At its core, BUYSMARTER is a human experience where all 26 HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs) are willing to work together to negotiate better value for the goods and services they buy. Collaboration is enabled by technology and policies that help to clear hurdles and scale HHS’ efforts.
Figure 1: BUYSMARTER is a Human Experience
![A diagram stating BUYSMARTER is a business philosophy, a human choice, and an agreed-upon way of doing business together. Graphic of a line connecting five consecutive circles with 1 Department inside each circle and 26 smaller circles underneath which represent HHS agencies deciding together, developing requirements together, creating a solicitation together, negotiating together, and buying together with a right arrow stating the output of achieving cost avoidance for HHS.](https://public3.pagefreezer.com:443/content/HHS.gov/30-12-2021T15:27/https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/figure1-human-experience_1.png)
BUYSMARTER engaged and partnered with stakeholder groups across HHS, at multiple levels, to forge BUYSMARTER's principles and processes.
Figure 2: BUYSMARTER Engaged Stakeholders Across HHS to Forge the BUYSMARTER Approach
![A diagram with ReImagine HHS logo and BUYSMARTER word mark in the center, with multiple nodes branching from it. The nodes branch to various boxes including ReImagine Working group, Mission Delivery Team (MDT), Program Management Office (PMO), External Stakeholders Briefed: OMB, GSA, and OSDBU, and Planning and Development Committee (PDC) with multiple nodes branching from it including: lab supplies, software licenses, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, policy, purchase card, and HR contract services, and](https://public3.pagefreezer.com:443/content/HHS.gov/30-12-2021T15:27/https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/figure2-buysmarter-engaged-stakeholders_0.png)