Acquisition System, and in Department of Defense Instruction Number 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System and in the Defense Acquisition Guidebook. Factors to Consider During Acquisition Strategy Development and Acquisition Planning The Federal Acquisition Regulation emphasizes the importance of acquisition planning in to promote the acquisition of commercial items to the maximum extent practicable. As the process to define requirements continues, other factors such as those listed below should be considered; specifically their impact, on life-cycle cost. These factors should be appropriately addressed in the acquisition planning stage. Supplier capabilities Logistics support Product availability Upgrade plans Customary warranty Reliability assurances Data rights Hardware and software interfaces needed to encourage seamless integration of technology upgrades In the requirements and acquisition strategy development process, the Government should not require the contractor to provide detailed design data for commercial This strategy encourages commercial contractors that are otherwise reluctant to do business with the Government, thereby increasing access to innovative solutions available through a larger market of opportunity. To provide the utmost value to both our warfighters and the taxpayers we must define more coordinated and strategic approaches to the acquisition of commercial items. The Office of Management and Budget’s memorandum dated May 20, 2005, describes strategic sourcing as the and structured process of critically analyzing an organization’s spending and using “collaborative this information to make business decisions about acquiring commodities and services more effectively and efficiently.”
Acquisition System, and in Department of Defense Instruction Number 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System and in the Defense Acquisition Guidebook. Factors to Consider During Acquisition Strategy Development and Acquisition Planning The Federal Acquisition Regulation emphasizes the importance of acquisition planning in to promote the acquisition of commercial items to the maximum extent practicable. As the process to define requirements continues, other factors such as those listed below should be considered; specifically their impact, on life-cycle cost. These factors should be appropriately addressed in the acquisition planning stage. Supplier capabilities Logistics support Product availability Upgrade plans Customary warranty Reliability assurances Data rights Hardware and software interfaces needed to encourage seamless integration of technology upgrades In the requirements and acquisition strategy development process, the Government should not require the contractor to provide detailed design data for commercial This strategy encourages commercial contractors that are otherwise reluctant to do business with the Government, thereby increasing access to innovative solutions available through a larger market of opportunity. To provide the utmost value to both our warfighters and the taxpayers we must define more coordinated and strategic approaches to the acquisition of commercial items. The Office of Management and Budget’s memorandum dated May 20, 2005, describes strategic sourcing as the “collaborative and structured process of critically analyzing an organization’s spending and using this information to make business decisions about acquiring commodities and services more effectively and efficiently.”
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