**Contracts and Purchasing Support System (CPSS)**

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  **Exhibit 300: Part I: Summary Information and Justification (All
  Capital Assets)**

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  **Overview**                           

                                         

  **Date of Submission:**                8/7/2006

  **Agency:**                            Department of Education

  **Bureau:**                            Office of the Chief Financial
                                         Officer

  **Name of this Capital Asset:**        Contracts and Purchasing Support
                                         System (CPSS)

  **Unique Project (Investment)          018-14-01-01-01-1070-00
  Identifier: (For IT investment only,   
  see section 53. For all other, use     
  agency ID system.)**                   

  **What kind of investment will this be Mixed Life Cycle
  in FY2008? (Please NOTE: Investments   
  moving to O&M ONLY in FY2008, with     
  Planning/Acquisition activities prior  
  to FY2008 should not select O&M. These 
  investments should indicate their      
  current status.)**                     

  **What was the first budget year this  FY2001 or earlier
  investment was submitted to OMB?**     

  **Provide a brief summary and          
  justification for this investment,     
  including a brief description of how   
  this closes in part or in whole an     
  identified agency performance gap:**   

  CPSS provides users with a central     
  repository to enter, retrieve and view 
  Acquisition/contract related data.     
  With the data being centralized it     
  provides for: ENHANCE INFORMATION      
  DISSEMINATION - Greater ability to     
  respond to internal and external       
  information requests - Reduce multiple 
  requests for the same information from 
  customers- Better support more         
  informed decisions- Improved           
  communication with related IT systems  
  ACQUISITION OPERATIONS - Faster access 
  and dissemination of contract          
  documents- Improved contracting        
  management controls- Improved          
  contracting and purchasing operations- 
  Strengthened internal controls-        
  Decreased need for hardcopy files      
  storage- Minimized duplication of      
  effort & redundant processes- Improved 
  accuracy and timeliness of payments-   
  Ensures contracts are administered by  
  qualified staff- Supports separation   
  of duties VENDOR/END USER              
  RELATIONSHIPS- Increased user          
  satisfaction- Provides status          
  information to external customers-     
  Improved contractor accountability-    
  Greater focus on vendor performance-   
  More accurate vendor data- Better      
  communication with external customers- 
  Decreased burden on contractors to     
  submit multiple copies of paper        
  proposals FEDERAL DATA INTEGRITY -     
  Expanded data sharing with other       
  Government agencies- Increased         
  participation in E-Gov initiatives-    
  Enhanced data reporting capabilities-  
  Increased accuracy of data shared      
  across the Government.                 

  **Did the Agency\'s                    Yes
  Executive/Investment Committee approve 
  this request?**                        

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what was the date   
  of this approval?**                    

  **Did the Project Manager review this  Yes
  Exhibit?**                             

  **Has the agency developed and/or      No
  promoted cost effective, energy        
  efficient and environmentally          
  sustainable techniques or practices    
  for this project.**                    

  **   a. Will this investment include   No
  electronic assets (including           
  computers)?**                          

  **   b. Is this investment for new     No
  construction or major retrofit of a    
  Federal building or facility? (answer  
  applicable to non-IT assets only)**    

  **      1. If \"yes,\" is an ESPC or   
  UESC being used to help fund this      
  investment?**                          

  **      2. If \"yes,\" will this       
  investment meet sustainable design     
  principles?**                          

  **      3. If \"yes,\" is it designed   
  to be 30% more energy efficient than   
  relevant code?**                       

  **Does this investment support one of  Yes
  the PMA initiatives?**                 

  **   If \"yes,\" check all that        Budget Performance Integration,
  apply:**                               Financial Performance, Expanded
                                         E-Government

  **   a. Briefly describe how this      Goal5: Budget and Performance
  asset directly supports the identified Integration Standard integrated
  initiative(s)?**                       budgeting performance and
                                         accounting information systems
                                         at the program level that would
                                         provide timely feedback for
                                         management could be uploaded and
                                         consolidated at the agency and
                                         government levels (PMA). The
                                         Vendor Past Performance module
                                         within CPSS, provides a \"report
                                         card\" that is coordinated among
                                         technical, contracts and vendor
                                         staff to provide a record of the
                                         vendor\'s performance against
                                         contract expectations.

  **Does this investment support a       No
  program assessed using the Program     
  Assessment Rating Tool (PART)? (For    
  more information about the PART, visit 
  www.whitehouse.gov/omb/part.)**        

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does this          No
  investment address a weakness found    
  during the PART review?**              

  **   b. If \"yes,\" what is the name    
  of the PART program assessed by OMB\'s 
  Program Assessment Rating Tool?**      

  **   c. If \"yes,\" what PART rating    
  did it receive?**                      

  **Is this investment for information   Yes
  technology?**                          

  **If the answer to Question: \"Is this 
  investment for information             
  technology?\" was \"Yes,\" complete    
  this sub-section. If the answer is     
  \"No,\" do not answer this             
  sub-section.**                         

  **For information technology           
  investments only:**                    

  **What is the level of the IT Project? Level 2
  (per CIO Council PM Guidance)**        

  **What project management              \(2\) Project manager
  qualifications does the Project        qualification is under review
  Manager have? (per CIO Council PM      for this investment
  Guidance):**                           

