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I recently helped a client with their response to DCMA's initial CPSR Report. The report on their then-approved system cited 22 significant deficiencies (six public law) and the Review Team’s disapproval recommendation. This was the bad news. 

The good news is that last week this contractor received notification of approval of their purchasing system with a follow-up CPSR TBD based solely on that response and some follow-up questions. 

What happened? For me, this CPSR highlighted some important aspects of preparation and recovery I wanted to share: 

In the old days, DCMA stayed away from classified contracts - they checked the out-of-SCIF files for compliance documentation but didn't beat you up too much if the evaluative documentation was cloudy and seemingly incomplete. But those are the old day.  These days, your CPSR Data Call will ask you for the dollar value and percentage of classified prime and subcontracts as well as your purchasing system percentage output under those contracts. If it's substantial, you may get a follow-up requesting the clearance level of each prime contract.