Release Notes

Assisted Acquisition Services Business Systems (AASBS)

Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)

Pricing Estimation Tool (PET) Enhancements

Release Notes for GSA Users, Client Users, Contractor Users and AASBS Support

Software Version 15.0.2

Prepared for AASBS by TechFlow, Inc.

Version 1.0

October 02, 2014

Table of Contents

1.0Task Information1

1.1Task Client1

2.0Task Requirements1

2.1Purpose1

3.0CHG88292 – Change to Markup Percent1

3.1User Impact1

3.2Impact to Workflow1

3.3Change Description1

3.4Interface Impact2

4.0CHG88388 – Remove ‘Cost’ from CPET Name2

4.1User Impact2

4.2Impact to Workflow2

4.3Change Description2

4.4Interface Impact3

5.0CHG88389 – Make PET Accessible to Contractor Users3

5.1User Impact3

5.2Impact to Workflow3

5.3Change Description3

5.4Interface Impact4

6.0CHG88390 – Add SME to E&Q Level4

6.1User Impact4

6.2Impact to Workflow4

6.3Change Description4

6.4Interface Impact5

7.0CHG88414 – Enable Users to Select Ancillary Occupations5

7.1User Impact5

7.2Impact to Workflow5

7.3Change Description5

7.4Interface Impact7

8.0Follow-On Support7

List of Figures

Figure 1: Indirect Rate Level field on Price Indexing Tool2

Figure 2: Pricing Estimation Tool (PET) on the CPRM Welcome page3

Figure 3: Security Message4

Figure 4: E&Q Field Options Include ‘SME’5

Figure 5: Ancillary Occupations Added to Occupation Selection List6

Figure 6: New E&Q Level Options for Ancillary Occupation6

Figure 7: New 'Wage Scale' field7

Revision History

Date

Author

Version

Description

2014-10-02

Alice Hoff

1.0

Initial Version

Assisted Acquisition Service Release Notes v.15.0.2

A-1

Task Information

Task Title: General Services Administration (GSA) AASBS - RBA

Document Title: AASBS – Pricing Estimation Tool Enhancements - Release Notes

Task Client

General Services Administration (GSA)

Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)

Office of the Chief Information Officer

2100 Crystal Drive, Rm. 11052

Arlington, VA 22202

Task RequirementsPurpose

The purpose of this release is to include a set of high-priority enhancements to the Pricing Estimation Tool (PET), formerly referred to as the Cost and Pricing Estimation Tool (CPET).

CHG88292 – Change to Markup PercentUser Impact

· Contractors with CPRM access

· Clients with CPRM access

· GSA Users with the following permissions: CPRM Admins, CPRM PCOs, CPRM Auditors, GSA CPRM OCOs

Impact to Workflow

No impact to the existing workflow.

Change Description

This change re-labels the field labeled ‘Markup Percent’ on the Price Indexing Tool form to ‘Indirect Rate Level’. Also, this change updates the options in the Indirect Rate Level select list from numeric values to ‘Low’, ‘Average’, and ‘High’. The changes are illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Indirect Rate Level field on Price Indexing Tool

Interface Impact

None.

CHG88388 – Remove ‘Cost’ from CPET NameUser Impact

· Contractors with CPRM access

· Clients with CPRM access

· GSA Users with the following permissions: CPRM Admins, CPRM PCOs, CPRM Auditors, GSA CPRM OCOs

Impact to Workflow

No impact to the existing workflow.

Change Description

This change updates the name of the tool from ‘Cost and Pricing Estimation Tool’ to ‘Pricing Estimation Tool’. The change is visible on the CPRM Welcome Page and shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Pricing Estimation Tool (PET) on the CPRM Welcome page

Interface Impact

None.

CHG88389 – Make PET Accessible to Contractor UsersUser Impact

· Contractors with CPRM access

· Clients with CPRM access

· GSA Users with the following permissions: CPRM Admins, CPRM PCOs, CPRM Auditors, GSA CPRM OCOs

Impact to Workflow

No impact to the existing workflow.

