# 542.1501 General.

The Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) is the official source for past performance information and integrity information (integrity information was formerly captured by the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)).

(a) CPARS roles. The following roles are required by the CPARS system and support the processes for collecting and maintaining contractor performance information and integrity information as required by FAR subpart 42.15 and this subpart. The individuals performing these roles must be government employees. See 542.1570 for a description of the responsibilities for each of these roles.

(1) GSA CPARS Department Point of Contact. The Senior Procurement Executive (SPE), or designee, designates a GSA CPARS Department Point of Contact.

(2) CPARS Agency Points of Contact. Each Service (i.e., FAS and PBS) and each Staff Office with contracting responsibilities (e.g., OAS) shall designate CPARS Agency Points of Contact. Any update to CPARS Agency Points of contact shall be coordinated with the GSA CPARS Department Point of Contact.

(3) CPARS Focal Point. Each contracting office shall designate a primary and alternate CPARS Focal Point. A CPARS Focal Point may Page 6 of 11 oversee more than one contracting office. Any updates to a CPARS Focal Point shall be coordinated with the applicable CPARS Agency Point of Contact.

(b) CPARS Resources. Information about CPARS is available at:

(1) The CPARS website at https://www.cpars.gov.

(2) The CPARS topic page on the GSA Acquisition Portal at https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal. This Acquisition Portal page also identifies the GSA CPARS Department Point of Contact and CPARS Agency Points of Contact.