Basic federal government sourcing decision model.

1. Example High-level Federal Sourcing Decision Model for Non-Inherently Governmental and Non-Critical Functions
Procurement
AgencyChief
Acquisition
Officer
HumanResources
Functional
Area
Budgetand
Finance
Officeof
Management
andBudget Phase
CAO with FA
Decision to
Implement
Sourcing Method
for New or Existing
Activity
Insource? Compete? Cross-Service? Privatize?
Establish Human
Capital
Requirements and, if
needed, coordinate
with Procurement to
Cancel Contract or
Cross-Servicing
Agreement
Conduct
Streamlined or
Standard
Competition*, or
Private-Private
Sector Competition
No
Yes
Stop
Yes
Establish Cross-
Servicing Agreement
with Provider
Develop Business
Case and Seek
Approval from
OMB/Congress
Yes
Verify Budget Authority and Funding Availability
No No No
Yes
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