Change Description

This change adds contractor users with CPRM access to the access control list of user roles that have access to PET. The new access control list is as follows:

· Contractor users with CPRM access

· Client users with CPRM access

· GSA users with CPRM access (all roles: CPRM Admin, CPRM Auditor, CPRM PCO, CPRM Ordering Contracting Officer)

In addition, this change institutes a new business rule that enforces that a user may only view their own existing Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs) created in PET, that is, no user may view an IGCE created by another user. An example of the system security message that appears if a user attempts to view another user’s IGCE is illustrated in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Security Message

Interface Impact

None.

CHG88390 – Add SME to E&Q LevelUser Impact

· Contractors with CPRM access

· Clients with CPRM access

· GSA Users with the following permissions: CPRM Admins, CPRM PCOs, CPRM Auditors, GSA CPRM OCOs

Impact to Workflow

No impact to the existing workflow.

Change Description

This change updates the Experience and Qualifications Level (E&Q Level) field by adding Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the list of possible options in the dropdown field. The new option is depicted in Figure 4.

Figure 4: E&Q Field Options Include ‘SME’

Interface Impact

None.

CHG88414 – Enable Users to Select Ancillary OccupationsUser Impact

· Contractors with CPRM access

· Clients with CPRM access

· GSA Users with the following permissions: CPRM Admins, CPRM PCOs, CPRM Auditors, GSA CPRM OCOs

Impact to Workflow

No impact to the existing workflow.

Change Description

This change adds occupations that are ancillary to the standard set of OASIS labor categories to the list of options in the Occupation field selection list on the Price Indexing Tool form. An example of the new Occupation options is depicted in Figure 5. If a user selects an ancillary occupation, the system will display ‘Ancillary’ in the LCAT Title field and will update the form functionality as follows:

· E&Q Level selection options are displayed as ‘WL1’, WL2’, ‘WL3’, and ‘WL4’ to reflect increasing wage levels rather than the terms: ‘Junior’, ‘Journeyman’, ‘Senior’, and ‘SME’ as displayed for OASIS Labor Category occupations. WL stands for ‘Wage Level’. This change is illustrated in Figure 6.

· A new field labeled ‘Wage Scale’ is displayed on the form. The Wage Scale field enables the user to identify a Low, Medium, or High wage scale to use for the selected occupation. The Wage Scale option selection dictates the portion of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) source data that the system will use to calculate the estimated hourly rate for the IGCE. For example, if the user selects an ancillary occupation, WL1 option from the E&Q Level field, and the Low option from the Wage Scale field, then the system will base the estimated wage on the BLS 10th Percentile hourly wage rate for the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) that is selected. The Wage Scale field is shown in Figure 7.

Figure 5: Ancillary Occupations Added to Occupation Selection List

Figure 6: New E&Q Level Options for Ancillary Occupation

Figure 7: New 'Wage Scale' field

Interface Impact

None.

Follow-On Support

If assistance is needed with an AASBS Business System, users are encouraged to contact 1 (877) 472-4877, AASBS.helpdesk@gsa.gov.

Glossary

Term

Definition

AASBS

Assisted Acquisition Services – Business Systems

ADMIN

A role in the CPRM for a GSA user who performs the function of the Administrator of the system. This is a ‘super user’ type role.

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

CPET

Cost and Pricing Estimation Tool

CPRM

Contract Payment Reporting Module

E&Q

Experience and Qualifications

GSA

General Services Administration

GWAC

Government-wide Acquisition Contract

IGCE

Independent Government Cost Estimate

LCAT

Labor Category

MSA

Metropolitan Statistical Area

OASIS

One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services

OASIS SB

OASIS Small Business

OCO

Ordering Contracting Officer, also a role in the CPRM for a GSA user who performs the function of the OCO or a client user who performs the function of an OCO.

PCO

Procuring Contracting Officer, also a role in the CPRM for a GSA user who performs the function of the PCO.

PET

Pricing Estimation Tool

SME

Subject Matter Expert

WL

Wage Level