A Plan to Accelerate the Transition to Performance-Based Services: Report of 912(c) Study Group for Review of the Acquisition Training, Processes, and Tools for Services Contracts
Abstract
Since the mid-l980s, DoD has focused on increasing the knowledge and skills of the contracting workforce. Milestones in this effort include the passage of DAWIA, the establishment of DAU, and the expansion of training opportunities through DSMC. The Department recognizes that services acquisitions are increasing in both frequency and complexity and that services-related education and training opportunities must expand commensurately. Furthermore, the curricula to support services acquisitions must reflect the increasingly frequent use of performance-based contracting techniques (see the example in Appendix G). The Department needs personnel with sufficient experience, education, and training to shift from a process-based to a performance-based contracting environment. As DoD relies more on "support services" contractors, both to provide direct assistance to DoD managers and to perform commercial-type activities, it is essential that services contracts be developed and managed effectively. As part of a multifunctional team acquisition and requirements personnel must learn to articulate, using performance-based language, what they expect from contractors providing support services. Additionally, these personnel must improve their performance management skills to ensure that the Government's high expectations are being fulfilled. The objective of this study is to recommend ways to achieve this transition in services contracting by improving the education and training these personnel receive.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 25, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA395925
Entities
People
- Frank J. Anderson Jr
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense