**Integrated Support Service (ISS)**

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

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  **Overview**                           

                                         

  **Date of Submission:**                 

  **Agency:**                            Department of Education

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

  **Name of this Capital Asset:**        Integrated Support Service (ISS)

  **Unique Project (Investment)          018-14-01-01-01-1040-00
  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:**   

  ISS was undertaken taken to integrate  
  disparate systems into a single        
  integrated financial management        
  solution for the Department- EDCAPS.   
  Before EDCAPS there were separate      
  systems for grants, contracts,         
  purchase orders, travel, and           
  accounting. These systems didn\'t      
  communicate with each other and        
  required many manual processes and     
  duplicate data entry. This resulted in 
  inefficiencies, out of balance         
  systems, and generally poor finanacial 
  management capability. EDCAPS, in a    
  first for government agencies, was     
  able to tie these systems together     
  resulting in: Decreased data entry     
  requirements More efficient business   
  processes Reduced paper processes      
  Reduced number of \"cuff systems\"     
  Improved financial system reporting    
  capabilities More accurate information 
  Increased system availability Improved 
  system performance Improved financial  
  management controls Faster processing  
  of payment requests                    

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

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what was the date  6/15/2006
  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   Yes
  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        Financial Performance
  apply:**                               

  **   a. Briefly describe how this      There is a need for continuous
  asset directly supports the identified improvement of the Department\'s
  initiative(s)?**                       ability to manage its financial,
                                         procurement, and grant
                                         management and payment
                                         functions. ISS services will
                                         help ensure that the new systems
                                         will still work together as an
                                         integrated financial management
                                         system. As tangible evidence of
                                         these improvements, the
                                         Department continues to get
                                         clean audit opinions, and was
                                         the first agency to go \"Green\"
                                         on OMB\'s scorecard for
                                         financial management.

  **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       No
  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      
  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**                           3.800000

  **Software**                           11.000000

  **Services**                           85.200000

  **Other**                              0

  **If this project produces information N/A
  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   0           0        0.075    0.045                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  Subtotal                                                                                     
  Planning &                                                                                   
  Acquisition                                                                                  

      Budgetary   0           0        0.075    0.045                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  Operations &                                                                                 
  Maintenance                                                                                  

      Budgetary   45.268      5.87     7.663    7.934                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  TOTAL                                                                                        

      Budgetary   45.268      5.87     7.738    7.979                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  Government FTE                                                                               
  Costs                                                                                        

    Budgetary     11.0472     1.674    1.721    1.803                                          
  Resources                                                                                    

  Number of FTE   90          15       15       15                                             
  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.**                      

                                      

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

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

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

  Increases due to additional         
  software licensing fees, hardware   
  upgrades, and increases in labor    
  rates, necessary to maintain and    
  operate the EDCAPS systems.         
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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)**    

  2002       Goal 6        Support FMSS to   Qualified audit     98% of time   EDCAPS platform
                           achieve an        opinion             EDCAPS        was available
                           unqualified audit                     platform is   98% of regular
                           opinion                               available to  operating hours
                                                                 customers     
                                                                 during        
                                                                 regular       
                                                                 operating     
                                                                 hours         

  2002       Goal 6        Decrease to 10 or 14 recommendations  98% of time   EDCAPS platform
                           fewer             from the anual      EDCAPS        was available
                           recommendations   audit               platform is   98% of regular
                                                                 available to  operating hours
                                                                 customers     
                                                                 during        
                                                                 regular       
                                                                 operating     
                                                                 hours         

  2003       Goal 6        Support FMSS to   Clean Audit Opinion 98% of time   EDCAPS platform
                           maintain an                           EDCAPS        has been
                           unqualified audit                     platform is   available 98%
                           opinion                               available to  of regular
                                                                 customers     operating hours
                                                                 during        to date this FY
                                                                 regular       
                                                                 operating     
                                                                 hours         

