New or existing technology is leveraged to facilitate all phases of the acquisition lifecycle.
Agencies conduct mission essential acquisition activities virtually and remotely, leveraging new or existing technology and tools. Virtual and other remote acquisition activities include i) online industry conferences, ii) phone interviews, iii) virtual site visits and inspections, iv) video proposals, and v) virtual oral presentations and consensus evaluations.
- Innovative virtual and remote activities with online tools and telephone devices can be highly beneficial when in person activities are not practical or possible, with emergency acquisitions (FAR Part 18) or when stakeholders are geographically dispersed.
- In the face of a pandemic, such as COVID-19, remote acquisitions represent not just more efficient practices, but a necessary mechanism to prevent unnecessary disruptions to soliciting new work and enabling continued contract awards in support of pressing mission requirements in a manner that is consistent with the HHS Centers for Disease Control"s guidance and shelter-in-place orders.
- Alternative authorities, such as challenges and prize competitions and commercial solutions opening pilots, combined with virtual and other remote activities may help with ideation processes to solve urgent mission needs.
- Accelerates time to award.
- Reduces administrative burden.
- Reduces barriers to entry.
- Enables more effective decision-making.
- Enables procurements to continue where they might otherwise be stopped, such as to comply with social distancing guidance for public health safety.
- SMALL BUSINESS BENEFIT: Allows new entrants, recent entrants, and small businesses to participate in federal contracting opportunities who might not be able to otherwise on equal footing as to established contractors.
Small Business
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