2. A-76 Memorandum
• Dates back to 1955
• Preference for private companies
• Relative to government’s commercial
activities
• Prohibits “inherently governmental work”
3. 1990’s Policies Favors
Outsourcing
• Al Gore’s Reinventing Government
• Slogans of “Better, Faster, Cheaper”
• Federal Agencies Inventory Reform Act
• (FAIR ACT) under Pres. Clinton
• Targets for outsourcing set
4. Acquisition Streamling Rules –
1990’s under Pres. Clinton
• Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
• (FASA)
• Federal Acquisition Reform Act
• (FARA)
• Information Technology Management
Reform Act
• (ITMRA) aka Clinger Cohen Act
5. Military Case Studies
• Guam Navy Base Facilities Management
• Pensacola Navy Base Facilities
Management
• Military Base Housing- Hawaii
6. Guam Navy Base Facilities
Management
Contract Award Saved Govt $250M
Started as Public Works Center
Funded by Working Capital Fund
Expanded to Include all base activities
Fixed Price Contract type
Government proposal Most Effective Org.
was cost-plus (pay as you go)
8. Military Base Housing
Outsourcing
• Base Housing no longer provided free of
charge
• Does contractor have to comply with Davis-
Bacon Act?
• Relocation of military personnel to “front-
lines”
9. President’s Management Agenda
(PMA)
• President Bush’s Administration
• Renamed outsourcing to “competitive
sourcing”
• Eliminated many “inherently governmental
provisions”
• Follows on to further the FAIR act
• Supports commercial enterprise to provide
government services
10. Examples
• Federal Acquisition Institute
• Guards in National Parks Privatized
• Governmental activities in targeted areas
• Spans Many Agencies
