Many a 76 contracts experience cost increases after contract award. It has been prepared to ease completion of cost comparisons conducted in accordance with omb circular a 76 and omb circular a 126, improving the management and use of government aircraft, dated may 22, 1992. Omb circular a 76, part ii omb home part ii preparing the cost comparison estimates chapter 1implementation instructions. Blank pages are intentionalfor print purposes omb circular a11 2016, entire file pdf version 916 pages, 10. A 76 revised appendix 3 useful life and disposal value. Omb circular a76 supplemental handbook in html or pdf, dated 40196. Defense dod publicprivate competitions under office of management and budget omb circular a 76, and potential issues for congress. An a76 publicprivate competition is a process of determining the most efficient and effective way to conduct a particular set of activities, whether accomplished by the government or private sector. Introduction officeofmanagementandbudgetombcirculara76is thepolicyforthegovernmentsprivatizationprogram. The omb a 76 circular requires that where the agency is the incumbent provider of the service and a contractor wins the competition, the contractor shall give government employees who have been or will be adversely affected or separated as a. The august 1983 office of management and budg et omb circular no. Supplemental handbook to omb circular a76 the white house. Explanation and discussion of the recently revised federal outsourcing policy. What you always wanted to know about the new circular a76.
Is competitive sourcing another way to do more with less people or to give up some of our support structure. Circular a76 and the moratorium on dod competitions. This memorandum replaces the memorandum of the same subject. Update on omb circular a76 publicprivate competition prohibitions fy 2016. Department of energy omb circular a 76 revision comments while the draft circular is certainly more succinct than previous versions, and the consolidation of all a 76 processesprocedures into a single source document facilitates execution of the program, the revised circular is complex and may be difficult to understand. The department continues to be statutorily prohibited by law from converting any work currently performed, or designated for. This report provides information on the office of management and budget s omb circular a76, performance of commercial activities, and the impact of a related reform initiative, the federal activities inventory reform act fair of 1998, within the department of defense dod. Omb circular a 19 legislative coordination and clearance. It seeks the most cost effective means of obtaining commercial products and support services and provides new administrative flexibility in the governments make or buy decision process.
Omb circular a45, dated 102093 rental and construction of government quarters omb circular a50, dated 092982 audit followup omb circular a76 performance of commercial activities circular a76 in html, wpd or pdf 29kb format, dated 080483 revised 061499. Depreciation depreciation represents the cost or value of ownership. Current site selection process and omb circular a76 public. Depending on the grouping of tasks, an activity may be an entire function or may be a part of a function. The department of defense dod has devoted considerable time and effort over the years to lmplementlng the a 76 policy. Update on omb circular a76 publicprivate competition. The implementation of circular a 76 the adequacy of agency actions to ensure good contractor performance of a 76 type activities. The omb circular a 76 and the air force preliminary planning guidebook provide more complete information about these processes. Depreciation is the method used to spread the cost of the purchase price, less residual value, over an assets useful life. Dec 22, 2016 during a hearing last july, he and other committee members indicated an interest in reviving those competitions, named for the a 76 omb circular, which allow private contractors to bid on work. Omb circular a 76, appendix 2 omb home appendix 2 commercial activities inventory.
Factor, federal pay raise assumptions, and inflation factors used in omb circular no. Omb circular a 76, part i omb home part i policy implementation chapter 1general provisions. Transmittal memoranda 1 through 14 and 16 through 18. What you always wanted to know about the new omb circular a. The impact of omb circular a76 on the cost, operational. Omb circular a 76 may 29, 2003, including technical correction made. A76, performance of commer cial activities, establishes federal policy for the per. The policies and procedures of this circular have been revised pursuant to section 9 of the 1984 version of the circular. Office ofmanagement and budget omb circular a 76 and section 2461 oftitle 10, united states code. The omb circular a76 the omb a76 circular provides an analytical framework on which the government bases a decision on who can best provide the products and services it needs. Management and budget unveiled longawaited revisions to omb circular a 76, which went into effect immediately. Consequently, most of our reports concern that agency. Reasons for omb circular a76 contract cost increases for u. Part ii provides generic and streamlined cost comparison guidance to comply with the provisions of the fair act and circular a 76.
Aircraft have a finite useful economic or service life. Omb circular a76, part i welcome to the white house. The department continues to be prohibited in fiscal year fy 20 by law from converting any work currently performed, or designated for performance, by any number of civilian personnel to private sector contract performance. A76 sets the policies and procedures that executive branch agencies must use in identifying commercial. Some of the documents on this page were created as pdfs click here for pdf assistance omb circular a76 may 29, 2003 including changes made by omb memorandum m0702 10312006 4 pages, 51 kb and a technical correction made by omb memorandum m0320 08152003 html or pdf 63 pages, 518 kb note. The disposal value factor, as a percent of acquisition cost, is based upon the rate of return. A 18, policies on construction of family housing rescinded august 26, 1992, have been incorporated into section 8 of this circular. Omb circular a 76 revised omb circular a 76 revised office of management independence avenue, sw washington, dc 20585. Omb circular a 11 preparation, submission and execution of the budget. The new revisions made a fundamental policy change to make the circular more friendly to the federal worker by doing away with the longstanding presumption that all commercialtype activities in government belong in the private sector. Omb circular a45, dated 102093 rental and construction of government quarters omb circular a50, dated 92982 audit followup omb circular a76 in html or pdf, dated 80483. The omb circular a 76 revised supplemental handbook is designed to enhance federal performance through competition and choice. The attached useful life and disposal values are estimated by the defense logistics agency. Omb circular a 45 rental and construction of government quarters.
Omb circular a 126, revised may 22, 1992, is a government circular that introduces standards and policies to minimize the cost and improve the management and use of united states government aircraft. A specific task or grouping of tasks that provides a specialized capability, service or product based on a recurring government requirement. Omb circular a 76 contracting out commercial activities is a controversial program which directs the government to relay on the private sector for commercial services when evaluated cost is lower in the private sector. Specifically, omb circular a 126 addresses the acquisition, management, usage, cost accounting, and disposal of government aircraft. A76 frequently asked questions goodfellow air force base. Omb circular a 76 is a federal executive branch policy for managing publicprivate competitions to perform functions for the federal government. The office of management and budgets ombs circular a76 was created to establish fair competition between the public and private sectors. Performance of commercial activities, omb circular no. This part sets forth the principles and procedures for managing the governments acquisition of recurring commercial support activities, implementing the federal activities inventory reform act of 1998 the fair act, p. Omb circular a76 is a federal executive branch policy for managing. A 76, transmittal memoranda 1 through transmittal memorandum 14 are canceled.