New GWACS criticism

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Some new issues.  One concerns a drop in small business obligations mostly due to Category Management which includes most GWACS as well.  CatMan contracts generally are too large for small businesses to get a fair share.  The other issue comes from the Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI).  ADI states GWACS often stifle innovation and access from smaller IT sources.  While these firms can team of subcontract with larger companies, often the larger companies impose so much oversight, control and adoption to their procedures, the smaller companies are hindered.  ADI also claims the governments emphasis on experience and past perrformance in source selection effectively closes the doors to new, small sources.  As an alternative, ADI suggests a “show, don’t tell” model. They also suggest greater use of commercial case studies.