USDA Forest Service Acquisition Management Systems Virtual Incident

Upcoming VIPR Activities that Impact AQM Staffs q Data Migration (June – Sept 2008)

VIPR Schedule Impacts A M J J A Training S Ea. TIS Offline Migrated

VIPR Data Migration Team q Laurie Sonju – WO FESSAA, team lead q Dell

VIPR Training and Deployment by Region Internal Training Regions 3, 8, 9 Regions 1,

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USDA – Forest Service Acquisition Management Systems Virtual Incident Procurement System AQM Directors May 2008 April 22, 2008

Upcoming VIPR Activities that Impact AQM Staffs q Data Migration (June – Sept 2008) ØFrom Ea. TIS ØFrom EERA database • On-going, preseason incident agreements q. Training and Deployment (Dec 2008–Feb 2009) Ø“Soft Deployment” – Phase in Regions ØBuild confidence in system ØOpportunity to accelerate or slow down April 22, 2008 2

VIPR Schedule Impacts A M J J A Training S Ea. TIS Offline Migrated Data into VIPR O N D 2009 2008 Migration J F M EERA db Offline Beta Testing Final Integration Testing VIPR Dev Team Design/Development April 22, 2008 3

VIPR Data Migration Team q Laurie Sonju – WO FESSAA, team lead q Dell Mc. Cann – R 2, Field Rep q Terry Kiele – WO AQM, IT coordinator q Chuck Siefke – VIPR Programmer q Chris Grant – VIPR Programmer q Mike Mc. Nelly – Ea. TIS Programmer April 22, 2008 4

VIPR Training and Deployment by Region Internal Training Regions 3, 8, 9 Regions 1, 5, 6 Holiday Break 2008 Dec 15 Regions 8, 9 Dec 22 Dec 29 System Live Nationwide Regions 2, 4 2009 Jan 5 Jan 12 Jan 19 Region 1 Region 3 Usage Buffer Week: Allow for delays, issues Jan 26 Feb 2 Feb 9 Feb 16 Region 2 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Vendors in regions with open solicitations April 22, 2008 5