Attachment_3 _CPARS.docx

ATTACHMENT 3

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

www.cpars.gov

The contractor shall designate representative to whom the performance assessments will be sent electronically. The name, title, email address and phone number of the designed contractor representative shall be provided for authorization access. Any changes in designated contractor personnel shall be the sole responsibility of the contractor to inform the Assessing Official (AO) or the Contracting Officer.

The designated contractor representative has the authority to:

Receive the Government performance assessment from the AO. Review, comment, return performance assessment to AO within 30 days. If contractor desires a meeting to discuss the evaluation, it must be requested, in writing, no later than seven calendar days from receipt and will be within the contractor’s 30 day review period.

Name:_____________________________________________

Title:__________________________

Email address:_______________________________________

Telephone number:___________________________________

Hardware/Software Requirements for CPARS

To use CPARS Online, you will need to have access to the internet along with the following hardware and software:

· A PC with a 486-class processor with 8 megabytes of RAM or greater. (16 megabytes of RAM is strongly recommended.)

· Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT.

(NOTE: The CPARS application was developed and tested using the above operating systems. However, as a totally web-based application, it should work with any Operating System that features a browser with 128-bit encryption and the appropriate version of Adobe Acrobat . We know that some users have accessed the application using Apple Macintosh computers and it should work with Windows 2000 also.)

· Microsoft Internet Explorer v 4.0 or greater may also be used. Browsers require 128-bit encryption. See Security Information for details online.

· The Adobe Acrobat Reader should be installed. This allows you to view and print the CPARS forms. The reader can be downloaded and installed from www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html. If you have any problems downloading or installing the reader, please contact CPARS Technical Support.

Technical Service Support - The point of contact for technical support or questions is: Customer Support Desk, 001 207-438-1690 Fax: 001 207-438-6535