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B -- PERFORMANCE CONSORTIUM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE RESULTS ACT POC Howard G. Price 202/482-4185 The U. S. Department of Commerce intends to negotiate a sole source contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to provide a performance consortium for the implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), and related performance based management initiatives. This acquisition will serve as the contract vehicle for 4-6 other Federal agencies that are joining the consortium. This consortium will address (1) Integrating the major legislative and administrative requirements related to improving government performance (i.e., GPRA, the Chief Financial Officer's Act, and the Clinger-Cohen Act, (2) Developing effective congress/agency processes under a performance based management system requiring a higher level of coordination, cooperation, and prioritization, (3) Establishing core agency capacities (i.e., skills, staff, resources, organizational models, process guideline) to design, install, and effectively use performance based management techniques, (4) Establishing best practices for strategic planning that includes a capacity for long term strategic planning, annual planning that supports strategic planning, and a continuous focus on the strategic aspects of management in everyday management activity, (5) Identifying characteristics of outcome measures and measurement processes that are cost effective, practical to implement, useful to those who work with them, and have the overall effect of improving performance, (6) Establishing a regular Performance Leadership Forum through which Consortium members may meet, discuss, and define emerging issues in GPRA implementation and (7) Providing tailored assistance to individual agencies within the broad area of performance based management, including strategic planning and performance measurement, as included in GPRA and related initiatives. NAPA can provide this information within a tightened efficient timeframe. NAPA's Congressional charter makes them uniquely qualified to reach across Federal agencies for this type of service. Reference to NAPA's charter can be found in the Code of Federal Regulation at 36 U.S.C. Chapter 55. See Note 22. (0213)

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