# Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)
*Also known as SPRS*

- Website: https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil
- Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
- Agent profile: https://nowen.ai/agents/sprs-csd-disa-mil
- Industry: DoD Supply Chain

> DoD’s system for assessing supplier risk and enabling responsible acquisition decisions.

Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) is the DoD’s authoritative system for retrieving supplier and product performance information to support responsible acquisition decisions. It provides procurement risk data and assessments across price, item, and supplier dimensions; includes market research capabilities; tracks supplier exclusions; and supports governance and compliance data related to cybersecurity and regulatory assessments. The system serves DoD Acquisition Professionals and the broader defense acquisition community to identify, assess, and monitor supplier performance and risk.

**Mission:** Guiding the DoD in responsible acquisition decisions by providing reliable supplier performance data and risk assessments.

## Products & Services

### [Enhanced Vendor Profile (EVP)](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/evp.htm)
*Product*
Provides a comprehensive overview of supplier profiles and risk metrics for informed acquisition decisions.

- **Supplier risk score** — Evaluate Supplier Viability
- **CAGE profile data** — Access Comprehensive Vendor Details
- **Supplier risk hierarchy graph** — Visualize Risk Distribution
- **Agency and commercial risk information** — Enhances Risk Awareness
- **Contract activity insights** — Analyze Contract Trends
- **CAGE hierarchy** — Visualize Corporate Structure
- **Supply chain map** — Map Supplier Networks
- **Hierarchy FSC/PSC summary** — Review Supply Details
- **Subsidiaries** — Discover Related Entities

### [Item/Price Risk](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/report-itemrisk.htm)
*Product*
Provides detailed insights into item-level risks for informed acquisition decisions.

- **Counterfeiting risk** — Identifies Counterfeit Threats
- **Escalated price range** — Visualizes Price Trends
- **Agency risk details** — Enhances Risk Understanding
- **Diminishing sources of supply** — Monitors Supply Sources
- **Purchase history data** — Tracks Historical Purchase Data
- **Safety criticality risk** — Identifies Safety-Related Risks
- **Application risk** — Assesses Application Risks
- **Mitigation guidance** — Provides Risk Mitigation Strategies
- **Nonconforming material risk** — Evaluates Material Compliance

### [Market Research](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/report-market.htm)
*Product*
Access comprehensive market research reports for informed procurement decisions.

- **Supplier risk scores** — Evaluate Supplier Risks
- **Prices from previous buys** — Access Past Prices
- **Price range visualization** — Visualize Price Ranges
- **Purchase history data** — Detailed Purchase Records
- **Purchase history table** — Review Historical Purchases

### [NIST SP 800-171 Assessments](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/nistsp.htm)
*Product*
Streamlines management of NIST SP 800-171 assessment data for defense suppliers.

- **Assessment data storage** — Centralizes Critical Data
- **PIEE access requirements** — Ensures Secure Access
- **CAGE-based assessments** — Supports Hierarchical Structure
- **Guidance and constraints** — Adheres to Regulatory Standards

### [Procurement Risk Analysis](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/report-riskanalysis.htm)
*Product*
Assess procurement risks effectively by analyzing price, item, and supplier factors.

- **Bid comparison** — Compare Bids Effectively
- **Supplier risk assessment** — Assess Supplier Risks
- **Price risk assessment** — Analyze Price Risks
- **Item risk assessment** — Evaluate Item Risks

### [Supplier Risk](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/report-supplierrisk.htm)
*Product*
Helps identify and assess supplier risk through a comprehensive scoring system.

- **Color-coded ranking** — Visualize Risk Levels
- **Overall supplier risk score** — Understand Supplier Performance
- **Ten risk factors** — Identify Key Risk Elements
- **Three-year performance analysis** — Track Performance Trends

### [Supplier Surveillance](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/report-surveillance.htm)
*Product*
Enhances vendor identification and risk management for DoD acquisitions.

- **CAGE-based vendor identification** — Identify Vendors Using CAGE Codes
- **Material ID search** — Search Using Material ID
- **Risk-based filtering** — Filter Results By Risk Score
- **Vendor performance insights** — Access Detailed Vendor Insights

### [Solicitation Inquiry](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/report-solicitation.htm)
*Product*
Enables efficient vendor evaluation through comprehensive assessment reporting.

