C.Request

Application

• Link to C.Request Application
• Application Issues and Solutions
• C.Request Trainng
• C.Request Reports
• C.Request Forms

C.Request is the requisitioning system for DOC. This system interfaces with C.Buy (the acquisition system) and CFS (Commerce Financial System).

The draft copy of the FY 2011 Year End Closing Information and Instructions is now available at  http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/~finance/yearend.html

Note: Tuesday, September 27th, at 12:00 Noon ET ends obligations through the C.Buy interface.

Updates - Latest Upgrades or Policy changes

Coming Outages - Scheduled maintenance or updates that require the system to go offline.

A maintenance window has been scheduled for Sunday, January 29, 2012, from 6:00pm ET until 10:00pm ET. This outage is required to apply monthly Microsoft Windows security patches for January 2011 to those servers that require them.  For a short period during this timeframe, the C.Award application and support servers will be unavailable while the patches are being applied.

**Next General Scheduled Maintenance**
Commerce Business Systems (CBS)
Enterprises Application Systems (EAS)

January

• EAS: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 5:00pm-10:00pm: Microsoft Windows monthly security patches – C.Sute completely unavailable

February

• CBS: Friday, February 3, 2012, 8:00pm-12:00am ET: System Maintenance - Commit/Submit will result in awaiting response
• CBS: Friday, February 17, 2012, 8:00pm-12:00am ET: System Maintenance - Commit/Submit will result in awaiting response

March

• CBS: Friday, March 2, 2012, 8:00pm-12:00am ET: System Maintenance - Commit/Submit will result in awaiting response
• EAS: Sunday, March 4, 2012, 5:00pm-10:00pm: Critical Oracle security patches – C.Sute completely unavailable
• CBS: Friday, March 16, 2012, 8:00pm-12:00am ET: System Maintenance - Commit/Submit will result in awaiting response
• CBS: Friday, March 30, 2012, 8:00pm-12:00am ET: System Maintenance - Commit/Submit will result in awaiting response

For C.Request/C.Buy help, contact Client Services:
Phone: 301-444-3400 (Choose Option 1 for password resets or Option 3 for all other CRequest and CBuy issues.)
e-mail: clientservices@noaa.gov
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday