DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE LAUNCHES NEW CACI-DEVELOPED ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM ENGINE RUNNING COMMERCE CSTARS IS CACI'S COMPRIZONTM.BUY.CACI CACI - A company developing and marketing SIMSCRIPT, MODSIM and other simulation software products. Telephone: +1 (619) 457-9681. International Inc (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CACI) has announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has launched its new Commerce Standard Acquisition Reporting System (CSTARS CSTARS Combat Synthetic Training Assessment Range (US Army) CSTARS Classified Star Secret Supplement CSTARS Center for Southeastern Tropical Advance Remote Sensing ), an enterprise-wide electronic procurement system built on CACI's Comprizon.Buy contract management and e-Procurement software. Phase one of CSTARS implementation has been completed and the system is now installed and operational among approximately 250 users at the Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ) and the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, which includes the offices of the Inspector General, Office of Acquisition Services, Office of Security, Office of Administrative Services, and the Commerce Information Technology Solutions (COMMITS) procurement offices. Implementation will continue through several phases until installation is complete throughout the Department in 2004. The award was won partly on the strength of Comprizon.Buy's ability to meet Commerce requirements with no customization -- it was evaluated as an off-the-shelf solution that could immediately be put into production in the Department's acquisition environment. With its Comprizon.Buy foundation, CSTARS provides Commerce with a powerful, easy-to-use system that manages and integrates the entire procurement process, from requisition A written demand; a formal request or requirement. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one state upon the governor of another state, of the surrender of a fugitive from justice. The taking or seizure of property by government. through solicitation, award, and contract close-out. Leveraging the comprehensive functionality in Comprizon.Buy, CSTARS will be used to procure a wide variety of supplies and services, from office equipment to IT services, and will provide contract management functionality capable of handling both simple purchase requests and complex, large-scale IT solution procurements. "The Department of Commerce's implementation of its CSTARS procurement system illustrates the agency's vision and foresight," said Ken Johnson Ken Johnson can refer to:
The CSTARS roll-out is a significant demonstration of CACI's capability to rapidly transition an organization into a new Internet-based environment. The Commerce launch also supports CACI's goal of increasing its business among federal civilian agencies, giving the company a high-profile role in helping these agencies join the digital economy. CACI's growth plans in the government market include leveraging distinctive technologies like Comprizon.Buy and its secure electronic payment solution, as well as its legacy of innovative information technology support, to increase its federal civilian presence. Michael S. Sade, the Department of Commerce's Director for Acquisition Management and Procurement Executive, stated, "I am committed to providing the Department's acquisition communities with a state-of-the-art tool for conducting our acquisition business processes. Through our investment in CACI's Comprizon.Buy software, CSTARS is the enterprise-wide tool that enables our procurement professionals to provide the highest level of customer service for purchasing products and services. CSTARS also allows us to streamline, enhance, and standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. our acquisition business processes. CSTARS will also help to better track critical trend data that depicts our socioeconomic accomplishments and fosters information management for solid decision-making." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. CACI Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Dr. J Noun 1. Dr. J - United States basketball forward (born in 1950) Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving .P. (Jack) London, "We're very proud that the Department of Commerce selected CACI's Comprizon.Buy e-Procurement system as the foundation for its visionary CSTARS procurement solution. As the Department completes its initial implementation at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, we look forward to a sustained and productive partnership that brings the benefits of integrated e-Procurement to users throughout the Department."n |
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