Sec. 828. Report on Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office contracting capabilities
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Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the adequacy of SCO contracting authorities. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include— a summary of the existing authorities of the SCO, including the mechanisms for contracting in support of existing programs; an assessment of the average amount of time needed to conduct contracting actions through current mechanisms described in paragraph (1); an assessment of the pros and cons of the current contracting processes for SCO in relation to their ability to rapidly develop and deploy technology in support of Department of Defense operational units; an assessment of the type or types of contracting authority that would be most beneficial to the SCO in carrying out its mission in order to achieve desired speed and scale for the organization, including any limits or oversight measures that should be put into place; an assessment of structural changes that may be needed in order to accommodate the preferred contracting approach for SCO; and the Secretary of Defense’s recommendations for future authorities for the SCO.