What is competitive sourcing?
Competitive Sourcing is a process to determine the most cost effective method of obtaining services that are available in the private sector. It involves a competition between a Government workforce and commercial sources. The process is defined in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. When a function has been selected to undergo a Competitive Sourcing study, it does not mean the function has been predetermined to be contracted out rather it means that the function will be subject to a cost comparison, and only the result of the cost comparison can dictate whether the function will be retained in-house and continue to be performed by Government personnel or whether the function will be performed by a commercial vendor.
