Organisational Structure

Attachment A

|HHS Instructions for |

|Preparation of an Acquisition Strategy |

An acquisition strategy serves as a roadmap for the acquisition portion of the investment life-cycle. It describes the overall approach for acquiring the capabilities needed to fulfill the objectives of a major information technology (IT) capital investment (or other designated investment) in accordance with the Acting Senior Procurement Executive’s Acquisition Policy Memorandum (APM) No. 2009-05, dated July 29, 2009[1]. The primary function of an acquisition strategy is to document the factors, approach, and assumptions that will guide acquisition decisions related to the investment. The development of an acquisition strategy allows for identification of risks and consideration of tradeoffs needed to mitigate those risks. Acquisition strategy development is an iterative process allowing updates and refinements, including modified risk mitigation approaches, as circumstances change.

The acquisition strategy contains information that will be useful in completing other documents critical to the investment. For example, an acquisition strategy assists in preparing the acquisition section of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Exhibit 300 business case that supports the investment. The acquisition strategy also begins the process of planning individual contracts needed to acquire required products and services that comprise or support the investment. As the investment matures and the acquisition strategy is updated, more detailed steps can be included in acquisition plans for individual contract actions. Details concerning previous and planned contracts, extent of competition, applicability of performance-based acquisition (PBA), and compliance with electronic and IT accessibility...