www.pscouncil.org

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Membership

Geography: Balanced

across federal

government

Solutions: Diverse but

concentrated in

professional services,

technology and training

Size: Representative

of the federal

technology and

professional

services market

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Value of MembershipPolicy Leadership: Contribute to policy discussions that

enhance the critical partnership between the federal

professional services industry and the federal government.

Business Intelligence: Access to unparalleled members-

only policy and business intelligence.

Executive Networking: Engage with the most senior

government and industry officials through our programs and

events.

Exposure: Enhance and position your brand and executive

team as thought leaders among your peers in the industry

and government.

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4Policy Leadership

• Legislative Advocacy: Direct interactions with Members of Congress and

senior staff

• Regulatory Monitoring and Commenting

• Agency Collaboration: Working with key officials to have open

discussions with industry (example: Strategic Sourcing)

• Coalition Leadership: Chairing of the Acquisition Reform Working Group

and the Council of Defense and Space Industries

• Media Outreach: Story placement and press citations in popular and

trade publications

PSC core mission is to provide policy leadership that drives an open,

competitive, and thoughtful acquisition process. We engage with

government acquisition policy leaders and communicate the

importance of your mission in supporting the federal government.

Through proactive research, collaboration, and policy

recommendations, PSC is your voice on the Hill and in the agencies.

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Reports and Analysis:

• Market & Policy

Briefings

• Services Sector

Review

• Vision Federal

Market Forecast

• Acquisition Policy

and CIO Surveys

• Service Contractor

Magazine

Instant Alerts & Email

Updates:

• PSC Daily

• Breaking news

• Advocacy and

policy updates

• Upcoming events

and meetings

• Exclusive

membership

information

Business IntelligencePSC focuses on providing members with access to business intelligence that you simply cannot get anywhere else. PSC not only taps the shared resources of decades of member knowledge, but also commissions studies, reports, investigations and resources that put true business intelligence into the hands of corporate decision-makers.

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Executive Networking & Events“Who you know” is important in any business. PSC goes beyond simple social gatherings

and tailors programming to provide a forum where industry executives can interact with

senior government officials in a candid environment. We strive for quality in our events

and programs, so you will always find substance in our networking. Executives know that

our events gather the highest caliber executives and officials, so you can be sure you are

meeting with the most influential.

We host

more than

150 events

each year, so

keep a close

eye on our

calendar of

events.

7Brand Exposure

• Conferences• Serve on the Conference Planning Committee to shape our agenda and

promote issues of interest

• Sponsorship opportunities available across a range of council events conferences and programs

• PSC Daily• A daily email to our 6,000 members that will include all important

industry news, PSC activities and policy updates

• Service Contractor Magazine• Reaches more than 14,000 government and industry executives

• Contribute to the magazine on the important topics to our industry

• Advertising opportunities available

• Partner Publications & Co-Sponsored Events• PSC is continuously looking for partners on initiatives that address the

challenges and opportunities to the federal services industry

You need your brand to stand out amongst the crowd.

PSC gives you a channel that reaches a wide range of

targets, from corporate executives, to high-ranking

government officials, to front-line auditors and compliance

officials.

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PSC Councils

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Acquisition and

Business Policy

Council

Technology

Council

Defense and Intelligence

Council

Civilian Agencies Council

Council of International Development

Companies

PSC’s Councils are gateways for engagement, designed

to broaden members’ involvement in PSC activities and

deepen engagement across policy and customer-

focused interests. From www.pscouncil.org, members

tailor their PSC experience, selecting councils,

committees and other engagement channels which

PSC uses to deliver valuable Policy Leadership, Business

Intelligence, Executive Networking and Corporate

Exposure Opportunities.

All five councils focus on:

• Shaping key federal procurements.

• Promoting the industry’s contribution and value by

building on PSC thought leadership through

Research/OpEds/Columns/Speaking

Engagements/Testimony/Social Media.

• Facilitating connectivity and collaboration with

government leaders and officials.

• Contributing to the development of agendas to

inform and influence the next administration.

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Chair: Brad King PSC Staff Lead: Alan Chvotkin

• Reduce the burden of compliance on industry by defeating new, non-value added compliance requirements / reduce cost / burden of current compliance requirements.

• Increase transparency of government actions by driving adoption of full “Acquisition 360” reviews and improving quality of past performance/CPARs system.

• Increase the use of industry best practices by obtaining legislative support for key changes to small business policy.

• Improve the acquisition workforce by providing critical support, guidance, and leadership on the development and piloting of alternative workforce training tools and opportunities at OMB and GSA.

• Increase the use of commercial best practices by completing an innovation template and piloting it in 2-3 acquisition components.

Working Groups and Committees include:

• Human Resources and Labor Policy

• Contract Finance and Cash Flow

• Acquisition Workforce

• Audits and Compliance

• Outcomes Orientation

• Smart Contracting

• Pre-Award Acquisition Planning

Acquisition and Business Policy CouncilThe Acquisition and Business Policy Council is the principal body for developing PSC’s positions and

taking actions on cross-cutting, major procurement and acquisition policy issues. It focuses on

procurement issues including multiple award contracts, GSA schedules, best value, earned-value

management, time and materials contracting, performance-based services, competition and other

timely issues.

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Chair: Teresa Carlson PSC Staff Lead: Dave Wennergren

• Raise the awareness and adoption of technology through driving efficient and effective IT acquisition and shaping the role of the federal CTO / next version of FITARA / use of working capital funds.

• Fill cybersecurity policy gaps.

