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# FSIO Qualification Test Application Overview {#fsio-qualification-test-application-overview .unnumbered}

Vendors must submit a complete qualification test application for all
full, incremental, and version tests. The application form with
instructions is presented in the Appendix and is available on the FSIO
website ([www.fsio.gov](http://www.fsio.gov/)).

## Purpose

This application represents the initial step in qualifying a core
financial system for use by federal agencies. Vendors must use this form
to apply for FSIO-administered core financial system product
qualification tests. The application will be used to obtain:

-   Information about the software to which the application applies,

-   Administrative information for scheduling and conducting the test,
    and

-   Required vendor assurances.

## Related Documents

Before completing this form, applicants should review the following
test-related documents:

-   *FSIO Core Financial System Product Qualification Test Policy*,
    which provides information on the purpose of the test, definitions
    and processing timelines for the different types of tests conducted,
    FSIO application screening criteria and submission procedures, and
    other administrative guidance.

-   *Core Financial System Requirements* and all subsequently issued
    supplemental requirements. These documents constitute the current
    mandatory core financial system requirements that are subject to
    qualification testing.

-   FSIO Qualification Test Plans, which contain live testing
    procedures, setup data, test scripts, and expected results for
    FSIO-administered tests.

These documents can be downloaded from the FSIO website.

## Application Review

FSIO will use the information submitted on the application and the
following criteria to determine, with reasonable assurance, that a
subject product is capable of successfully executing a qualification
test.

### Application Completeness

FSIO will review applications received for completeness. If additional
information is needed, FSIO will contact the vendor.

The application contains the following sections:

-   Section 1--Administrative Information

-   Section 2--Type of Test

-   Section 3--Proposed Test Start Dates

-   Section 4--Required Application Software

-   Section 5--Summary of Product Changes (required for version and
    incremental tests)

-   Section 6--Required Infrastructure

-   Section 7--Product References (three references are requested for
    products that have not previously been certified)

-   Section 8--Terms and Conditions

-   Section 9--Officer's Assurance

-   Section 10--Supplemental Assurance Statement (required for software
    that failed a previous test).

Except as noted above, vendors must complete all sections of the
application.

### Officer's Assurance

FSIO will confirm that an officer has signed the statement in Section 9,
Officer's Assurance. By signing the statement, the officer assures the
government that:

-   the software meets all of the mandatory core financial system
    requirements, whether or not they are tested by FSIO,

-   the software has been fully tested (e.g., unit test, integration
    test, regression test), and

-   all changes made to a product during the test process will be
    incorporated into the product and made available for agency
    acquisition.

This statement assures the government that commitment of public
resources for the purposes of testing is reasonable.

### Supplemental Assurance

For software that has failed a previous test, vendors must complete
Section 10, Supplemental Assurance Statement. The statement provides
assurance that the software proposed in the application will be clearly
represented to the government as a software product that is distinct
from previous non-qualifying versions.

FSIO will confirm that the vendor has provided the required assurance
statement for software that failed a previous qualification test.

### Release Notes

For version and incremental testing, vendors must provide release notes
along with Section 5, Summary of Product Changes.

FSIO will review vendor-provided release notes to assess the extent to
which new functional capabilities have been added and previous
functionality has been impacted.

### References

FSIO may contact references to help determine whether the candidate
system has the capability to pass the test. Lack of references will not,
by itself, disqualify a system from consideration for the test.

## Application Acceptance/Rejection

FSIO will notify the vendor in writing whether the application has been
accepted or rejected.

### Accepted Applications

If the application is accepted, FSIO will state this in writing and
schedule a mutually acceptable test period with the applicant.

### Rejected Applications

FSIO will notify the vendor of the reasons for an application's
rejection. Applications for software testing may be rejected for one or
more of the following reasons:

-   Failure to complete the application in accordance with the
    instructions in this application

-   Provision of inaccurate or false information

-   Absence of an officer's signature in Section 9, Officer's Assurance,
    attesting that

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-   the software product meets all mandatory requirements, whether or
    not they are tested by FSIO,

-   the software has been fully tested (e.g., unit test, integration
    test, regression test), and

-   all changes made to a product during the test process will be
    incorporated into the product and made available for agency
    acquisition.

