1. 1 Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG) Agency Information Day July 21, 2003

2. 2 Morning Agenda Welcome (Pat Brooks/Teresa Sorrenti) FY03 Completion (Jerry Olson) FPDS-NG Overview/Status (Pat Brooks) New Information (John Cochran) –Reports Available in October –Agency Admin Responsibilities –FAR PIID Coverage –Data Dictionary Alterations/Corrections –Change Control Board Procedures –CCR Data Integration (Frequency and Schedule) Demo Direct Key Entry System (GCE) –Status of Development –Demonstration Q&A

3. 3 Afternoon Agenda Welcome Back (Pat Brooks) Change Management (GCE) –Early Adopters – Up to September 15 –Integration Testing for Agency Systems Technical Exchange on Actual System Integrations (GCE) –Before and After Look –Technology Characteristics –Integration Method –Duration of Integration –Demonstration Q&A Wrap-up and Thanks (Pat Brooks)

4. 4 Agency Admin Responsibilities Agencies expected to have core administration role In FPDS No longer an error correction clerk Can authorize a hierarchy of “sub” administrators

5. 5 Agency Admin Responsibilities (Cont’d) Authorize Government users/systems –Systems that submit procurement data –People with FPDS login rights –People who request free public-cost reports Disable users/systems no longer authorized Ensure users receive instruction Maintain agency tables –Contracting offices –Funding offices –Agency major programs –Offset officer

6. 6 Agency Admin Responsibilities (Cont’d) Quality Assurance –Monitor reporting (assure reporting) –Resolve anomalies –Request exceptions to validation rules Use Monitoring Tools –Weekly error status e-mail –Reporting Status Report –High Dollars Report –Socio-economics Reports

7. 7 Procurement Instrument ID Anticipated FAR Language Will Require: –Alpha characters in the first positions to indicate the agency, followed by alphanumeric characters identifying bureau, offices, or other administrative subdivisions. –Last portion of the PIID to be numbered sequentially. –May include other elements, as appropriate, such as fiscal year. –When the basic reference contract is available for multi- agency use (GWAC, Federal Supply Schedule contract, etc.), an ordering agency shall use the same delivery orders, task orders, and call numbers as it uses for its contractual instruments. OFPP Expected To Issue Instructions Immediately After DAR Council Approves The Change

8. 8 FAR PIID Examples (Cont’d) AgencyAgency ID Agency Element Optional Data Sequence Number GSAGS02P04FFL00001 Homeland Security HSCG0104C0004 NASANNG04AA01C Defense(DD)Fxxxxx04C0001

9. 9 Data Dictionary Alterations/Corrections Specification unchanged except as noted below: –Two bundling elements combined Bundled Requirement (Y/N) eliminated New value added to Bundled Contract Exception Screen label is Bundled Requirement –Fee for use of service for DO The requirement to report the fee paid was inappropriately eliminated…it is required. The Use Case Matrix is correct. –EPA clauses for BPA Call Use Case Matrix is wrong EPA Designated Products is the required element Recovered Materials Clause is not required

10. 10 Data Dictionary Updates Screen labels will be added to DD Possible changes (identified but not changed) –Add “STTR” as Competition possibility –Move “SDB Participating Program” from Competition to separate element –Federal data element naming conventions will be incorporated

11. 11 Change Control Board Procedures An Interagency Board of 8 to 10 Contracting Officers and technical staff Policy decisions elevated to FAC or a FAC subcommittee Will accommodate Agency data needs Invitation for nominations go to FAC

12. 12 CCR Data Integration CCR provides a data update every morning FPDS will process the update every morning Civilian use of CCR may not be mandatory by October 1. –How to handle delay & foreign vendors is under discussion