,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #djee ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbd,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide for a pilot program to improve contracting outcomes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,contracting ,outcomes ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,chief ,financial ,officer ,act ,agency ,the term ,chief ,financial ,officer ,act ,agency means an agency listed in section #ija7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,cost avoidance ,the term cost avoidance refers to-- 7,a7 reductions in the need for increased funding if present management practices continued2 7,b7 unfunded requirements that were avoided2 and 7,c7 productivity gains1 such as reduction in required labor hours1 reduction in contract duplication1 and use of shared contract programs4 7#d7 ,cost savings ,the term cost savings means reductions to budget lines or funded programs resulting from a new policy1 process1 or activity with no adverse impact on mission4 7#e7 ,end user ,the term end user means the internal stakeholder that uses the product or service procured4 7#f7 ,head of contracting activity ,the term head of contracting activity has the meaning given the term head of the contracting activity in section #b4aja of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation4 7#g7 ,military department ,the term military department has the meaning given the term in section #aja7;a77#h7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#h7 ,multiple award contract ,the term multiple award contract means-- 7,a7 a contract that is entered into by the ,administrator of ,general ,services under the multiple award schedule program referred to in section #cjab7c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7,b7 a multiple award task order contract that is entered into under the authority of title #aj or title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#i7 ,senior procurement executive ,the term senior procurement executive has the meaning given the term in section #agjb7;c7 of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#aj7 ,transactional data ,the term transactional data refers to order details1 including unit price1 quantity1 and line item descriptions4 #c4 ,pilot program to improve contracting outcomes 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator for ,federal ,procurement ,policy shall initiate a pilot program to improve contracting outcomes4 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the pilot program is to identify and assess innovative approaches for establishing and using outcome-oriented contracting metrics1 and the potential to establish and use outcome-oriented contracting metrics at each ,chief ,financial ,officer ,act ,agency and military department4 7c7 ,key elements ,the pilot program initiated pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 comprise no less than three ,chief ,financial ,officer ,act ,agencies1 and at least one military department2 7#b7 span a period of two years2 7#c7 demonstrate how senior procurement executives can establish quantitative outcome-oriented contracting metrics and corresponding goals-- 7,a7 expressed on an annual basis2 7,b7 for each ,head of ,contracting ,activity2 and 7,c7 representing1 at a minimum-- 7i7 cost avoidance or cost savings2 7ii7 timeliness of deliveries in terms of end users' receipt of a product or the start of a service2 7iii7 quality of deliverables in terms of end users' satisfaction with a delivered product or provided service2 and 7iv7 end user satisfaction with the degree and nature of collaboration between the end user and the relevant procurement officials2 7#d7 illustrate how senior procurement executives can use the quantitative outcome-oriented contracting metrics and goals required under paragraph 7#c7 to-- 7,a7 assess the performance of procurement organizations on an ongoing basis2 7,b7 identify and share leading practices that ,heads of ,contracting ,activity and other procurement officials can use to achieve desired contracting outcomes2 7,c7 evaluate key factors affecting contracting outcomes1 including-- 7i7 collaboration with key stakeholders1 particularly requirements generators1 pre- and post-contract award2 and 7ii7 contractor performance2 and 7#e7 assess the benefits and drawbacks of leveraging various data sources when establishing and using the outcome-oriented contracting metrics and goals required under paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 respectively1 including1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 data stored in the ,contractor ,performance ,assessment ,reporting ,system2 and 7,b7 transactional data for orders against multiple award contracts4 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding senior procurement executives from establishing or maintaining additional performance metrics and goals1 in particular metrics and goals for small business utilization4 #d4 ,office of ,federal ,procurement ,policy reporting 7a7 ,interim report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator for ,federal ,procurement ,policy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states an interim report on the pilot program required under section #c4 7#b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the interim report shall be to identify how each of the senior procurement executives participating in the pilot program are meeting the requirements under section #c7;c74 7#c7 ,key elements ,the interim report shall identify1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 each quantitative outcome-oriented contracting goal established pursuant to section #c7;c77#c71 including-- 7i7 a precise definition that includes the methodology and data used to measure actual performance against the goal2 and 7ii7 the rationale for the goal2 7,b7 illustrative examples of how each senior procurement executive has used quantitative outcome-oriented contracting metrics and goals to identify and share leading practices and key factors affecting contracting outcomes pursuant to section #c7;c77#d72 and 7,c7 data improvement initiatives1 informed by the assessment required under section #c7;c77#e71 including a plan of action and milestones to improve the reliability of relevant data1 including at a minimum-- 7i7 data stored in the ,contractor ,performance ,assessment ,reporting ,system2 and 7ii7 transactional data for orders against multiple award contracts4 7b7 ,final report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator for ,federal ,procurement ,policy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states a final report on the pilot program required under section #c4 7#b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the final report shall be to identify how each of the senior procurement executives participating in the pilot program met the requirements under section #c7;c71 and assess the potential to establish and use outcome-oriented contracting metrics and goals at each ,chief ,financial ,officer ,act ,agency and military department in the future4 7#c7 ,key elements ,the final report shall identify1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 any modifications to the outcome-oriented metrics and goals established pursuant to section #c7;c77#c7 since the issuance of the interim report required under subsection 7a71 including-- 7i7 modifications to the definitions for the metrics and goals2 and 7ii7 the rationale for any modifications2 7,b7 examples of how each senior procurement executive has used outcome-oriented contracting metrics and goals to identify and share leading practices and key factors affecting contracting outcomes pursuant to section #c7;c77#d7 during the preceding year2 7,c7 a description of progress against the plan of action and milestones required under subsection 7a77#c77;,c71 including qualitative descriptions of significant challenges and limitations hindering data improvement efforts2 and 7,d7 observations from the ,administrator for ,federal ,procurement ,policy regarding the respective advantages and disadvantages of various approaches for establishing and using outcome-oriented contracting metrics and goals4 #e4 ,government accountability office reporting ,not later than #ahj days after receiving the interim and final reports required under section #d1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall provide the ,comptroller ,general's independent observations on the report to the appropriate congressional committees4