Where some market observers see an overabundance of governmentwide acquisition contracts, the government's top procurement official sees market forces at work.
“I don’t see a proliferation of GWACs themselves,” said Paul Denett, administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in an interview Tuesday. Instead, he describes it as strategic, niche contracts that fill needs in the marketplace.
Denett approved NASA’s Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement IV GWAC Monday. In a letter to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, Denett wrote that NASA had shown a need for SEWP IV in the federal marketplace and that NASA has the expertise to lead it.
Competition is the bedrock for the federal marketplace, Denett said. “Some competition is beneficial. It keeps people paying attention to their customers.”
Too much competition could be counterproductive, he added.
Read the rest of the story: FCW.com - OFPP's Denett: Competition works
“I don’t see a proliferation of GWACs themselves,” said Paul Denett, administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in an interview Tuesday. Instead, he describes it as strategic, niche contracts that fill needs in the marketplace.
Denett approved NASA’s Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement IV GWAC Monday. In a letter to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, Denett wrote that NASA had shown a need for SEWP IV in the federal marketplace and that NASA has the expertise to lead it.
Competition is the bedrock for the federal marketplace, Denett said. “Some competition is beneficial. It keeps people paying attention to their customers.”
Too much competition could be counterproductive, he added.
Read the rest of the story: FCW.com - OFPP's Denett: Competition works
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