1. ASSIST Update DoD Standardization Conference March 5, 2007 Joe Delorie, DSPO

2. Briefing Outline Support Team Update DAPS & DODSSP Northrop Grumman Support Team System Enhancements Maintenance modernization ASSIST Online (Project Maint) Qualified Products Database Future Plans

3. Support Team Update DAPS/DODSSP DODSSP has filled vacancies DAPS has added a PM for IT (includes ASSIST) Monitors CERTS, Info Assurance, other external rqmts Managing the acquisition of hardware refresh Northrop Grumman Support Contractor Additional developers hired and retained NG has instituted more structure (Source Safe, System Change Requests)

4. System Enhancements Maintenance modernization Fully implemented (?) with a major release on Labor Day weekend 2007 New Maint Good News – DODSSP no longer does double entry of data Old Maint

5. Update on Status of Maintenance Modernization Not so good news – There have been many issues that have had to be dealt with since fielding the new application

7. System Enhancements ASSIST Project Maint LSAs can now see a list of all queued project requests requiring action LSAs can review history of project request approvals and rejections

12. System Enhancements Qualified Products Database (QPD) Some Useful new reports Manufactures by Government Designation Manufacturers Parts by CAGE code QPD Data now accessible from public websites Quick Search Assistdocs.com

13. Use this report if you know the specific Govt Designation

14. Select: Manufacturers by Govt Designation Search for: MIL-L-23398

15. Report lists all associated manufacturers part numbers, CAGE codes, addresses, and contact information for sources

16. Report can be exported as an Excel spreadsheet or a PDF

17. Select: Manufacturers Parts by CAGE Code Search for: 77820

23. Changes to the QPD Since Last Year’s Conference QPD now receives nightly data extracts from Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov)www.ccr.gov Code has been migrated from.NET 1.0 to.NET 2.0

24. Due to a change in DOD policy, suppliers wishing to maintain their retention on a QPL/QML must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) and must maintain their registration in an active status.

25. Future Plans DSP Automation Plan & Budget Draft by End of March Published Plan by End of April System Enhancements Hardware Refresh Modernization Project Maintenance Underway QPD Validation Release (April 2007) QPD XML Extracts and Alerts

26. Future Plans Hardware Refresh DAPS has Major Hardware Recapitalization Underway for ASSIST Development (@ Northrop Grumman) Testing (@ DAPS) Production (@ DAPS) Goals are to achieve smoother future deployments and satisfy COOP rqmts

27. Future Plans Project Module Modernization Development has Begun Module is being reengineered from Cold Fusion to.NET Reduced number of input screens (13>4) Developer has been tasked to link the project request to a document number Expect to have a beta for testing to solicit user feedback by April 2008

28. Questions? DoD Standardization Conference March 15, 2008 joseph.delorie@dla.mil