Summary of Actions by Implementation Category

Summary of Actions by Implementation Category

(1) Agency heads can do themselves

PROC02.1 Establish an interagency program to improve the federal
government's procurement workforce.

PROC03.2 Provide resources to the Federal Acquisition Institute to
support innovative, new ideas and procurement techniques.

PROC04.4 Revise agency acquisitionrelated regulations to eliminate
internal barriers.

PROC05.3 Provide online access to DavisBacon Act wage schedules through
an electronic system.

PROC05.4 Revise labor regulations to improve service.

PROC06.5 Identify costs to the government and contractors of responding
to protests.

PROC06.6 Identify and eliminate causes of protests and improve agency
processes.

PROC08.1 Establish an interagency team to develop a plan for improving
federal information technology (IT) acquisitions.

PROC08.2 Increase IT delegation of authority to agencies.

PROC08.3 Eliminate requirements and alternatives analyses for commodity
IT acquisitions.

PROC08.4 Pilot test alternatives for commodity IT acquisitions.

PROC08.5 Identify and test innovative procurement strategies that reduce
the costs for IT items.

PROC09.1 Provide managers with the ability to authorize employees who
have a bona fide need to buy smalldollar items directly using a purchase
card.

PROC09.2 Require all government supply sources to accept the purchase
card.

PROC09.4 Amend Department of the Treasury regulations to authorize the
use of the purchase card for cash advances.

PROC15.3 Train procurement officials on source selection techniques.

PROC20.3 Encourage multiple award schedule contractors to identify
environmentally preferable products.

PROC20.4 Provide energy efficiency information in GSA and DLA catalogs
and automated systems.

PROC20.5 Encourage multiple award schedule contractors to identify
equipment that meets the EPA Energy Star requirements.

PROC20.6 Encourage federal agency use of areawide utility contracts for
energy audits.

PROC20.7 Establish indefinite delivery contracts for energy retrofit
services.

(2) President, Executive Office of the President, or Office of
Management and Budget can do

PROC01.1 Convert the Federal Acquisition Regulation from rigid rules to
guiding principles.

PROC01.2 Implement the procurement reform plan.

PROC03.3 Identify a steering group for the Federal Acquisition
Institute's research.

PROC04.3 Establish a single electronic bulletin board capability to
provide access to information on contracting opportunities.

PROC05.2 Amend the executive order on convict labor.

PROC07.4 Demonstrate the continued commitment to small and small
disadvantaged businesses.

PROC09.3 Amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to promote use
of the purchase card.

PROC10.1 Revise Executive Order 12352 to conform to the new vision for
federal procurement.

PROC14.1 Establish a governmentwide acquisition program for engaging in
electronic commerce.

PROC14.2 Amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to facilitate
electronic commerce.

PROC15.1 Define "best value" and provide regulatory guidance to
implement a program for buying on a best value basis.

PROC15.2 Issue a guide on the use of "best practices" source selection
techniques.

PROC16.1 Establish an interagency Excellence in Vendor Performance
Forum.

PROC16.2 Establish an award for contractor and government acquisition
excellence.

PROC20.2 Develop "best practice" guides on buying for the environment.

(3) Requires legislative action

PROC02.2 Provide civilian agencies with authority similar to DOD's for
improving the acquisition workforce.

PROC03.1 Provide new legislative authority to test innovative
procurement methods.

PROC04.1 Enact legislation simplifying procurement.

PROC04.2 Enact legislation simplifying Department of Defense (DOD)
unique procurement requirements.

PROC04.5 Develop a pamphlet on statutory acquisition requirements for
distribution to small businesses.

PROC05.1 Enact legislation to simplify acquisition labor laws.

PROC06.1 Establish a uniform standard of review for all protest forums
by changing the standard of review at the GSBCA to conform to that used
in the courts.

PROC06.2 Allow penalties for frivolous protests.

PROC06.3 Establish a single forum within the judicial branch to consider
protests.

PROC06.4 Allow continued performance of contracting functions up to the
point of contract award as part of any preaward suspension of the
delegation of procurement authority when a protest is filed with the
GSBCA.

PROC07.1 Repeal statutory limitations on subcontracting and substitute
regulatory limitations to provide greater flexibility.

PROC07.2 Authorize civilian agencies to conduct small disadvantaged
business setasides.

PROC07.3 Permit state and local governments to substitute descriptions
of their own programs for subcontracting and exempt monopolies regulated
by governmental bodies.

PROC11.1 Strengthen and simplify procurement ethics laws.

PROC12.1 Allow state and local governments, grantees, and certain
nonprofit agencies to use federal supply contracts.

PROC12.2 Allow federal agencies to enter into agreements to share state
and local government supply sources.

PROC13.1 Make it easier to buy commercial items.

PROC17.1 Authorize the use of a twophase selection process for certain
types of contracts.

PROC18.1 Authorize multiyear contracts.

PROC18.2 Allow contracts for severable services to cross fiscal years.

PROC19.1 Repeal the requirement for commercial pricing certificates and
authorize contract awards without discussions.

PROC19.2 Maintain the $500,000 threshold for cost and pricing data
requirements for DOD.

PROC19.3 Establish a $500,000 threshold for cost and pricing data
requirements for civilian agencies.

PROC19.4 Authorize civilian agencies to use cooperative agreements for
advanced research projects.

PROC20.1 Amend the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to
clarify procurement issues that impede achievement of its procurement
objectives.