potential benefits for the implementation of Federal infor-
mation technology projects in terms of flexibility, cost, and 
operational benefits. 
(b) GOVERNMENTWIDE APPLICATION.—In assessing 
cloud computing opportunities, the Chief Information Of-
ficers Council shall define policies and guidelines for the 
adoption of Governmentwide programs providing for a 
standardized approach to security assessment and oper-
ational authorization for cloud products and services. 
(c) ADDITIONAL BUDGET AUTHORITIES FOR TRANSI-
TION.—In transitioning to the cloud, a Chief Information 
Officer of an agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, may establish such cloud service 
Working Capital Funds as may be necessary to transition 
to cloud-based solutions. These cloud service Working 
Capital Funds may preserve funding for cloud service 
transitions for a period not to exceed 5 years per appro-
priation. 
SEC. 304. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION 
OF CONTRACTS BY REQUIRING BUSINESS 
CASE ANALYSIS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to le-
verage the Government’s buying power and achieve admin-
istrative efficiencies and cost savings by eliminating un-
necessary duplication of contracts. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR
BUSINESS
CASE
AP-
PROVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on and after 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
executive agency may not issue a solicitation for a 
covered contract vehicle unless the agency performs 
a business case analysis for the contract vehicle and 
obtains an approval of the business case analysis 
from the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
Policy. 
(2) REVIEW OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to any 
covered contract vehicle, the Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy shall review the 
business case analysis submitted for the con-
tract vehicle and provide an approval or dis-
approval within 100 days after the date of sub-
mission. Any business case analysis not dis-
approved within such 100-day period is deemed 
to be approved. 
(B) BASIS
FOR
APPROVAL
OF
BUSINESS 
CASE.—The Administrator for Federal Procure-
ment Policy shall approve or disapprove a busi-
ness case analysis based on the adequacy of the 
analysis submitted. The Administrator shall 
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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 401. 
(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 
Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to implement this 
section. 
TITLE IV—STRENGTHENING AND 
STREAMLINING 
INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISI-
TION 
MANAGEMENT 
PRAC-
TICES 
Subtitle 
A—Strengthening 
and 
Streamlining IT Program Man-
agement Practices 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND COMMON APPLICATION COLLABORA-
TION 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 Appli-
cation 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 Man-
agement and Budget in accordance with this section. The 
purposes of the Collaboration Center are to serve as a 
focal point for coordinated program management practices 
and to develop and maintain requirements for the acquisi-
tion of IT infrastructure and common applications com-
monly used by various 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 
901(b) of title 31, nominated by the respective 
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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 CIO Council. 
‘‘(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 CIO 
Council: 
‘‘(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, use of open source software, and use of 
long-term contracts, as appropriate. 
‘‘(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 or his delegate. 
‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall an-
nually submit to the relevant congressional committees a 
report detailing the organization, staff, and activities of 
the Collaboration Center, including a list of IT infrastruc-
ture and common applications the Center assisted and an 
assessment of the Center’s achievement in promoting effi-
ciency, shared services, and elimination of unnecessary 
Government requirements that are contrary to commercial 
best practices. 
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‘‘(f) IMPROVEMENT
OF
THE
DOD ENTERPRISE 
SOFTWARE INITIATIVE AND GSA SMARTBUY PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Collaboration Center, 
in collaboration with the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy, the Department of Defense, and the 
General Services Administration, shall identify and 
develop a strategic sourcing initiative to enhance 
Governmentwide acquisition, shared use, and dis-
semination of software, as well as compliance with 
end user license agreements. 
