PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF, OL WEEKLY REPORT WEEK ENDING 19 JANUARY 1988

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• Publication Date: January 19, 1988

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PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF, OL
WEEKLY REPORT
Week Ending 19 January 1988
1. Status of Tasks Assigned by Senior Management:
On 13 January, the Chief, Procurement Management Staff
(OL/PMS) and the Procurement Executive met with representatives
from the Office of the Comptroller and the Offices of Finance
(OF) and Information Technology and Logistics to review first
quarter procurement activity. The yearend notice approved by
the Comptroller was also reviewed. All expressed agreement with
changes being implemented for fiscal year (FY) 1988. (U)
2. Major Events That Have Occurred During the Preceding Week:
a. Procurement Note (PN) Status:
PN 192, Work in Process Reports, was approved by the
Director of Logistics (D/L) and distributed to all procurement
elements on 15 January. (U)
b. Contract Officer Intern Program (COIP): (b)(3)
(1) wrote an item of interest on the COIP
for the Logistics Career Ioard meeting to be held the week of
18 January. (U)
(2) The design of the COIP certificate has been submitted to
Printing and Photography Division, OL, for preparation. (U)
c. Agency Contract Review Board (ACRE) Activities:
(1) The ACRE convened on 12 January in an executive session
to review a Directorate of Operations (DO) docket with a
contract value of It was decided that a limited
competition between two contractors would be conducted by
Special Activities Staff, DO, i lieu of the sole source award
as proposed in this docket. (
(2) Three dockets, with a total dollar value of
were reviewed by the Board on 19 January. All three capes were
recommended by approval by the D/L with no caveats. ( )'
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d. CONIF Activity:
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(1) CONIF input 184 contracts and 13 amendmer
system during the past week. (AIUO)
e. Automation Activities:
(1) A group from the Agency visited Texas Tech on 11 January
/to discuss specific computer software application. The group,
consisted of three Agency employees
Lora A. Mackin, "Ron and Betty Meikle of
S stems Exploration, Inc. (SEI), and
of the Automation Institute at Texas Tech.
does contractual work for SEI and has helped develop
management software. The Office of Research and Development
(ORD) and OL are evaluating possible support to in
FY 1988 for development of a computer expert system for contract
generation. (U)
Texas Tech
procurement
(2) and Chief, Processing and
Analysis Technology roup, -6 -ORD.E--E6-discuss potential
computer applications to the procurement process. In
particular, he will be supportive in development of the large
contract spreadsheet now being developed in OL/PMS for the
Office of Development and Engineering to assist that component
during a large upcoming procurement (request for proposal
through award). (U)
(3) met with OD&E, to receive work
breakdown structure data on a large upcoming OD&E contract d'/(ea
(estimated $150 to $200 million). OL/PMS has begun work to
build the large elaborate LOTUS 1.2.3 spreadsheet needed to
support this contract. (U)
lo//01( (4) met with to discuss
and gather materials for putting portions of the Contract
Process Course (for contracting officer's technical
representatives) on the four COMPAQ portable computers recently
approved for purchase by OL. will provide data in
about two weeks, and OL/PMS will begin building the computer
programs for the 2-day negotiation exercise which is part of the
c ss. We expect to have acquired and loaded the computers in
me for the February class running. Other portions Of the
ourse will be subsequently added. (U)
(5) The Contract Team Local Area Network Working Group
(CTLAN/WG) held its second meeting in its continuing epic qpes
to define e optimum way to automate portions of the co
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teams activities, in coord tion with CONIF, CLAS, and other
fficesi
(6 ,Mrs. Mackin, and\
visited t aster Building at Tyson's Corner for a
demonstration by SEI on its procurement management software
(PROMIS +). This software system is to be investigated by the
CTL N/WG as a candidate for purchase and use by OL contract
t ams. (U)
(7) visited Advanced Projects International for
a demonstration of an advanced optical reading and search system
being conducted for the Intelligence Community. This type of
system may possibly have applicability to the procurement
process. (U)
f. Government-Furnished Property (GFP) Report:
Amendment No. 3 to the annual GFP report was written,
signed, and forwarded to the appropriate offices. (U)
g. Training:
(1) Lorene B. Dorr reported that she is gathering
information, justifying OL/PMS sponsorship of a workshop
pertaining to interpersonal communication skills and image
management. A memorandum was drafted to submit to the Office of
Training and Education in the first step toward approval. (U)
(2) is in the second week of a 3-week
course as part of his fulfillment of the Career Training
Program. (U)
(3) Mrs. Dorr reported that she has designed and created an
evaluation sheet for internal monitoring of procurement courses
by OL/PMS. (U)
h. General Services Administration (GSA) Bulletin Board:
During this reporting period, OL/PMS received the crosstalk
software required for accessing the "GSA Bulletin Board." The
Wang personal computer is in place and, as soon as the software
and modem can be installed, data on ineligible, suspended, and
debarred contractors can be accessed weekly. (U)
i. Industrial Review Panel (IRP) Meeting:
Seven cases were reviewed at the 14 January IRP meeting,
with representing OL. (U)
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3. Upcoming Events:
(1)
Directorate of Intelligence Contract Team
demonstration of the FARA system. (U)
will visit the
on 20 January for a
(2) will talk with the Deputy Chief, Commercial
Systems and Audit Division, OF, this week regarding the contract
settlement process. It is hoped that the outcome of this
meeting, which will also be attended by the Deputy Chief, Audit
and Certification Division, OF, and a representative from the
Contract Administration and Settlement Branch, Procurement
Division, OL, will be a positive approach to expediting the
settlement process. (U)
(c) will meet with a representative from Price
Waterhouse and Company this week to provide information and
possibly data from CONIF regarding the competition of
contracts. (U)
4. Management Activities and Concerns:
OL/PMS will continue to keep senior management apprised of
significant management activities and concerns as appropriate.
(U)
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