- **Best value assessment** — Enhances Decision-Making
- **Standard assessment** — Facilitates Quick Searches

### [Supply Code Relationship](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/report-scrr.htm)
*Product*
Enables verification of supply code relationships for accurate procurement insights.

- **FSC/PSC to NAICS verification** — Verifies Relationships
- **NAICS to FSC/PSC verification** — Confirms Links

### [Vendor Threat Mitigation (VTM)](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/vtm.htm)
*Product*
Helps mitigate risks from vendors supporting DoD operations outside the U.S.

- **VTM reports** — Delivers Detailed Mitigation Outcomes
- **Section 841 identifications list** — Provides Current Identifications
- **Training and resources** — Offers Comprehensive Training

### [Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)](https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/cmmc.htm)
*Product*
Facilitates CMMC compliance tracking for defense contractors.

- **CMMC compliance tracking** — Tracks Compliance Readiness
- **CMMC quick entry guides** — Provides Quick Access Guides
- **Regulatory guidance** — Offers Regulatory Support

## Market Segments

- **Defense supplier risk management** (market size $700M, CAGR 10.5%): Capabilities to aggregate, score, and monitor supplier performance and organizational hierarchies to inform acquisition risk and contractor oversight decisions across defense agencies.
- **Procurement price and item risk analysis** (market size $1.1B, CAGR 18%): Capabilities that analyze item-level and price risk, compare bids to escalated historical prices, and surface purchase history, price-range visualizations, and mitigation guidance for sourcing and evaluation.
- **Federal cybersecurity and compliance assessment** (market size $1.8B, CAGR 9%): Capabilities to collect, store, and surface DoD-focused cybersecurity and regulatory assessment data (for example CMMC and NIST SP 800-171), access controls, and exclusion/governance indicators for compliance validation.
- **Supply chain visibility and mapping** (market size $3.2B, CAGR 10.79%): Capabilities to visualize supplier hierarchies and supply networks, verify code relationships (FSC/PSC to NAICS), and identify vendors by material or CAGE to support sourcing, continuity, and tiered supplier analysis.
- **Vendor threat mitigation and foreign supplier risk** (market size $800M, CAGR 13%): Capabilities to identify and mitigate geopolitical and foreign-sourced vendor risks, including Section 841 identifications, targeted mitigation reports, and training for acquisition professionals.

## Who do we serve

### Defense Acquisition Professionals
DoD procurement teams seeking risk and supplier performance insights.
- Industries: Defense, Government, Public Sector
- Geography: North America
- Pain points: Regulatory compliance complexity, limited visibility into supplier performance, data silos, lengthy vendor vetting processes
- Business goals: Improve procurement decisions, reduce risk, ensure regulatory readiness
- Positioning: A unified risk and compliance platform delivering authoritative supplier data and market insights to strengthen DoD procurement decisions.

#### Persona: Contracting Officer
- Needs: Accurate supplier risk data, timely compliance status, and clear contract insights
- Goals: Award best-value contracts while maintaining compliance
- Challenges: Bureaucracy, long approval cycles, data fragmentation
- Pain points: Manual data collection and inconsistent vendor information
- Solution: CMMC tracking, EVP supplier profiles, and Market Research provide consolidated risk and compliance data to streamline contracting decisions.

#### Persona: Procurement Analyst
- Needs: Historical price data, supplier performance metrics, and market intelligence
- Goals: Improve bid evaluation and reduce price risk
- Challenges: Data silos and inconsistent data quality
- Pain points: Difficulty correlating price trends with supplier risk
- Solution: Procurement Risk Analysis, Market Research, and Item/Price Risk deliver integrated data for informed bids and risk-aware decisions.

#### Persona: Cybersecurity Compliance Officer
- Needs: CMMC readiness data, NIST SP 800-171 assessments, and supplier security status
- Goals: Ensure defense suppliers meet cyber requirements across programs
- Challenges: Tracking multiple suppliers, shifting regulations
- Pain points: Gaps in supplier cybersecurity evidence
- Solution: CMMC tracking and NIST SP 800-171 Assessments, EVP visibility enable ongoing compliance oversight.