‘‘(2) EXAMINATION
OF
METHODS.—In devel-
oping the strategic sourcing initiative, the Collabora-
tion Center shall examine the use of realistic and ef-
fective demand aggregation models supported by ac-
tual agency commitment to use the models, and sup-
plier relationship management practices, to more ef-
fectively govern the Government’s acquisition of in-
formation technology. 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENTWIDE USER LICENSE AGREE-
MENT.—The Collaboration Center, in coordination 
with the Department of Defense and the General 
Services Administration, shall issue guidelines for es-
tablishing a Governmentwide contract vehicle that 
allows for the purchase of a license agreement that 
is available for use by all executive agencies as one 
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user. To the maximum extent practicable, in estab-
lishing the Governmentwide contract vehicle, the 
Collaboration Center shall pursue direct negotiation 
and contracting with major software publishers as 
prime contractors. 
‘‘(g) GUIDELINES FOR ACQUISITION OF IT INFRA-
STRUCTURE AND COMMON APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDELINES.—The Collaboration Center 
shall establish guidelines that, to the maximum ex-
tent possible, eliminate inconsistent practices among 
executive agencies and ensure uniformity and con-
sistency in acquisition processes for IT infrastruc-
ture and common applications across the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(2) CENTRAL
WEBSITE.—In preparing the 
guidelines, the Collaboration Center, in consultation 
with the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, shall 
offer executive agencies the option of accessing a 
central website for best practices, templates, and 
other relevant information. 
‘‘(h) PRICING TRANSPARENCY.—The Collaboration 
Center, in collaboration with the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, 
the General Services Administration, and the Assisted Ac-
quisition Centers of Excellence, shall compile a price list 
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and catalogue containing current pricing information by 
vendor for each of its IT infrastructure and common appli-
cations categories. The price catalogue shall contain any 
price provided by a vendor for the same or similar good 
or service to any executive agency. The catalogue shall be 
developed in a fashion ensuring that it may be used for 
pricing comparisons and pricing analysis using standard 
data formats. The price catalogue shall not be made pub-
lic, but shall be accessible to executive agencies. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL IT ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT IM-
PROVEMENT FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
MANAGEMENT
OF 
FUND.—There is a Federal IT Acquisition Manage-
ment Improvement Fund (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘Fund’). The Administrator of General 
Services shall manage the Fund through the Col-
laboration Center to support the activities of the 
Collaboration Center carried out pursuant to this 
section. The Administrator of General Services shall 
consult with the Director in managing the Fund. 
‘‘(2) CREDITS TO FUND.—Five percent of the 
fees collected by executive agencies under the fol-
lowing contracts shall be credited to the Fund: 
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‘‘(A) Governmentwide task and delivery 
order contracts entered into under sections 
4103 and 4105 of title 41. 
‘‘(B) Governmentwide contracts for the ac-
quisition of information technology and multi-
agency acquisition contracts for that technology 
authorized by section 11314 of this title. 
‘‘(C) Multiple-award schedule contracts en-
tered into by the Administrator of General 
Services. 
‘‘(3) REMITTANCE
BY
HEAD
OF
EXECUTIVE 
AGENCY.—The head of an executive agency that ad-
ministers a contract described in paragraph (2) shall 
remit to the General Services Administration the 
amount required to be credited to the Fund with re-
spect to the contract at the end of each quarter of 
the fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) AMOUNTS NOT TO BE USED FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES.—The Administrator of General Services, 
through the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
ensure that amounts collected under this subsection 
are not used for a purpose other than the activities 
of the Collaboration Center carried out pursuant to 
this section. 
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‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
credited to the Fund remain available to be ex-
pended only in the fiscal year for which they are 
credited and the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘executive 
agency’ has the meaning provided that term by sec-
tion 105 of title 5. 
‘‘(2) GOVERNMENTWIDE CONTRACT VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘Governmentwide contract vehicle’ means 
any contract, blanket purchase agreement, or other 
contractual instrument that allows for an indefinite 
number of orders to be placed within the contract, 
agreement, or instrument, and that is established by 
one executive agency for use by multiple executive 
agencies to obtain supplies and services. 
