Agencies
Should Better Report Competitive Sourcing Savings
Competitive sourcing is by far the most controversial goal of the
president’s management agenda. Regardless of the understandable
heartburn it may bring to federal employees, the fact remains that
it does indeed save money — $1.1 billion in fiscal 2003, according
to a May report compiled by the Office of Management and Budget.
| Read
Carl DeMaio's Commentary in Federal Times
Florida
Unveils Groundbreaking Competitive Sourcing Process
The
State of Florida recently revealed its long-awaited competitive
sourcing initiative that will change
the face of implementing and managing procurement and contracting
policy in the state. This effort was led by Pam Pfeifer, the Director
of the Governor’s Center for Efficient Government, a speaker
at several recent Performance Institute
events. | Read the Governor's News
Release
Confirmation
of Administrator for Office of Federal Procurement Policy Vital
for Government Efficiency and Accountability
The responsibility of leading the federal government’s
efforts to ensure that taxpayers are getting the most for their
money through efficient procurement and acquisition requires strong
leadership at the Office of Management and Budget and a strong
commitment from Congress. | Read
the News Release
Institute
Urges California Senate to Support Competitive Sourcing Amendment
to Constitution
In testimony before the California Senate's Committee on Government
Organization, Performance Institute President Carl DeMaio urged
the support of Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 15, which provides
California government the opportunity to “competitively
source” government services that may be more efficiently
performed by an outside provider. | Read
the Testimony
Institute, GSA Partner
to Recognize the Best in Performance-Based Service Acquisition
 The
Performance Institute and the U.S. General Services Administratration
have teamed up to recognize a member of an acquisition team (or
the entire team) that worked on a performance-based contract using
elements prescribed in FAR 37.6 and the process outlined in the
Seven Steps to PBSA guide. | Read More
| Read the News Release
PBC
Training Graduate Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
On March 11, 2004, Major Paul Olsen of the office of the Assistant
Chief of Staff for Installation Management was recognized for
his efforts and success in implementing the Guaranteed Fixed Price
Remediation (GFPR), a form of performance-based contracting. |
Read
More about Major Olsen | Read
More about the Army Environmental Center's Use of Performance-Based
Contracting
FAC
and OMB Publish Manager's Guide to Competitive Sourcing
In February of 2004, the Federal Acquisition Council (FAC), the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP) joined to write the second edition of
the “Manager’s Guide to Competitive Sourcing”
in an effort to help every federal agency successfully and transparently
implement competitive sourcing. Read
the Guide in PDF
 Performance-Based
Contracting in Government
In
this presentation, Carl DeMaio, the Institute's President, talks
about what makes a contract performance-based, highlighting the
critical success factors needed to design and manage such a contract.
| View the
Presentation in PowerPoint
Using
Competitive Sourcing to Improve Government Performance
At "Excellence in Government West 2003," Performance Institute
President Carl DeMaio spoke on the latest updates in the competitive
sourcing initiative. DeMaio highlighted ways of effectively implementing
competitive sourcing initiatives under OMB Circular A-76. |
View the
Presentation in PowerPoint
 Designing
a Performance-Based Competitive Sourcing Process for the Federal
Government
In conjunction with the Reason Foundation, the Performance Institute
released "Designing a Performance-Based Competitive Sourcing
Process" on October 8. This report presents 37 of the most
feasible and often-suggested ideas generated throughout the project.
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