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give primary consideration to whether an agen-
cy has demonstrated a compelling need that 
cannot be satisfied by existing Governmentwide 
contract vehicles in a timely and cost-effective 
manner. 
(3) CONTENT OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.— 
The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
shall issue guidance specifying the content for a 
business case analysis submitted pursuant to this 
section. At a minimum, the business case analysis 
shall include details on the administrative resources 
needed for such contract vehicle, including an anal-
ysis of all direct and indirect costs to the Federal 
Government of awarding and administering such 
contract vehicle and the impact such contract vehicle 
will have on the ability of the Federal Government 
to leverage its purchasing power. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) COVERED CONTRACT VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘covered contract vehicle’’ has the meaning provided 
by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Pol-
icy in guidance issued pursuant to this section and 
includes, at a minimum, any Governmentwide con-
tract vehicle , whether for acquisition of information 
technology or other goods or services, in an amount
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greater than $50,000,000 (or $10,000,000, deter-
mined on an average annual basis, in the case of 
such a contract vehicle performed over more than 
one year). The term does not include a multiple 
award schedule contract awarded by the General 
Services Administration, a Governmentwide acquisi-
tion contract for information technology awarded 
pursuant to sections 11302(e) and 11314(a)(2) of 
title 40, United States Code, or orders against exist-
ing Governmentwide contract vehicles. 
(2) GOVERNMENTWIDE
CONTRACT
VEHICLE 
AND
EXECUTIVE
AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘Govern-
mentwide contract vehicle’’ and ‘‘executive agency’’ 
have the meanings provided in section 11501 of title 
40, United States Code, as added by section 5401. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than June 1 in each of the 
next 6 years following the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a 
report on the implementation of this section, including a 
summary of the submissions, reviews, approvals, and dis-
approvals of business case analyses pursuant to this sec-
tion.
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(e) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator for Federal Pro-
curement Policy shall issue guidance for implementing this 
section. 
(f) REVISION OF FAR.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation shall be amended to implement this sec-
tion. 
TITLE 
LIV—STRENGTHENING 
AND STREAMLINING INFOR-
MATION 
TECHNOLOGY 
AC-
QUISITION 
MANAGEMENT 
PRACTICES 
Subtitle 
A—Strengthening 
and 
Streamlining IT Program Man-
agement Practices 
SEC. 5401. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE AND COMMON APPLICATION COLLABO-
RATION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 115 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 
115—INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT 
PRACTICES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘11501. Federal infrastructure and common application collaboration center.
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‘‘§ 11501. Federal infrastructure and common applica-
tion collaboration center 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.—The Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall estab-
lish a Federal Infrastructure and Common Application 
Collaboration Center (hereafter in this section referred to 
as the ‘Collaboration Center’) within the Office of Elec-
tronic Government established under section 3602 of title 
44 in accordance with this section. The purposes of the 
Collaboration Center are to serve as a focal point for co-
ordinated program management practices and to develop 
and maintain requirements for the acquisition of IT infra-
structure and common applications commonly used by var-
ious Federal agencies. 
‘‘(b) ORGANIZATION OF CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Center shall consist 
of the following members: 
‘‘(A) An appropriate number, as deter-
mined by the CIO Council, but not less than 
12, full-time program managers or cost special-
ists, all of whom have appropriate experience in 
the private or Government sector in managing 
or overseeing acquisitions of IT infrastructure 
and common applications. 
‘‘(B) At least 1 full-time detailee from 
each of the Federal agencies listed in section
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901(b) of title 31, nominated by the respective 
agency chief information officer for a detail pe-
riod of not less than 2 years. 
‘‘(2) WORKING
GROUPS.—The Collaboration 
Center shall have working groups that specialize in 
IT infrastructure and common applications identi-
fied by the CIO Council. Each working group shall 
be headed by a separate dedicated program manager 
appointed by the Federal Chief Information Officer. 
‘‘(c) CAPABILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COL-
LABORATION CENTER.—For each of the IT infrastructure 
and common application areas identified by the CIO Coun-
cil, the Collaboration Center shall perform the following 
roles, and any other functions as directed by the Federal 
Chief Information Officer: 
‘‘(1) Develop, maintain, and disseminate re-
quirements suitable to establish contracts that will 
meet the common and general needs of various Fed-
eral agencies as determined by the Center. In doing 
so, the Center shall give maximum consideration to 
the adoption of commercial standards and industry 
acquisition best practices, including opportunities for 
shared services, consideration of total cost of owner-
ship, preference for industry-neutral functional spec-
ifications leveraging open industry standards and
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competition, and use of long-term contracts, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(2) Develop, maintain, and disseminate reli-
able cost estimates that are accurate, comprehensive, 
well-documented, and credible. 
‘‘(3) Lead the review of significant or troubled 
IT investments or acquisitions as identified by the 
CIO Council. 
‘‘(4) Provide expert aid to troubled IT invest-
ments or acquisitions. 
‘‘(d) GUIDANCE.—The Director, in consultation with 
the Chief Information Officers Council, shall issue guid-
ance addressing the scope and operation of the Collabora-
tion Center. The guidance shall require that the Collabora-
tion Center report to the Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer. 
‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall annually 
submit to the relevant congressional committees a 
report detailing the organization, staff, and activities 
of the Collaboration Center, including— 
‘‘(A) a list of IT infrastructure and com-
mon applications the Center assisted; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the Center’s 
achievement in promoting efficiency, shared