jonmjohnson Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Good morning, I have been looking at and thinking about this topic for quite some time. Because I have not found a way to address it I am either a) correct in my analysis or, haven't thought of it in the way that I need to. I am hoping that the contracting vets on this forum can let me know where I stand. Issue: Throughout the federal government many agencies have been speaking about a shared services model for acquisitions, particularly IT acquisitions. What they mean by this is a government-wide vehicle where other agencies can simply place orders. Without getting too deep into the weeds on this, let’s assume that Agency X, Agency Y, and GSA (one of the few agencies that have the ability to create government-wide contract vehicles) come together, identify common requirements, and successfully procure a single solution. Let’s also assume that they state it could be used by other agencies, and set a ceiling high enough for this to be practicable. Question: How could Agency Z then come in and buy off that vehicle? I look at this as a CICA violation either way. I see how GSA could set this up for use, but I do not see how, legally, another agency could simply go to them and use it. Yes I understand SmartBuy does allow for this to a certain extent (products). Without getting into a SmartBuy discussion, conceptually such a scenario can be arranged for products. The context I speak of is related to solution sets for Cloud Computing or Federal Mobility Efforts. Any input or direction you could offer would be welcomed. Shared services strike me as a desired end state that is largely rhetorical and not practical. I will caveat that by saying it is certainly possible and doable within a single agency as they pool resources and eliminate redundancy between sub-agencies/divisions. I just don't see how it is CICA compliant when we refer to it between agencies. Thoughts? JJohnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vern Edwards Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Are you familiar with FAR Subpart 17.5, "Interagency Acquisitions"? See, esp., FAR 17.502-1(a)(2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napolik Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 After looking at FAR 17.5, you may want to read this OFPP Memo: http://www.acq.osd.m...itions-memo.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mansfield Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 And when you're done reading the memo, you can see FAR 6.001( e ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmjohnson Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Vern, napolik, and Don, Thanks for the homework. Let me look through this and think about it more before I get back to you. I appreciate the guidance. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmjohnson Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Vern and Don, I read through your citations and it clarified what I needed to think through. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction and offering your guidance. JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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