NWQL Income and Workload Estimate Program Launch and Request

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Subject:  NWQL Income and Workload Estimate Program Launch and Request


In an effort to continually improve our customer service and overall 
efficiency the NWQL has been developing a web-based Online Income and 
Workload Estimate program to replace the current process in AIS Detail 
Budget - Laboratory.  Positive advantages to the web-based program that 
will benefit both the District and NWQL include: reducing data entry 
requirements; accessing real time analytical costs; and providing NWQL 
with the ability to develop income and workload estimates for planning 
analytical requirements (i.e., staff planning during peak periods, 
supplies, etc.) 

During January of this year, a district from each region participated in 
online testing.  The end result was very positive. 

At this time the NWQL is ready to implement the new program, but we also 
realize that with half of the fiscal year gone some districts have already 
entered their information into AIS. Below is our proposal for 
accomplishing the required FY2001 estimate submission to the NWQL: 

A.  New and/or updated estimates for FY2001 are due to the NWQL by 
May 25, 2001. 

B.  For those Districts who have not entered or generated laboratory 
budget  information in AIS for FY01, the NWQL requests that you use this 
new system. Then the sum total of the information for the project account 
number from this system can be entered to AIS at the Budget Summary level 
for Management Category OCL (Central Laboratory). 

Districts will not have to populate the AIS Budget Detail Laboratory at 
the detail level, or transfer their summary estimate in AIS. 
  
A copy of the instructions are attached at the bottom of this email 
explaining the procedures for using the estimate/workload system, 
available reports (cost center and project level), and generation of the 
NWQL agreement. 

Assistance: 
System problems      Sandy Turner    (sturner)   303-236-3730 
Data Entry Problems  Merilee Bennett (mbennett)  303-236-3531 
                     Nancy Wydoski   (njwydosk)  303-236-3545 

C. Districts, who have already populated AIS, please transfer their 
estimates and forward a copy of the NWQL agreement by the above date. 

Agreements should be forwarded to the NWQL Administrative Officer, MS-402 

D. FY2002: Upon release of the FY2002 Pricelist, an additional option will 
be added to the login screen which will allow projects the capability to 
begin entering and estimating FY2002 laboratory costs. 

NWQL's intention is to fully implement this program in FY2002 in place of 
current AIS requirements. 

We welcome your comments and suggestions – email may be address them to 
labhelp@usgs.gov