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Title: Automation Update


1
Automation Update
  • Gene Duncan
  • Ch, IPS Office
  • 11 April 2002

2
OUTLINE
  • SPS
  • PADDS
  • WLMP
  • ASFI
  • AMART

3
SPS
  • Restructured Program
  • Ver 4.2 is FOC
  • Limited centralized funding for annual maintence
    fees
  • Focus on fixing deficiencies
  • Strategy for follow-on versions being studied
  • Ver 4.2 deployment
  • AMC deployments Jul Oct 02
  • New database, reduced deadlocks
  • Funding for hardware upgrades

4
AMC SPS ver 4.2 Deployment Schedule
5
PADDS
  • Sustainment Funding
  • AMCOM CIC - 800k annually
  • Paid by MSCs per AMC Budget guidance
  • Increasing next year due to impacts of NETCOM
    transfer
  • CSC (PADDS and CCSS Proc Apps) - 1.2M annually
  • Non recurring services documentation, testing,
    release mgmt
  • Alternative strategies being studied
  • Migration to Web based architecture
  • Reduces operation and sustainment costs
  • Simplifies interfaces/integration with WLMP
  • Facilitates enhancements such as digital
    signatures
  • 1.2M required for hardware/testing, programming
    60-80 complete
  • Submitted for FY03 funding
  • AKM funding controls outlook uncertain

6
WLMP
  • SME support in Moorestown
  • Bridges and Uniques
  • Data Sourcing/Migration
  • Open contracts, open PWDs issue
  • Data in legacy systems not used by SAP
  • Data cleansing ECPs
  • Lead-time tracking functionality
  • Ongoing Dialogue with IMMC Directors

7
OPEN PWDs CONTRACTS
DATA AS OF 19 FEB 02
8
ASFI
  • Migration to Centralized Architecture
  • Common look and feel
  • Standard organization of attachments
  • Better integration with DOD and FBO
  • Synopsis Posting
  • FBO business rules requires increased emphasis on
    synopsis maintenance
  • Synopsis dates have to be kept current with
    solicitation dates
  • Policy issues being addressed with DDP
  • Synopsis creation capability also exists within
    PADDS

9
AMART
A-Mart Description The Army Mart will be a
trading space comparable to commercial best in
class web sites with an effective and intuiti
ve user interface allowing Army requisitioners to
leverage strategic purchasing
arrangements, with open-market purchasing, and
dynamic pricing features including settlement
functionality.
10
AMART
  • KEY ELEMENTS
  • A-Mart to be wholly funded and managed by U.S.
    Bank (19M est.) no fees will be charged to use
    the Mart
  • Seamlessly integrate with legacy contracting /
    logistics systems, Reverse Auction Tool, DoD
    E-Mall
  • Migrate to a single point of entry for all
    requirements seamless movement through the
    process  
  • Two A-Mart Components
  • Ordering module
  • Settlement (Invoice) Module
  • Plan hinges on the Bank being involved in the
    back-end (Payment) of the process for most Army
    contract

11
AMART (cont)
  • Two means of payment identified as available for
    the Mart )
  • Payment by Credit Card use where possible under
    the dollar thresholds and when vendor acceptable

  • Payment by Bank (PowerMart) within 72 hours of
    reconciled invoice (invoice acceptance)
  • Requires contractual arrangement between the Bank
    and vendor
  • 1-2 fee to the vendors
  • TIMELINES 
  • A-Mart project to commence upon GSA GPC (Govt
    Purchase Card) Modification expected around 1 Apr
    02
  • Initial Mart focus will be Army Small Computer
    contracts as initial pilot phase to be completed
    60 days ARO
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