Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New System of Records

Résumé

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the HHS OGAPA is proposing to establish a new system titled, "HHS Consolidated Acquisition Solution (HCAS), System No. 09-90- 0411." As an IT investment, HCAS is monitored by the HHS IT Investment Review Board (ITIRB). In addition to the ITIRB oversight, HCAS is monitored by the HHS/ASFR Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability (OGAPA). At HHS, there were seven different systems in place to support the people who make buying--procurement--possible. The HHS Consolidated Acquisition System (HCAS) is an initiative to reduce the number of duplicative acquisition systems, thereby streamlining and standardizing our procurement processes and systems across the Department. The use of disparate systems complicates all interfaces to financial, inventory, and other systems that HHS has or will employ. HCAS replaced varying Procurement Request Information System (PRISM) configurations that existed across HHS, and replaced legacy acquisition systems and manual processes necessary for capturing HHS acquisition transactions for integration with the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS). We are also proposing ro