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Show HILLTOP TIMES 8 TIMES* September 13,2007 Automated system will improve purchase requests BY PAM SUTTON AND LARRY DARBYSHIRE Air Force Materiel Command Logistics Directorate W RIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — For those in Air Force Materiel Command whose job requires them to manually prepare purchase requests and get them to the local contracting office, life is about to get better. Air Force Materiel Command is preparing to introduce an electronic, Web-based system called the Purchase Request Process System, or PRPS. The system will automate the front end of the purchase request acquisition process and provide a paperless link to contracting, bridging the gap between requirements and contacts processes. Delivery of PRPS capability will oc- cur in spirals, which are like building blocks. Deploying in August, Spiral 1 supports National Stock Number-related documentation activities such as the screening analysis worksheet, contract repair screening analysis worksheet, quality, first article and numerous others that may be required to complete a purchase request package. In addition, an ongoing effort will begin to populate a document repository with completed activities for historical purposes. Spiral 1 also provides for the retirement of two legacy systems: J023, the automated purchase system that provided limited computer processing for purchase requests; and J090A, the acquisition screening system that automated AFMC Form 761. Future spiral releases will provide generation of purchase request, delivery order request, military interdepartmental purchase request, or MIPR, and associated activities from the repository. This will include funding certification and the electronic hand-off of the purchase request to contracting. AFMC is implementing PRPS because it provides the Air Force an automated solution for purchase request, delivery order request, MIPR and activities processing. It also supports Air Force Logistics Transformation goals and objectives. In addition to the automation benefit, several thousand users of PRPS will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their support to warfighters by reducing administrative lead time by an estimated 22 days. In addition, it will provide visibility of contract assets and avail- ability as well as due-in asset visibility. To prepare for field testing of PRPS, the developer of PRPS, Computer Sciences Corp., recently conducted "trainthe-trainer" classroom sessions for selected site personnel at ALCs. Additional users will complete computer-based training that is integrated within the PRPS application. To help users, PRPS roadshows have taken place at Tinker AFB, Okla., and Robins AFB, Ga. A PRPS Roadshow is scheduled at Hill AFB, Sept. 24-25 at the Officers Club Ballroom. Times are 8-10 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Sept. 24, and 8-10 a.m. on Sept. 25. For more information, visit the PRPS Newsstand Website, httpsi//afkm. wpafb.af.mil/ASPs/CoP/OpenCoP. asp?Filter=MC-LG-00~17. The base is not alone in terms of getting people educated and prepared locally. On Sept. 1820, there will be a Statewide Pandemic Influenza Exercise. In addition to the base, other involvement will include the state health department, county health departments, law enforcement, local hospitals, the Utah National Guard and the governor's office. Although this may be alarming news for some individuals, Winterton cautions it's not the end of the world. "The sky is not falling," he said. "Because of what's going on in the Far East, it's a very good time to prepare." "The world will experience another pandemic and it will get through it, as it has all previous ones," said Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. For further questions, call Winterton at 777-1165. works, Winterton says we don't know whether or not that vaccine will be effective when the u current strain of bird flu gains Fromf ,; the ability to easily infect huTeam Hill leaders and members. mans and pass from person to Last week, Col. Scott Champerson. "When that occurs," said bers, 75th Air Base Wing comWinterton, "it won't be exactly mander, met with approximately the same virus the pre-pandemic 30 members of the base's leadCOL BRECK LEBEGUE, Hill Public Health vaccine was made to combat. It ership for a training session on might be 90 percent effective, or what could happen if an influit might be worthless. We won't enza pandemic hit. It was also an ily preparedness would be the worldwide. opportunity to help finalize input single most important peace of "Historically, a severe influen- know until it happens, but we hope it will be at least partially into Hill's draft Disease Contain- mind factor that would allow the za pandemic occurs about every effective until a new vaccine can ment Plan. Additional training 100 years," said Lt. Col. Brad military member to leave his or for the rest of the base leaderWinterton, Hill's alternate Public be developed against the new her family and come to work to ship is forthcoming. Health Emergency Officer. "The strain." get the mission done," said Col. 1918 pandemic began very simiBreck Lebegue, Public Health On average and with current In addition to educating base lar to what we are seeing right Emergency officer for Hill. technology, it takes approxicommanders and leaders, base now in the eastern hemisphere The last severe influenza mately six months to develop medical personnel will be reachwith the H5N1 strain of bird flu 1918. The pandemic occurred in an influenza vaccine. With the ing out to educate individuals results were staggering—700,000 or avian influenza. That's what's advent of new technology, six on what they can do to prepare driving the current concern and months could be cut to about two themselves and their families for deaths in the United States and preparations." upwards of 50 million people months, said Winterton. "But a pandemic. died worldwide. In 1968, a mild that technology is not exactly "In any public health emerAlthough the Food and Drug influenza pandemic killed 34,000 ready for prime-time just yet. gency such as an influenza Administration already has a U.S. and 700,000 people in the It's still being perfected." pandemic, assurance of fampre-pandemic vaccine in the "\n any public health emergency such as an influenza pandemic, assurance of family preparedness would be the single most important peace of mind factor that would allow the military member to leave his or her family and come to work to get the mission done." PANDEMIC PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, P.C. 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