HIB - Maxwell Gunter Annex

I n t e g r i t y T o o l f o r S P SHIBIntegrity Tool for SPS is a helper software application that is used to insure that thedata contained with a SPS-created contract award is of sufficient accuracy to insure thefuture success of the contract payment process.M I S S I O NW e e x i s t t o i n s u r et h a t e v e r y o n e o f t h e9 9 o p e r a t i o n a lc o n t r a c t i n g s q u a d r o n sw o r l d w i d e h a s a na u t o m a t e d c o n t r a c ta w a r d d o c u m e n t p e e rr e v i e w t o o l f o r u s ep r i o r t o a w a r di s s u a n c e i n o r d e r t os u p p o r t t h e A i r F o r c em i s s i o n ( o v e r $ 1 1 Bo b l i g a t e d i n F Y 1 0 ) .PROGRAM CAPABILITIESUsed exclusively within the Department of Defenses (DoDs) Standard Procurement System (SPS)• Implements additional edit validations above and beyond contained in the SPS product (initially222 in Integrity vs. 57 in SPS)–Primary focus is to insure successful vendor invoice payment–Secondary focus is to highlight adherence to authorized Air Force contracting businesspractices (e.g., Air Force Contracting Zero Defects initiative)• Authorized by SPS Joint Program Management Office (JPMO) for use by all DoD componentsBENEFIT/VALUE TO THE WARFIGHTERThe Integrity Tool for SPS helper application insures the successful accomplishment of thevendor payment process by providing a quality flow of data from the SPS contract writingsystem to the Air Force Integrated Accounts Payable System (IAPS) which in turn, providesits data to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) vendor pay systems. Thesuccessful accomplishment of the vendor payment process insures the willingness of potentialAir Force vendors to continue to provide the supplies and services needed by the warfighterto execute his mission.CONTRACT VEHICLESFA8770-04-D-0043-0012 (Northrop Grumman Information Technology)CONTACTMr. Michael Squire, Program Manager, michael.squire@wpafb.af.mil33