ORCA is an e-Government initiative that was designed by the Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) to replace most of the paper-based Representations and Certifications (Reps and Certs) in Section K of solicitations with an Internet application.
Prior to ORCA, vendors were required to submit Reps and Certs for each individual large purchase contract award. Now, using ORCA, a contractor can enter their Reps and Certs information once for use on all Federal contracts. The ORCA site (https://orca.bpn.gov/) not only benefits contractors by allowing them to maintain an accurate and complete record, but also Contracting Officers as they can view every record, including archives, with the click of a mouse.
You must be registered in ORCA if the solicitation you are responding to requires that you have an active registration in CCR.
ORCA is an on-line system that is located on the Internet. To register, go to http://www.bpn.gov/ and click on “Online Representations and Certifications Application” on the left side of the screen. If you do not have access to the Internet or feel you need extra help please, contact a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) near you at www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm.
Two items are needed prior to registration; an active record in CCR and an Marketing Partner ID (MPIN) from that active CCR record. An MPIN is a personal code that allows a CCR registrant to access other government applications such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), FedTeDS, ORCA, and grants.gov. Visit www.ccr.gov to complete these tasks if you haven’t already.
