How does PBA work with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)?
A25 Exceptionally well! IPTs recognize the need for swift and harmonious interaction and communication between Government and contractor. Consequently, the management and functional processes of both Government and contractor are customized to complement each other so as to benefit the project’s objective. That customization of processes must still be effected within the framework of acquisition laws, regulations, and policies. Moreover, the principles of PBA, i.e. incentivizing results (outcomes or outputs), not best efforts (inputs), by shifting cost risk and quality responsibility to the contractor, still apply.