A vendor whose application is rejected may reapply at any time. A vendor
resubmitting an application must complete all parts. The vendor should
attach a letter to the resubmitted application describing the actions
taken to correct the issues that resulted in the previous rejection.

## Application Submission

The application is to be submitted in both electronic and hard copy
(paper) format:

-   The electronic format facilitates evaluation and future
    dissemination of the information. (Microsoft Word is preferred.)

-   The hard copy format is required to provide the vendor's certifying
    signature.

Completed test applications are to be submitted to

Financial Systems Integration Office

Core Financial System Test Application

1800 F Street, NW

Suite 1234

Washington, DC 20405

\(202\) 219-0526

Test applications should be submitted to the FSIO contact listed on the
FSIO website.

######### FSIO Qualification Test Application

Attached is the format of the FSIO Core Financial System Product
Qualification Test Application. The form is available on the FSIO
website.

![](media/image2.png){width="1.570138888888889in"
height="0.8826388888888889in"}Core Financial System Product
Qualification Test Application

Section 1---Administrative Information

Identify your company ("the vendor"), your primary point of contact, the
location of the test site you have chosen, and the product version to be
tested. The qualification test and resulting certificate of compliance
pertain to the specific product version (and not to the vendor in
general).

+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| > Company      |                    |              |                 |
| > Name:        |                    |              |                 |
+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| > Company      |                    |              |                 |
| > Address:     |                    |              |                 |
+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| Point of       |                    | Point of     |                 |
| Contact Name:  |                    | Contact      |                 |
|                |                    | Telephone:   |                 |
+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| > Point of     |                    | Point of     |                 |
| > Contact      |                    | Contact      |                 |
| > Title:       |                    | Email:       |                 |
+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| > Product      |                    | Product      |                 |
| > Name:        |                    | Version:     |                 |
+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| Test Site      |                    |              |                 |
| Company Name:  |                    |              |                 |
+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+
| Test Site      |                    |              |                 |
| Company        |                    |              |                 |
| Address:       |                    |              |                 |
+----------------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+

Section 2---Type of Test

Identify the type of qualification test being requested by placing an X
in the appropriate box. Test types are defined further in the FSIO Core
Financial System Product Qualification Test Policy.

When software changes have been made beyond those needed for an
incremental test, you must submit separate applications for the version
and incremental tests. This will allow FSIO to evaluate the changes
separately. The version test will be conducted separately and before the
incremental test.

+--------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+
| > Full Test              | > Incremental Test    | > Version Test    |
+==========================+=======================+===================+
|                          |                       |                   |
+--------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+

Section 3---Proposed Test Start Dates

Provide four alternatives for the date on which you would like to start
the observed portion of the test.

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| > First choice:  |                                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| > Second choice: |                                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| > Third choice:  |                                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| > Fourth choice: |                                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

Section 4---Required Application Software

Identify all software products to be used during the test. This includes
the identification of all application software and modules, third-party
software products, desktop software, and computer-aided testing tools to
be used.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Core Financial Application Modules:                                   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Other Applications and Modules:                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Third-Party Software Products and Version:                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Desktop Software and Version:                                         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Computer-Aided Testing Tool and Version:                              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Section 5---Summary of Product Changes

Provide a summary description of changes made to the product since the
previous test.

For incremental or version test applications, attach release notes. FSIO
will review the release notes to assess the extent to which new
functional capabilities have been added and previously tested
functionality has been impacted.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Section 6---Required Infrastructure

Identify the hardware and network infrastructure to be used during the
test. This includes identification of the operating system, database,
computing platform, network connectivity, and client workstations to be
used.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Operating System and Version:                                         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Database Management System and Version:                               |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Computing Platform (including processing speed and RAM):              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Server/Mainframe:                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Network Connectivity:                                                 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Client Workstations:                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -                                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Section 7---Product References

For products that have not previously been certified, provide three
users of the product named in this application. The government
preference for references is as follows (in order of preference):
federal agencies, state and local government agencies, and commercial
firms.

