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HR Guide - Forwarding and Signing Award Actions

This guidance is provided to assist you and your administrative staff in entering the most common rating-based (RB) and non-rating-based (NRB) award actions in the NextFPPS web-based application.

Customers should contact their servicing Human Resources Specialist if they have questions or need additional guidance outside of the instructions provided in this HR Guide. 


Forwarding the Award Action

  1. Forward

    In the Options List, click on the Forward option and then click the NEXT button. This will forward the SF52 to the appropriate supervisor for approval.

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    NextFPPS Options screen with Forward highlighted.

    Note: You will only see the Signature Selection window if you have been granted the authority to sign the SF52 as a Requesting Official. If you only have one authority, you will not see this window and your name will appear in the appropriate block as assigned.

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    NextFPPS Signature Selection screen with Requesting Official highlighted.

Signing and Forwarding the Award Action to the SPO (Supervisor/Authorizing Official)

  1. Change List

    Bring up your Change List using command CHNG.

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    NextFPPS Main Menu screen with CHNG in the Command box.

    This will bring up a list of all actions in your Change List.

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    NextFPPS Change List screen showing three action codes.
  2. Review the SF52

    Place a "C" in the Action Code column to Change/Review the action before signing.

    Other options from the Change List are Delete, Forward, View Notes, Return, or Sign/Forward the action from the Change List. Click on NEXT to proceed.

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    NextFPPS Change List screen with Action Code options and Next button highlighted.

    Before signing the action, review all award screens to ensure the action includes the required note and award amount in the Notepad, along with the accurate award amount, award type, cost account information, etc. in the Award Information screen. 

  3. Sign as Authorizing Official

    Once the SF52 is reviewed, left click on Authorizing Official to sign the action.

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    NextFPPS Signature Selection screen with Authorizing Official highlighted.
  4. Sign/Forward to the Servicing Personnel Office (SPO)

    Put an "F" for Forwad in the Action Code column on the SPO line. This will forward the action to the HR Operations Division. Click NEXT. The authorized action should be sent directly to the SPO. Actions that are not authorized cannot be processed. 

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    NextFPPS Sign and Forward screen with Action Code F (Forward) highlighted.

    The action has now been sent to HR.

 

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