Vendor self-assessments

      The General Services Administration’s policy office recently issued an alert to contracting officers to advise them on federal contractor self-assessments that can be used for the Contractor Performance Assessment System (CPARS).

      A contracting officer may request, but not require, the assessments in the post-award stage. The alert provides guidance and a sample request letter.

      Why should a contracting officer make such a request? GSA’s answer: It “may reduce the back and forth during the 60-day period contractors have to respond to a CPARS notification following the Assessing Official’s evaluation in the system,” the alert states.

      GSA continued: “A contractor actively tracking its performance may have fewer performance issues. If nothing else, editing someone else’s work is much easier and faster than creating an evaluation from scratch.”

More information:
GSA alert: https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/AA-2021-01_0.pdf

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