  **Is this investment identified as     No
  \"high risk\" on the Q4 - FY 2006      
  agency high risk report (per OMB\'s    
  \"high risk\" memo)?**                 

  **Is this a financial management       Yes
  system?**                              

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does this          No
  investment address a FFMIA compliance  
  area?**                                

  **      1. If \"yes,\" which            
  compliance area:**                     

  **      2. If \"no,\" what does it     Complicance with JFMIP
  address?**                             

  **   b. If \"yes,\" please identify    
  the system name(s) and system          
  acronym(s) as reported in the most     
  recent financial systems inventory     
  update required by Circular A-11       
  section 52**                           

                                         

  **What is the percentage breakout for  
  the total FY2008 funding request for   
  the following? (This should total      
  100%)**                                

  **Hardware**                           0

  **Software**                           15.000000

  **Services**                           85.000000

  **Other**                               

  **If this project produces information Yes
  dissemination products for the public, 
  are these products published to the    
  Internet in conformance with OMB       
  Memorandum 05-04 and included in your  
  agency inventory, schedules and        
  priorities?**                          

  **Are the records produced by this     Yes
  investment appropriately scheduled     
  with the National Archives and Records 
  Administration\'s approval?**          
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  **Summary of Funding**                                                

                                                                        

  **Provide the total estimated life-cycle cost for this investment by  
  completing the following table. All amounts represent budget          
  authority in millions, and are rounded to three decimal places.       
  Federal personnel costs should be included only in the row designated 
  \"Government FTE Cost,\" and should be excluded from the amounts      
  shown for \"Planning,\" \"Full Acquisition,\" and                     
  \"Operation/Maintenance.\" The total estimated annual cost of the     
  investment is the sum of costs for \"Planning,\" \"Full               
  Acquisition,\" and \"Operation/Maintenance.\" For Federal buildings   
  and facilities, life-cycle costs should include long term energy,     
  environmental, decommissioning, and/or restoration costs. The costs   
  associated with the entire life-cycle of the investment should be     
  included in this report.**                                            

  **Table 1: SUMMARY OF SPENDING FOR PROJECT PHASES\                    
  (REPORTED IN MILLIONS)\                                               
  (Estimates for BY+1 and beyond are for planning purposes only and do  
  not represent budget decisions)**                                     
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                  **PY - 1\   **PY     **CY     **BY     **BY + 1 **BY + 2 **BY + 3 **BY + 4\  **Total**
                  and\        2006**   2007**   2008**   2009**   2010**   2011**   and\       
                  Earlier**                                                         Beyond**   

  Planning                                                                                     

      Budgetary   0           0        0        0                                              
  Resources                                                                                    

  Acquisition                                                                                  

      Budgetary   6.4013      1.0395   0.2      0.601                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  Subtotal                                                                                     
  Planning &                                                                                   
  Acquisition                                                                                  

      Budgetary   6.4013      1.0395   0.2      0.601                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  Operations &                                                                                 
  Maintenance                                                                                  

      Budgetary   1.8582      0.5515   0.78     0.927                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  TOTAL                                                                                        

      Budgetary   8.2595      1.591    0.98     1.528                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  Government FTE                                                                               
  Costs                                                                                        

    Budgetary     1.838       0.63     0.7456   0.8114                                         
  Resources                                                                                    

  Number of FTE   0           0        6.75     6.75                                           
  represented by                                                                               
  Costs:                                                                                       
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  **Note: For the cross-agency        
  investments, this table should      
  include all funding (both managing  
  partner and partner agencies).      
  Government FTE Costs should not be  
  included as part of the TOTAL       
  represented.**                      

                                      

  **2. Will this project require the  No
  agency to hire additional FTE\'s?** 

  **   a. If \"yes,\" How many and in  
  what year?**                        

  **3. If the summary of spending has 
  changed from the FY2007             
  President\'s budget request,        
  briefly explain those changes:**    

  no changes have been made           
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  **Performance Information**                                           

                                                                        

  **In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300,      
  performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to    
  the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the          
  agency\'s mission and strategic goals, and performance measures must  
  be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency\'s      
  strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill.   
  They are the internal and external performance benefits this          
  investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve        
  efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300       
  percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 
  percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable       
  investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do   
  not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or         
  investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved  
  that do not have a quantitative or qualitative measure.**             

  **Agencies must use Table 1 below for reporting performance goals and 
  measures for all non-IT investments and for existing IT investments   
  that were initiated prior to FY 2005. The table can be extended to    
  include measures for years beyond FY 2006.**                          

                                                                        

  **Performance Information Table 1:**                                  
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  **Fiscal   **Strategic   **Performance     **Actual/baseline   **Planned     **Performance
  Year**     Goal(s)       Measure**         (from Previous      Performance   Metric Results
             Supported**                     Year)**             Metric        (Actual)**
                                                                 (Target)**    

