Performance-Based Contracting for Info Technology

2. Promote performance-based contracting for information technology.

The Administrator of GSA, by April 1994, in coordination with the
interagency team developing a plan for Federal IT acquisition, should
lead a governmentwide effort to promote performance-based contracting
for IT, starting with the preparation of an action plan by July 1994. A
concerted effort is essential to address the needed revision of agency
IT acquisition practices, development of new training materials, and
publication of case studies to exemplify performance-based contracting.
Consideration should also be given to include specific language in the
FIRMR and FAR encouraging performance-based contracts and clarifying the
latitude available for IT procurements.