FEMA Acquisition Business Office

Challenge

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) required support in standing up a newly created Acquisition Business Office (ABO). ABO was instituted to drive key transformation initiatives and create a more robust acquisition process.

Solution

Established a pre-award advocacy program to assist Program Offices and Acquisition staff in developing procurement requests
Established Acquisition Program Manager, COTR, Investment Review, and Strategic Sourcing programs
Developed processes and reporting mechanisms to manage customer requirements, congressional mandates and senior management inquiries
Developed performance metrics to measure program success and ensure continuous program improvement
Implemented KM community sites for Acquisition Program Managers and COTRs

Benefits/Achievements

Improved FEMA's ability to respond to disasters through establishment of pre-positioned contract vehicles
Transparent acquisition processes and reporting, resulting in greater accountability
Improved quality of procurement request packages resulting in faster contract awards
Improved collaboration and communication among all acquisition stakeholders including Acquisition PMs, Contracting, and COTRs
Established single repository of demographic and training data for over 1,000 FEMA Acquisition Program Managers and COTRs

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