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ASSIST Update. DoD Standardization Conference March 5, 2007 Joe Delorie, DSPO . Briefing Outline. Support Team Update DAPS & DODSSP Northrop Grumman Support Team System Enhancements Maintenance modernization ASSIST Online (Project Maint) Qualified Products Database Future Plans.
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ASSIST Update DoD Standardization Conference March 5, 2007 Joe Delorie, DSPO
Briefing Outline • Support Team Update • DAPS & DODSSP • Northrop Grumman Support Team • System Enhancements • Maintenance modernization • ASSIST Online (Project Maint) • Qualified Products Database • Future Plans
Support Team Update • DAPS/DODSSP • DODSSP has filled vacancies • DAPS has added a PM for IT (includes ASSIST) • Monitors CERTS, Info Assurance, other external rqmts • Managing the acquisition of hardware refresh • Northrop Grumman Support Contractor • Additional developers hired and retained • NG has instituted more structure (Source Safe, System Change Requests)
New Maint Old Maint System EnhancementsMaintenance modernization • Fully implemented (?) with a major release on Labor Day weekend 2007 Good News – DODSSP no longer does double entry of data
Update on Status ofMaintenance Modernization • Not so good news – There have been • many issues that have had to be dealt • with since fielding the new application
System EnhancementsASSIST Project Maint • LSAs can now see a list of all queued project requests requiring action • LSAs can review history of project request approvals and rejections
System EnhancementsQualified Products Database (QPD) • Some Useful new reports • Manufactures by Government Designation • Manufacturers Parts by CAGE code • QPD Data now accessible from public websites • Quick Search • Assistdocs.com
Select: Manufacturers by Govt Designation Search for: MIL-L-23398
Report lists all associated manufacturers part numbers, CAGE codes, addresses, and contact information for sources
Select: Manufacturers Parts by CAGE Code Search for: 77820
Changes to the QPD SinceLast Year’s Conference QPD now receives nightly data extracts from Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) Code has been migrated from .NET 1.0 to .NET 2.0
Due to a change in DOD policy, suppliers wishing to maintain their retention on a QPL/QML must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) and must maintain their registration in an active status.
Future Plans • DSP Automation Plan & Budget • Draft by End of March • Published Plan by End of April • System Enhancements • Hardware Refresh • Modernization Project Maintenance Underway • QPD Validation Release (April 2007) • QPD XML Extracts and Alerts
Future PlansHardware Refresh • DAPS has Major Hardware Recapitalization Underway for ASSIST • Development (@ Northrop Grumman) • Testing (@ DAPS) • Production (@ DAPS) • Goals are to achieve smoother future deployments and satisfy COOP rqmts
Future PlansProject Module • Modernization Development has Begun • Module is being reengineered from Cold Fusion to .NET • Reduced number of input screens (13>4) • Developer has been tasked to link the project request to a document number • Expect to have a beta for testing to solicit user feedback by April 2008
Questions? DoD Standardization Conference March 15, 2008 joseph.delorie@dla.mil