Classes & Tutorials Training by Roles
Government User Roles
CPARS Overview (2.25 hours)
This training will give the student an overview of the policies and regulations governing CPARS, the CPARS Workflow, and CPARS Application functionality.
Target Audience: This class is specifically targeted for those users who have minimal familiarity with the CPARS process.
Updated: January 2024
Dashboard Tutorials
Contract Based Status (11 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Contract Based Status report. The Contract Based Status report allows users to monitor the status of contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation Based Status (15.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation Based Status Report. The Evaluation Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation/Contract Based Status (16 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report. The Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations and contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Focal Point Auto Register Function (15.5 minutes)
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This training will give the student an understanding of the Focal Point contract auto registration process.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: December 2023
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Dashboard Tutorials
Compliance Report (9.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Compliance Report. The Compliance Report allows to review compliance with reporting requirements by comparing contracts entered into the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and completed evaluations.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Contract Based Status (11 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Contract Based Status report. The Contract Based Status report allows users to monitor the status of contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation Based Status (15.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation Based Status Report. The Evaluation Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation/Contract Based Status (16 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report. The Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations and contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation Metrics (8 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Evaluation Metrics Report. The Evaluation Metrics Report can be used to identify the number of contracts which are in process or which have been completed, and the total of both, broken down by agency/DoD service to the organization level. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Processing Times (15.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Processing Times Report. The Processing Times Report can be used to help users monitor the evaluation processing times for evaluations completed within their organization to determine if the evaluation processing times are increasing or decreasing over time, being completed within the 120 day requirement and identify which stage of the evaluation workflow is creating the bottleneck.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Ratings Metrics Reports (10 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, Focal Points/Alternates, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Ratings Metrics Report. The Ratings Metrics Report can be used to help monitor the distribution of ratings on completed evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, Focal Points/Alternates, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives.
Updated: August 2023
Registration (12 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Dashboard. The Dashboard allows users to track the number of unregistered and registered contracts that are in current, due, and overdue status. The report is available at the agency, major command, sub-command, and contract office levels and may be displayed by date or agency/command/office. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Focal Point Access Process (16 minutes)
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This tutorial provides new Focal Points with a demonstration of how to request a Focal Point account. This tutorial also provides Department Points of Contact and Agency Points of Contact with a demonstration of how to approve or deny a Focal Point access request, how to transfer access between Focal Points, and how to view a list of current Focal Points. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for new Focal Points, Department Points of Contact, and Agency Points of Contact.
Updated: January 2019
CPARS Overview (2.25 hours)
This training will give the student an overview of the policies and regulations governing CPARS, the CPARS Workflow, and CPARS Application functionality.
Target Audience: This class is specifically targeted for those users who have minimal familiarity with the CPARS process.
Updated: January 2024
Ad Hoc Report (9.3 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, View Performance Users, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives with a demonstration on how to run the Ad Hoc Report feature. The Ad Hoc tool allows users to search data with specific desired outcomes that could be provided to oversight agencies, or used for internal management processes. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, View Performance Users, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives.
Updated: August 2023
Dashboard Tutorials
Auto Register Report (7.5 minutes)
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This training will give the user an understanding of how to use the Dashboard Auto Register Report to view a list of contracts/orders that are eligible for CPARS reporting.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for Agency Points of Contact.
Updated: September 2022
Compliance Report (9.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Compliance Report. The Compliance Report allows to review compliance with reporting requirements by comparing contracts entered into the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and completed evaluations.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Contract Based Status (11 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Contract Based Status report. The Contract Based Status report allows users to monitor the status of contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation Based Status (15.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation Based Status Report. The Evaluation Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation/Contract Based Status (16 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report. The Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations and contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation Metrics (8 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Evaluation Metrics Report. The Evaluation Metrics Report can be used to identify the number of contracts which are in process or which have been completed, and the total of both, broken down by agency/DoD service to the organization level. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Processing Times (15.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Processing Times Report. The Processing Times Report can be used to help users monitor the evaluation processing times for evaluations completed within their organization to determine if the evaluation processing times are increasing or decreasing over time, being completed within the 120 day requirement and identify which stage of the evaluation workflow is creating the bottleneck.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Ratings Metrics Reports (10 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, Focal Points/Alternates, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Ratings Metrics Report. The Ratings Metrics Report can be used to help monitor the distribution of ratings on completed evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, Focal Points/Alternates, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives.
Updated: August 2023
Registration (12 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Dashboard. The Dashboard allows users to track the number of unregistered and registered contracts that are in current, due, and overdue status. The report is available at the agency, major command, sub-command, and contract office levels and may be displayed by date or agency/command/office. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, and Focal Points/Alternates.
Updated: August 2023
Focal Point Access Process (16 minutes)
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This tutorial provides new Focal Points with a demonstration of how to request a Focal Point account. This tutorial also provides Department Points of Contact and Agency Points of Contact with a demonstration of how to approve or deny a Focal Point access request, how to transfer access between Focal Points, and how to view a list of current Focal Points. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for new Focal Points, Department Points of Contact, and Agency Points of Contact.
