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C M S. CCIT July 20 th , 2010. Contract Management System Update Presented by: Brenda Lujan. Since the last meeting. Changes that have occurred include:
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C M S CCITJuly 20th, 2010 Contract Management System Update Presented by: Brenda Lujan
Since the last meeting . . . . • Changes that have occurred include: • Modifying the wording of some of the Certification fields to eliminate confusion and address distinction between certifying the contract itself and certifying the contractor’s compliance with the contract. • Refer to CMS listserve email dated June 30th, 2011 (4:14pm). • Modifying the Contractor Rating field to include the word FINAL. This acts to more accurately reflect statutory intent. • Refer to CMS listserve email dated June 30th, 2011 (4:14pm).
Since the last meeting . . . . • Eliminating fields/questions in the Vendor Agreement contract type. Eliminated fields included: • 4 sole source questions and 8 personal services questions. • Refer to CMS listserve email dated July 8th, 2011 (3:29pm). • Addition of Price Agreement as a subtype under Commodities/Goods and Personal Services umbrella types. • Refer to CMS listserve email dated June 30th, 2011 (4:14pm).
Since the last meeting . . . . • Issuance of further guidance as to: • Determining whether to select Commodities/Goods or Personal Services when have a mixed procurement. • Included steps to create future Price Agreements. • Refer to CMS listserve email dated July 8th, 2011 (3:29pm). • Conducting Evaluations & Assigning Ratings under Task Order Contracts • For each individual Task Order issued under a Master Contract – INTERIM series. • For the Master Contract at end of full term (5-years) – FINAL • Refer to CMS listserve email dated July 8th, 2011 (3:29pm).
Since the last meeting . . . . • Work has started to: • Update all Help Text bubbles and spreadsheet. • Update/combine all FAQ’s, Guidance and Technical Assistance. • Refer to CMS listserve email dated June 30th, 2011 (4:14pm). • Task fields have been “fixed”/modified: • The field name for the Task Creator Notes now includes “(Task Details)” in the name.
Since the last meeting . . . . • What is typed into this field willappear in the Tasked Party’s email under Task Details
Since the last meeting . . . . • The link will now populate both the Task Complete and Status fields • One Step to complete a task instead of two! • Can still change each field individually if so choose. • The “Dept Rpt – Completeness” has been split into 2 parts to avoid timing out issue many were experiencing. • One repeating field (CMS ID #) will appear in both parts to allow identification of records. Once each part of the report is pulled into Excel, they can be merged.
Before We Meet Again In September • New Version of CMS software will be tested and installed into Production. • Will not affect how records are created. • Primarily coding a “facelift.” • Permissions will change to allow users to delete their own links and attachments. • Creator of a Custom Search/Report will now be the only one that can delete it and only those users the creator assigns to the report can edit it. • This will eliminate the need for the “DO NOT DELETE” warning next to reports. • Searching & Report creation will become easier and more intuitive by way of criteria and condition selection.
Before We Meet Again In September • Anticipated timeline for new version installation: • Testing and modification to occur through early August. • Anticipated release to user community end of August. • During testing, OSC and OIT will develop new guidance and more detailed list of what users can expect.
Final Words • Keep in mind what CMS stands for Contract Management System. • This system is a tool to keep track of contracts and vendor performance. Not just a glorified database. • Keep communicating with project leaders and program managers as to the importance of overseeing the work being (or not) performed. • Don’t allow payment for goods/services not received as defined in the contract. • Transparency is the new normal – don’t get caught not exercising proper performance controls. • See article provided July 20 2011 regarding Air Force Academy audit. Only the latest of many. . .