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NOTE: A red checkmark
next to Notes on the To Do List located next to a Contract Number indicates that a note
has been generated for that CPAR. Notes may be viewed or added by clicking on them.
Click on each of the Green Tabs to review the entire assessment. The Reviewing Official has the option to click on
the Return to the Assessing Official button whenever the Reviewing Official determines the assessment requires
additional detail and/or clarification from the Assessing Official. The Assessing Official will revise the assessment
as requested. This exchange between the Reviewing Official and the Assessing Official may occur until the
Reviewing Official is satisfied with the level of detail and the quality of the assessment.
After the assessment has been reviewed, the Reviewing Official clicks the Reviewer Tab and enters their
comments in the Reviewing Official Comments field. The Reviewing Official must acknowledge consideration of
any significant discrepancies between the Assessing Official’s assessment and the Contractor's remarks. To save
partially completed remarks and information, click the Save Data button.
To return to the Reviewing Official Main Menu, click Return to the Main Menu. Return to the Main Menu button
does not save any of the information that has been entered.
Prior to closing the assessment, the Reviewing Official must enter their identifying information. Click on the Sign
Now button to populate the data from the User Profile. When all required information located on the Reviewer Tab
has been completed, click the Validate and Close the CPAR button to save and close the assessment. A notice
that the CPAR has been closed will appear with an option to View the CPAR. Click OK to view the CPAR in HTML
or Cancel to Return to the Main Menu. In the HTML view, click View CPAR as PDF to view the assessment
using Adobe Acrobat Reader or click Return to Main Menu. Click the OK button to confirm that the assessment
was closed. An automatic email notice is sent to the Contractor Representative. Click the Return to the Main
Menu button to return to the Reviewing Official Main Menu.
NOTE: If the Assessing Official Modified the CPAR, the Contractor tab is moved to the Original Ratings tab.
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