  2003       Goal 6:       10% of vendor     0% of vendor        System is     System is
             Establish     proposals         proposals received  available 98% available 98%
             Management    received via the  via the web. 0% of  of normal     of the time.
             Excellence,   web. 10% of       vendor invoices     operating     System is
             Objective     vendor invoices   received            hours. System available 98%
             6.1: Develop  received          electronically.     is available  of the time.
             and maintain  electronically.                       98% of normal 
             financial                                           operating     
             integrity and                                       hours.        
             management                                                        
             and internal                                                      
             controls                                                          
             Objective                                                         
             6.3: Manage                                                       
             IT resources,                                                     
             using e-gov,                                                      
             to improve                                                        
             service for                                                       
             our customers                                                     
             and partners                                                      
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  **All new IT investments initiated for FY 2005 and beyond must use    
  Table 2 and are required to use the Federal Enterprise Architecture   
  (FEA) Performance Reference Model (PRM). Please use Table 2 and the   
  PRM to identify the performance information pertaining to this major  
  IT investment. Map all Measurement Indicators to the corresponding    
  \"Measurement Area\" and \"Measurement Grouping\" identified in the   
  PRM. There should be at least one Measurement Indicator for at least  
  four different Measurement Areas (for each fiscal year). The PRM is   
  available at www.egov.gov.**                                          

  **Performance Information Table 2:**                                  
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  **Fiscal   **Measurement   **Measurement   **Measurement   **Measurement     **Baseline**   **Planned     **Actual Results**
  Year**     Area**          Category**      Grouping**      Indicator**                      Improvement   
                                                                                              to the        
                                                                                              Baseline**    

  2004       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Number of         0%             Capability    0%
             Results                         Service or      proposals                        Not Available 
                                             Product         received on the                  yet.          
                                             Delivered       Procurement                                    
                                                             Website. Number                                
                                                             of invoices                                    
                                                             received on the                                
                                                             Procurement                                    
                                                             Website.                                       

  2004       Mission and     Supply Chain    Goods           Number of         0%             Capability    0%
             Business        Management      Acquisition     proposals                        Not Available 
             Results                                         received on the                  yet.          
                                                             Procurement                                    
                                                             Website. Number                                
                                                             of invoices                                    
                                                             received on the                                
                                                             Procurement                                    
                                                             Website.                                       

  2004       Processes and   Financial       Costs           Clean audit       0              Capability    0
             Activities      (Processes and                  opinion                          Not Available 
                             Activities)                                                      yet.          

  2004       Technology      Reliability and Availability    System is         0%             Capability    0%
                             Availability                    available for                    Not Available 
                                                             submission of                    yet.          
                                                             proposals                                      

  2005       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Assist user with  75%            85%           Due to
             Results                         Service or      the                                            implementation of a
                                             Product         reconciliation of                              web based
                                             Delivered       data in the                                    applicaton
                                                             Department                                     (Comprizon.Suite)
                                                             Financial System.                              this functionality
                                                                                                            will not be
                                                                                                            available until 2nd
                                                                                                            qtr of FY06.

  2005       Mission and     Supply Chain    Goods           Percentage of     0%             5%            Due to
             Business        Management      Acquisition     proposals                                      implementation of a
             Results                                         submitted on the                               web based
                                                             Procurement                                    applicaton
                                                             Website are                                    (Comprizon.Suite)
                                                             processed                                      this functionality
                                                             electronically.                                will not be
                                                                                                            available until 2nd
                                                                                                            qtr of FY06.

  2005       Processes and   Financial       Costs           Clean audit       Clean          Maintain      The Department
             Activities      (Processes and                  opinion                          clean opinion received a clean
                             Activities)                                                                    audit opion last
                                                                                                            fiscal year and is
                                                                                                            expected to receive
                                                                                                            one this year.

  2005       Technology      Reliability and Availability    System is         System not     System is     Due to
                             Availability                    available for     currently      available 95% implementation of a
                                                             submission of     available.     of the time   web based
                                                             proposals                        for           applicaton
                                                                                              submission of (Comprizon.Suite)
                                                                                              proposals     this functionality
                                                                                                            will not be
                                                                                                            available until 2nd
                                                                                                            qtr of FY06.

  2006       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Ensure that       98%            Maintain 98%  10/23 â€" We
             Results                         Service or      processing of                    or greater    maintained a 98%
                                             Product         transactions post                              posting of all
                                             Delivered       correct to                                     transactions.
                                                             financial system.                              

  2006       Mission and     Supply Chain    Goods           Verify the        95%            Maintain 95%  10/23 â€" As of the
             Business        Management      Acquisition     quanity of items                 or greater.   end of 4th quarter
             Results                                         billed (invoice)                               of 2006, we have
                                                             does not exceed                                maintained expected
                                                             the quantity of                                results
                                                             items delivered                                
                                                             (received).                                    

  2006       Processes and   Financial       Costs           Ensure            94%            Maintain 94%  10/23 - As of the
             Activities      (Processes and                  procurement                      or greater.   end of 4th quarter
                             Activities)                     transactions sent                              FY 06 the results
                                                             to the financial                               remain at 95%.
                                                             system is                                      
                                                             assigned correct                               
                                                             Transaction Code.                              

  2006       Technology      Reliability and Availability    System is         90%            Maintain 90%  10-23 â€" As of 4th
                             Availability                    accessible either                or greater    quarter 2006 system
                                                             internal and                                   is available to
                                                             external to all                                users 95% of the
                                                             users.                                         time.

