Performance-Based Service Acquisition (PBSA), A-76 and Personal Services - A Cautionary Note

Abstract

The concurrent emphasis on acquiring services using Performance-Based Service Acquisition (PBSA) and the new A-76 competitive sourcing procedures gives rise to some potentially conflicting goals that acquisition personnel need to be aware of in order to avoid personal service contracts. A contract for services can become a personal services contract either by the way it is written or by the way it is administered, but proper training and planning can help avoid this pitfall. Acquisition and contracting personnel need to be informed about what constitutes personal services and aware of this limitation as it applies to managing PBSA contracts. This article seeks to further define personal services and offers some suggestions for consideration when writing a performance work statement (PWS) or statement of objectives (S00) for a PBSA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADP018514

Entities

People

  • Edward A. Friar

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

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  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • Quality Control
  • Training

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