Robotic process automation (RPA) bots to initiate and execute steps to assist Contracting Officers in making determinations of contractor responsibility.
Contracting Officers are responsible for ensuring that contract awards are made only to responsible prospective contractors. To determine prospective contractors’ responsibility, Contracting Officers consider information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and other past performance information submitted by the contractor or otherwise acquired by the agency. FAR Subpart 9.1 Contactor Qualifications prescribes the policies, standards, and procedures pertaining to determinations of prospective contractors’ responsibility and requires Contracting Officers to document each contract file to indicate how the information in FAPIIS was considered as well as any action that was taken as a result of the information.
- Initiate and execute steps to assist Contracting Officers in making determinations of contractor responsibility
- Reduced labor time spent on manual tasks
- Reduced process/cycle time
- Increased compliance, especially with file documentation requirements
- Increased audit readiness
