Competencies Required to Support A-76 Projects

Example Competencies Required to Conduct and Support A-76 Projects

Copyright 2017, Thomas F. Kaplan. 1 1/22/2017

The following table describes example competencies needed to successfully conduct and support A-76 projects.

Functional Element Competency Relevant Experience

OMB Circular A-76

Knowledge of OMB Circular A-76 and the interrelationship between its components

Work directly related to interpretation and application of A-76 policies and procedures

Preparation of agency supplement to the OMB Circular A-76

Conducting a complete A-76 project

Acquisition Strategy, Market Research, Planning, and Source Selection

Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and application of the principles of contracting

Work involving interpretation and application of the FAR

Work involving conducting market research

Work developing complete solicitation packages

Work requiring the ability to develop and substantiate acquisition strategy, acquisition planning, and developing and applying source selection criteria to determine best value

Performance Work Statement, Performance Requirements Summary, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

Skill in interviewing and interpreting/revising management documents (Mission and function statements, union bargaining agreements, organization designs, etc.)

Work requiring application of interview skills such as those required in interviewing candidates for jobs

Work involving document analysis, data analysis, and interpretation and application of regulatory and procedural guides

Skill in writing performance based technical contract specifications, identifying critical service requirements, and preparing contract surveillance plans

Work that demonstrates establishment and justification of service requirements (e.g., contracts, Executive Agency Agreements, Memoranda of Agreement, Service Level Agreements, etc.)

Work comprising development and implementation of strategic and operational plans used to guide and verify work execution

Knowledge of the functional area Work directly related to the area under sourcing alternative implementation




Management Plan

Knowledge of staffing, manpower, equipment, facilities, leased property, vehicle, and budget analysis

Work experience gained from performing management and budget analysis

Work experience gained through manpower, equipment, facilities, leased property, vehicle, and budget requirements analysis

Ability to construct financial models and perform alternatives analysis involving risk and benefits determination

Ability to construct financial models involving Break Even Analysis, Return on Investment, and Internal Rates of Return

Work involving development of costs to support capital asset planning

Work involving development of business case analyses and functional economic analyses

Ability to apply data and statistical analysis, including single and multivariate regression analysis, correlation computation, and analysis of variance

Work involving collecting raw data and constructing/refining data sets and applying simple and complex statistical analyses

Work involving development of statistical staffing standards using bi and multivariate analysis

Work related to operations research (e.g., linear programming and logistics modeling)

Ability to research, develop, and evaluate standard industry methods to develop a Most Efficient Organization

Work conducting benchmarking studies

Work requiring identifying and applying best business practices

Knowledge of acceptable cost estimating practices and their application in the context of OMB Circular A-76 requirements

Work related to performing cost estimating for labor and materials

Work in developing price proposals

Knowledge of change management techniques to facilitate acceptable innovative solutions

Work involving implementation of revised operational processes and procedures

Work requiring the ability to implement organization change




General

Knowledge of the principles of management including

Organizing

Directing

Planning

Controlling

Staffing

Budgeting

Coordinating

Participation in a recent organization change effort (e.g., modernization or feasibility study)

Work experience gained through managerial, supervisory, and administrative work

Work experience gained through budget planning and programming

Work involving managing multiple concurrent projects and tasks

Ability to recognize and resolve conflict (e.g., employee issues, project schedules, GAO and IG issues, competing agendas, etc.).

Work involving participation in meeting changing deadlines

Work involving participation in resolving employee issues

Work involving sustained coordination to achieve a completed product or service

Work involving responding to audit/IG findings (e.g., IG and GAO reports)

Ability to lead a project team Progressively responsible experience gained through supervision or project leadership

Skill in meetings facilitation Work involving structuring and leading meetings to meet desired objectives (e.g., decision-making, building consensus, resolving issues, etc.)

Skill in written communications Authoring and participating in authoring technical works (e.g., operations manuals, technical performance plans, concept of operations, etc.)

Skill in oral communications Presenting formal instruction

Presenting technical briefings




General

Ability to use agency-wide software including

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Others

Using the software to develop

Technical manuals

Project reports

Manpower and budget analysis spreadsheets

Presentations and charts

Project management charts

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