Successful Air Force Source Selections Start with an Effective Empowered Team
Abstract
DOD and Air Force acquisition experts have developed many tools, templates, policies, and procedures for selection of a source or sources in competitive negotiated acquisitions. However, negotiation is more art than science and while the DOD Source Selection Procedures define the roles and responsibilities of the team that will conduct a source selection, there is less guidance and focus how to create an effective source selection team and empower that team to successfully complete a source selection. This purpose of this research was to determine if an increased focus on the formation and empowerment of source selection teams and not just processes and procedures contribute to the efficiency and success of Air Force source selections. Through a case study of team dynamics on three source selections, five common principles emerged that demonstrated an increased focus on the formation and empowerment of source selection teams contributes to the efficiency and success of source selections. Further this researched reveled that management has a critical role in forming and empowering source selection teams founded in the principle that management should consider individuals capabilities of potential team members and not merely thinking of the team as a collection of functional capabilities. Finally, management should empower the source selection team to accomplish their job. This increased focus on the source selection team will greatly contribute to the efficiency and success of Air Force source selections.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 26, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1054688
Entities
People
- Bill Iii E. Oswald
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College