‘‘(3) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’ means each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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‘‘(B) The Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
‘‘(k) REVISION OF FAR.—The Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall be amended to implement this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to chapter 115 in the table of chapters at the begin-
ning of subtitle III of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘115. Information Technology Acquisition Management 
Practices ...................................................................11501’’. 
(b) DEADLINES.— 
(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue 
guidance under section 11501(d) of title 40, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 
the Federal Infrastructure and Common Application 
Collaboration Center, in accordance with section 
11501(a) of such title, as so added. 
(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Infrastructure 
and Common Application Collaboration Center 
shall— 
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(A) identify and develop a strategic 
sourcing initiative in accordance with section 
11501(f) of such title, as so added; and 
(B) establish guidelines in accordance with 
section 11501(g) of such title, as so added. 
SEC. 402. DESIGNATION OF ASSISTED ACQUISITION CEN-
TERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Chapter 115 of title 40, United 
States Code, as amended by section 401, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 11502. Assisted Acquisition Centers of Excellence 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to de-
velop specialized assisted acquisition centers of excellence 
within the Federal Government to promote— 
‘‘(1) the effective use of best acquisition prac-
tices; 
‘‘(2) the development of specialized expertise in 
the acquisition of information technology; and 
‘‘(3) Governmentwide sharing of acquisition ca-
pability to augment any shortage in the information 
technology acquisition workforce. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF AACES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, and 
every 3 years thereafter, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in consultation with the Chief Ac-
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quisition Officers Council and the Chief Information Offi-
cers Council, shall designate, redesignate, or withdraw the 
designation of acquisition centers of excellence within var-
ious executive agencies to carry out the functions set forth 
in subsection (c) in an area of specialized acquisition ex-
pertise as determined by the Director. Each such center 
of excellence shall be known as an ‘Assisted Acquisition 
Center of Excellence’ or an ‘AACE’. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of each AACE are 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) BEST PRACTICES.—To promote, develop, 
and implement the use of best acquisition practices 
in the area of specialized acquisition expertise that 
the AACE is designated to carry out by the Director 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) ASSISTED
ACQUISITIONS.—To assist all 
Government agencies in the expedient and low-cost 
acquisition of the information technology goods or 
services covered by such area of specialized acquisi-
tion expertise by engaging in repeated and frequent 
acquisition of similar information technology require-
ments. 
‘‘(3) DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF IT AC-
QUISITION WORKFORCE.—To assist in recruiting and 
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training IT acquisition cadres (referred to in section 
1704(j) of title 41). 
‘‘(d) CRITERIA.—In designating, redesignating, or 
withdrawing the designation of an AACE, the Director 
shall consider, at a minimum, the following matters: 
‘‘(1) The subject matter expertise of the host 
agency in a specific area of information technology 
acquisition. 
‘‘(2) For acquisitions of IT infrastructure and 
common applications covered by the Federal Infra-
structure and Common Application Collaboration 
Center established under section 11501 of this title, 
the ability and willingness to collaborate with the 
Collaboration Center and adhere to the requirements 
standards established by the Collaboration Center. 
‘‘(3) The ability of an AACE to develop cus-
tomized requirements documents that meet the 
needs of executive agencies as well as the current in-
dustry standards and commercial best practices. 
‘‘(4) The ability of an AACE to consistently 
award and manage various contracts, task or deliv-
ery orders, and other acquisition arrangements in a 
timely, cost-effective, and compliant manner. 
‘‘(5) The ability of an AACE to aggregate de-
mands from multiple executive agencies for similar 
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information technology goods or services and fulfill 
those demands in one acquisition. 
‘‘(6) The ability of an AACE to acquire innova-
tive or emerging commercial and noncommercial 
technologies using various contracting methods, in-
cluding ways to lower the entry barriers for small 
businesses with limited Government contracting ex-
periences. 
‘‘(7) The ability of an AACE to maximize com-
mercial item acquisition, effectively manage high-risk 
contract types, increase competition, promote small 
business participation, and maximize use of available 
Governmentwide contract vehicles. 
