To:
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Office of Privacy and Records
Management, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B)
Purpose.
The purpose of this memorandum is to request Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) FastTrack clearance to conduct the VA
2016-2017 Acquisition 360 Survey.
References.
Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement
Policy (OFPP) memorandum, dated March 15, 2015, Subject:
Acquisition 360 – Improving the Acquisition Process
through Timely Feedback from External and Internal
Stakeholders.
Email
from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council on Behalf of Lesley
Field, Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy
(OFPP), dated June 1, 2016, Subject: Acquisition 360 –
Next Phase.
Background.
Per reference 2.a and 2.b, the
VA is required to conduct a 360 degree survey of its acquisition
process to improve how the VA receives and uses industry and
internal feedback to strengthen the acquisition function from
pre-award activities up to, and including, contract award and
debriefings. (OFPP issued the directive memorandum as a means to
address feedback from vendors across the Federal buying spectrum
which noted that the lack of communication between government
and industry during the pre-award phase creates a significant
disadvantage for both sides.)
Discussion:
Per the OFPP direction
noted above, the attached VA request is submitted to obtain PRA
FastTrack clearance for VA to conduct its 2016-2017 Acquisition
360 Survey. The following additional information is provided in
support of this request:
The
OMB Control Number for the request is: OMB 2900-0770.
The
Burden Hour is: 120
The
expiration Date is 08/31/2018
The
detailed VA FastTrack Clearance request is provided as
attachment 1.
VA
will use the OMB provided survey tool, to conduct the survey and
a copy of the OMB Acquisition 360 survey questions are provided
as attachments.
The
OFPP point of contact for the Acquisition 360 Survey is, Porter
Glock, [email protected].
Please
direct questions regarding this Memorandum to the Office of
Acquisition and Logistics, Procurement Policy and Warrant
Management Service, at (202)
632-5288 or email
[email protected].
Sheila
P. Darrell
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