Updated: January 2019
Report Scheduler (8 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact and Agency Points of Contact with a demonstration on how to use the Report Scheduler to automatically run and send specific CPARS reports via email as file attachments. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact and Agency Points of Contact.
Updated: July 2021
Integrity Records Overview (1 hour)
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This training will give the student an overview of the policies and regulations governing Integrity records, including Application functionality such as entering and retrieving Integrity records.
Target Audience: This course is specifically targeted for those users who have minimal familiarity with the Integrity Records application.
Updated: January 2024
Ad Hoc Report (9.3 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, View Performance Users, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives with a demonstration on how to run the Ad Hoc Report feature. The Ad Hoc tool allows users to search data with specific desired outcomes that could be provided to oversight agencies, or used for internal management processes. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, View Performance Users, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives.
Updated: August 2023
View Performance Overview (27 minutes)
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This training will give the student an overview of the policy behind View Performance, how to look up past performance information, and how to view compliance in the View Performance Section of CPARS.
Target Audience: This course is specifically targeted for Government personnel who work on source selection teams and need access to past performance.
Updated: January 2024
Integrity Records Overview (1 hour)
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This training will give the student an overview of the policies and regulations governing Integrity records, including Application functionality such as entering and retrieving Integrity records.
Target Audience: This course is specifically targeted for those users who have minimal familiarity with the Integrity Records application.
Updated: January 2024
Integrity Auto Initiate (7.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Integrity Records Data Entry users with an understanding of the Auto Initiate a Integrity Record function. The Auto Initiate a Integrity Record function provides users the ability to produce and review a list of required Termination for Default and Termination for Cause Records. From the list of eligible Terminations, the user is able to quickly initiate individual termination records in Integrity Records
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for Integrity Records Data Entry users.
Updated: August 2023
Entity User Roles
Contractor Overview (1.1 hour)
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This training will give the student an understanding of the Contractor Representative and Contractor Corporate Senior Management levels of access, the policies and regulations governing CPARS, the workflow process with particular attention to the Contractor comment function as well as an overview of the policies and regulations governing View Performance and how to view all Evaluations related to the Unique Entity ID numbers applicable to their corporation and Comment on Integrity Records.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for Contractor Representatives and Corporate Senior Contractors.
Updated: January 2024
CPARS Overview (2.25 hours)
This training will give the student an overview of the policies and regulations governing CPARS, the CPARS Workflow, and CPARS Application functionality.
Target Audience: This class is specifically targeted for those users who have minimal familiarity with the CPARS process.
Updated: January 2024
Dashboard Tutorials
Contract Based Status (11 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Contract Based Status report. The Contract Based Status report allows users to monitor the status of contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation Based Status (15.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation Based Status Report. The Evaluation Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation/Contract Based Status (16 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report. The Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations and contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Contractor Overview (1.1 hour)
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This training will give the student an understanding of the Contractor Representative and Contractor Corporate Senior Management levels of access, the policies and regulations governing CPARS, the workflow process with particular attention to the Contractor comment function as well as an overview of the policies and regulations governing View Performance and how to view all Evaluations related to the Unique Entity ID numbers applicable to their corporation and Comment on Integrity Records.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for Contractor Representatives and Corporate Senior Contractors.
Updated: January 2024
CPARS Overview (2.25 hours)
This training will give the student an overview of the policies and regulations governing CPARS, the CPARS Workflow, and CPARS Application functionality.
Target Audience: This class is specifically targeted for those users who have minimal familiarity with the CPARS process.
Updated: January 2024
Ad Hoc Report (9.3 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, View Performance Users, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives with a demonstration on how to run the Ad Hoc Report feature. The Ad Hoc tool allows users to search data with specific desired outcomes that could be provided to oversight agencies, or used for internal management processes. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, View Performance Users, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives.
Updated: August 2023
Dashboard Tutorials
Contract Based Status (11 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Contract Based Status report. The Contract Based Status report allows users to monitor the status of contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation Based Status (15.5 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation Based Status Report. The Evaluation Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Evaluation/Contract Based Status (16 minutes)
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This tutorial provides users with a demonstration on how to run the Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report. The Evaluation/Contract Based Status Report allows users to monitor the status of evaluations and contracts. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all CPARS users.
Updated: October 2023
Ratings Metrics Reports (10 minutes)
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This tutorial provides Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, Focal Points/Alternates, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives with a demonstration on how to run and interpret the Ratings Metrics Report. The Ratings Metrics Report can be used to help monitor the distribution of ratings on completed evaluations. Note that this is a not for credit informational tutorial.
Target Audience: This tutorial is specifically targeted for all Department Points of Contact, Agency Points of Contact, Focal Points/Alternates, and Corporate Senior Contractor Representatives.
Updated: August 2023
*Note: Training is not restricted by User Role