  2007       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Ensure users have 85%            90% .         1/22/07 - Reports
             Results                         Service or      the necessary                                  have been created
                                             Product         tools to                                       to assist the users
                                             Delivered       reconcile data                                 in reconciling
                                                             between the                                    transactions sent
                                                             Department\'s                                  through the
                                                             Financial System                               interface. 90% of
                                                             and Procurement                                the data sent is
                                                             System.                                        accurate.

  2007       Mission and     Supply Chain    Goods           Percentage of     60%            40%           Results expected
             Business        Management      Acquisition     proposals                                      3/2007
             Results                                         submitted on the                               
                                                             Procurement                                    
                                                             Website are                                    
                                                             processed                                      
                                                             electronically.                                

  2007       Processes and   Financial       Costs           Ensure            95%            Maintain a    1/07 - As of end of
             Activities      (Processes and                  procurement                      95% or        first quarter FY 07
                             Activities)                     transactions sent                greater       95% or greater of
                                                             to the financial                               transactions sent
                                                             system is                                      through the
                                                             assigned correct                               interface are
                                                             Transaction Code.                              assigned the
                                                                                                            correct Transaction
                                                                                                            code

  2007       Technology      Reliability and Availability    System is         System not     System is     results expected
                             Availability                    available for     currently      available 98% 3/2007
                                                             submission of     available      of the time   
                                                             proposals                        for           
                                                                                              submission of 
                                                                                              proposals     

  2008       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Ensure users have 87%            92%           Results expected
             Results                         Service or      the necessary                                  12/2007
                                             Product         tools to                                       
                                             Delivered       reconcile data                                 
                                                             between the                                    
                                                             Department\'s                                  
                                                             Financial System                               
                                                             and Procurement                                
                                                             System.                                        

  2008       Mission and     Supply Chain    Goods           Percentage of     65%            70%           Results expected
             Business        Management      Acquisition     proposals                                      12/2007
             Results                                         submitted on the                               
                                                             Procurement                                    
                                                             Website are                                    
                                                             processed                                      
                                                             electronically.                                

  2008       Processes and   Financial       Costs           Ensure            96%            Maintain a    Results expected
             Activities      (Processes and                  procurement                      96% or        12/2007
                             Activities)                     transactions sent                greater       
                                                             to the financial                               
                                                             system is                                      
                                                             assigned correct                               
                                                             Transaction Code.                              

  2008       Technology      Reliability and Availability    System is         Not yet        System is     Results expected
                             Availability                    available for     available      available 98% 12/2007
                                                             submission of                    of the time   
                                                             proposals                        or greater    
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| **Enterprise Architecture (EA)**                          |          |
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| **In order to successfully address this area of the       |          |
| business case and capital asset plan you must ensure the  |          |
| investment is included in the agency\'s EA and Capital    |          |
| Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process, and is    |          |
| mapped to and supports the FEA. You must also ensure the  |          |
| business case demonstrates the relationship between the   |          |
| investment and the business, performance, data, services, |          |
| application, and technology layers of the agency\'s EA.** |          |
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| **1. Is this investment included in your agency\'s target | Yes      |
| enterprise architecture?**                                |          |
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| **   a. If \"no,\" please explain why?**                  |          |
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|                                                           |          |
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| **2. Is this investment included in the agency\'s EA      | Yes      |
| Transition Strategy?**                                    |          |
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| **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the investment name as        | C        |
| identified in the Transition Strategy provided in the     | ontracts |
| agency\'s most recent annual EA Assessment.**             | and      |
|                                                           | Pu       |
|                                                           | rchasing |
|                                                           | Support  |
|                                                           | System   |
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| **   b. If \"no,\" please explain why?**                  |          |
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| **3. Service Reference Model (SRM) Table:**               |          |
|                                                           |          |
| **Identify the service components funded by this major IT |          |
| investment (e.g., knowledge management, content           |          |
| management, customer relationship management, etc.).      |          |
| Provide this information in the format of the following   |          |
| table. For detailed guidance regarding components, please |          |
| refer to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/.**           |          |
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  **Agency Component Name**  **Agency Component       **Service    **FEA SRM        **FEA SRM         **FEA Service     **FEA Service Component   **Internal   **BY Funding
                             Description**            Domain**     Service Type**   Component**       Component Reused  Reused UPI**              or External  Percentage**
                                                                                                      Name**                                      Reuse?**     

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Asset /          Computers /       Computers /       018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Materials        Automation        Automation                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment.              Management       Management        Management                                               

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Data Management  Data Exchange     Data Exchange     018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services                                                                                                 
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Data Management  Extraction and    Extraction and    018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services                      Transformation    Transformation                                           
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Data Management  Meta Data         Meta Data         018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services                      Management        Management                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Development and  Data Integration  Data Integration  018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Integration                                                                                 
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Development and  Enterprise        Enterprise        018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Integration      Application       Application                                              
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                               Integration       Integration                                              

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Development and  Instrumentation   Instrumentation   018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Integration      and Testing       and Testing                                              
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  EDNET Services             Information Technology   Back Office  Development and  Instrumentation   Instrumentation   018-24-02-00-01-1020-00   Internal     0
                             Infrastructure Services  Services     Integration      and Testing       and Testing                                              
                             provided by the DoED                                                                                                              
                             EdNet Investment.                                                                                                                 

