CPSR Readiness Tide

Why CPSR Readiness Demands More Than a Checklist

For years, companies chasing federal contracts treated CPSR readiness like a last-minute scramble. They pulled binders together the week before a review, hoping the auditor would skim fast and move on. That approach rarely works. The Defense Contract Audit Agency and the various contracting officers who administer the Cooperative Purchasing System Review expect to see evidence of a living, breathing compliance program, not a binder full of forms printed the night before. I