formerfed Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 I’m posting this from LinkedIn. It’s a Ryan Connell comment. Interesting and shows promise that our acquisition process can be more responsive to our nations needs. Quote If I were to buy AI for my mission today: Step 1: I'd need to seek approval within my command, showcasing a requirement and ensuring budget availability from FM Step 2: Since Tradewinds satisfies Competition In Contracting Act (CICA), I'd watch pitch videos until a solution seems like a good fit Step 3: Reach out to solution provider and ask for a quote on specific/conceptual requirements Step 4: Since I've already satisfied my requirement to compete (No J&A), I can simply conduct price analysis to validate quote is fair and reasonable.. if this DOESN'T work, I can ask for 3 quotes from Tradewinds solution providers to satisfy adequate price competition Step 5: Award Contract, likely using FAR 13.5 (simplified acquisition for commercial NTE $7.5M)- because you can treat ANY non traditional defense contractor AS IF THEY ARE COMMERCIAL just because they are a non trad..(DFARS 212.102) Did you know the average PALT for FAR13.5 in FY23 is ~60days start to finish? That said, I heard Kristina Botelho did one in 8 days at #SXSW #commercial #acquisition DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Here’s more information on Tradewinds https://www.tradewindai.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Culham Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Much to learn as the world of Federal acquisition continues its every evolving landscape. A landscape that has an OTA holder supporting acquisitions to accomplish a procurement via traditional FAR processes and getting paid to do so. The .com website is the giveaway. I am not a naysayer just something to watch as another effort of hiring a contractor to find a contractor to complete a contract gets its legs. Is it really new or just another twist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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