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Development and  Legacy            Legacy            018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Integration      Integration       Integration                                              
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  Maintenance/Intergration   CPSS is used to track    Back Office  Financial        Expense                                                       No Reuse     6
                             all stages of the        Services     Management       Management                                                                 
                             procurment process.                                                                                                               

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Back Office  Human Resources  Education /       Education /       018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services                      Training          Training                                                 
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  Reports                    Ability to maintain and  Business     Reporting        Standardized /                                                No Reuse     6
                             store communication      Analytical                    Canned                                                                     
                             records with internal    Services                                                                                                 
                             customers                                                                                                                         

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Business     Management of    Change Management Change Management 018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Management   Processes                                                                                   
                             the DoED ISS Investment. Services                                                                                                 

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Business     Management of    Configuration     Configuration     018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Management   Processes        Management        Management                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment. Services                                                                                                 

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Business     Management of    Program / Project Program / Project 018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Management   Processes        Management        Management                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment. Services                                                                                                 

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Business     Management of    Quality           Quality           018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Management   Processes        Management        Management                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment. Services                                                                                                 

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Business     Management of    Requirements      Requirements      018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Management   Processes        Management        Management                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment. Services                                                                                                 

  EDNet Services             Information Technology   Business     Organizational   Network           Network           018-24-02-00-01-1020-00   Internal     0
                             Infrastructure Services  Management   Management       Management        Management                                               
                             provided by the DoED     Services                                                                                                 
                             EdNet Investment.                                                                                                                 

  Maintenance/Integration    CPSS is used to track    Business     Supply Chain     Invoice /                                                     No Reuse     6
                             all stages of the        Management   Management       Requisition                                                                
                             procurment process.      Services                      Tracking and                                                               
                                                                                    Approval                                                                   

  Maintenance/Integration    CPSS is used to track    Business     Supply Chain     Ordering /                                                    No Reuse     6
                             all stages of the        Management   Management       Purchasing                                                                 
                             procurment process.      Services                                                                                                 

  Maintenance/Integration    CPSS is used to track    Business     Supply Chain     Procurement                                                   No Reuse     6
                             all stages of the        Management   Management                                                                                  
                             procurment process.      Services                                                                                                 

  Maintenance/Integration    CPSS is used to track    Customer     Customer         Contact and                                                   No Reuse     6
                             all stages of the        Services     Relationship     Profile                                                                    
                             procurment process.                   Management       Management                                                                 

  Reports                    Ability to maintain and  Digital      Document         Classification                                                No Reuse     7
                             store communications     Asset        Management                                                                                  
                             records with internal    Services                                                                                                 
                             customers                                                                                                                         

  Maintenance/Integration    CPSS is used to track    Digital      Document         Classification                                                No Reuse     7
                             all stages of the        Asset        Management                                                                                  
                             procurment process.      Services                                                                                                 

  Maintenance/Integration    CPSS is used to track    Digital      Document         Document Review                                               No Reuse     7
                             all stages of the        Asset        Management       and Approval                                                               
                             procurment process.      Services                                                                                                 

  Intergrated Acquisition    (Integrated Acquistion   Digital      Document         Library / Storage Library / Storage 023-30-01-02-01-0230-24   External     0
  Environment (e-Gov)        Environment)IAE Servcies Asset        Management                                                                                  
                             provided by the GSA IAE  Services                                                                                                 
                             (e-Gov) Investment.                                                                                                               

  Reports                    Ability to maintain and  Process      Routing and      Inbound                                                       No Reuse     7
                             store communications     Automation   Scheduling       Correspondence                                                             
                             records with internal    Services                      Management                                                                 
                             customers                                                                                                                         

  Reports                    Ability to maintain and  Process      Routing and      Outbound                                                      No Reuse     6
                             store communications     Automation   Scheduling       Correspondence                                                             
                             records with internal    Services                      Management                                                                 
                             customers                                                                                                                         

  Maintenance/Integration    CPSS is used to track    Process      Tracking and     Process Tracking                                              No Reuse     6
                             all stages of the        Automation   Workflow                                                                                    
                             procurment process.      Services                                                                                                 

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Support      Security         Access Control    Access Control    018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Management                                                                                  
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  E-Signature                To allow users to        Support      Security         Cryptography                                                  No Reuse     7
                             electronically submit    Services     Management                                                                                  
                             proposals/deliverables                                                                                                            

  EDNet Services             Information Technology   Support      Security         Cryptography      Cryptography      018-24-02-00-01-1020-00   Internal     0
                             Infrastructure Services  Services     Management                                                                                  
                             provided by the DoED                                                                                                              
                             EdNet Investment.                                                                                                                 

  E-Signature                To allow users to        Support      Security         Digital Signature                                             No Reuse     7
                             electronically submit    Services     Management       Management                                                                 
                             proposals/deliverables                                                                                                            

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Support      Security         Digital Signature Digital Signature 018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Management       Management        Management                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  E-Signature                To allow users to        Support      Security         Identification                                                No Reuse     7
                             electronically submit    Services     Management       and                                                                        
                             proposals/deliverables                                 Authentication                                                             

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Support      Security         Intrusion         Intrusion         018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Management       Detection         Detection                                                
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  EDNet Services             Information Technology   Support      Security         Intrusion         Intrusion         018-24-02-00-01-1020-00   Internal     0
                             Infrastructure Services  Services     Management       Detection         Detection                                                
                             provided by the DoED                                                                                                              
                             EdNet Investment.                                                                                                                 