  2003       Goal 6        Decrease to 9 or  10 audit            98% of time   EDCAPS platform
                           fewer             recommendations     EDCAPS        has been
                           recommendations                       platform is   available 98%
                                                                 available to  of regular
                                                                 customers     operating hours
                                                                 during        to date this FY
                                                                 regular       
                                                                 operating     
                                                                 hours         
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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
  Year**     Area**          Category**      Grouping**      Indicator**                     Improvement   Results**
                                                                                             to the        
                                                                                             Baseline**    

  2004       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Monthly customer 3 out of 5     Improve to 4  4
             Results                         Service or      service survey                  out of 5      
                                             Product         results                                       
                                             Delivered                                                     

  2004       Mission and     Education       Higher          Percentage of    23%            Increase to   37%
             Business                        Education       grant                           25%           
             Results                                         applications                                  
                                                             submitted                                     
                                                             electronically                                
                                                             (for programs                                 
                                                             participating)                                

  2004       Processes and   Financial       Financial       Clean audit      Clean audit    Maintain      Clean
             Activities      (Processes and  Management      opinion                         Clean audit   Opinion
                             Activities)                                                                   received

  2004       Technology      Reliability and Availability    Percentage of    98%            Increase to   99%
                             Availability                    time EDCAPS                     99%           
                                                             platform is                                   
                                                             available to                                  
                                                             customers during                              
                                                             regular                                       
                                                             operating hours                               

  2005       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Customer service Score of 3 out Increase to 4 4.1
             Results                         Service or      survey results   of 5           out of 5      
                                             Product                                                       
                                             Delivered                                                     

  2005       Mission and     Education       Higher          Percentage of    23%            Increase to   73%
             Business                        Education       grant                           30%           
             Results                                         applications                                  
                                                             submitted                                     
                                                             electronically                                
                                                             (for programs                                 
                                                             participating)                                

  2005       Processes and   Financial       Financial       Clean audit      Financial      Maintain      Clean
             Activities      (Processes and  Management      opinion                         clean opinion opinion
                             Activities)                                                                   received

  2005       Technology      Reliability and Availability    Percentage of    98%            Increase to   99%
                             Availability                    time EDCAPS                     99%           
                                                             platform is                                   
                                                             available to                                  
                                                             customers during                              
                                                             regular                                       
                                                             operating hours                               

  2006       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Monthly customer Score of 3 out Increase to 5 4.0
             Results                         Service or      service survey   of 5           out of 5      
                                             Product         results                                       
                                             Delivered                                                     

  2006       Mission and     Education       Higher          Percentage of    23%            Increase to   74%
             Business                        Education       grant                           40%           
             Results                                         applications                                  
                                                             submitted                                     
                                                             electronically                                
                                                             (for programs                                 
                                                             participating)                                

  2006       Processes and   Financial       Financial       Clean audit      Clean          Maintain      Clean
             Activities      (Processes and  Management      opinion                         clean opinion 
                             Activities)                                                                   

  2006       Technology      Reliability and Availability    Percentage of    98%            Increase to   99%
                             Availability                    time EDCAPS                     99%           
                                                             platform is                                   
                                                             available to                                  
                                                             customers during                              
                                                             regular                                       
                                                             operating hours                               

  2007       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Monthly customer Score of 3 out 5 out of 5    3.8
             Results                         Service or      service survey   of 5                         
                                             Product         results                                       
                                             Delivered                                                     

  2007       Mission and     Education       Higher          Percentage of    23%            Increase to   94%
             Business                        Education       grant                           50%           
             Results                                         applications                                  
                                                             submitted                                     
                                                             electronically                                
                                                             (for programs                                 
                                                             participating)                                

  2007       Processes and   Financial       Financial       Clean audit      Clean          Maintain      Results
             Activities      (Processes and  Management      opinion                         clean opinion available
                             Activities)                                                                   12/2007

  2007       Technology      Reliability and Availability    Percentage of    98%            Increase to   99%
                             Availability                    time EDCAPS                     99%           
                                                             platform is                                   
                                                             available to                                  
                                                             customers during                              
                                                             regular                                       
                                                             operating hours                               