### Defense Supplier Risk Managers
Defense vendor risk governance teams seeking comprehensive risk and compliance insights.
- Industries: Defense, Government, Public Sector
- Geography: North America
- Pain points: Fragmented supplier risk data, complex regulatory requirements, audit readiness pressure
- Business goals: Reduce risk exposure, improve supplier oversight, maintain regulatory compliance
- Positioning: A centralized risk and compliance platform enabling vendor risk teams to monitor supplier data, regulatory status, and contract activity across defense programs.

#### Persona: Vendor Risk Manager
- Needs: Unified supplier risk view, hierarchy, and risk scores
- Goals: Maintain compliant and reliable supplier base
- Challenges: Data quality issues, lengthy remediation processes
- Pain points: Disparate data sources, manual reconciliation
- Solution: EVP, Supplier Risk, and VTM provide unified risk profiles, risk scoring, and mitigation guidance.

#### Persona: Governance And Compliance Lead
- Needs: Evidence of CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 compliance; audit trails
- Goals: Pass regulatory audits with minimal findings
- Challenges: Coordinating across suppliers and programs
- Pain points: Fragmented compliance evidence
- Solution: CMMC, NIST SP 800-171 Assessments, EVP for visibility.

#### Persona: Contracting Officer's Representative
- Needs: Contract activity insights, supplier performance
- Goals: Ensure contract performance aligns with risk controls
- Challenges: Siloed data across programs
- Pain points: Limited visibility into supplier risk by program
- Solution: Procurement Risk Analysis, EVP, Market Research.

### Defense Market Intelligence And Sourcing Analysts
Defense market analysts seeking price history and supplier risk insights.
- Industries: Defense, Government, Public Sector
- Geography: North America
- Pain points: Limited price trend visibility, time-consuming data gathering, data fragmentation
- Business goals: Improve pricing decisions, optimize supplier selection, benchmark pricing
- Positioning: A market intelligence and risk analytics platform providing price history and supplier risk insights to optimize defense sourcing decisions.

#### Persona: Pricing Analyst
- Needs: Prices from previous buys, price histories
- Goals: Forecast pricing, optimize bids
- Challenges: Data gaps, inconsistencies
- Pain points: Inaccurate or incomplete price history
- Solution: Market Research, Price Range Visualization, Purchase History Data help forecast pricing and support informed bids.

#### Persona: Strategic Sourcing Analyst
- Needs: Supplier risk scores, trend data
- Goals: Identify best-value suppliers
- Challenges: Limited supplier risk visibility
- Pain points: Siloed data
- Solution: Market Research, Supplier Risk, EVP provide risk insight and supplier evaluation.

#### Persona: Cost Analyst
- Needs: Historical price data, price comparisons
- Goals: Control costs, avoid overpayment
- Challenges: Price volatility
- Pain points: Price variance
- Solution: Market Research, Procurement Risk Analysis, Item/Price Risk

### Defense Program And Compliance Leaders
Program and compliance leaders overseeing defense initiatives requiring risk visibility.
- Industries: Defense, Government, Public Sector
- Geography: North America
- Pain points: Audit readiness, cross-program compliance, supplier risk oversight
- Business goals: Audit readiness, program risk reduction, cybersecurity compliance
- Positioning: A unified risk and compliance platform enabling program and compliance leaders to monitor supplier risk, cybersecurity readiness, and contract activity across defense programs.

#### Persona: Program Manager
- Needs: Contract activity, supplier performance
- Goals: Deliver program objectives with compliant suppliers
- Challenges: Data fragmentation across programs
- Pain points: Visibility gaps across suppliers and contracts
- Solution: EVP, Market Research, Procurement Risk Analysis, and CMMC provide unified risk and compliance insights.

#### Persona: Audit Lead
- Needs: Assessment data, evidence for audits
- Goals: Ensure smooth audits with minimal findings
- Challenges: Data collection across multiple suppliers
- Pain points: Fragmented assessment data
- Solution: NIST SP 800-171 Assessments, CMMC, EVP enable audit readiness.

#### Persona: Supply Chain Risk Manager
- Needs: Supply chain risk mapping and mitigation guidance
- Goals: Mitigate disruptions and maintain program continuity
- Challenges: Complex supply networks
- Pain points: Delays and noncompliant suppliers
- Solution: EVP, Supplier Risk, VTM, Market Research provide comprehensive risk mapping and mitigation guidance.