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CPSR Certified!

MIL’s stellar Contracts & Procurement team, supported by the
Accounting team, worked tirelessly over the past two years to
ensure MIL’s CPSR audit success. A Contracting Purchasing With this certification,
System Review (CPSR) analyzes how contractors spend
government funds and comply with government policy when MIL can look forward to:
subcontracting. To prepare for compliance, MIL had to develop
an approvable purchasing system, including written policies » Reduced government transactional oversight
and procedures to address the 24 DFARS criteria and 40 item » Limited notification or consent requirements
DCMA checklist. This was a long and complex process involving » Reduced cycle time
coordination from many facets of our organization. » Increased contract opportunities in future
Next, CPSR auditors reviewed a year’s worth of procurement evaluated procurements
files. They examined the degree of price competition obtained;
ensured pricing policies and techniques were in place; assessed
the process for planning, award, and management of major
subcontracts; confirmed the inclusion of appropriate flow-down February 9, 2019, we were notified that our purchasing system
clauses; warranted the appropriateness of types of contracts used; was determined to be acceptable in accordance with the terms
surveyed methods of evaluating subcontractor responsibilities; and conditions of DFARS 252.244-7001. This is a remarkable
and considered policies and procedures pertaining to small achievement as the current pass rate for a first-time review is
business subcontracting programs. somewhere around three percent!
At the conclusion of the review, MIL received notice of only 16 Contracts & Procurement team, we appreciate all of your
deficiencies in areas where improvement could enhance efficiency. hard work and extend our most sincere appreciation for your
The MIL team was able to make the changes noted and on commitment to this achievement!

Company news

Keeping DoS CMMI Compliant

By: Brian Fehon
MIL remains committed to keeping our customer programs at the MIL will undergo its third CMMI assessment at Maturity Level 3
U.S. Department of State (DoS) CMMI current and compliant. which indicates a proactive focus on achieving both project and
CMMI, the Capability Maturity Model Integration, is a process organizational performance objectives
model that helps organizations streamline process improvement Recently, the CMMI Institute released a 2.0 model which
by encouraging a productive, efficient culture that minimizes offers several enhancements to the usability and scope of the
risks in software development. The CMMI models are a collection previous model established back in 2010 that incorporates Agile
of global best practices that enable organizations to build and methodologies. While MIL will not be assessed on the new
benchmark key capabilities that address most common business model for several years, efforts are already underway to integrate
challenges.
practices from the 2.0 model into the Department’s existing
MIL has been utilizing CMMI for over 15 years to support the Global Financial Architecture Administration process.
State Department’s bureau of Comptroller and Global Financial
Services, Global Financial Management Systems office (CGFS/
GFMS) in the development and maintenance of numerous
financial management software applications. CMMI offers five What is CMMI?
classification levels based on an organization’s performance and CMMI, the Capability Maturity Model Integration, is a
process improvement efforts. process model that helps organizations streamline process
In 2015, MIL employees facilitated the CMMI accreditation improvement by encouraging a productive, efficient
of CGFS/GFMS at Maturity Level 2 and are supporting a culture that minimizes risks in software development.
recertification to be concluded by the end of the calendar year.

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