  2008       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Monthly customer Score of 3 out 5 out of 5    Results
             Results                         Service or      service survey   of 5                         available
                                             Product         results                                       12/2007
                                             Delivered                                                     

  2008       Mission and     Education       Higher          Percentage of    23%            Increase to   Results
             Business                        Education       grant                           50%           available
             Results                                         applications                                  12/2007
                                                             submitted                                     
                                                             electronically                                
                                                             (for programs                                 
                                                             participating)                                

  2008       Processes and   Financial       Financial       Clean audit      Clean          Maintain      Results
             Activities      (Processes and  Management      opinion                         clean opinion available
                             Activities)                                                                   12/2008

  2008       Technology      Reliability and Availability    Percentage of    98%            Increase to   Results
                             Availability                    time EDCAPS                     99%           available
                                                             platform is                                   12/2007
                                                             available to                                  
                                                             customers during                              
                                                             regular                                       
                                                             operating hours                               

  2009       Customer        Service Quality Accuracy of     Monthly customer Score of 3 out 5 out of 5    Results
             Results                         Service or      service survey   of 5                         available
                                             Product         results                                       12/2008
                                             Delivered                                                     

  2009       Mission and     Education       Higher          Percentage of    23%            Increase to   Results
             Business                        Education       grant                           50%           available
             Results                                         applications                                  12/2008
                                                             submitted                                     
                                                             electronically                                
                                                             (for programs                                 
                                                             participating)                                

  2009       Processes and   Financial       Financial       Clean audit      Clean          Maintain      Results
             Activities      (Processes and  Management      opinion                         clean opinion available
                             Activities)                                                                   12/2009

  2009       Technology      Reliability and Availability    Percentage of    98%            Increase to   Results
                             Availability                    time EDCAPS                     99%           available
                                                             platform is                                   12/2008
                                                             available to                                  
                                                             customers during                              
                                                             regular                                       
                                                             operating hours                               
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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        | Y |
| enterprise architecture?**                                       | e |
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| **   a. If \"no,\" please explain why?**                         |   |
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| **2. Is this investment included in the agency\'s EA Transition  | Y |
| Strategy?**                                                      | e |
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| **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the investment name as identified in | I |
| the Transition Strategy provided in the agency\'s most recent    | S |
| annual EA Assessment.**                                          | S |
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| **   b. If \"no,\" please explain why?**                         |   |
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| **3. Service Reference Model (SRM) Table:**                      |   |
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| **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?**     

  Architecture and Planning  Support FSO in managing   Back Office  Asset /          Computers /                                                   No Reuse     10
                             its technology assets and Services     Materials        Automation                                                                 
                             in planning the evolution              Management       Management                                                                 
                             of the EDCAPS platform in                                                                                                          
                             alignment with ED\'s                                                                                                               
                             overall IT architecture.                                                                                                           

  Hardware and maintenance   Hardware for EDCAPS       Back Office  Asset /          Computers /                                                   No Reuse     4
                             platform and maintenance  Services     Materials        Automation                                                                 
                             agreements to ensure                   Management       Management                                                                 
                             system availability and                                                                                                            
                             reliability.                                                                                                                       

  Development Network        Configures, administers,  Back Office  Asset /          Computers /                                                   No Reuse     1
  Support                    maintains, and            Services     Materials        Automation                                                                 
                             troubleshoots remote site              Management       Management                                                                 
                             GAPS servers and                                                                                                                   
                             GAPS/e-Grants desktops                                                                                                             
                             utilized by the GAPS                                                                                                               
                             development team.                                                                                                                  
                             Monitors and maintains                                                                                                             
                             the remote site GAPS                                                                                                               
                             development servers and                                                                                                            
                             desktops on a daily basis                                                                                                          
                             utilizing                                                                                                                          
                             system-monitoring tools                                                                                                            
                             such as Performance                                                                                                                
                             Analysis Web Zone (PAWZ)                                                                                                           
                             and Insight manager.                                                                                                               

