A new National Interest Action value 'Operation Allies Refuge (O21R)' has been added to track contingency relief contract action reports.

For Web Portal users the value 'Operation Allies Refuge (O21R)' is available for selection in the National Interest Action field. The Contract Writing systems shall use the code 'O21R' when creating/updating documents through Business Services.

National Interest Action value 'Operation Allies Refuge (O21R)' is valid from 07/22/2021 to 06/30/2023.

The FPDS XML Archives have been decommissioned from FPDS with the production implementation of V1.5 Service Pack 9 on 6/12/2021.

Users of the XML archives are directed to transition to utilize FPDS Atom feeds to consume FPDS Contract Action Report data. As the archives will be decommissioned as part of V1.5 Service Pack 9, the current XML archives information will not be updated to include UEI information.

Specific guidance from the FPDS tier 2 help desk will be provided to users who are transitioning from the XML archives to the FPDS Atom feeds. For any assistance in the transition to Atom feeds, please create a ticket with the Federal Service Desk (FSD), and request that it be escalated to the FPDS tier 2 help desk. The FSD can be contacted as follows:

Website: www.fsd.gov
FSD Phone Contact: (866) 606-8220

 Additional helpful material for users of the FPDS Atom feeds include the Atom Feed FAQ, and the Atom Feed demo slides. The Atom feed FAQ includes answers to common Atom feed questions, which can be accessed at the following link:

 https://www.fpds.gov/wiki/index.php/ATOM_Feed_FAQ

The Atom feed demo slides contain details of the Atom feeds, including instructions on how to put together query URLs. The slide presentation can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.fpds.gov/downloads/Atom_feed/Atom_feed.ppt

For additional information on Service Pack 9, including the content of the release, and the associated deployment and Government Acceptance Testing dates, the Service Pack 9 release notes can be accessed at the following URL:

https://www.fpds.gov/wiki/index.php/V1.5_SP_9.0

As part of the implementation of V1.5 Service Pack 9, a new version of the FPDS Atom feed is being introduced (V1.5.2) to include Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) information. Along with the implementation of FPDS Atom Feed V1.5.2, to ensure that FPDS Atom feed users are all receiving the latest contract action report formatting, all FPDS Atom Feed versions prior to V1.5.2 shall be decommissioned, on a scheduled decommission timeline.

For both Public and DoD Atom Feeds:

1. The following FPDS Atom feeds were decommissioned along with the V1.5 Service Pack 9 Beta Deployment, on 5/14/2021:

V1.4
V1.4.1
V1.4.2
V1.4.3

2. The following FPDS Atom feed versions will be decommissioned 3 months after V1.5 Service Pack 9 Production Deployment, on 9/11/2021:

V1.4.4
V1.4.5
V1.5.0

3. The following FPDS Atom feed versions will be decommissioned 4 months after V1.5 Service Pack 9 Production Deployment, on 10/16/2021:

V1.5.1

After the decommissioning tasks listed above, the ONLY active version of the FPDS Atom feed will be FPDS V1.5.2.  For additional information regarding FPDS V1.5 Service Pack 9, including the content and associated implementation dates and Government Acceptance Testing dates, the Service Pack Release notes can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.fpds.gov/wiki/index.php/V1.5_SP_9.0

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for FPDS is now mandatory for FPDS users as of Saturday, December 5, 2020.

In order to improve the security of the FPDS user log in process, FPDS now integrates with login.gov to enable multi-factor authentication.

• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for FPDS is now mandatory for individual FPDS users as of Saturday, December 5, 2020. There are no changes for FPDS System account users.
• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a security enhancement that requires two forms of authentication when individual users log into FPDS and adds critical protection for your sign-on credentials.
• All individual users should create an account with login.gov with the same email address associated with your FPDS account.
• By creating a login.gov account with the same email address as the existing user FPDS account, after integration with login.gov, the process will enable the user to log into FPDS to perform normal business activities.

Please see below helpful Login.gov links to help with the registration process:

• Login.gov general help page

https://login.gov/help/

• How to create an account with Login.gov

https://login.gov/help/creating-an-account/how-to-create-an-account/

• An overview of the authentication method options that are available for users

https://login.gov/help/authentication-methods/which-authentication-method-should-i-use/

The expiration date for National Interest Action value 'COVID-19 2020' has been extended to 09/30/2021 in FPDS Production. National Interest Action value 'COVID-19 2020' (code P20C) is valid from 03/13/2020 to 09/30/2021.

A new National Interest Action value 'Hurricane Laura 2020' has been added to track the relief contracts.

For Web Portal users the value 'Hurricane Laura 2020' is available for selection in the National Interest Action field. The Contract Writing systems shall use the code 'H20L' when creating/updating documents through Business Services.

National Interest Action value 'Hurricane Laura 2020' is valid from 08/26/2020 to 11/30/2020.

Contracts reported against 'Hurricane Laura 2020' are available in the National Interest Action report starting Thursday, 09/03/2020.

The expiration date for National Interest Action value 'Operations in Iraq and Syria' has been extended to 09/30/2023 in FPDS Production. National Interest Action value 'Operations in Iraq and Syria' (code O14S) is valid from 09/14/2014 to 09/30/2023.

The expiration date for National Interest Action value 'Operation Freedom's Sentinel' has been extended to 12/31/2023 in FPDS Production. National Interest Action value 'Operation Freedom's Sentinel' (code O15F) is valid from 01/01/2015 to 12/31/2023.

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