The General Services Administration has established the
office of the chief acquisition officer that will report
directly to GSA Administrator Stephen A. Perry.
The OCAO is responsible for managing acquisition activities
including: ensuring compliance with applicable laws,
regulations and policies; fostering full and open competition
for contract awards; and, developing the acquisition
workforce and accountability for acquisition decision
making, said GSA.
It said the office will pick up functions formerly under
GSA’s office of government wide policy, including the office
of the senior procurement executive, contract policy
division, acquisition systems division, acquisition workforce
division and the suspension/department division.
The CAO will participate in the new chief acquisition officer
council and has responsibility for overseeing all of GSA’s
contract vehicles including federal credit card programs. It
also has responsibility for training and management of GSA’s
2,400 acquisition associates, said GSA.