The Nation’s Combat Support Logistics Agency

Supplier 

Performance Risk 

System (SPRS)
PPI Timeline - the 90’s

• 1994

Federal Acquisition StreamliningAct

It is appropriate for a contracting official to consider

past contract performance of an offeror as an indicator

of the likelihood that the offeror will successfully

perform a contract to be awarded by that official
Best Value Award Determination

“Best value buying procedures” encourage award 

decisions on the basis of a business judgment and 

recognize that an award to other than the lowofferor 

may represent overall best value to the Government

*No longer operating solely on the basis of “lowest 

bid most technically acceptable offer”
PPIRS-SR NG Sunset

• DLA’spast performance program has been the Past 

Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)

• Wehave transitioned to the Supplier Performance Risk 

System (SPRS) effective 28 January 2018

• SPRS (pronounced “Spurs”) is used by all of the 

Department of Defense (DoD)
What is SPRS?

• SPRS is a web-enabled, Federal enterprise-wide 

application that provides timely and pertinent 

contractor past performance information to the 

Department of Defense and Federal acquisition 

community for use in making competitive source 

selection decisions
What is SPRS?

• SPRS is the sole Federal repository for contractor 

past performance information

• System is owned & maintained by theNavy 

(Naval Sea Logistics Center Portsmouth)

• SPRS captures procurement history on awards 

below the established threshold of $5 millionfor 

DLA

• Includes data feeds from all of the ArmedServices
GeneralAdvantages

Government Incentives:

• Identify/Eliminate procurement risks

• Decrease contract administration costs

• Exercise best value determinations

Vendor Incentives:

• Maintain surveillance of their supplier scores

• Understand what records may be impacting (+/-)

• Formally challenge any erroneous data
How Does SPRS Work?

• SPRS collects quality and delivery data from 

numerous Department of Defense (DoD) databases, 

aggregates that data using algorithms, and providesthe 

user with objective Quality and Delivery Ratings of a 

contractor’s past performance

“Weighted Delivery Score” Quality Color Classification
SPRS Business Rules

• Uses 3 years of past performance/historical data

• Scores/Classifications are now updated each day vs. 

each month (24-48hr lag for systeminterface)

• Performance data is classified by cage &commodity

• Federal Supply Classification - FSC (DoD uses)

• NAICS - North American Industry Classification System

• Quality and Delivery records are weighted (+ &-)

• Scores are classified in Positive/Negative record categories
Delivery Performance

• Scores/Classifications are based on the total 

number of Contract Line Items (CLIN’s)shipped 

or received

• Weighted delivery scores are presented as a 

numeric value (Range: 0 - 100)

• An unscored offeror, or one that has no past 

performance history for the particular FSC, is 

considered to be neutral (not negative or positive)
Delinquency Factors

• Delinquent linesinclude

• Lines not shipped by the contract deliverydate 

(CDD)

• Lines partially shipped by the (CDD)

• Contractor-caused cancellations and terminationsare 

coded Termination Indicator Code (TIC)K

• Terminations for Default (TIC) D

• Government-caused cancellations/terminations will not 

impact the delivery score (TIC) G

• No grace period past the established (CDD)
Days Late Exceptions: Cancellations/Terminationsare 

counted as delinquencies in some instances.

• Contractor Requested cancellations (TIC) K will be assessed at 

180 days late

• Terminations for Cause/Convenience (TIC) K will be assessed at 

180 days late

• Terminations for Default (TIC) D will be assessed at 360 days 

late

• Awards cancelled/terminated Cause/Convenience (TIC) G are not 

included in the delivery score

Delinquency Factors
Vendor Classifications

• Delivery Extension Modifications:

• Contractor-caused delivery extensions, regardless of 

consideration paid, will be reflected in the delivery score 

for contracts issued by DLA

• Government-caused or excusable delay delivery extension 

modifications will not impact performance scores

• Exceptions FAR 52.249-14

• Additional evidence may be required to validate
Vendor Classifications

challenge scoring data

• Suppliers MUST access SPRS to review and formally

• May challenge each case a total of 2x times

• May challenge any case within the 3 year capture period

• New records challenged during the 14 day preview

period will still be held out of scoring consideration

until adjudicated

• Scoring TypesClassifications:

• Current (Being used by Contracting Officials)

• Pending (No longer being used)

• Evaluation Criteria:

https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/reference.htm

• Vendor Challenge Process:
Registration In SPRS

• Your name should appear on the System for Award 

Management (SAM) as a past performance point of 

contact for your company in order to have SPRS 

recognize your email address automatically when 

processing a challenge requests

• Youcan access SAM at www.sam.gov
Digital Certificate Requirement

SPRS Users:

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate now required

• Purchase from External Certificate Authority(ECA)

• Mandatory as of 15 Aug. 2015 for all users

• DLA is not involved in the approval of vendor account 

registration or PKI certifications.

• Contact SPRS Helpdesk for registration or PKI certification 

related inquiries • Webmaster: webptsmh@navy.mil

• Phone: (207) 438-1690

•More information available at: 

https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/split.htm

https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/pki_info.htm
Access SPRS via P.I.E.E.
Request Account Access Role
Registration Without Active 

P.I.E.E.
Registration With Active 

P.I.E.E.
SPRS Government View
SPRS Vendor View
SPRS Summary Report

Summary Report

• Company Description

• Current Classification

– CAGE

– FSC’s Supplied

– Weighted Delivery Score

– Weighted Quality Rating

– Data Classification Date

• Points of Contact

• Select the FSC For Detailed Report
SPRS Detail Report

• Displays Positive & Negative Data – Positive & Negative Delivery Records

– Positive & Negative Quality Records

• Displays Various Data Fields – Procurement Activity

– Contract#/NSN

– Ship/Receipt Date

– Cancellation Date

– Challenge Code/Date

• Record Challenge – Select the Record

– Process CDD Challenge

– Sends Challenge E-mail to 

Government POC

– Attach all supporting documentation to 

e-mail
SPRS Challenge Screen

• Enter Message Regarding Challenge

• Select “Send” to Send E-Mail - MUST attach supporting documentation

• Select “Cancel” to Cancel Challenge
Documentation Needed to 

Support Challenges

• Email correspondence between your organization 

and your contract administrator

• WideArea Workflow (WAWF) or IRAPT shipping 

documents (receiving reports, invoices,DD-250’s)

• Bill of Lading, UPS/Fed-Ex shipping docs, etc.
SPRS Team Points of 

Contact

Administrators

DLA Land and

Maritime 

LMPPIRS@dla.mi

l

Kevin T.Devers 

Kevin.Devers@

dla.mil

Administrator

s DLAAviation 

DSCRPPIRS@

Telephone #

Monitored

Mailbox 

(614) 692-

8480
SPRS Team Points of 

Contact

Administrators Telephone #

DLA Troop Support 

DSCPABVS@dla.mil

• TimAtwell

• Timothy.Atwell@dla.mil

Monitored Mailbox

(215) 737-7844

These emails are to be used for questions ONLY and NOT to be 

used for challenging the SPRS performance data

Challenges MUST be initiated through the SPRS website