PERFORMANCE-BASED SERVICE ACQUISITION PBSA), A-76 AND PERSONAL SERVICES - A CAUTIONARY NOTE

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Long Description: The concurrent emphasis on acquiring services using Performance-Based
Service Acquisition (PBSA) and the new A-76 competitive sourcing procedures
gives rise to some potentially conflicting goals that acquisition
personnel need to be aware of in order to avoid personal service contracts.
A contract for services can become a personal services contract
either by the way it is written or by the way it is administered, but proper
training and planning can help avoid this pitfall. Acquisition and contracting
personnel need to be informed about what constitutes personal
services and aware of this limitation as it applies to managing PBSA
contracts. This article seeks to further define personal services and offers
some suggestions for consideration when writing a performance
work statement (PWS) or statement of objectives (SOO) for a PBSA.
Web Site Address: http://www.dau.mil/pubs/arq/2005arq/2005arq-37/FRIAR.PDF
Benefit/Value: Benefit of Value