Sec. 829F. Flexibility in contracting award program
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The Secretary of Defense shall create an award to recognize those acquisition programs and professionals that make the best use of the flexibilities and authorities granted by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System). The award established under subsection
(a)shall recognize outstanding performers whose approach to program management emphasizes innovation and local adaptation, including the use of— simplified acquisition procedures; inherent flexibilities within the Federal Acquisition Regulation; commercial contracting approaches; public-private partnership agreements and practices; cost sharing arrangements; innovative contractor incentive practices; and other innovative implementations of acquisition flexibilities. The Secretary of Defense shall, for purposes of administering the award program established under this section, establish specific, measurable benchmarks for measuring successful application of Federal Acquisition Regulation flexibilities, both in terms of assessing the level of innovation being applied and in terms of program outcomes.