BENEFITS OF THE REVISED A-76
- Faster
public-private competitions reducing time from three years to one year.
- Save taxpayers
30% of the cost of current government functions.
- Helps
small business since according to the Department of Defense 79% of the
time when the private sector wins, the competition is won by a small
business.
- Open up
jobs to all Americans from members of the construction trades to computer
programmers.
THE
PURPOSE OF OMB CIRCULAR A-76
Federal agencies
rely on a mix of public and private sector sources to perform a wide variety
of recurring commercial activities that are needed to conduct the business
of government. These activities range all the way from custodial services
to data collection, computer services and research, testing, and maintenance
of equipment used by our nation's war fighters. A-76 establishes the policies
and procedures for identifying commercial activities and determining the
best provider of the services.
The Revised
A-76 will:
- Create
a level playing field for all offerors
- Create
an easy, fair and well-understood process
- Eliminate
excessive delays that have plagued process in the past
- Achieve
major savings for taxpayer
- Foster
innovation and improves performance
- Demand
accountability for results
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