The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: What Happens Next?

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) are hosting a crowdsourcing campaign to gather feedback on the acquisition practices that agencies should start, stop, continue, adjust, or scale in the new era of federal acquisition. The campaign aims to gather ideas that reduce cost or burden, increase competition, improve the speed of the acquisition process, point to legacy practices that conflict with streamlined buying principles, and highlight useful practices used today that support faster buying, increased competition, and better outcomes. The contributions will help shape the practices that will guide federal buying for the next generation. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Reducing cost or burden for the government and businesses • Increasing competition, such as by making it easier for businesses to submit proposals • Significantly improving the speed of the acquisition process, such as by removing unnecessary steps in the procurement process • Pointing to legacy practices that conflict with streamlined buying principles • Highlighting useful practices used today that support faster buying, increased competition, and better outcomes