‘‘(8) The existence of an in-house cost esti-
mating group with expertise to consistently develop 
reliable cost estimates that are accurate, comprehen-
sive, well-documented, and credible. 
‘‘(9) The ability of an AACE to employ best 
practices and educate requesting agencies, to the 
maximum extent practicable, regarding critical fac-
tors underlying successful major IT acquisitions, in-
cluding the following factors: 
‘‘(A) Active engagement by program offi-
cials with stakeholders. 
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‘‘(B) Possession by program staff of the 
necessary knowledge and skills. 
‘‘(C) Support of the programs by senior 
department and agency executives. 
‘‘(D) Involvement by end users and stake-
holders in the development of requirements. 
‘‘(E) Participation by end users in testing 
of system functionality prior to formal end user 
acceptance testing. 
‘‘(F) Stability and consistency of Govern-
ment and contractor staff. 
‘‘(G) Prioritization of requirements by pro-
gram staff. 
‘‘(H) Maintenance of regular communica-
tion with the prime contractor by program offi-
cials. 
‘‘(I) Receipt of sufficient funding by pro-
grams. 
‘‘(10) The ability of an AACE to run an effec-
tive acquisition intern program in collaboration with 
the Federal Acquisition Institute or the Defense Ac-
quisition University. 
‘‘(11) The ability of an AACE to effectively and 
properly manage fees received for assisted acquisi-
tions pursuant to this section. 
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‘‘(e) FUNDS RECEIVED BY AACES.— 
‘‘(1) 
AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law or regulation, funds obligated 
and transferred from an executive agency in a fiscal 
year to an AACE for the acquisition of goods or 
services covered by an area of specialized acquisition 
expertise of an AACE, regardless of whether the re-
quirements are severable or non-severable, shall re-
main available for awards of contracts by the AACE 
for the same general requirements for the next 5 fis-
cal years following the fiscal year in which the funds 
were transferred. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—If 
the AACE to which the funds are transferred under 
paragraph (1) becomes unable to fulfill the require-
ments of the executive agency from which the funds 
were transferred, the funds may be transferred to a 
different AACE to fulfill such requirements. The 
funds so transferred shall be used for the same pur-
pose and remain available for the same period of 
time as applied when transferred to the original 
AACE. 
‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
EXISTING
AUTHORI-
TIES.—This subsection does not limit any existing 
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authorities an AACE may have under its revolving 
or working capital funds authorities. 
‘‘(f) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEW OF AACE.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review and assess the use and 
management of fees received by the AACEs pursu-
ant to this section to ensure that an appropriate fee 
structure is established and enforced to cover activi-
ties addressed in this section and that no excess fees 
are charged or retained. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
designation or redesignation of AACES under sub-
section (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the relevant congressional committees a report con-
taining the findings and assessment under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ASSISTED
ACQUISITION.—The term ‘as-
sisted acquisition’ means a type of interagency ac-
quisition in which the parties enter into an inter-
agency agreement pursuant to which— 
‘‘(A) the servicing agency performs acquisi-
tion activities on the requesting agency’s behalf, 
such as awarding, administering, or closing out 
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(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Creation of a specialized career path for 
program management. 
(2) The development of a competency model for 
program management consistent with the IT project 
manager model. 
(3) A career advancement model that requires 
appropriate expertise and experience for advance-
ment. 
(4) A career advancement model that is more 
competitive with the private sector and that recog-
nizes both Government and private sector experi-
ence. 
(5) Appropriate consideration and alignment 
with the needs and priorities of the Infrastructure 
and Common Application Collaboration Center, the 
Assisted Acquisition Centers of Excellence, and ac-
quisition intern programs. 
(c) COMBINATION WITH OTHER CADRES PLAN.— 
The Director may combine the plan required by subsection 
(a) with the IT Acquisition Cadres Strategic Plan required 
under section 1704(j) of title 41, United States Code, as 
added by section 411. 
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