Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23.10.1995

Circulars, etc.; A-76

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking agency and public comments on its proposed revision to the Supplemental Handbook issued as a part of its August 1983 OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.'' Circular No. A-76 was originally published in the August 16, 1983, Federal Register, at pages 37110-37116. The proposed revision seeks the most cost-effective means of obtaining commercial support services and provides new administrative flexibility in the Government's make or buy decision process. The revision modifies and, in some cases, eliminates cost comparison requirements; reduces reporting and other administrative burdens; provides for enhanced employee participation and reviews; eases transition requirements to facilitate employee placement; maintains the level playing field for cost comparisons between Federal and private sector offers; and seeks to improve oversight to ensure that the most cost effective decision is implemented. The proposed revision improves upon existing guidance by clarifying provisions that may have made the cost comparison process unnecessarily difficult or lead to less than optimal outcomes.