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 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1247 SUBCHAPTER II—SPECIFIC PILOT PROGRAMS § 11521. Share-in-savings pilot program (a) REQUIREMENT. —The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy may authorize the heads of two executive agencies to carry out a pilot program to test the feasibility of— (1) contracting on a competitive basis with a private sector source to provide the Federal Government with an information technology solution for improving mission-related or administrative processes of the Federal Government; and (2) paying the private sector source an amount equal to a portion of the savings derived by the Federal Government from any improvements in mission-related processes and administrative processes that result from implementation of the solution. (b) LIMITATIONS.—The head of an executive agency authorized to carry out the pilot program may carry out one project and enter into not more than five contracts for the project under the pilot program. (c) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.— In consultation with the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall select the projects. § 11522. Solutions-based contracting pilot program (a) DEFINITION. —For purposes of this section, "solutions-based contracting" is an acquisition method under which the acquisition objectives are defined by the Federal Government user of the technology to be acquired, a streamlined contractor selection process is used, and industry sources are allowed to provide solutions that attain the objectives effectively. (b) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy may authorize the head of an executive agency, in accordance with subsection (d), to carry out a pilot program to test the feasibility of using solutions-based contracting for the acquisition of information technology. (c) PROCESS REQUIREMENTS. —The Administrator shall require use of a process with the following aspects for acquisitions under the pilot program: (1) ACQUISITION PLAN EMPHASIZING DESIRED RESULT.— Preparation of an acquisition plan that defines the functionzil requirements of the intended users of the information technology to be acquired, identifies the operationgd improvements to be achieved, and defines the performance measurements to be applied in determining whether the information technology acquired satisfies the defined requirements and attains the identified results. (2) RESULTS-ORIENTED STATEMENT OF WORK.— Use of a statement of work that is limited to an expression of the end results or performance capabilities desired under the acquisition plan. (3) SMALL ACQUISITION ORGANIZATION. —Assembly of a small acquisition organization consisting of the following: (A) An acquisition management tesun, the members of which are to be evaluated and rewarded under the pilot program for contributions toward attainment of the desired results identified in the acquisition plan.

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