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Back Office  Data Management  Data Exchange                                                 No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services                                                                                                 
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Back Office  Data Management  Extraction and                                                No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services                      Transformation                                                             
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Back Office  Data Management  Meta Data                                                     No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services                      Management                                                                 
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Back Office  Development and  Data Integration                                              No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services     Integration                                                                                 
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Back Office  Development and  Enterprise                                                    No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services     Integration      Application                                                                
  Support                    and application                                         Integration                                                                
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  Application/Integration    Provides thorough testing Back Office  Development and  Instrumentation                                               No Reuse     27
  Testing                    of new EDCAPS releases.   Services     Integration      and Testing                                                                
                             There are six scheduled                                                                                                            
                             releases per year as well                                                                                                          
                             as emergency ones as                                                                                                               
                             needed. The A&I team                                                                                                               
                             works closely with our                                                                                                             
                             acceptance test teams to                                                                                                           
                             effectively plan the                                                                                                               
                             components of EDCAPS                                                                                                               
                             releases. They maintain                                                                                                            
                             and update the A&I test                                                                                                            
                             plans, and execute the                                                                                                             
                             A&I test scripts for                                                                                                               
                             FMSS, GAPS, the e-Grants                                                                                                           
                             suite of applications,                                                                                                             
                             CPSS, TMS, internal                                                                                                                
                             interfaces, and external                                                                                                           
                             feeder-system file                                                                                                                 
                             processing.                                                                                                                        

  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.                                                                                                                  

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Back Office  Development and  Legacy                                                        No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services     Integration      Integration                                                                
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  Core Systems Training      Supports delivery of      Back Office  Human Resources  Education /                                                   No Reuse     4
                             training to EDCAPS end    Services                      Training                                                                   
                             users to build their                                                                                                               
                             skills and knowledge. The                                                                                                          
                             team assists with                                                                                                                  
                             classroom training,                                                                                                                
                             dry-run sessions, and                                                                                                              
                             conference room pilots.                                                                                                            
                             They modify existing                                                                                                               
                             training documentation to                                                                                                          
                             accommodate resolution of                                                                                                          
                             software defects and                                                                                                               
                             reflect changes in system                                                                                                          
                             functionality, and                                                                                                                 
                             maintain the                                                                                                                       
                             training-environment with                                                                                                          
                             the latest production                                                                                                              
                             builds.                                                                                                                            

  Program Management and     Provides overall          Business     Management of    Change Management                                             No Reuse     6
  Admin. Support             technical and management  Management   Processes                                                                                   
                             direction for the entire  Services                                                                                                 
                             EDCAPS Support Services                                                                                                            
                             contract. Provides QA and                                                                                                          
                             QC functions, tracks                                                                                                               
                             milestone achievement,                                                                                                             
                             and provides project                                                                                                               
                             reporting. The team                                                                                                                
                             supervises and guides the                                                                                                          
                             EDCAPS contractor as a                                                                                                             
                             whole, thereby serving a                                                                                                           
                             vital                                                                                                                              
                             intergroup-coordination                                                                                                            
                             function. This team                                                                                                                
                             provides oversight of                                                                                                              
                             EDCAPS activities and                                                                                                              
                             their status,                                                                                                                      
                             coordinating resources                                                                                                             
                             and aligning efforts with                                                                                                          
                             overall EDCAPS objectives                                                                                                          
                             and operations.                                                                                                                    

  Configuration Management   Manages a CM process that Business     Management of    Configuration                                                 No Reuse     2
                             works across the multiple Management   Processes        Management                                                                 
                             technologies that support Services                                                                                                 
                             EDCAPS applications.                                                                                                               

