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. Purpose The Government is seeking feedback from industry partners regarding opportunities to improve acquisition planning, execution, contract administration, and post-award performance throughout the acquisition lifecycle. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. Responses to this RFI are not considered offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government's objective is to better understand industry perspectives on acquisition efficiencies, barriers to competition, risk reduction strategies, communication methods, and innovative approaches that support timely delivery of capability to the end user/warfighter. The Government is particularly interested in identifying acquisition and evaluation practices that foster innovation and provide industry meaningful opportunities to demonstrate differentiated capabilities and emerging solutions. 2. Background The Government is assessing opportunities to improve acquisition outcomes across all phases of the procurement lifecycle. Specifically, the Government seeks industry insight on: • Market research and early engagement • Requirement development • Solicitation structure and proposal instructions • Evaluation methodologies • Contract type considerations • Award timelines and communication • Post-award administration • Performance management and sustainment • Use of innovation and commercial practices • Barriers that impact competition, speed, or performance The Government encourages responses from both large and small businesses, including traditional and non-traditional contractors. Please provide one word or pdf document per topic (i.e. 1 Document for Market Research Suggestions). This is not limited to the topics above. 3. Requested Information Respondents are encouraged to provide recommendations, lessons learned, and best practices related to the following acquisition phases. Respondents can provide feedback/suggestions related to the acquisition process even if not addressed below. A. Pre-Acquisition / Market Research Phase 1. What acquisition planning practices most effectively improve industry participation and proposal quality? 2. What forms of early engagement are most valuable (Industry Days, draft RFPs, one-on-one sessions, RFIs, capability discussions, etc.)? 3. What information should the Government provide earlier in the acquisition process? 4. What common issues discourage competition during market research? 5. What factors does industry consider when deciding on whether or not to answer an RFI or proposal request? B. Requirements Development Phase 1. What practices help ensure requirements are clear, achievable, and performance-based? 2. How can the Government better distinguish between mandatory requirements and desired capabilities? 3. What requirement development issues commonly create unnecessary risk or c…

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