Air Force Approach to Teams

[One key emphasis in performance-based contracting in Air Force] is on a team approach to acquisition. We all realize that each functional office working independently is not effective in building a contract. All of the key players involved with the acquisition need to work as a cohesive unit from need identification through contract performance management. The core of this team approach is the BRAG, Business Requirements and Advisory Group. Together, this team will do market research, write the statement of work, determine the performance thresholds (standards), write the quality assurance surveillance plan, write and issue the solicitation, perform the source selection, and monitor contractor performance. It is required that a BRAG be established for every requirement operating under this instruction. To summarize, instead of the stove-pipe approach, we need to commit our best resources to multi-functional teams which can provide the expertise and continuity to produce a contract and surveillance plan that will best satisfy the user's needs within budget and with continuous improvement throughout the life of the requirement.

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