  License Fees               Yearly License Fees      Support      Systems          License                                                       No Reuse     3
                                                      Services     Management       Management                                                                 

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Support      Systems          License           License           018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Management       Management        Management                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          

  ISS Services               Integrated Support       Support      Systems          System Resource   System Resource   018-14-01-01-01-1040-00   Internal     0
                             Services (ISS) proved by Services     Management       Monitoring        Monitoring                                               
                             the DoED ISS Investment.                                                                                                          
  -------------------------- ------------------------ ------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------------- ------------ --------------

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
|                                                                     |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **Use existing SRM Components or identify as \"NEW\". A \"NEW\"     |   |
| component is one not already identified as a service component in   |   |
| the FEA SRM.**                                                      |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **A reused component is one being funded by another investment, but |   |
| being used by this investment. Rather than answer yes or no,        |   |
| identify the reused service component funded by the other           |   |
| investment and identify the other investment using the Unique       |   |
| Project Identifier (UPI) code from the OMB Ex 300 or Ex 53          |   |
| submission.**                                                       |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **\'Internal\' reuse is within an agency. For example, one agency   |   |
| within a department is reusing a service component provided by      |   |
| another agency within the same department. \'External\' reuse is    |   |
| one agency within a department reusing a service component provided |   |
| by another agency in another department. A good example of this is  |   |
| an E-Gov initiative service being reused by multiple organizations  |   |
| across the federal government.**                                    |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **Please provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount  |   |
| used for each service component listed in the table. If external,   |   |
| provide the funding level transferred to another agency to pay for  |   |
| the service.**                                                      |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
|                                                                     |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **4. Technical Reference Model (TRM) Table:**                       |   |
|                                                                     |   |
| **To demonstrate how this major IT investment aligns with the FEA   |   |
| Technical Reference Model (TRM), please list the Service Areas,     |   |
| Categories, Standards, and Service Specifications supporting this   |   |
| IT investment.**                                                    |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+

  ----------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------------------
  **FEA SRM         **FEA TRM        **FEA TRM Service  **FEA TRM        **Service Specification (i.e.
  Component**       Service Area**   Category**         Service          vendor or product name)**
                                                        Standard**       

  Procurement       Component        Business Logic     Platform         CACI -
                    Framework                           Independent      Comprizon.Suite/E-Vendor/Web
                                                                         VPP/BizDoc

  Procurement       Component        Data Management    Database         Java Database Connectivity
                    Framework                           Connectivity     (JDBC)

  Data Integration  Component        Data Management    Reporting and    Oracle Runtime;Cognos
                    Framework                           Analysis         Impromtu, Cognos Query
                                                                         provided by ISS

  Procurement       Component        Presentation /     Content          Open Source Apache;Java
                    Framework        Interface          Rendering        Enterprise

  Procurement       Component        Presentation /     Dynamic          CACI -
                    Framework        Interface          Server-Side      Comprizon.Suite/E-Vendor/Web
                                                        Display          VPP/BizDoc

  Procurement       Component        Presentation /     Static Display   Open source Apache
                    Framework        Interface                           

  Procurement       Component        Security           Certificates /   TBD
                    Framework                           Digital          
                                                        Signatures       

  Cryptography      Service Access   Service            Authentication / IBM Tivoli Identity Manager,
                    and Delivery     Requirements       Single Sign-on   Federal Identity Manager,
                                                                         Tivoli IBM Directory Directory
                                                                         Integrator provided by EDNET

  Network           Service Access   Service            Hosting          Internal provided by EDNET
  Management        and Delivery     Requirements                        

  Procurement       Service Access   Service            Legislative /    Federal Acquisition Regulation
                    and Delivery     Requirements       Compliance       (FAR)

  Network           Service Access   Service Transport  Service          Provided by EDNET
  Management        and Delivery                        Transport        

  Network           Service Access   Service Transport  Supporting       Provided by EDNET
  Management        and Delivery                        Network Services 

  Data Exchange     Service          Integration        Middleware       Oracle PL SQL and Net 8
                    Interface and                                        provided by ISS
                    Integration                                          

  Procurement       Service          Interoperability   Data Format /    CACI Comprozon.Suite XML
                    Interface and                       Classification   
                    Integration                                          

  Procurement       Service          Interoperability   Data Types /     CACI Comprozon.Suite XML
                    Interface and                       Validation       Schema
                    Integration                                          

  Computers /       Service Platform Database / Storage Database         Oracle provided by ISS
  Automation        and                                                  
  Management        Infrastructure                                       

  Computers /       Service Platform Database / Storage Storage          IBM SAN provided by ISS
  Automation        and                                                  
  Management        Infrastructure                                       

  Procurement       Service Platform Delivery Servers   Web Servers      Apache;Sun Java Enterprise
                    and                                                  
                    Infrastructure                                       

  Computers /       Service Platform Hardware /         Servers /        Sun SunFire Boxes provided by
  Automation        and              Infrastructure     Computers        ISS;Compaq ProLiant provided
  Management        Infrastructure                                       by ISS

  Requirements      Service Platform Software           Modeling         Rational Rose provided by ISS
  Management        and              Engineering                         
                    Infrastructure                                       

