<p> Release Notes Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation Service Pack 36.0 For Versions: 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2</p><p>BETA Installation Date: April 14, 2006 Production Installation Date: April 28, 2006</p><p>FINAL</p><p>Prepared by:</p><p>Global Computer Enterprises, Inc. 10780 Parkridge Boulevard, Suite 300 Reston, VA 20191</p><p>April 28, 2006 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p>Table of Contents</p><p>Section Page 1 Introduction...... 1 1.1 Overview...... 1 1.2 Documentation...... 1 1.3 Impact to Users...... 1 1.4 Impact to Integrators...... 1 1.5 FPDS-NG Updates and Notices...... 1 1.6 Support Line...... 1 2 Business Functionality Changes...... 2 3 Bug Fixes Completed...... 4 4 Report Enhancements...... 9</p><p> i FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p>1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview This document describes the enhancements and changes made to the FPDS-NG system in the software release for Service Pack 36.0. The Software Problem Report (SPR) tracking number is included for each change. 1.2 Documentation Changes to documentation required by this version included:  XML Specifications – The XML Specifications have not been modified for this service pack.  Web Services – Web Services have not been modified for this service pack.  Data Dictionary – The Data Dictionary has not been modified for this service pack.  NASA Specific Data Dictionary – The NASA Data Dictionary has not been modified for this service pack.  Use Case Summary – The Use Case Summary has not been modified for this service pack.  Validation Rules – The Validation Rules have been modified for this service pack.  Batch Format – The Batch Format document has not been modified for this service pack.  Online Help – Online Help has not been modified for this service pack.  Computer-Based Training – The Computer-Based Training modules has not been modified for this service pack.  Report Manual – The Reports Manual has not been modified for this service pack. For more information on 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2 version changes, please visit the project website located at http://www.fpdsng.com/downloads.html. 1.3 Impact to Users The impact to the users is addressed for each change made to the system. 1.4 Impact to Integrators The impact to the integrators is addressed for each change made to the system. 1.5 FPDS-NG Updates and Notices All updates and notices are posted to the FPDS-NG website at http://www.fpdsng.com/downloads.html. The most recent updates and anticipated changes are posted at http://www.fpds-ng.com/status.html. 1.6 Support Line If you have questions about the FPDS-NG system, please call the FPDS-NG Support Line at (703) 773- 4810 or (866) 490-3737. You may fax us at (703) 773-1218 or visit the FPDS-NG website at https://www.fpds.gov.</p><p>1 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p>2 BUSINESS FUNCTIONALITY CHANGES SPR Number Description FPDSNG- New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing: 2160,2159,2285,  Develop Database Services. 2340,2298 Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services No Impact Reports and Report No Impact Services Data Dissemination New schema created for Purchase Card data. Additional Tables created to store the file processing information and Purchase Card data. SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2309 New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing:  Develop Business Services for Purchase Card Processing</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services  Additional business services for Purchase Card Processing to validate the bank files and new business rules to validate the data in the bank files. Reports and Report No Impact Services Data Dissemination No Impact SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2308 New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing:  Develop client Processing Services</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services  Additional Client Processing Services for Purchase Card Processing to access FTP site, to upload files, to detect file uploads and sending e-mail notifications Reports and Report No Impact Services Data Dissemination No Impact</p><p>SPR Number Description FPDSNG- New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing:</p><p>2 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p>2288,2355  GSA SmartPay Unknown Merchant Type Report</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services No Impact Reports and Report New Report developed in Informatica and shall be available for Services Purchase Card Users from FPDS-NG. Report lists all merchants where the Merchant Type is unknown or the For Profit Business Size is unknown. Includes Merchant Name, address, DUNS, Merchant Type, and For Profit Business Size. Data Dissemination No Impact</p><p>SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2287 New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing:  GSA SmartPay Large Dollar Volume Vendors Report</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services No Impact Reports and Report New Report developed in Informatica and shall be available for Services Purchase Card Users from FPDS-NG. Report lists all purchase card merchants having total dollar volume (sum of both dollar columns) greater than or equal to $250,000 or $1,000,000, user selectable. It includes merchant name, merchant category code, and total dollars per merchant. Data Dissemination No Impact. SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2286 New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing:  GSA SmartPay Purchase Charge Card Statistics Report</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services No Impact Reports and Report New Report developed in Informatica and shall be available Services for Purchase Card Users from FPDS-NG. The Report displays the number of transactions small (<2500) and large transactions (> $2500), dollar amounts, Totals. The government Statistics Report will show the sums mentioned above for the following