How does the Standard A-76 competition process work?
Following the guidelines set forth in OMB Circular A-76, for a Standard Competition, the managed public/private competition process examines the financial impact of continuing to provide certain services in-house or by contract. A team of employees or a consultant (or a combination of employees and consultant support) develops a PWS and QASP. A second team, the agency bid team, separately and confidentially, prepares a proposal for undertaking the function described in the PWS, much as a commercial source would do. Specific guidelines are included in the process to cover all costs and performance requirements. The government participates in the competition on an equal basis with the commercial sources. Using this process, the competition winner, whether commercial or governmental, must adhere to and meet the performance parameters contained in the PWS. The agency bid team is established to design and create a management plan that includes a Most Efficient Organization (MEO) to compete