  Program Management and     Provides overall          Business     Management of    Program / Project                                             No Reuse     6
  Admin. Support             technical and management  Management   Processes        Management                                                                 
                             direction for the entire  Services                                                                                                 
                             EDCAPS Support Services                                                                                                            
                             contract. Provides QA and                                                                                                          
                             QC functions, tracks                                                                                                               
                             milestone achievement,                                                                                                             
                             and provides project                                                                                                               
                             reporting. The team                                                                                                                
                             supervises and guides the                                                                                                          
                             EDCAPS contractor as a                                                                                                             
                             whole, thereby serving a                                                                                                           
                             vital                                                                                                                              
                             intergroup-coordination                                                                                                            
                             function. This team                                                                                                                
                             provides oversight of                                                                                                              
                             EDCAPS activities and                                                                                                              
                             their status,                                                                                                                      
                             coordinating resources                                                                                                             
                             and aligning efforts with                                                                                                          
                             overall EDCAPS objectives                                                                                                          
                             and operations.                                                                                                                    

  Program Management and     Provides overall          Business     Management of    Quality                                                       No Reuse     6
  Admin. Support             technical and management  Management   Processes        Management                                                                 
                             direction for the entire  Services                                                                                                 
                             EDCAPS Support Services                                                                                                            
                             contract. Provides QA and                                                                                                          
                             QC functions, tracks                                                                                                               
                             milestone achievement,                                                                                                             
                             and provides project                                                                                                               
                             reporting. The team                                                                                                                
                             supervises and guides the                                                                                                          
                             EDCAPS contractor as a                                                                                                             
                             whole, thereby serving a                                                                                                           
                             vital                                                                                                                              
                             intergroup-coordination                                                                                                            
                             function. This team                                                                                                                
                             provides oversight of                                                                                                              
                             EDCAPS activities and                                                                                                              
                             their status,                                                                                                                      
                             coordinating resources                                                                                                             
                             and aligning efforts with                                                                                                          
                             overall EDCAPS objectives                                                                                                          
                             and operations.                                                                                                                    

  Configuration Management   Manages a CM process that Business     Management of    Requirements                                                  No Reuse     2
                             works across the multiple Management   Processes        Management                                                                 
                             technologies that support Services                                                                                                 
                             EDCAPS applications.                                                                                                               

  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.                                                                                                                  

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Support      Security         Access Control                                                No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services     Management                                                                                  
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  System Support Services    Specialized consulting    Support      Security         Access Control                                                No Reuse     3
                             services including system Services     Management                                                                                  
                             administrators, DBAs,                                                                                                              
                             security analysts.                                                                                                                 

  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.                                                                                                                  

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Support      Security         Digital Signature                                             No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services     Management       Management                                                                 
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  

  ISS Security               ADP Security(testing,     Support      Security         Intrusion                                                     No Reuse     0
                             monitoring, scanning      Services     Management       Detection                                                                  
                             tools)                                                                                                                             

  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.                                                                                                                  

  ISS Security               ADP Security(testing,     Support      Security         Intrusion                                                     No Reuse     0
                             monitoring, scanning      Services     Management       Prevention                                                                 
                             tools)                                                                                                                             

  Software and maintenance   Software for EDCAPS       Support      Systems          License                                                       No Reuse     11
                             platform and maintenance  Services     Management       Management                                                                 
                             agreements to ensure                                                                                                               
                             system availability and                                                                                                            
                             reliability. The                                                                                                                   
                             agreements ensure we get                                                                                                           
                             bug fixes and upgrades                                                                                                             
                             throughout the year.                                                                                                               
                             These are necessary to                                                                                                             
                             keep us current with                                                                                                               
                             releases.                                                                                                                          

