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 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 State, Export-Import Bank and the Architect of the Capital, Federal Trade Commission, National Labor Relations Board, U.S. Government Printing Office.

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 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
- Multi-Agency User;s Group
Application level

Data Collected - Numerical Ratings and Supporting Narrative on:

- Quality of Product or Services
- Cost Control
- Timelines of Performance.
- Buseness 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 plans on incorporating specified infomation from thed agency's contract managemenet database via the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation (FPDS-NG) 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:

- 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

Future Enhancements:

- Ad Hoc Reporting