FSIO may contact references to determine whether the candidate system
has the capability to pass the test. Lack of references will not, by
itself, disqualify a system from consideration for the test.

Reference 1

+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Agency Name:       |                 |              |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Agency Address:    |                 |              |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Point of Contact   |                 | Point of     |             |
| > Name:              |                 | Contact      |             |
|                      |                 | Telephone:   |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Point of Contact   |                 | Point of     |             |
| > Title:             |                 | Contact      |             |
|                      |                 | Email:       |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Product and        |                 | Im           |             |
| > Version Used:      |                 | plementation |             |
|                      |                 | Date:        |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+

Reference 2

+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Agency Name:       |                 |              |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Agency Address:    |                 |              |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Point of Contact   |                 | Point of     |             |
| > Name:              |                 | Contact      |             |
|                      |                 | Telephone:   |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Point of Contact   |                 | Point of     |             |
| > Title:             |                 | Contact      |             |
|                      |                 | Email:       |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Product and        |                 | Im           |             |
| > Version Used:      |                 | plementation |             |
|                      |                 | Date:        |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+

Reference 3

+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Agency Name:       |                 |              |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Agency Address:    |                 |              |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Point of Contact   |                 | Point of     |             |
| > Name:              |                 | Contact      |             |
|                      |                 | Telephone:   |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Point of Contact   |                 | Point of     |             |
| > Title:             |                 | Contact      |             |
|                      |                 | Email:       |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+
| > Product and        |                 | Im           |             |
| > Version Used:      |                 | plementation |             |
|                      |                 | Date:        |             |
+----------------------+-----------------+--------------+-------------+

Section 8---Terms and Conditions

All materials submitted with this application become the property of the
federal government. Information is considered nonproprietary unless
specifically identified by the vendor and will be shared in accordance
with the provisions of the FSIO Core Financial System Product
Qualification Test Policy. The government acquires no rights to the
intellectual and other property associated with the candidate product as
a result of the submission of this application and accompanying
documentation.

Section 9---Officer's Assurance

An officer of your company will sign the statement below to provide the
government with assurance that your company has a reasonable and
well-founded belief that the software meets all mandatory requirements,
whether or not the requirements are tested by FSIO, and that the
software has been fully tested. The officer will also provide assurance
that all of the changes made to a product during the test process will
be incorporated into the product and made available for agency
acquisition.

This statement assures the government that commitment of public
resources for the purposes of testing is reasonable.

**Statement**

> To the best of my knowledge, I certify that all representations made
> in this application are complete and factual, that the software has
> been fully tested, and that the software listed above reasonably meets
> all mandatory requirements published in the current Core Financial
> System Requirements document and as amended by FSIO-issued
> supplemental requirements.
>
> I further certify that all of the changes made to a product during the
> test process will be incorporated into the product version named on
> the certificate and that the product version will be available for
> agency acquisition.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| > Printed or Typed Name and Title                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| > Signature and Date                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Section 10---Supplemental Assurance Statement

To protect the government from a continued commitment of resources to
test non-qualifying core financial systems, vendors must wait a minimum
of 3 months before applying to retest a non-qualifying product, and
demonstrate that the software is ready.

In the event that your product previously failed a FSIO test, an officer
of your company will sign the statement below to provide the government
with assurance that your company has modified the product to conform to
FSIO expected test results and general ledger effects. These
modifications should be described in Section 5 above, with supporting
documentation attached.

This statement assures the government that further commitment of public
resources for the purposes of testing is reasonable.

**Statement**

> To the best of my knowledge, I certify that the software product in
> this test application has been modified such that it should produce
> the expected test results and general ledger effects of the
> qualification test. The software proposed in this application will be
> clearly represented to the government as a software product that is
> distinct from previous non-qualifying versions.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| > Printed or Typed Name and Title                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| > Signature and Date                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+