Automation Update

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Automation Update

• Gene Duncan
• Ch, IPS Office
• 11 April 2002

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OUTLINE

• SPS
• PADDS
• WLMP
• ASFI
• AMART

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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

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AMC SPS ver 4.2 Deployment Schedule
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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

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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

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OPEN PWDs CONTRACTS
DATA AS OF 19 FEB 02
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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

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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.
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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

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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