# Appendix D---List of Internal and External Interfaces

This appendix lists the systems, internal and external, with which the
acquisition system may require an interface:

-   CCR---Central Contractor Registration, common to Acquisition and
    Core financial; web-service enabled systems. See
    [[www.ccr](http://www.ccr/).gov.]{.underline}

-   Core financial---central financial and accounting system of record;
    must be linked to the Acquisition system via a transactional
    interface.

-   CPARS---Navy Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System;
    military agencies submit their vendor performance rating information
    to CPARS. See [cpars.navy.mil](http://cpars.navy.mil/)

-   CPS---NIH Contractor Performance System; civil agencies submit their
    vendor performance rating information to CPS. See
    [cps.od.nih.gov](http://cps.od.nih.gov/)

-   D&B --- Dun and Bradstreet may be linked to the acquisition system
    via a transactional interface to obtain DUNS number, DUNS+4 number,
    vendor name, vendor address, and remittance address data for CCR
    exempt vendors. Optionally to import financial capabilities
    information about a company. See
    [www.dnb.com/ccr/register.html.](http://www.dnb.com/ccr/register.html.)

-   DOD EMALL---DoD Electronic Mall ecatalog. See
    [www.emall.prod.dodonline.net](http://www.emall.prod.dodonline.net/)[.]{.underline}

-   eBuy---GSA's electronic system designed to enable Federal buyers to
    request information, find sources, and prepare RFQs/RFPs online for
    multiple awards. See
    [www.ebuy.gsa.gov/advgsa/ebuy/ctrler/EbuyHome](https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov/advgsa/ebuy/ctrler/EbuyHome).

-   EEO----Equal Employment Opportunity -- See National Pre-Award
    Registry

-   EPLS---Excluded Parties List System; a list of contractors and
    people with whom the government may not contract. See
    [[www.epls.gov](http://www.epls.gov/).]{.underline}

-   eSRS---Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System; a system for
    contractors to report their subcontracting activity. See
    [[www.esrs.gov](http://www.esrs.gov/).]{.underline}

-   FBO---Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps); the list of
    online contracting business opportunities with the federal
    government. See
    [[www.fedbizopps.gov]{.underline}](http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) or
    [[www.fbo.gov](http://www.fbo.gov/).]{.underline}

-   FedReg---Federal Agency Registration; registry of government
    entities and government counterpart of the CCR. See
    [[www.bpn.gov/far](http://www.bpn.gov/far).]{.underline}

-   FedTeDS---Federal Technical Data Solution; a database of sensitive
    agency-posted documents. See
    [[www.fedteds.gov](http://www.fedteds.gov/).]{.underline}

-   FPDS-NG---Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation; documents
    new awards and report closeouts (FAR 4.805). See
    [www.fpds.gov](http://www.fpds.gov/).

-   GSA Advantage---electronic supply schedules (FAR 8.4, 16.505, 41
    USC), including GSA depot items. See
    [[www.gsaadvantage.gov](http://www.gsaadvantage.gov/).]{.underline}

-   JWOD website---website providing information on mandatory
    handicapped sources; named for its enabling legislation, the
    Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 1971, 41 U.S.C. 46-48c. See
    [http://www.jwod.gov](http://www.jwod.gov/).

-   National Pre-Award Registry---online system for validating status of
    Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) compliance. See
    [[www.dol-esa.gov/preaward](http://www.dol-esa.gov/preaward).]{.underline}

-   ORCA---Online Representations and Certifications Application; used
    by contractors to electronically make representations and
    certifications, and can be accessed and used by all buying offices.
    See [[www.bpn.gov/orca](http://www.bpn.gov/orca).]{.underline}

-   PPIRS---Past Performance Information Retrieval System; database of
    ratings of past performance transmitted from CPARS and CPS. (CPARS
    and CPS receive the performance data submitted by the agencies who
    have used the contractors.) Data are not available to contractors
    (FAR 46.5). See
    [www.ppirs.gov](http://www.ppirs.gov/)[.]{.underline}

-   Property Systems---inventory and supply management systems; may
    identify the need to procure additional items based on their own
    models and scenarios. In an integrated systems environment, those
    systems may automatically generate an AAR. To accomplish this, those
    systems must be linked to the Acquisition system via a transactional
    interface. Fixed asset systems record valuations, additions, and
    modifications to capitalized assets and generate periodic
    depreciation information. Property accountability systems maintain
    information about the quantity, condition, location, and
    responsibility for government-owned items.

-   VETS-100---DOL Veterans' Employment and Training Service. See
    [vets.dol.gov/vets100](http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/)[.]{.underline}

-   WDOL---Wage Determinations On-Line; online wage rates for use in
    selected government contracts. See
    [[www.wdol.gov](http://www.wdol.gov/).]{.underline}