  Quality           Service Platform Software           Software         Rational Enterprise Suite and
  Management        and              Engineering        Configuration    Rational Clearcase provided by
                    Infrastructure                      Management       ISS

  Instrumentation   Service Platform Software           Test Management  Mercury Interactive Load
  and Testing       and              Engineering                         Runner provided by ISS
                    Infrastructure                                       

  Network           Service Platform Support Platforms  Platform         Microsoft Windows and Sun
  Management        and                                 Dependent        Solaris provided by EDNET;
                    Infrastructure                                       IBM-AIX provided by ISS

  Procurement       Service Platform Support Platforms  Platform         Java 2 Platform Enterprise
                    and                                 Independent      Edition (J2EE)
                    Infrastructure                                       
  ----------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Service Components identified in  
  the previous question should be     
  entered in this column. Please      
  enter multiple rows for FEA SRM     
  Components supported by multiple    
  TRM Service Specifications**        

  **In the Service Specification      
  field, Agencies should provide      
  information on the specified        
  technical standard or vendor        
  product mapped to the FEA TRM       
  Service Standard, including model   
  or version numbers, as              
  appropriate.**                      

                                      

  **5. Will the application leverage  Yes
  existing components and/or          
  applications across the Government  
  (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?**   

  **   a. If \"yes,\" please          
  describe.**                         

  Currently the CPSS application uses 
  four the Intergrated Acquisition    
  Environment systems (PPIRS, CCR,    
  FPDS-NG, and Fed-Reg) and new       
  systems are developed and           
  requirements implemented the system 
  will tap into these existing        
  technology to streamline our        
  procuement process.                 

  **6. Does this investment provide   Yes
  the public with access to a         
  government automated information    
  system?**                           

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does customer   No
  access require specific software    
  (e.g., a specific web browser       
  version)?**                         

  **      1. If \"yes,\" provide the   
  specific product name(s) and        
  version number(s) of the required   
  software and the date when the      
  public will be able to access this  
  investment by any software (i.e. to 
  ensure equitable and timely access  
  of government information and       
  services).**                        

                                      
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Exhibit 300: Part II: Planning, Acquisition and Performance
  Information**

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Alternatives Analysis**                                  |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Part II should be completed only for investments         |         |
| identified as \"Planning\" or \"Full Acquisition,\" or     |         |
| \"Mixed Life-Cycle\" investments in response to Question 6 |         |
| in Part I, Section A above.**                              |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **In selecting the best capital asset, you should identify |         |
| and consider at least three viable alternatives, in        |         |
| addition to the current baseline, i.e., the status quo.    |         |
| Use OMB Circular A- 94 for all investments, and the        |         |
| Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 for IT investments, to determine |         |
| the criteria you should use in your Benefit/Cost           |         |
| Analysis.**                                                |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **1. Did you conduct an alternatives analysis for this     | Yes     |
| project?**                                                 |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the date the analysis was      | 8       |
| completed?**                                               | /7/2006 |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **   b. If \"no,\" what is the anticipated date this       |         |
| analysis will be completed?**                              |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **   c. If no analysis is planned, please briefly explain  |         |
| why:**                                                     |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **2. Alternative Analysis Results:**                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| **Use the results of your alternatives analysis to         |         |
| complete the following table:**                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

  -------- --------------- --------------------------- ------------ ------------
  **Send   **Alternative   **Description of            **Risk       **Risk
  to OMB** Analyzed**      Alternative**               Adjusted     Adjusted
                                                       Lifecycle    Lifecycle
                                                       Costs        Benefits
                                                       estimate**   estimate**

  True     1               \"Status Quo\" Continue                  
                           contractor integration                   
                           support and development of               
                           web enhancements. This                   
                           solution relies on                       
                           contractor labor for                     
                           integration with FMSS and                
                           oversight of CPSS                        
                           maintenance and                          
                           enhancements and provides                
                           the highest degree of                    
                           expertise for maintaining                
                           the software and                         
                           implementing the                         
                           enhancements. Some                       
                           important enhancements                   
                           include adding electronic                
                           signature, electronic                    
                           solicitation, and                        
                           electronic proposal receipt              
                           functionality.                           

  True     2               Government takes over                    
                           baseline support tasks                   
                           while the contractor                     
                           continues to develop                     
                           enhancements. This option                
                           would rely on government                 
                           labor for maintenance and                
                           contractor labor for                     
                           implementing enhancements.               
                           We feel it might be                      
                           difficult to attract the                 
                           skill set necessary to                   
                           maintain the software. The               
                           contractor, on the other                 
                           hand, has better knowledge               
                           of the software, is able to              
                           draw upon a deeper pool of               
                           expertise, and would likely              
                           have to be called in the                 
                           case of a major problem                  
                           anyway.                                  

  True     3               Contractor maintains system              
                           in current state with no                 
                           further enhancements. While              
                           this alternative would be                
                           the least expensive it does              
                           not include the benefits of              
                           the enhancements and, we                 
                           concluded, would not meet                
                           our e-Gov strategy.                      

