User Guide
Quick start: from forecast to contract in six steps This guide takes you from a planned purchase to a filed contract in six short steps. Each step links to...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:10 AM
What NetComm Contracts does NetComm Contracts replaces the Acquisition Forecast workbook and the folder of contract PDFs with one system. You plan each pur...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The Dashboard (Forecast and Contract Metrics) is a one-page view of your IC's acquisition activity for a fiscal year. It opens when you sign in. Choose...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:15 AM
A forecast record is one planned contract action for the fiscal year. Create one as soon as you know you will need to buy something, even if the vendor is s...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The Acquisition Forecast list (click Forecasts in the top menu) shows every forecast record your IC has for a fiscal year. Filter the list Fiscal Yea...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Each forecast record moves through five phases that mirror the acquisition workflow. Open a record from the Forecasts list to see its current phase in the p...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Closing out a forecast record marks it Phase 5: Closed, so it drops out of your active work but stays on file. If a contract with option years is linked, cl...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:28 AM
When you create a purchase order in POTS, NetComm Contracts can find that POTS record and copy its requisition number onto your forecast record. The lookup ...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:29 AM
After PAA/DER approval, the full acquisition package goes to the OD Acquisition Office by email. Send to OD builds that email from the record and its attach...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:30 AM
A forecast record holds two kinds of files, in the two panels on the right side of the record. Associated FilesOfficial Documents Use for Supporting materi...
Wed, 23 Sep, 2026 at 11:32 AM