values:  By Bank  By Card Brand  By State</p><p>3 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p> By Country  By Merchant Type</p><p>Data Dissemination No Impact SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2286 New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing:  GSA SmartPay Summary Error Report</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services No Impact Reports and Report New Report developed in Informatica and shall be available for Services Purchase Card Users from FPDS-NG. Data Dissemination No Impact SPR Number Description FPDSNG- New Development effort for Purchase Card Processing: 2316,2310  Re-Processing of Purchase Card Bank Files</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services Additional Business Services to re-process the replacement files. Reports and Report No Impact Services Data Dissemination No Impact</p><p>3 BUG FIXES COMPLETED SPR Number Description FPDSHD-15651 Problem: When creating a document in FPDS-NG through Business Services the FPDSHD-12895 contacting office name does not show up on the document. When using advanced search to locate the document the contracting office name is on the screen while in this window. Solution: This will be corrected by sending the contracting office name with the correct contracting office agency ID. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services This will be corrected by sending the contracting office name with the correct contracting office agency ID. Reports and No Impact</p><p>4 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p>Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination SPR Number Description FPDSHD-16113 Problem: There is a problem with user privileges allowing a user without enable privileges to enable users. If a person does not have 'enable' privilege on the user file he should not be able to enable new users. Solution: The users’ privilege function will be correct so that users who do not have the enable privilege will not be able to activate disabled user IDs.</p><p>Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services The users’ privilege function will be correct so that users who do not have the enable privilege will not be able to activate disabled user IDs. Reports and No Impact Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination SPR Number Description FPDSHD-15743 Problem: Validation Rule 11D02 “Reason Not Awarded to Small Disadvantaged Business must be blank if the Contracting Officer determined that the contractor is a small business and the business type indicates a Disadvantaged Business. This rule is not working properly in FPDS-NG. Solution: Rule 11D02 implementation was not added. The new error code will be added to initiate the validation error when applicable. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface Rule 11D02 implementation was not added. The new error code will be added to initiate the validation error when applicable. Business Services Rule 11D02 implementation was not added. The new error code will be added to initiate the validation error when applicable. Reports and No Impact Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination SPR Number Description FPDSHD-15604 Problem: Data Element 11A CO's Determination of Business Size is not transferring from the base IDV to the IDV Mod when the base is updated. Solution: When Contracting Officer's Business Size Determination is modified on a base, the system should update the modifications as well. This issue is occurring </p><p>5 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p> during corrections of modifications. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface When creating a modification of base documents, the Contracting Officer's Business Size Determination will be pulled form the base document. Business Services When creating a modification of base documents, the Contracting Officer's Business Size Determination will be pulled form the base document. . Reports and No Impact Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2010 Problem: Each department/agency code has a Start date (the date the code is put in to operation) and End date (the date the code in no longer valid). If a base document with an agency code that has an end date status is modified an error message is displayed stating the value for that agency code is invalid. The result is that mod documents with this issue have failed the validation and approval process. Solution: On the mod documents, the PIID and PIID agency code are carried over from the base document. In the scenario discussed above, the PIID agency code is disabled. FPDS-NG will not validate the PIID agency ID for modifications when the base contract already exists. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface FPDS-NG will not validate the PIID agency ID for modifications when the base contract already exists. Business Services FPDS-NG will not validate the PIID agency ID for modifications when the base contract already exists. Reports and No Impact Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2246 Problem: All agencies that report procurement data to FPDS-NG are assigned and identified by an agency code that is unique across the federal government. FPDS- NG allows Users to report new contracts with contracting agency codes other than the agency specified in the User’s profile. Solution: FPDS-NG will not allow users to create new documents with contracting agency codes that are not the same as the User’s profile. An error message will display and the document will not save in the system. Users will be able to create FPDS-NG documents for any child agencies under that contracting agency code. When an agency ID code is corrected on an existing document if the contracting agency code is changed, system must validate the contracting agency code entered with the agency code in the User’s profile. For new base documents, FPDS-NG </p><p>6 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p> will validate the PIID agency ID is consistent with User profile agency code, i.e. PIID agency ID, is in same department as the agency code in the User profile. This will not affect the following functionality.  