  Systems                    Manages and maintains the Support      Systems          System Resource                                               No Reuse     2
  Operation/Implementation   EDCAPS Oracle databases   Services     Management       Monitoring                                                                 
  Support                    and application                                                                                                                    
                             environments on a daily                                                                                                            
                             basis. Utilizes the                                                                                                                
                             Oracle Enterprise Manager                                                                                                          
                             tool to monitor and                                                                                                                
                             administer these                                                                                                                   
                             environments for optimum                                                                                                           
                             performance and minimal                                                                                                            
                             downtime. Provides                                                                                                                 
                             issues-resolution support                                                                                                          
                             to the development,                                                                                                                
                             training, application and                                                                                                          
                             integration testing,                                                                                                               
                             acceptance testing, GAPS,                                                                                                          
                             CPSS, FMSS, and TMS                                                                                                                
                             teams. Refreshes the                                                                                                               
                             Oracle databases and                                                                                                               
                             applications to provide                                                                                                            
                             data consistency.                                                                                                                  
  -------------------------- ------------------------- ------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------------- ------------ --------------

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

  Enterprise        Component        Business Logic   Platform        Microsoft Visual
  Application       Framework                         Dependent       Basic
  Integration                                                         

  Enterprise        Component        Business Logic   Platform        Microsoft C++
  Application       Framework                         Independent     
  Integration                                                         

  License           Component        Data Management  Reporting and   Oracle
  Management        Framework                         Analysis        Runtime;Cognos
                                                                      Impromtu;Cognos
                                                                      Query

  Digital Signature Component        Security         Certificates /  TBD
  Management        Framework                         Digital         
                                                      Signatures      

  Intrusion         Component        Security         Supporting      Intrusion
  Detection         Framework                         Security        Detection
                                                      Services        Services

  Cryptography      Component        Security         Supporting      UNIX Secure Shell
                    Framework                         Security        
                                                      Services        

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

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

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

  Enterprise        Service          Integration      Middleware      Oracle PL SQL and
  Application       Interface and                                     Net 8
  Integration       Integration                                       

  License           Service Platform Database /       Database        Oracle
  Management        and              Storage                          
                    Infrastructure                                    

  Enterprise        Service Platform Database /       Storage         IBM SAN
  Application       and              Storage                          
  Integration       Infrastructure                                    

  Enterprise        Service Platform Hardware /       Servers /       Sun SunFire;
  Application       and              Infrastructure   Computers       Compaq ProLiant;
  Integration       Infrastructure                                    IBM PSeries

  Requirements      Service Platform Software         Modeling        Rational Rose
  Management        and              Engineering                      
                    Infrastructure                                    

  Configuration     Service Platform Software         Software        Rational
  Management        and              Engineering      Configuration   Enterprise Suite
                    Infrastructure                    Management      and Rational
                                                                      Clearcase

  Instrumentation   Service Platform Software         Test Management Mercury
  and Testing       and              Engineering                      Interactive Load
                    Infrastructure                                    Runner/Win Runner

  Enterprise        Service Platform Support          Platform        Microsoft Windows
  Application       and              Platforms        Dependent       and Sun Solaris
  Integration       Infrastructure                                    Provided by
                                                                      EDNET; IBM AIX
  ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------- -----------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **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  No
  existing components and/or          
  applications across the Government  
  (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?**   

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

                                      

  **6. Does this investment provide   No
  the public with access to a         
  government automated information    
  system?**                           

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does customer    
  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     | 5        |
| completed?**                                              | /31/2006 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| **   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     Contractor Support-  Utilize contractor                  
           Single contract-     personnel under a                   
                                single contract                     
                                vehicle to provide                  
                                support for the entire              
                                EDCAPS platform                     
                                including                           
                                infrastructure                      
                                support, and                        
                                application and                     
                                integration testing                 
                                under a single                      
                                performance based                   
                                contract.                           

  True     Cotractor Support-   This alternative                    
           Multiple contracts   differs from                        
                                alternative one in                  
                                that instead of a                   
                                single contract                     
                                provide support for                 
                                ISS operations we                   
                                would create seperate               
                                contracts for each                  
                                piece of EDCAPS. This               
                                solution would provide              
                                greater opportunity                 
                                for small business                  
                                participation.                      

