Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 26.11.1996

Streamlining of Commerce Acquisition Process

The Department of Commerce has reengineered its acquisition processes and is planning to implement these new processes department- wide. The Department is also testing the effectiveness of the new processes at two Pilot sites within the agency. The new processes are described in the Acquisition Process Case for Change, Concept of Operations (CONOPS). The new processes were developed by a team of departmental representatives who extensively reviewed private and public sector acquisition practices and recommendations. The intended effect is to create a more customer-friendly acquisition process that is less complex, less time consuming and less expensive for the Department as well as the vendor community, and is more responsive to meeting the Department's program objectives. The new processes are also designed to be fair, to increase the public's insight into the Government's mission objectives and acquisition processes and to increase the range of potential approaches and capabilities which may compete to meet a particular Department need. In order to implement the new processes on a department-wide basis, a class deviation to applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulat