About PVBS : Why PVBS for Government Contractors?

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For years, high-growth government contractors have been looking for an alternative to the project accounting and financial management products that they had been using. Most of these solutions were cumbersome, hard to navigate, and not very well integrated. They required bolt on programs to do even the simplest automated process, such as produce reports. Many contractors had looked to Microsoft for a solution for this specific market that has very broad and very unique requirements.

It was not until Microsoft Solution Provider Pleasant Valley Business Solutions (PVBS) extended Microsoft Navision in 2003 that contractors finally had a full-blown, completely functional and integrated solution to meet their project accounting and financial management needs. High-growth government contractors are now choosing Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly known as Navision) for Government Contractors from PVBS as their enterprise solution for project accounting and financial management. While at its core Dynamics NAV is a highly functional accounting and financial management system, its inherent flexibility and expansiveness has allowed PVBS to make it exceptionally powerful for high-growth government contractors.

A key reason that high-growth government contractors have readily adopted the PVBS solution is because it was designed for accounting professionals and program managers. PVBS built the system for leaders at the top government contractors who needed to ensure that their program managers were as effective as possible, with more fluid reporting capabilities and real-time access to data. This solution not only satisfies DCAA requirements and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) but also provides critical management information for strategic decision making. Out of the box, the solution is structured around Standard Form 1408 (Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor (Accounting System)) for pre-award survey of accounting system adequacy.

For too long, government contractors have been saddled with non-intuitive solutions that caused inefficiencies and high training and consulting costs. Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Government Contractors is very logical and has the same look as all Microsoft applications, which reduces overall training and operations costs. For government contractors with operations outside of the DC metro area, this Microsoft look and feel is critical for users who need to be up and running in a short time. The ease of use is also important for new employees entering the government contracting space or workforce for the first time.

PVBS has taken a great solution, Dynamics NAV, and made it a great solution for government contractors specifically by adding the features they need to meet Federal Government requirements and ensuring company profit goals. This offering includes packaged reports specifically for government contractors, and has new features that make the solution more impactful, such as web-based capability for time and expense. The solution has been built considering the workflow that a typical government contractor would require.

The PVBS solution is fully compliant with Federal government contracting regulations and meets the needs of contractors that have outgrown their lower-end, smaller company accounting systems, such as QuickBooks, JAMIS, Peachtree or older products.