CON-IT
Abstract
The Contracting Information Technology (CON-IT) system replaces aging legacy contract writing and management systems with a single contract management system to support the global Air Force mission. CON-IT will consolidate all contract writing, management, and reporting capabilities, as well as provide interoperability across all contracting communities (base operations, logistics, contingency, research and development, and weapons systems). As of FY19, CON-IT has replaced Standard Procurement System, and will replace O'Contrax, ConWrite, and Automated Contract Preparation System, as well as six supporting systems. CON-IT allows for a standardized and integrated method of anticipating and responding to the changing pace and dynamic nature of processes, regulations, and technologies across the contracting domain. CON-IT also empowers the contracting community to fully support compliance with financial auditability and Financial Improvement Audit Readiness goals that depend on the integrity of the data flow through the Procure to Pay process. CON-IT capabilities are developed, deployed, and enhanced under an agile software development method, enabling strategic sourcing and other acquisition efficiencies by standardizing data, business rules, and milestone tracking. The CON-IT Integrated Program Office's (IPO) agile framework allows for gap requirements to be addressed through an iterative process of sprint development cycles, after which usable capability is produced and deployed to operational users. The IPO construct, along with application of an agile framework, allows the program to properly plan system requirements, deliver early capability to the end users, achieve early return on investment of taxpayer dollars, mitigate risk, reduce waste, effectively respond to change, and continuously improve processes. CON-IT's configuration baseline is built upon the Defense Information Systems Agency's Integrated Defense Enterprise Acquisition System contract writing system, a Government-off-the-Shelf product running on a Commercial Off-the-Shelf platform, Appian Business Process Management. Through an interagency agreement, the CON-IT IPO partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Enterprise Application Services (EAS) team to develop, test, validate, deploy, and maintain CON-IT. Data Center Hosting Services, managed and operated by the Digital Infrastructure Services Center, provides and maintains the development and production environments in the USDA Enterprise Data Centers. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver contract management system capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. As directed in the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Section 825, amendment to Public Law 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Section 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2020 AF penalty total is $50.0M The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. Funds will be used to perform studies and innovative integration efforts for common technology capabilities such as cloud migration, technology development and mobile application. This effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 643483_0901410F_4_3600_PB_2021
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