Welcome to the Launching of the

Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE) for Services

“the POWER of  Knowledge Sharing”

Provide a golden source for services information and resources to the acquisition community to promote transformation and excellence

in making smart business decisions.

 

Purpose

To assist the acquisition community in acquiring services by

1. identifying public and private sector service contracting best practices; and

2. serving as a clearinghouse for public and private sector best practices for service contracting.

Authority

Sec 1431(b) of the Service Acquisition Reform Act requires the OFPP Administrator to establish a center of excellence in contracting for services.

Mission/outcome

• Provide a golden source for services information and resources to the acquisition community to promote transformation and excellence in making smart business decisions.

Vision

To establish an online resource center for service contractingbest practices that will evolve in to a knowledge managementrepository for best practices. The center will

• include areas for best practices, e-tools, policy and guidance, as well as education and training opportunities.

• expand to include the ability to provide virtual experts, available to assist the acquisition community in planning, soliciting, evaluating, awarding, and managing service contracts.

• complement and enhance the Services Course under development by the DAU and FAI partnership-led interagency development team.

Popular Service Areas

ACE Website

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1. PBSA – (Seven Steps to PBSA –www.acqnet.gov)

2. Share in Savings - http://www.gsa.gov3. Competitive Sourcing4. Value Engineering5. EVMS6. Buying services on FSS Schedules

Acquisition StrategiesAcquisition Strategies________________________________________________

Managing Contracts ________________________________________________

• Monitoring Contractor Performance After award

• Managing Government Contracts vs Industry Contract Administration

• Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans vs Quality Control Plans

e-Toolse-Tools______________________________________________

Planning/Market Research 1. Wage determinations2. Contract Vehicles for

services www.contractdirectory.gov

3. EPLS – List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-procurement Programs

4. Fed Biz Opps (Federal Business opportunities)

5. CCR6. OFCCP Registry of

Contractors7. Treasury List of Approved

Sureties

Reporting Tools1. PPIRS – Past Performance

Information Retrieval System and NIH Contractor Performance System

2. FPDS-NG

1. DAU and FAI online courses2. Conferences, workshops, trade shows and other related events 3. Service Contracting Course TBD by OFPP, DAU,

FAI, GSA, and NASA4. Knowledge Management Websites5. Agency or industry Centers of Excellence

Education and TrainingEducation and Training________________________________________________

Benefit/Value of the Site

Provides a one stop resource information center for new/more junior employees and senior/more experienced practitioners;

Facilitates the building of service contracting knowledge;

Facilitates the rapid identification of individuals with specific knowledge or skills;

Fosters knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries (“boundary spanning”); and

Promotes and facilitates the capture and re-use of existing knowledge assets within the acquisition community.

ACE for Services – Time Line

ID Task Name Duration Start Finish

1 Establish Interagency Team 1 day Mon 2/16/04 Mon 2/16/04

2 Define the Challenge 1 day Fri 3/12/04 Fri 3/12/04

3 Design Proposed Site 1 day Fri 8/20/04 Fri 8/20/04

4 Conduct Initial Team Mtg 1 day Mon 5/17/04 Mon 5/17/04

5 Briefed FAC 1 day Thu 6/10/04 Thu 6/10/04

6 Brief Industry Associations 1 day Thu 7/1/04 Thu 7/1/04

7 Brief DARC Chair 1 day Tue 7/6/04 Tue 7/6/04

8 Finalize Site Structure 1 day Fri 7/16/04 Fri 7/16/04

9 Brief Staffer Brosnan 1 day Wed 7/28/04 Wed 7/28/04

10 Brief CAAC 1 day Tue 8/31/04 Tue 8/31/04

11 Conduct Team Workshop 1 day Mon 8/23/04 Mon 8/23/04

12 Populate Site 26 days Mon 8/23/04 Mon 9/27/04

13 Conduct Team Workshop 1 day Tue 9/28/04 Tue 9/28/04

14 Populate Site 22 days Tue 9/28/04 Wed 10/27/04

15 Working Group Meeting 1 day Wed 9/29/04 Wed 9/29/04

16 Mtg with Govt Affairs Comm 1 day Fri 10/1/04 Fri 10/1/04

17 GSA Outreach Europe 3 days Mon 10/18/04 Wed 10/20/04

18 Unveil the ACE for Services 1 day Thu 11/18/04 Thu 11/18/04

19 NCMA Govt Cont Mgmt Conf 1 day Mon 12/6/04 Mon 12/6/04

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan2004 2005

Partners in Action

Federal Government AgenciesIndustry Associations and Organizations

Academia

ACE for Services Points of Contact: Julia Wise, ACE for Services Project Coordinator, (202)395-7561

Jeffrey Birch, DAU Knowledge Project Officer, (703)805-4576 or jeffrey.birch@dau.mil