Online Representations and Certifications Application ORCA

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Online Representations and Certifications
Application (ORCA)

• XML Outbound Update
• February 22, 2006

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ORCA XML Highlights

• ORCA XML Outbound is a Web Services Interface
  that allows authorized users to obtain ORCA data
  via XML.
• ORCA XML output consists of data in three
  different forms. Users have a choice of choosing
  one or all of the forms mentioned in their XML
  request.
• 1) HTML Output The whole certification data in
  HTML format (both static text and vendor
  responses). Users do not have an option to choose
  individual provisions.
• 2) PDF Output The whole certification data in
  PDF format (both static text and vendor
  responses). Users do not have an option to choose
  individual provisions.
• 3) Text based output Vendor responses in text
  format. Static text is not included. Data
  corresponding to their respective XML tag names
  are included. Vendors have an option to pick
  single or multiple provisions.
• ORCA XML will allow users to request data using a
  single DUNS number. If users are interested in
  an archived record, they can add a date range to
  their request.

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ORCA XML Requirements

• ORCA XML output is divided into two major groups
• Basic Information is vendor information collected
  at the time of the ORCA submission. Note Most
  of these elements are not part of any provisions.
• Provisions are a core group of ORCA XML
  consisting of all the provisions that make up the
  ORCA submission. Within this group, each
  provision will be created as a separate subgroup
  and is identified by its provision number. Using
  ORCA XML, the Contract Writing System (CWS) will
  have the ability to request vendor response data
  for all the provisions or specific provisions.

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Basic Information and Provisions

• Basic Information is divided into three
  sub-groups
• Vendor Related Elements
• POC Related Elements
• Submission Related Elements
• There are 29 provisions from which CWS have the
  ability to request data.

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Requirements to Request Data

• In addition to the standard coding requirements
  to incorporate XML into their systems, users will
  be required to include the following elements
  into their XML request
• Security Elements ORCA will provide userid and
  password to each system
• ORCA Identifier Elements identify the record
  that the user is interested in receiving
• Core Identifier (i.e. DUNS No. with or with out
  Plus4)
• Optional Identifier (i.e. start date, end date)
• Requested Data Elements CWS can choose which
  data elements they are interested in receiving.
  The ORCA data will be classified into multiple
  groups and at least one of the groups must be
  selected.

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ORCA XML Output

• ORCA XML output will be based on provisions. A
  typical output will consist of the following
• Transaction code that indicates if the XML
  transaction processed successfully or not.
• URLs to download a full copy of the certification
  record in PDF and HTML form.
• General information and provisions based on data
  requested from the user. The record is split
  into individual provisions that are identified by
  their corresponding number. Each provision tag
  contains vendor data.

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ORCA XML Schedule

• -Design Messages, data types, XML schema file,
  
• class file, etc. March 2006
• -Post XML Format via ORCA website March -
  April 2006
• -Testing May 2006
• -Implementation June 2006

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Contact Information

• Thuy Lindsey
• 703-882-0664
• Eagle Building, Skyline 7, GS325,
• 5275 Leesburg Pike
• Falls Church VA 22041
• Thuy.Lindsey_at_disa.mil
• ORCA URL
• http//orca.bpn.gov
• http//orca.bpn.gov/feedback.aspx