,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #acjd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #af 7legislative day1 ,july #ae71 #bjac ,mr4 ,begich introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to promote strategic sourcing principles within the ,federal ,government4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,buy ,smarter and ,save ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,goals for strategic sourcing of ,federally procured goods and services 7a7 ,requirement ,to establish goals for purchases and savings using strategic sourcing ,the ,president shall establish-- 7#a7 an annual ,government-wide goal to procure goods and services using strategic sourcing1 in accordance with this section2 and 7#b7 an annual ,government-wide goal for savings resulting from the use of strategic sourcing1 in accordance with this section4 7b7 ,amount of procurement goal 7#a7 ,in general ,the goal for procurement of goods and services established under subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7,a7 in each of fiscal years #bjad and #bjae1 at least #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7,b7 in each of fiscal years #bjaf1 #bjag1 and #bjah1 at least #ge1jjj1jjj1jjj4 7c7 ,amount of savings goal ,the goal for savings resulting from the use of strategic sourcing established under subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7#a7 in each of fiscal years #bjad and #bjae1 at least #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7#b7 in each of fiscal years #bjaf1 #bjag1 and #bjah1 at least #g1ejj1jjj1jjj4 #c4 ,implementation of strategic sourcing goals by ,office of ,management and ,budget 7a7 ,guidance by ,office of ,management and ,budget ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall issue guidance to executive agencies for implementing the goals established under section #b4 ,the ,director1 in consultation with the heads of executive agencies1 may set specific goals for procurement and savings that are customized to individual executive agencies4 7b7 ,matters covered ,in the guidance issued under subsection 7a71 the ,director shall include1 at a minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,criteria for the goods and services to be procured using strategic sourcing1 consistent with the considerations described in subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,a description of the specific data required to be submitted by executive agencies to the ,director regarding implementation of the goals4 7#c7 ,guidance on calculating and verifying savings generated from strategic sourcing4 7#d7 ,standards to measure progress towards meeting savings goals4 7#e7 ,procedures to hold agencies accountable and ensure that agencies are achieving their strategic sourcing goals4 7#f7 ,procedures to ensure that an agency is not making purchases that significantly exceed the requirements of the agency4 7#g7 ,a list of existing ,government-wide strategic sourcing vehicles4 7c7 ,considerations ,in developing the guidance issued under this section1 the ,director shall take into consideration the application of strategic sourcing in a manner that-- 7#a7 maintains a strong industrial and manufacturing base in the ,united ,states2 7#b7 is consistent with international trade agreements2 7#c7 accounts for the benefits as well as the costs of procuring goods and services2 7#d7 emphasizes the procurement of goods and services that are procured repetitively1 procured ,government-wide and in large amounts1 and are non-technical and commercial in nature2 7#e7 allows for easy conduct of a spend analysis under section #d7;b72 and 7#f7 reflects the requirements of the ,small ,business ,act1 including the provisions addressing contract bundling1 contract consolidation1 and the need to achieve the statutory small business prime contracting and subcontracting goals in section #ae of that ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd74 7d7 ,relationship to ,federal ,strategic ,sourcing ,initiative ,in issuing guidance under this section1 the ,director shall take into account and be consistent with the ,federal ,strategic ,sourcing ,initiative managed by the ,office of ,federal ,procurement ,policy4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the end of a fiscal year for which a goal is established under section #b1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress a report on the implementation of this ,act4 ,the report shall include1 at a minimum-- 7#a7 the dollar amount of spending for goods and for services that was strategically sourced during the year covered by the report2 7#b7 the extent of savings on purchases of goods and services realized by executive agencies during that year2 and 7#c7 such findings and recommendations as the ,director considers appropriate4 #d4 ,strategic sourcing duties of covered departments 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of a covered department shall take the following actions to support strategic sourcing efforts in the department3 7#a7 ,establishment of department-wide goals and savings targets for strategic sourcing efforts in support of the goals established under section #b4 7#b7 ,establishment of a strategic sourcing accountability official within the department4 7#c7 ,issuance of a policy that outlines the role1 authority1 and responsibilities of the strategic sourcing accountability official and department practices for strategic sourcing4 7#d7 ,identification of department-specific strategic sourcing contracts already in use and establishment of utilization goals for current and future strategic sourcing efforts4 7#e7 ,development of standards to track and assess compliance with the goals established under section #b1 consistent with the guidance and considerations under section #c4 7b7 ,spend analysis requirement ,not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and in accordance with the guidance and considerations under section #c1 the ,secretary of a covered department shall conduct a spend analysis of procurements by the department during fiscal year #bjab to identify1 assess1 and quantify goods and services suitable for strategic sourcing4 ,based on the analysis1 the ,secretary shall select1 for implementation in fiscal year #bjad1 at least one good or service to strategically source from among the top #bj procurement spending categories for commercial goods and services that are identified in the analysis as suitable for strategic sourcing4 #e4 ,study and report by ,comptroller ,general 7a7 ,study on contract utilization fees ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study to assess the effect of contract utilization fees on the use of multiple agency contracts1 including strategic sourcing vehicles using multiple award schedules1 and shall submit a report on the results of the study to ,congress not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,study on establishing contract vehicles ,the ,comptroller ,general shall conduct a study to examine the cost of establishing each of the current ,federal strategic sourcing initiative contract vehicles1 and shall submit a report on the results of the study to ,congress not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,annual report on implementation of ,act 7#a7 ,assessments ,each year1 the ,comptroller ,general shall assess-- 7,a7 the performance of executive agencies in implementing the strategic sourcing goals required by this ,act2 and 7,b7 the amounts saved through the use of strategic sourcing1 including a comparison of the costs of establishing and maintaining strategic sourcing contract vehicles4 7#b7 ,report ,the ,comptroller ,general shall submit a report on the results of the assessment to ,congress not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter while the goals are in effect4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,executive agency ,the term executive agency has the meaning given the term ,executive agency in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,covered department ,the term covered department means the ,department of ,defense1 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department of ,energy1 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,general ,services ,administration1 and the ,small ,business ,administration4 7#c7 ,strategic sourcing ,the term strategic sourcing means a structured and collaborative process of critically analyzing an organization's spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing power1 reduce costs1 and improve overall value and performance4