Incident Procurement Systems Overview

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• Incident Procurement Systems Overview

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EaTIS History

• Business drivers
• NAPA Report (September 2003)
• Congressional program direction (2005)
• OIR Audit Report
• Evolved from a Region 6 application
• Proposed as National solution
• AQM Assumes ownership
• Serious concerns about national viability
• Initiated IVV

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EaTIS Evolution

• IVV Findings concluded not-viable for national
  deployment.
• Recommended
• Freeze EaTIS in current Pilot state
• Develop new system
• Completing some open work to Support ABS/IBDB
  rollout

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EaTIS - Management

• Implemented configuration management
• Config Mgt Board
• Helpdesk is single point of contact
• helpdesk_at_dmw.nwcg.gov
• eatis_suggestion_at_dms.nwcg.gov
• 866-224-7677 (Option 3)
• Hours Mon-Sat, 1200-2000EST
• www.eatis.net

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EaTIS Current

• Pilot Regions 1, 5, and 6
• Engines, Tenders, and Buses
• 2007 Database ready to go
• All Regions
• Aviation Contracts
• Contract Modifications now available
• Training documentation coming
• Rates, Dates, and fig newtons
• E-mail and PINS
• EaTIS - ABS

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EaTIS and EERAs

• EERA the procurement tool
• EERA the overall program
• EERA the computer application
• Generates the EERA form
• Maintain support until VIPR goes active

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What is VIPR?

• Virtual Incident PRocurement
• Separate initiative
• VIPR is a tool to aid the acquisition process
  become more sound and efficient

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Virtual Incident Procurement

• Taking from EaTIS
• Lessons learned
• Business rules/requirements
• Vendor/CO Buy-in
• Not taking from EaTIS
• Database and software
• Maintain EaTIS and EERA System
• Minor update/bug fixes
• Gaining Executive sponsorship
• Establishing interagency collaboration
• MOUs etc.

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VIPR Next Steps

• Validate/Develop requirements
• Whats in? Whats out?
• Web Pages
• http//fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/aqm/eatis
• http//fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/aqm/vipr

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IAS vs VIPR

• IAS
• USDA
• COTS
• Business changed to fit the software
• Inflexible

• VIPR
• Forest Service
• Built In House
• Modeled after business process
• Were listening