Electronic Commerce in the US David A. Drabkin* April 28, 2010 *The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent the US gov’t or Northrop Grumman.

The Objective Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) 1994 Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET), “Quicksilver”, 2001, Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). E-Government Act of 2002 Funding

IAE’s Vision A secure business environment that facilitates and supports cost-effective acquisition of goods and services in support of agency mission performance

IAE Goals Create a simpler, common, integrated business process for buyers and sellers that promotes competition, transparency and integrity. Increase data sharing to enable better business decisions in procurement, logistic, payment and performance assessment. Take a unified approach to obtaining modern tools to leverage investment costs for business related processes.

IAE Accomplishments Launched or expanded 10 centralized acquisition systems since 2002 Use of IAE systems mandated by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Redundant systems have been shut down, paper forms have been eliminated and procurement systems are sharing data Strategy IAE has followed: Adopt if possible Otherwise Adapt Acquire if necessary Small businesses have the same opportunity as large to take advantage of federal business opportunities Agencies are required by OFPP to validate data to confirm accuracy www.usaspending.gov to search federal contracting dollars and grant awards created. Required by FFATA. Utilizes FPDS data

IAE Systems are Used Throughout the Acquisition Life Cycle WDOL FBO/ FedTeDS CCR FPDS Market Research Solicitation WDOL Ordering Acquisition CCR ICD/Catalogs System Integrator ORCA Evaluation FPDS Contract Administration Requirements Performance eSRS Award EPLS Performance P-card Future FPDS/ FedTeDS FBO Acquisition Requirements Acquisition Lifecycle Shared Service

Federal Systems in the Acquisition Process Now encompasses FedTeDS Contract Writing Systems Generate Requirement Supports all actions ( except requirement ) for Solicit installation - level Requirement contracting Review Offers How do I let Vendors know that I need something ? Evaluate Offers / Select How do I know whether Vendor is offering what I need? Vendor Create How do I know if a vendor is reliable? Contract Acquisition System Requirement (ASR) Administer How do I create a contract with all Contract of the appropriate information ? How do all the right people receive the contract information they need ? Contract Close - Out How does all the spending information get tracked ?

The Future Procurement Executive Council (PEC) Recommendation A System of systems Requirements to Disposal (end to end) Financial, Security, Property, etc. Single Architecture with a single communication standard Creating a single, segmented, government marketplace Ultimately available to all levels of government, domestic and foreign

TO BE SYSTEM SUPPLIER BUYER eMarket CORE SERVICES Transactions Catalog content Security Administration Personalization eMarket VALUE ADDED SERVICES Auction Content Integration Logistics Supply ASP Chain Mgmt Design Consulting

Outcomes Reduced Administrative Costs Reduction of Barriers Increased Competition Increased Transparency Globalization of the marketplace