In production since December 1996.
Multiple Agency, Shared File System: all authorized users have
access to the completed evaluations of all subscribing agencies.
Designed, developed, and implemented by the
NIH
Center
for Information Technology (CIT) under the guidance and sponsorship of the
Office of Acquisition Management and Policy, Office of the Director, NIH.
Supports acquisition activities in all fifty states and over 100
foreign countries. Contains evaluations from the following Federal
Departments/Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services,
Department of Agriculture, Department of Treasury, Department of Commerce,
Department of Justice, Department of Energy, Department of Interior,
Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security
Administration, Agency for International Development, Environmental
Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services
Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Education,
Department of State, Export-Import Bank and the Architect of the Capital.
Supports evaluations on Research and Development, ADP, A&E,
Construction, and Service and Supply contracts. NIH CPS Construction Form
approved by CAAC for use by CPS subscribers in lieu of the SF 1420.
System Structure:
- Web Browser such as
Netscape Navigator 4.5 (minimum) or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5
(minimum).
- Web based application
accessed via the Internet
Security - 3 Levels plus an Internal Audit Table:
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
encryption
- Database level
- Application level
Application Structure and Help
- Standard and
Construction Modules
- Project Officer/COTR Module
- Contractor Module (Electronic storage of contractors
rebuttal/comments and Electronic, encrypted, transmittal of
evaluations to and from contractor).
- Management Tools
- Maintenance Tables
- On-line Help and
telephone help lines, User Guides, Listserv
- Search Engine
- CPS Info Page with
Links to GSA Excluded Parties Listing, etc.
- Multi-Agency User’s
Group
Data Collected:
- Numerical Ratings and
Supporting Narrative on:
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Quality of Product or Service
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Cost Control
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Timeliness of Performance
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Business Practices
- Comments on
Subcontracts/Socioeconomic Goals
- Comments on Key
Personnel
- Determination of
Commitment to Customer Service
Rating Scale:
- 0 Unsatisfactory
- 1 Poor
- 2 Fair
- 3 Good
- 4 Excellent
- 5 Outstanding
NIH incorporates specific administrative information from the
agency’s contract management database via the Federal Procurement Data
System. This information may include the contractor’s name and address,
period of performance, contract description, etc.
Subscribing agency’s logo appears on all printed documents.
Training:
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Monthly on NIH Campus - Hands on
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At agency site within DC/Baltimore area
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Train the trainer
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Agency pays travel costs at agency site outside DC/Baltimore
area
Fees:
- Nominal annual
subscription fee based on the number of contracts that will be
maintained for the agency in the NIH CPS. Fees will be stable through FY 2002 at which time they are
expected to be reduced significantly.
Future Enhancements:
- Ad Hoc Reporting
- Contractor (Corporate)
access to Corporate evaluations.
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