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Welcome to the NBS Acquisition Community page.
To access this page, you must use your PIV ID card or your
User ID and Password.
The Acquisition Community features system links, resources,
and tools organized in boxes called portlets.
Note: You may want to bookmark this page, so that
you can access it quickly when you need it.
Select Enter to explore the portlets.
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The NIH Service Desk portlet provides support to
users as they work within the NBS system. NBS questions can be directed to
the NIH IT Service Desk from here.
Select the down arrow to scroll down to view the
portal.
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The Acquisition Support Resources portlet provides a
variety of helpful resources for Buyers.
The NAVs link allows you to access screen-by-screen
guides that cover topics and various PRISM processes grouped by NBS roles.
Select Enter to continue.
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The Job Aids link leads you to start-to-finish
resources that walk you through relevant acquisition processes based on your
designated NBS role(s).
Select Enter to continue.
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The Process Simulations and Computer Based Training
(CBT) link takes you to demonstrations and training materials for
applications utilized for NBS acquisitions
Note: Be sure to check the portal regularly for new
and updated resources.
Select Enter to continue.
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The FAQs link displays frequently asked questions
grouped by NBS acquisition applications.
Select Enter to continue
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The Buyer Contracts Training Course Coaches link
takes you to a database of assigned Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ICs or
Offices.
Select Enter to continue
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Select the Help Points of Contacts (HPOCs) / IC Invoice
Specialists link to view HPOC contact lists.
Help Points of Contact are individuals appointed by
their Institute or Center (ICO) who provide additional support to users in
their Acquisition Community.
IC Invoice Specialists reside in your ICO. These
individuals troubleshoot invoice issues and serve important roles with
receiving, especially when attempting to deobligate funds on Expiring or
Canceling Year funding actions.
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Additional links appear below the Help Points of Contact
link.
Multiple NBS-Designated Acquisition Communities have HPOCs.
In this scenario, you would like to view the list of Buyer Contracts HPOCs.
Select the List of Buyer - Contract HPOCs link.
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The Buyer Contracts list of HPOCs appears.
This page provides contact information for Buyer Contracts
HPOCs across the NIH. You may use this resource to connect with HPOCs within
your IC. Next, return to the Acquisition Community to navigate
to additional resources.
Select Enter to return to the Acquisition Community.
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The NBS Acquisition Community page appears.
The NBS Acquisition Program Launcher features
the links you'll use to access the NBS applications
Select the NBS PRISM Production link to
launch PRISM.
Note: If you cannot access links from the Program
Launcher, you may need to request assistance from the NIH IT Service
desk and/or submit a ServiceNow ticket.
Select Enter to continue.
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Once you have completed this course, you will need to
return to the NBS Acquisition Portal and complete the User Access Request
Form(s) for provisioning in PRISM.
Select the scrollbar to continue to the NBS
Acquisition User Access Procedures portlet.
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Select the User Access Request Forms link, then
select the Buyer-Acquisition and/or Buyer-Contract links as appropriate.
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Select Enter to complete this lesson.
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Congratulations!
You have completed 1.2 Exercise: Navigating the NBS
Acquisition Portal.
To continue the training, move on to the Module 1
Wrap-Up in the Table of Contents.
End of Procedure.
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