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1 of 172 terms matching "PPIRS"
Past Performance Information Retrieval System
The retrieval side of the performance data. It was where evaluators pulled CPARS ratings; it has been retired and folded into CPARS.gov.
When you see it
In older solicitations and templates that still reference it.
Do you need it
Nothing to do. Treat references to it as references to CPARS.
Where it comes from
Retired; functions absorbed into CPARS.
Related terms
Past Performance Information Retrieval System
The retrieval side of the performance data. It was where evaluators pulled CPARS ratings; it has been retired and folded into CPARS.gov.
When you see it
In older solicitations and templates that still reference it.
Do you need it
Nothing to do. Treat references to it as references to CPARS.
Where it comes from
Retired; functions absorbed into CPARS.
Related terms
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