The Code of Federal Regulations mandates contractor accountability in contingency areas through the use of the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT). The CFR covers a Title 10 requirement for common contractor databases. The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requires contractor companies to use SPOT and contractor personnel to have a SPOT-generated letter of authorization (LOA) signed by the government’s contracting officer in order to process through a deployment center or to travel to, from, or within the operational area. The LOA specifies authorizations or government support that contractor personnel are entitled to under the contract. [Read more…]

SPOT is web-based on a secure, PKI-enabled site. The system shows the contracts and contractors , costs, the type of contractor (third-country national, local national, US citizen), kind of work they do, and availability of government-furnished services. [Read more…]

DFARS 252.225-7040

SPOT Business Rules

SPOT Compliance Checklist

SPOT Frequently Asked Questions

Configuration Control Board (CCB) Charter

Total Operational Picture Support System (TOPSS) Information Paper

Joint Asset Movement Management System (JAMMS) Information Paper

SPOT Training Schedule

SPOT Register for SPOT Access Quick Guide

TOPSS PKI Certificate Registration