Contracting agency ID field must be grayed out after initial save of FPDS- NG document  On update API, if contracting agency code is changed through Business services, system must strip off new value and retain original value.  Existing base documents with a disabled agency code will not be affected. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface FPDS-NG will not allow users to create new documents with contracting agency codes that are not the same as the User’s profile. An error message will display and the document will not save in the system. Business Services FPDS-NG will not allow users to create new documents with contracting agency codes that are not the same as the User’s profile. An error message will display and the document will not save in the system. Reports and No Impact Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination SPR Number Description FPDSHD-11137 Problem: A Contract Writing System that is using 1.2 in FPDS-NG had the following validation error occur when sending a Delivery Task Order with a referenced IDV that is not a multiple award. If Type of Set Aside is Small Business Set-Aside, Small Business Set-Aside -- Partial, SDB Set-Aside, HBCU Total, HBCU Partial, Very Small Business, Emerging Small Business, HUBZone Set-Aside or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside then Extent Competed must be "Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources" The validation error would make sense for an IDV record. If one of the small business set-asides was selected, then the extent competed should be "Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources". However, this error is occurring on a delivery order under a single award IDV, so the order itself was not competed. The extent competed should be "Non- Competitive Delivery Order", not "Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources". Solution: GSA has reviewed the issue and has verified that the rule should include Non-Competitive Delivery Order as well. Rule 10N02 states: If Type of Set Aside is Small Business Set-Aside, Small Business Set-Aside -- Partial, SDB Set-Aside, HBCU Total, HBCU Partial, Very Small Business, Emerging Small Business, HUBZone Set-Aside or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside then Extent Competed must be "Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources" </p><p>7 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p>GSA confirmed that Extent Competed can include Non-Competitive Delivery Order as well. FPDS-NG will change the validation rule to allow the Non- Competitive Delivery Order to pass the validation rules.</p><p>This SPR was actually fixed in Service Pack 34.0, but was broken in SP35.0 therefore, we re-fixed it in this build. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface FPDS-NG will change the validation rule to allow the following: Extent Competed can include Non-Competitive Delivery Order as well. Business Services FPDS-NG will change the validation rule to allow the following: Extent Competed can include Non-Competitive Delivery Order as well. Reports and No Impact Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination SPR Number Description FPDSHD-12933 Problem: A Validation rule fires for a PO less than $25K when Not Competed or Not Competed under SAT is selected for extent completed. The user gets the following error message: "If Extent Competed is "Not Competed" or "Not Competed Under SAT" then Number of Offers Received must be one." Solution: The validation rule will be corrected so that it will not fire an error on a PO equaled to or less than 25K. The Data Dictionary and Validation document will also be updated. This SPR was actually fixed in Service Pack 34.0, but was broken in SP35.0 therefore, we re-fixed it in this build. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface For Purchase Orders less than 25K, validation rule “If Extent Competed is "Not Competed" or "Not Competed Under SAT" then Number of Offers Received must be one” will not longer fire. The Data Dictionary and Validation document will also be updated. Business Services For Purchase Orders less than 25K, validation rule “If Extent Competed is "Not Competed" or "Not Competed Under SAT" then Number of Offers Received must be one” will not longer fire. The Data Dictionary and Validation document will also be updated. Reports and No Impact Report Services Data No Impact Dissemination</p><p>8 FPDS-NG Version 1.2, Service Pack 36.0 Release Notes</p><p>4 REPORT ENHANCEMENTS SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2080 Report: A new Informatica report “FPDS-NG Transaction and User Statistics” will be added in FPDS-NG. This report will give statistics for the following: 1. Actions and Dollars from Awards and IDVs in current Fiscal year 2. Actions and Dollars from Awards and IDVs in previous Fiscal year 3. Actions and Dollars from Awards Awards and IDVs from week to date 4. Total number of public users in the system 5. Total Number of enabled government Users in the system 6. Total number of new government and public users logged into FPDSNG in last month 7. Total number of government and public users logged in to the system previous day This report will be available through a link on the FPDS-NG web site. Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface Login page will show new report “FPDS-NG Transaction and User Statistics” under “Top Requests” section of the login screen. Business Services No Impact Reports and Report No Impact Services Data Dissemination No Impact SPR Number Description FPDSNG-2353 All standard reports in FPDS-NG will be changed to exclude NASA specific documents types such as:</p><p> Intergovernmental  Cooperative Agreements  Grants for Research  Funded Space Act Agreement</p><p> Training Grants Impact Analysis for Users and Integrators Batch No Impact GUI Interface No Impact Business Services No Impact Reports and Report NASA specific document types will not be shown in all Services standard reports. Data Dissemination No Impact</p><p>9</p>