Contract Writing System
Abstract
The Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) will be the Army's single, next-generation, enterprise-wide contract writing, management, execution, and close-out software system. ACWS will facilitate the standardization of Army Procurement business processes and streamline the integration with Army Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. As a financial feeder system, ACWS will meet the full scope of Army contracting requirements, including those in secure and non-secure locations, those supporting combat or noncombat contingencies, those within or outside the borders of the Continental United States, those supporting grants and assistance agreements, and those performing weapons systems, construction, installation, other specialized contracting activities, and the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. Initial Operating Capability (IOC) was planned for January 2022. However, following the testing results in December of 2021, the Army changed strategy to focus on alternative solutions. The new approach will leverage existing contract writing solutions from other services and technologies. The Army will pivot to an iterative design, development, testing and cyber security strategy for an integrated system that will support functionality required to begin decommissioning of SPS and PADDS, on-boarding Joint Base and National Guard Bureau users, and integrating existing business intelligence capabilities. FY2022 RDTE Funding supports a risk reduction effort to to refine the Army roadmap and strategic plan to deliver requirements, conduct business process re-engineering, establish environments, begin initial development through an Inter Agency Agreement (IAA) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deliver a minimal viable product leveraging existing contract writing technologies. FY2023 RDTE funding supports obtaining an Authority to Operate (ATO), release of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and includes building grants and agreements capabilities, construction contracting, financial system integration and standards, and activities focused on the decommission of the Standard Procurement System (SPS) and Procurement Automated Document and Data System (PADDS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 0605047A_5_2040_PB_2023
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President's Budget request did not include out-year funding.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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