In accordance with updates from OMB and US-CERT, the Integrated Award Environment (IAE) surveyed all IAE systems to determine if they were impacted by the Heartbleed Vulnerability. We validated the following systems do not use the software affected by the Heartbleed Vulnerability:  SAM, FPDS-NG, FBO, eSRS, FSRS, CFDA, and WDOL.

CPARS, PPIRS and FAPIIS have been updated to OpenSSL version 1.0.1g which resolved the vulnerability. All users are required to reset passwords for these three systems upon next log-in.  There is no evidence of a security incident on any of the systems.

If you use the same password on IAE systems as you do on other internet sites, you should take appropriate precautions.  For additional information, see updates at US-CERT: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2014/04/08/OpenSSL-Heartbleed-Vulnerability

FY 2012 Small Business Goaling Report is now available on the 'Reports' page of FPDS-NG.

Click here for the report.

The Small Business Goaling Report is a department level report that displays Small Business data for a specified date range by Funding/Contracting Agency.

A new National Interest Action value ‘Oklahoma Tornado and Storm 2013’ has been added to track the relief contracts.

For Web Portal users the value ‘Oklahoma Tornado and Storm 2013’ is available for selection in the National Interest Action field dropdown. The Contract Writing systems using V1.4 shall use the code ‘T13O' when creating/updating documents through Business Services.

National Interest Action value ‘Oklahoma Tornado and Storm 2013’ is valid from 05/20/2013 to 11/19/2013.

Contracts reported against 'Oklahoma Tornado and Storm 2013' will be available in National Interest Action report Thursday 5/23/2013.

The purpose of this new standard report is to determine the type and usage of Recovered Materials.This report will be placed in the HOW category. It displays the actions and dollars for each of the "Recovered Materials" values.

Read more...

A new National Interest Action value ‘Hurricane Sandy 2013’ has been added to the FPDS-NG Production system.

For Web Portal users the value ‘Hurricane Sandy 2013’ is available for selection in the National Interest Action field drop down. The Contract Writing systems shall use the code ‘H13S’ when creating/updating documents through Business Services.

National Interest Action value ‘Hurricane Sandy 2013’ is valid from 10/28/2012 to 12/17/2013.

FPDS-NG shall mandate on all actions with a Product or Service Code as a 'Service' and that are signed on or later than 03/01/2012 to indicate whether they are 'Closely Associated', 'Critical Functions', 'Other Functions' or a combination of 'Closely Associated' and 'Critical Functions' in the "Description of Requirements".

Read more...

FPDS-NG will be modified to implement the Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644), as amended by this “Jobs Act 2010”. This allows a different set aside on orders placed against multiple award contracts for small business concerns.

Two new values will be added to the data element “Fair Opportunity/Limited Sources” on a Delivery Order/Task Order (DO/TO) to a Multiple Award IDV (FSS, GWAC or Multiple Award IDC)), a Part 8 BPA and a Part 8 BPA Call.Both of these new values, when chosen, will allow the Contracting Officer to choose certain “Type of Set Aside” values that are different from the Set Aside values on the IDV.

Read more...

OMB is advising agencies to reduce the time for paying small businesses from 30 days to 15 days. FPDS-NG is providing a web service that finance systems could utilize in identifying these small businesses to assist them in meeting the Prompt Payment rule/act (PPA) issued by OMB.

Finance systems have the option of either validating a if a vendor on a contract is a small business or to get an extract of all the vendors matching a certain criteria through the following are Web Services FPDS-NG will be offering:

Read more...