Outsourcing%20and%20Commercial%20Activities

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Outsourcing and Commercial Activities

• FEDLINK Membership Meeting
• October 17, 2002

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Competitive Sourcing

• 1 of 5 issues on Presidents Management Agenda
• White House goal to achieve 15 by end of FY03
• Baseline set by all eligible commercial
  activities from FY2000 FAIR Act inventory
• Eligibility based on current FAIR Act inventory
• Compete to determine if government function is
  more effectively carried out by federal personnel

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FAIR Act Inventory

• Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act initiated
  publication of commercial activities in 1998
• Annually identify functions not inherently
  governmental and publish lists on Websites
• Gives private sector basis for demanding
  competition for functions commercially
  available
• Force and effect greatly increased under Bush
  Administrations high priority and quota system

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A-76 Role in Competitive Sourcing

• Preceded FAIR Act and Bush agenda 1966
• Over the years, emphasized (or not) by Presidents
  or agency heads
• Currently determines whether commercial function
  will be performed by government or contract staff
• Note Activities of 10 FTE or smaller may be
  privatized without competition

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Commercial Activities Panel

• May 2001-April 2002 Comptroller General, chair
• Collected comments (FLICC responded) held 3
  hearingsat least one librarian testified
• Report issued April 2002 (see GAO Website)
• Agreed on 10 Sourcing Principles
• No recommendations re. inherently governmental
  definition
• Recommended FAR process over A-76
• OMB proceeding to implement FAR recommendation

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Federal Library Experiences

• Suzanne Grefsheim, NIH LibraryHHS FAIR Act
  inventory for 2002
• Barbara Wrinkle, Air Force LibrariesA-76 and
  lessons learned over several years application
• Q A and audience comments

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Resource Handbook of Federal Librarianship,
Chapter V

• By FLICC Education Working Group
• Look for update November 2002
• http//lcweb.loc.gov/flicc/hndbk.html