Marcia Weeden’s record, each described from her résumé and the written references on file. Nothing here is a composite or an estimate.

$7M

Defense Textiles · Director of QA, Duro Industries

A Rejection Overturned by the Contract’s Own Test Method

The Problem
A Defense laboratory rejected $7 million of charcoal-impregnated foam for chemical-warfare protective uniforms on the strength of its own test result.
What Was Done
Marcia initiated and led the CAPA investigation and insisted on attending the retest. The laboratory had exceeded the heat specification, strengthened the test solution beyond its specification and calibrated with buffering solutions years past expiry.
The Outcome
Suits made from the fabric ran on dummies with live agents at Aberdeen Proving Grounds for two weeks, against an original test of four hours, with no sign of failure. The rejection was overturned.

Medical Devices · Quality Consultant, DePuy Spine (Johnson & Johnson)

A Design Engineering Group, Studied End to End

The Scope
Gap analyses and corrective action for the design engineering function.
What Was Done
A study across people, methods, measurements, machines, materials and environment, with recommendations for each.
The Outcome
The recommendations were adopted, including renaming Engineering Services to Design Engineering.
“Marcia incorporated several evaluation tools and good interview skills. This coupled with her industry and quality background ensured the study was grounded in reality.”Joe Kennedy, Director of Design Engineering, DePuy Spine · written reference, May 21, 2014

Building Materials · ISO 9001 Technical Writer, CertainTeed

An ISO 9001 Quality System, Built From the Ground Up

The Scope
Build the ISO 9001 quality management system and act as the compliance lead for the standard.
What Was Done
QMS documents including gap analyses, and subsystems for document control, ISO 19011 auditing, ISO/IEC 17025 test and calibration and project planning, with training created and presented as needed.
“Marcia consistently produces clear, accurate, and well-structured technical documentation.”Alec Riendeau, Technical & Quality Manager, CertainTeed · written reference, April 15, 2026

Further references are available on request. Pfizer’s policy precludes it from giving formal references, so the Pfizer references on file are shared privately. Read the published references.

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  1. Pick the Days That Suit You. Morning or afternoon, Eastern time. Marcia replies with a time.
  2. Answer Three Short Questions. Your standard, what is driving it, and how many people.
  3. Talk to the Person Who Does the Work. No sales team. The call is with Marcia.

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