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--Comprehensive Automated Process for Source Approval Request (CAPSAR) for 'Aviation' Spare and Repair Parts Only

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The contract focuses on streamlining the Source Approval Request (SAR) process specifically for prospective suppliers of aviation spare and repair parts in alignment with the Army's Lean initiative. This collaborative effort between the AMRDEC Industrial Operations Division, Aviation Engineering Directorate, Competition Management Office, and Acquisition Center has led to the development of the Comprehensive Automated Process for Source Approval Request (CAPSAR). CAPSAR is an internet-based system that went live in May 2003 and aims to simplify and expedite vendor approval by replacing paper documentation with electronic submission and tracking. This system leverages electronic file transfer, validated logic, and a user-friendly online infrastructure to submit, evaluate, monitor, and approve SAR requests efficiently. Through the CAPSAR system, potential suppliers can upload the necessary documentation online, with each submission generating a tracking record, enabling real-time process monitoring and data-driven metrics collection. The system’s design promotes seamless communication between suppliers and subject matter experts, allowing concurrent processing of requests and immediate transaction status updates via flagged records. Although this automation enhances the aviation parts SAR workflow, it does not extend to the Maintenance & Overhaul (M&O) SAR process, which remains manual. The administrative office handling this contract is located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, under the Department of Defense.

General Info

CAPSAR automates aviation parts source approval, enabling online submissions and real-time tracking since 2003.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Rsa

NAICS

541513 - Computer Facilities Management Services

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PostedJun 11

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Rsa

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OfficeREDSTONE ARSENAL, AL, 35898-0000, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Rsa

Office AddressREDSTONE ARSENAL, AL, 35898-0000, USA

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Full Description

NA In the spirit of the Army's 'Lean' initiative to improve both manufacturing and administrative processes, the AMRDEC Industrial Operations Division (IOD), the Aviation Engineering Directorate, the Competition Management Office and the Acquisition Center ha ve teamed to 'lean' the Source Approval Process (SAR) procedure for prospective suppliers of 'AVIATION' spare and repair parts only. The result of this effort is a simplified process for vendors to become approved sources, and includes a new automation to ol: the CAPSAR. The link to the CAPSAR program is available on the CMO website located at http://www.redstone.army.mil/cmo. (NOTE: The Maintenance & Overhaul (M&O) SAR process is not automated.) The CAPSAR system, which went on line in May, utilizes electronic file transfer, an Internet-based infrastructure and validated logic to provide an intelligent structure to submit, evaluate, track and approve SAR requests. The system allows the potential supplier to submit required documentation via the Internet. Submittal of the SAR generates a tracking record within the CAPSAR database so that meaningful metrics can be established for the process. Links to manufacturer-submitted documents provide a sea mless flow of information through the system from initial submittal to the subject matter expert. Flagging of the records allows immediate identification of the transaction status. In addition, since the SAR process will no longer rely on paper documenta tion, concurrent processes may transpire to expedite the approval procedure.