Streamlining Acquisition

Executive Summary

HHS currently acquires commodities using a variety of expensive, inefficient, and redundant methods. HHS Program Support Center (PSC) is developing an end-to-end process to purchase commodities through an online marketplace available to employees across HHS. By applying proven supply chain and category management practices, along with state of the art technology, HHS will reduce procurement actions, lower costs per unit, improve consumer satisfaction, and enhance business efficiency. Beyond commodities, the marketplace is scalable to external customers and services purchased government-wide.

A project supported by the: HHS Secretary's Ventures Fund

Team Members

Lori Frederick (Project Lead), PSC
Mark Burchess, PSC
Doris Gibson, PSC
Patrick Joy, PSC
Jd Walter, PSC

Milestones

February 2017: Project accepted to the HHS Secretary's Ventures Fund

Project Sponsor

John Bardis, Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA), HHS
Al Sample, Director, Program Support Services, ASA, HHS
William McCabe, Chief Financial Officer, PSC, ASA, HHS
Michael Saunders, Director, Real Estate and Logistics Portfolio, PSC, ASA, HHS