What procedures should be followed to ensure that defense procurement requirements are identified and communicated to outside agencies involved in interagency contracting?
On June 6, 2008, Mr. Paul A. Denett, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of Management and Budget, issued a memorandum entitled “Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions” to help define and assist in establishing roles and responsibilities in the interagency acquisition process. Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memorandum dated June 6, 2008 The Department participated in the development of the guide and endorses its use in Interagency Acquisitions. The use of a standardized Interagency Agreement will alleviate many of the issues raised in audits conducted by the Department’s Inspectors General and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Department already has a requirement that any non-Economy Act interagency acquisition above the simplified acquisition threshold be supported by a best interest determination (Policy memo of October 29, 2004). More specific rules apply for Interagency Acquisitions under the Economy Act at FA
