About CPS
CPS Frequently Asked Questions -(FAQ)-|
In production since December 1996.
Multiple Agency, Shared File System: all authorized
users have access to 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 and Logistics Management (OALM), 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 ofTreasury
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Justice
- Department of Energy
- Department of Interior
- Department of Labor
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Social Security
Administration
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- Agency for International Development
- Environmental
Protection Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- General Services
Administration
- Department of Transportation
- Department of State
- Export-Import Bank and the Architect of the Capital
- Federal Trade Commission
- National Labor Relations Board
- U.S. Government Printing Office.
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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: 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, Construction and A&E Modules
- Project Officer/COTR Module
- Contractor Module (Online Registration, 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
- System Generated Emails
- Multi-Agency User Group
Data Collected - Numerical Ratings and Supporting Narrative
on:
- Quality of Product or Services
- Cost control
- Timeliness of Performance
- Business Relations
- Comments on Subcontracts/Socioeconomic Goals
- Comments on Key Personnel
- Customer Satisfication
Rating Scale:
- 0 Unsatisfactory
- 1 Poor
- 2 Fair
- 3 Good
- 4 Excellent
- 5 Outstanding
Subscribing agency’s logo appears on all printed evaluations
Training:
- No Cost to User
- At agency site within DC/Baltimore area
- Train the trainer
- Agency pays travel costs at agency site outside DC/Baltimore area
Fees:
- Currently no fees are collected
Future Enhancements:
- A & E Evaluation Admendement