One Government-- Interagency Acquisition, Collaboration, and Agreements

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2 One Government-- Interagency Acquisition, Collaboration, and Agreements Breakout Session #: F07 Presented by: Taylor Wolf and Jonathan Hamlet Date: Tuesday, July 25 Time: 4:00pm - 5:15pm 1

3 Agenda MCC Background One Government What do we mean? Interagency Agreements (IAAs) Other collaborative tools and strategies Who we work with and how Future collaboration efforts Best Practices 2

4 MCC Background The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty. Created by the U.S. Congress in January 2004 Independent agency MCC Board is multi agency Its guiding principles are: Competitive selection Country-led solutions Country-led implementation MCC is a small agency, with ~ 300 full-time employees 3

5 What is MCC achieving? MCC has approved over $10 billion in compact and threshold programs worldwide that support country-determined projects in such sectors as: agriculture and irrigation, transportation (roads, bridges, ports), water supply and sanitation, access to health, finance and enterprise development, anticorruption initiatives, land rights and access, access to education. 4

6 One Government The Federal Register lists 440 government agencies!! Overlapping missions Redundant spends Niche expertise Flexible authorities/ways of doing business Generally, we are all drawing from the same pot of money It is not just about cost savings, but spending wisely 5

7 Policy and Procedures FAR Part 17.5 Direct vs. Assisted Shall not use an interagency acquisition to circumvent conditions and limitations imposed on the use of funds. Determination of best procurement approach Satisfies the requesting agency s requirements Is cost effective Funded responsibly Department of Treasury s 7600 A/B 6

8 Policy and Procedures continued Know your authority!! The Economy Act All agencies can use if they don t have more specific statutory authority Subject to FAR Part The Millennium Challenge Act/Foreign Assistance Act ****Working with DoD also comes with FAR Part 17.7**** 7

9 Types of Collaboration Formal IAAs MoUs Informal Handshakes Phone calls Meetings/Events Administrative Mission based Mentoring and Career Development Best Practices 8

10 Administrative IAA s Department of Commerce Overseas office space Department of State Language Services, Passports, FSI United States Agency - International Development Office of Inspector General Office of Personnel Management Credit Monitoring, Background Checks, eopf Maintenance, Satisfaction Surveys Department of Labor Unemployment Compensation Insurance Defense Contract Auditing Agency Auditing Services 9

11 Interior Business Center Financial Management Accounting etravel Department of Interior and MCC 10

12 Forwarding the Mission United States Geological Survey Aquifer identification tools in Niger Department of Energy Energy due diligence support United States Agency International Development Global Development Lab Department of Treasury Office of Technical Assistance United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural/land works and studies 11 Office of Personnel Management Innovation Lab Department of Transportation Roads project support

13 United States Army Corps of Engineers and MCC Engineering Support Services Crosses multiple sectors in multiple compacts Provides niche expertise that MCC does not possess 12

14 PEPFAR and MCC Data Collaboratives for Local Impact $21.8 million 2015 to 2018 PEPFAR funded, MCC oversight Programmatic success --- shared learning 13

15 Mentoring and Career Development Programs The DoS invites MCC employees to participate in some of their mentor/mentee programs. MCC also works with EXIM bank and OPIC in establishing career development programs Creates a larger pool of participants Creates Collaboration New perspectives and ideas Increased understanding of other missions Builds relationships 14

16 Other Interagency Work Multi-agency dialogue Small agency council Frontline Forum OPM/OMB interagency initiatives Federal Acquisition Institute Super Acquisition Career Manager 15

17 Upcoming Initiatives! Dept. of Commerce Foreign Commercial Service Office of Personnel Management SF-182 process USAID/Dept. of State Small business outreach events Global Development lab 16

18 Best Practices Contracting is largely the same throughout the government. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery Industry outreach, policy mimics, innovative contracting methods Success should be shared One Government! 17

19 Choose the right path 18