Common use of Senior Procurement Executive (SPE Clause in Contracts

Senior Procurement Executive (SPE. Engagement: The CNA shall engage with federal government SPEs to understand and identify federal agency mission requirements that NPAs can perform. Although the CNA may state it is a CNA in the AbilityOne Program, the CNA is not authorized to represent itself as a “partner” or “authorized agent” of the AbilityOne Commission or simply as “AbilityOne”. The CNA must always clarify it is not the Federal Government Agency to avoid confusion when engaging with federal government executives and SPEs. As a result of this effort, the CNA shall provide the Commission a comprehensive report containing the following data elements at minimum: • Name of SPE, position title and agency represented • Date(s) CNA met with SPE • Brief description of each SPE’s agency mission requirements • Analysis of NPA capability to satisfy each agency’s mission requirements • Analysis on current and potential lines of business related to each agency’s mission • How the CNA and or NPA will track, plan and take action(s) to ensure the opportunity is provided in the AbilityOne Program. • Details on whether each SPE is an AbilityOne Program champion (expressly supports the program), skeptic (hesitant to embrace the program and/or scrutinizes the program), or unknowledgeable (lack of understanding and/or little to no involvement with the program). • Detailed recommendations on how the Commission and the CNA can improve SPE engagement and work collaboratively during procurement forecasting and acquisition strategy phases of the acquisition lifecycle.

Senior Procurement Executive (SPE. Engagement: The CNA shall engage with federal government SPEs to understand and identify federal agency mission requirements that NPAs can perform. Although the CNA may state it is a CNA in the AbilityOne Program, the CNA is not authorized to represent itself as a “partner” or “authorized agent” of the AbilityOne Commission or simply as “AbilityOne”. The CNA must always clarify it is not the Federal Government Agency to avoid confusion when engaging with federal government executives and SPEs. As a result of this effort, the CNA shall provide the Commission a comprehensive report containing the following data elements at minimum: •  Name of SPE, position title and agency represented •  Date(s) CNA met with SPE •  Brief description of each SPE’s agency mission requirements •  Analysis of NPA capability to satisfy each agency’s mission requirements • missionrequirements  Analysis on current and potential lines of business related to each agency’s mission •  How the CNA and or NPA will track, plan and take action(s) to ensure the opportunity is provided in the AbilityOne Program. •  Details on whether each SPE is an AbilityOne Program champion (expressly supports the program), skeptic (hesitant to embrace the program and/or scrutinizes the program), or unknowledgeable (lack of understanding and/or little to no involvement with the program). •  Detailed recommendations on how the Commission and the CNA can improve SPE engagement and work collaboratively during procurement forecasting and acquisition strategy phases of the acquisition lifecycle.

Senior Procurement Executive (SPE. Engagement: The CNA shall engage with federal government SPEs to understand and identify federal agency mission requirements that NPAs can perform. Although the CNA may state it is a CNA in the AbilityOne Program, the CNA is not authorized to represent itself as a “partner” or “authorized agent” of the AbilityOne Commission or simply as “AbilityOne”. The CNA must always clarify it is not the Federal Government Agency to avoid confusion when engaging with federal government executives and SPEs. As a result of this effort, the CNA shall provide the Commission a comprehensive report containing the following data elements at minimum: •  Name of SPE, position title and agency represented • agencyrepresented  Date(s) CNA met with SPE •  Brief description of each SPE’s agency mission requirements •  Analysis of NPA capability to satisfy each agency’s mission requirements •  Analysis on current and potential lines of business related to each agency’s mission •  How the CNA and or NPA will track, plan and take action(s) to ensure the opportunity is provided in the AbilityOne Program. •  Details on whether each SPE is an AbilityOne Program champion (expressly supports the program), skeptic (hesitant to embrace the program and/or scrutinizes the program), or unknowledgeable (lack of understanding and/or little to no involvement with the program). •  Detailed recommendations on how the Commission and the CNA can improve SPE engagement and work collaboratively during procurement forecasting and acquisition strategy phases of the acquisition lifecycle.