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 non-combat 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. In November 2020, the MDA approved a Limited Deployment ATP for ACWS to deploy a Minimal Viable Solution (MVS) to the Humphrey's Engineer Center in November 2020. ACWS is on track to deploy an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) Q2FY2022. ACWS will deploy a full replacement capability by the end of FY 2023 to SPS users, allowing the Army to avoid the full SPS bill ($14M+/ year) from OSD. FY 2022 RDTE Funding will initiate the development of integration with the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), to replace important contracting functions in PADDS to manage complex weapons procurements, and other key system interfaces and functionality. Business system interfaces will be developed with these key partners to complete system development. FY 2022 RDTE funding will be used for designing, developing and testing activities to release interim and objective functionality to support the National Guard and Secure contracting activities. ACWS will also plan for and conduct one or more separate operational Pilots in parallel to ACWS development to review options for enhanced usability and functionality improvements As a Section 873 Pilot Program, participates in the 873 Community of Practice (CoP), sharing and utilizing lessons learned, shaping agile policy, processes, and tools for DoD. The program will re- introduce Agile practices beginning in its sustainment task order, to be released in FY2021. During FY 2020, ACWS coordinated with the Navy's eProcurement System (ePS) team to identify and implement efficiencies; the two teams will continue implementing those plans during FY 2021 and 2022, including using combined buying power for potential economies of scale for license purchases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- FA7_0605047A_5_2040_PB_2022
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