  True     4               We would perform                         
                           requirement analysis and                 
                           look at other Procurement                
                           systems either custom built              
                           or COTS to determine what                
                           other packages would best                
                           meet the needs Department.               
                           This analysis would be more              
                           costly, since new                        
                           interfaces, testing and                  
                           training documentation                   
                           would be required, but                   
                           would allow the Department               
                           to be on the cutting edge                
                           of new technology and                    
                           processes to offer to our                
                           internal as well as                      
                           external customers.                      
  -------- --------------- --------------------------- ------------ ------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  **3. Which alternative was selected by the Agency\'s
  Executive/Investment Committee and why was it chosen?**

  We have selected alternative 1 as the best option. This option, while
  not the lowest cost, this provides the most qualitative benefits and
  has the lowest risk. With this option, we would continue contractor
  baseline support and development of web-based and e-Gov enhancements.
  This solution relies on the contractor labor and provides the highest
  degree of expertise for maintaining the software and developing the
  enhancements. It includes use of a COTS package maintained by the
  vendor. Lifecycle maintenance including maintenance of enhancements
  developed for ED is included in the annual license fee. Any new
  Government-wide requirements such as FPDS-NG or technology refreshes
  such as web-based upgrades are financed by the COTS vendor. Other
  benefits of this alternative include: strong, centralized management
  across contractors, reliable system performance, improved financial
  system reporting capabilities, and greater ability to respond to
  internal and external information inquiries. The other two alternatives
  have greater risks such as contractor performance issues, loss of
  technical expertise and resources, and potential difficulty hiring
  qualified personnel. Alternative 1 also provides us with the ability to
  meet any new requirements/mandates as directed under the IAE initiated.
  As well as allowing us to meet our internal and external customers
  needs by providing us with the flexibility to make the necessary
  changes to the interfaces/reports and other in-house processes. The
  other alternatives do not provide us with this flexibility.

  **4. What specific qualitative benefits will be realized?**

  Qualitative benefits to be realized include improved control over the
  procurement process, the ability to strenghten internal controls and to
  improve the Departments reporting capabilites for both internal and
  external users. This alternative also has the least risk. The
  application is a COTS package and therefore we rely on vendors
  expertise of the database to correct systems problems and create new
  innovative methods/interfaces to work accurately with the intergration
  to the financial system.
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Risk Management**                 

                                      

  **You should have performed a risk  
  assessment during the early         
  planning and initial concept phase  
  of this investment\'s life-cycle,   
  developed a risk-adjusted           
  life-cycle cost estimate and a plan 
  to eliminate, mitigate or manage    
  risk, and be actively managing risk 
  throughout the investment\'s        
  life-cycle.**                       

  **1. Does the investment have a     Yes
  Risk Management Plan?**             

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what is the     6/30/2006
  date of the plan?**                 

  **   b. Has the Risk Management     No
  Plan been significantly changed     
  since last year\'s submission to    
  OMB?**                              

  **c. If \"yes,\" describe any       
  significant changes:**              

                                      

  **2. If there currently is no plan,  
  will a plan be developed?**         

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what is the      
  planned completion date?**          

  **   b. If \"no,\" what is the      
  strategy for managing the risks?**  

                                      

  **3. Briefly describe how           
  investment risks are reflected in   
  the life cycle cost estimate and    
  investment schedule:**              

  Additional reports are in the       
  process of being developed to       
  ensure that transactions processed  
  within the procurement application  
  are accurately and timely posted in 
  the financial system. This report   
  will be used to mitigate any        
  discrepancies between the interface 
  of the two application. The report  
  will be automatically generated as  
  a chron job on a daily basis as     
  well as the ability to run it as an 
  adhoc query at any given point in   
  time.                               
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Cost and Schedule Performance**   

                                      

  **1. Does the earned value          Yes
  management system meet the criteria 
  in ANSI/EIA Standard-748?**         

                                      

  **2. Answer the following questions 
  about current cumulative cost and   
  schedule performance. The numbers   
  reported below should reflect       
  current actual information. (Per    
  OMB requirements Cost/Schedule      
  Performance information should      
  include both Government and         
  Contractor Costs):**                

  **   a. What is the Planned Value   8031.078000
  (PV)?**                             

  **   b. What is the Earned Value    7636.905000
  (EV)?**                             

  **   c. What is the actual cost of  7306.041000
  work performed (AC)?**              

  **   d. What costs are included in  Contractor Only
  the reported Cost/Schedule          
  Performance information (Government 
  Only/Contractor Only/Both)?**       

  **   e. \"As of\" date:**           12/31/2006

  **3. What is the calculated         0.944000
  Schedule Performance Index (SPI=    
  EV/PV)?**                           

  **4. What is the schedule variance  -478.366000
  (SV = EV-PV)?**                     

  **5. What is the calculated Cost    1.107000
  Performance Index (CPI = EV/AC)?**  

  **6. What is the cost variance      780.200000
  (CV=EV-AC)?**                       

  **7. Is the CV% or SV% greater than No
  +/- 10%? (CV%= CV/EV x 100; SV%=    
  SV/PV x 100)**                      

  **   a. If \"yes,\" was it the?**    

  **   b. If \"yes,\" explain the     
  variance:**                         

                                      

  **   c. If \"yes,\" what corrective 
  actions are being taken?**          

                                      

  **8. Have any significant changes   No
  been made to the baseline during    
  the past fiscal year?**             

  **8. If \"yes,\" when was it        No
  approved by OMB?**                  

                                      

                                      
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