AGO Mission/Vision
Vision:
To be a leading organization in acquisition and financial assistance through cooperation, communication, and talented people.
Mission:
Provide financial assistance and acquire supplies and services, compliant with public policy, on time, and at the best value.
Guiding Principles:
In everything we do we will be guided by three principles – improved communication, improved cooperation, and an improved workforce.
Leadership:
It is the responsibility of our leaders and managers to provide our people an organization in which they are always able to perform with dignity and respect; with all of the tools and methods necessary to perform exceptionally well; and with the opportunity to regularly perform meaningful work.
Who We Are and What We Do:
The Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO) provides acquisition and financial assistance services throughout NOAA. The AGO Director is the NOAA Senior Bureau Procurement Official (SBPO). AGO has a blended workforce of civil servants and contracted staff within four Acquisition Divisions, a Grants Management Division, a Policy and Oversight Division, and a Staff Services Management Division. AGO people are located to provide responsive client service; in Silver Spring, MD; Norfolk, VA; Kansas City, MO; Boulder, CO; and Seattle, WA.
Goals and Challenges:
- Fiduciary Duty
- Balance mission needs and the public interest
- Improve requirements definition and validation; cost estimating: and source selection
- Operate with openness, transparency, and integrity
- Management
- Operate effectively at 1-2% of obligated dollars, well below benchmark of 3-9%
- Move beyond contract formation to contract management for all contracts
- Expand financial assistance services from partial to full lifecycle services
- Strategically source products and services for value and efficiency
- Move financial assistance and acquisition from a service to a core competency