  True     Government           This alternative would              
           Personnel/Minimal    turn over all support               
           Contractor Support   for the EDCAPS                      
           with multiple        infrastructure to the               
           contracts-           Department. These                   
                                functions include:                  
                                system operations and               
                                implementation                      
                                support, development                
                                network support,                    
                                architecture planning,              
                                configuration                       
                                management and                      
                                reporting                           
                                infrastructure                      
                                support.                            

  True     Maximize contractor  Replace all Government              
           support              FTE with contractor                 
                                personnel. Contractors              
                                would support the                   
                                entire EDCAPS platform              
                                with minimal                        
                                government support.                 
  -------- -------------------- ---------------------- ------------ ------------

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

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

  We have selected alternative one- Contractor Support- Single contract.
  By consolidating responsibility for EDCAPS under a single contract we
  insure the systems remain tightly integrated and minimize compatibility
  issues. Coordination between systems is seemless, ISS is able to take a
  global look at EDCAPS and make decisions that benefit all systems.
  Without this central coordination, we risk that the systems will become
  isolated and make changes without regards to the affect on other
  systems. Improvements, such as the roll-out of the Rational Unified
  Process would be jeopardized, and others, such as the upgrade of the
  technical infrastructure may not have occurred so smoothly. This
  coordination takes on greater importance now as we update systems and
  move forward with our eGov initiatives, in order to maximize their
  benefit. Alternative two, Contractor Support- Multiple contracts, would
  provide greater opportunity for small business participation. However,
  the Government would be left with the difficult task of directing the
  activities of multiple contractors with competing interests who are
  working on integrated systems that require them to work closely
  together. Increased contractor monitoring and administration would be
  required under this alternative and might result in the need for an
  additional FTE to handle this. In addition, multiple contractors often
  point fingers when problems arise which results in project delay and
  more administrative burden. Finally, duplicate contractor overhead
  expenses such as management would likely increase costs.Alternative
  three, Government Support, would provide reduced dependency on
  contractor support. As a result, however, the Department would not have
  access to the technical resources that would be available through a
  contractor and might not be able to get as qualified people to perform
  the technical tasks. In addition, the Department would lose the
  flexibility to increase or decrease resources as requirements arose or
  went away. With a full time staff trained in the way things are being
  done, the Department would not be able to change technical direction or
  keep up with technology as quickly as it would be by hiring a
  contractor with the desired expertise. If service levels began to slip,
  it would be more difficult to remove Department employees than to
  replace a contractor This reduced ability to respond to change
  increases the risk associated with alternative three and outweighs any
  cost savings.

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

  The benefits of a single contractor include: strong, centralized
  management across systems and subcontractors, increased knowledge
  sharing between systems, tighter system integration, coordinated
  development and release processes, reliable system performance,
  improved reporting capabilities, and greater ability to respond to
  internal and external information inquiries. In addition, this
  alternative increases efficiencies by minimizing overhead, such as
  management (both internal and contractor), reporting, and oversight,
  associated with multiple contractors. Finally, this approach insures
  that as we move forward with the modernization of the EDCAPS
  components, we have the necessary skills and expertize available to
  maintain the overall system\'s integrity thus minimizing our risk.
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **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     10/25/2006
  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:**              

  Because ISS is largely steady       
  state, cost and schedule risk are   
  much less than in a development     
  project. We have minimized our cost 
  risk by utilizing a fixed price     
  contract for the bulk of the work.  
  A small management reserve was      
  included to cover unexpected        
  expenses throughout the project.    
  This was based on historical trends 
  and was estimated at approximately  
  \$100,000/year.                     
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

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

                                      

  **1. Does the earned value          No
  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   55859.879000
  (PV)?**                             

  **   b. What is the Earned Value    55983.070000
  (EV)?**                             

  **   c. What is the actual cost of  54350.847000
  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         1.000000
  Schedule Performance Index (SPI=    
  EV/PV)?**                           

  **4. What is the schedule variance  -11.342000
  (SV = EV-PV)?**                     

  **5. What is the calculated Cost    1.030000
  Performance Index (CPI = EV/AC)?**  

  **6. What is the cost variance      1646.893000
  (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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