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February 2020 Monthly Bulletin

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1. PRISM Requisition and Buyer Refresher Training
2. Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Procurement Cutoff Dates
3. FY20 BOC Listing
4. OBI Training

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1. PRISM Requisition and Buyer Refresher Training

We provide PRISM Requisition refresher training to assist our customers in their efforts to effectively transition newly hired staff and meet other potential training needs. This training is provided to our customers at no additional charge. We will conduct virtual PRISM Requisition refresher training sessions February 11th, 12th, and 13th, and March 9th, and 10th, 2020, and virtual PRISM Buyer refresher training March 11th and 12th, 2020. We will also provide on-site PRISM Requisition refresher training on March 16th and 17th, 2020, and PRISM Buyer refresher training on March 18th and 19th, 2020, at the Management Concepts training facility in Washington, DC. All current PRISM users will receive information, via email, about how to sign up for the classes.

For additional information, contact PRISM Support at:

2. Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Procurement Cutoff Dates

We would like to remind you of the established cutoff dates for upcoming procurement requests (PR). These dates are based on the type and size of the action.

Acquisition Services

All Simplified Acquisition Requirements ≤ $250K

Forecast Due: June 1
PR Package Due: July 1

All 8(a) Direct Awards ≤ $4M
Forecast Due: May 1
PR Package Due: June 1

All MAS/GWAC/TWAC awards with an estimated value > $250K
Forecast Due: May 1
PR Package Due: June 1

All Complex Contracts Requirements > $250K
Forecast Due: May 1
PR Package Due: June 1

Contact Administration Services

Option Renewals (contract/order in place with optional line items for new period of performance)
PR Package Due: 60 days prior to the first day of the option period being exercised.

Modifications / Interagency Agreements
Package Due: September 1

Non-Competitive BPA Call or Task/Delivery Order against internal contract

Requirements ≤ $250K
Forecast Due: June 1
PR Package Due: August 1

All Requirements > $250K
Forecast Due: June 1
PR Package Due: August 1

Competitive BPA Call or Task/Delivery Order against internal contract

Requirements ≤ $250K
Forecast Due: June 1
PR Package Due: July 1

All Requirements> $250K
Forecast Due: May 1
PR Package Due: June 1

3. FY20 BOC Listing

The FY20 BOC listing has been updated and published on the customer web pages. These updates include BOCs related to Employee Settlements (12 series) and Financial Transfers (94 series).

For additional information, contact the Budget group at:

4. OBI Training

The Business Intelligence Group provides OBI refresher training to assist our customers in their efforts to effectively transition newly hired staff and meet other potential training needs. This training is provided to our customers at no additional charge. We will be conducting OBI training sessions on the following dates with both morning and afternoon sessions available. All current OBI users will receive information via email from the Oracle Support Team about how to sign up for the classes.

• February 25-26, 2020 (Virtual)
• March 16-17, 2020 (Virtual)
• March 30- April 3, 2020 (Washington, DC)

For additional information, contact Oracle Support at: