2023 PSC Policy Lines of Effort
PSC has identified five areas of focus to be given prioritized attention this year.
Policy Lines of Effort
Cost, Accounting, and Administration
PSC is working tirelessly to mitigate the negative effects of inflation on the government services contractor. We also seek to help secure federal supply chains, reduce acquisition lead times, support best value contracting as well as fair and appropriate cost accounting and administration of federal contracts, and encourage greater transparency and industry-government communication in acquisition approaches.
Key topics include: Inflation | Reimbursable costs / equitable adjustments | Reporting requirements | Tax policies | Procurement administrative lead time (PALT) | Lowest-price, technically-acceptable (LPTA)
Lower Barriers to Entry/Promotion of Competition
PSC seeks to promote innovation and competition in the federal contracting marketplace for all services contractors of all sizes, including but not limited to working with U.S. Government officials on small business utilization to support growth where desired, recognition of the value that mid-sized companies bring to federal contracts, and appropriate use of other transaction agreements, cooperative agreements, and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers.
Key topics include: Health of industrial base| Administration’s small business goals | Access to mid-sized companies | Teaming arrangements / joint ventures | Federally Funded R&D Centers (FFRDCs)
Workforce
PSC seeks to support human capital and labor policies that allow the federal government and its contracting partners to recruit, train, promote, and retain a world-class skilled workforce. Focus areas include but are not limited to: workforce implications of higher-than-expected inflation; diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility throughout the combined federal workforce; improved security clearance processes; reasonable return-to-work-facility and remote working policies; and efforts to address acquisition knowledge gaps resulting from workforce transitions.
Key topics include: Availability of qualified talent | USG labor categories and rates | Personnel security clearances | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) | Sufficiency and training of USG contracting officers
Technology and Innovation
PSC supports efforts to align federal government requirements with access to innovative contractor capabilities at the speed of relevance. Thus, PSC seeks to help advance acquisition processes that can better offer such access, as well as technology and innovation funding to support fielding of cutting-edge capabilities as necessary to accomplish the government’s critical missions. In addition, PSC is working to promote cybersecurity models that ensure safety and reliability of cyber infrastructure while also preventing, or eliminating, overly burdensome or unnecessarily duplicative contractor reporting requirements.
Key topics include: Faster requirements processes Awareness of / access to innovative solutions | Tools to accelerate acquisition | Cybersecurity
Supply Chain and Logistics
Key topics include: Supply chain illumination and resilience | Sourcing requirements | Surge capacities and capabilities
Policy Actions
PSC Responses to Regulatory and Other Requests for Comments
Supporting Ukraine: A Compendium of Assistance Initiatives (Feb 2023)
15 vignettes from PSC member companies, who have worked tirelessly to support the Ukrainian government and people—from agriculture and energy to social and legal services, from support to refugees and internally displaced peoples to digital and IT assistance.
You can find the compendium here.
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