• Increase the use of commercial best practices by delivering and socializing a Cloud Computing Report.

Committees include:

• Cloud Computing

• Cybersecurity

• Industry Best Practices

• Technology Innovation

Technology CouncilThe move to a "technology-as-a-service" business model is changing the face of the

government marketplace. PSC’s creation of a new technology council represents the

convergence taking place between the technology and professional services sectors and

the many issues associated with that convergence.

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Chair: Susi Mudge PSC Staff Lead: Paul Foldi

• Educates audiences on the vital role of international development

companies.

• Increase transparency and consistency in USAID instrument/vehicle

selection processes

• Improve the quality of the USAID Business Forecast

• Reduce USAID procurement lead time.

Council of International Development CompaniesThe Council of International Development Companies (CIDC) meets monthly to create a

dynamic and sustainable advocacy platform for U.S. development companies to pursue

thought leadership and high-level dialogue with USAID. Its aim; to educate audiences on

the vital role international development companies play in achieving accountable,

transparent and sustainable development results in support of U.S. national security,

economic, and humanitarian goals overseas.

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Chair: Neil Albert PSC Staff Lead: Jerry Punderson

• Reduce the burden of compliance on industry by engaging in BBP 3.0 implementation.

• Reduce procurement lead time at DoD.

• Increase the use of industry best practices by obtaining legislative support for key changes to small business policy.

• Improve the acquisition workforce by providing critical support, guidance, and leadership on the development and piloting of alternative and workforce training tools and opportunities at DAU.

Committees include:

• Defense Acquisition University Training

• Contingency Contracting

• Defense Acquisition

• Audit and Oversight

Defense and Intelligence CouncilConvenes and coordinates on PSC’s activities relating to the intelligence community,

Army, Navy, Air Force and all other Defense Department services, commands and

components where PSC member companies are active.

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Chair: Kathleen Flanagan PSC Staff Lead: Bradley Saull

• Improve the quality of acquisition.

• Reduce contractor compliance burdens (Conflicts of Interest/Reporting/Duplicative

Auditing).

• Drive adoption of “Acquisition 360” at DHS and GSA.

• Review/make recommendations on issues associated with the number and costs of

redundant contract vehicles.

• Provide critical support, guidance, and leadership on the development and piloting

of alternative and workforce training tools and opportunities at targeted civilian

agencies.

• Increase the use of commercial best practices by completing an

innovation template and piloting it at DHS.

Committees include:

• Veterans

• Homeland Security

• Health/Human Services

Civilian Agencies CouncilMeets and focuses on the acquisition policies and strategies of the civilian agencies,

including the Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Health & Human Services

departments and other agencies where PSC member companies are active.

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Joe Carden

Vice President, Marketing and Membership

(202) 302-7784

carden@pscouncil.org

Matt Busby

Director, Membership

(703) 778-7556

busby@pscouncil.org

Points of Contact

APPENDIX – 2015 Successes

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PSC Successes by the Numbers

2.4M+ digital media

impressions

More than 5,000 participants

180 Events including

Committee, Council and

Working Group meetings

50+ government officials interfacing with PSC Members through our events

22 PSC Staff dedicated to your

interests

700+ media citations 24 columns

40+ radio and TV appearances

20 Regulatory Comments

15 Hill Letters

12 Acquisition Comments

5 oral and/or written

testimonies to Congress

4 Issues of the Service Contractor

Magazine

3 Market Intelligence

Surveys

3 PSC-PAC hosted Congressional

fundraisers

3 White Papers/ Summaries

4 Conferences 4 Dialogues3 Service Contract

Act Trainings

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172015 Policy Leadership Successes• On critical policy debates, PSC:

• Testified before Congress four times

• Led efforts with SASC on clarifying “commercial items” in NDAA

• Led effort to prevent legislation limiting spending on services contracts from being attached to the Senate version of the NDAA

• Developed legislative language requiring PALT measurement & small business data integrity

• Led the legislative response Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces E.O.

• Led successful defeat of debilitating small business amendment, and instead helped win House-passage of legislation that would facilitate better reporting of small business participation in the federal market

• Led the way in demanding equal treatment for contractors affected by the OPM cyber security and the shutdown of the e-QIP system

• PSC continues to shape the market:

• Held unique forums with GSA on HCaTS, NS2020, Alliant 2, and Emerald

• Helped redesign DHS Industry Days and outreach sessions

• Assisted DHS in new debriefing training

• PSC-recommended “Acquisition 360” review process now a formal OMB initiative

• Creating the Innovation Template to be piloted at DHS

• Key force behind the DoD LPTA memorandum

• Convinced OMB to enact important clarifying changes to CPARS guide

• Leading the TOC initiative with NAVFAC

• Leading procurement reform efforts with USAID

• PSC continues to be the most visible thought leader on issues that matter:

• 435+ media citations in first nine months of 2015

• 24 columns (Washington Business Journal, FCW, Government Executive, Federal Times)

• 40+ radio and TV appearances

• 1.4M+ social media impressions; new strategy being implemented

• Acquisition Policy Survey and CIO Survey

• PSC access to and engagement with top officials greater than ever:

• More than 40 officials have met with PSC since Jan. 1.

• Industry leading events: Leadership Summit, AcqTech15, Council meetings, and Special Dialogues

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ABPC 2015 Executive Advisory Board

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Dan Johnson

GDIT

Dan Allen

Serco

Dyson Richards

RGS

Darryl Scott

Boeing

Larry Prior

CSRA

Bill Hoover

American Systems

Brad King

Robbins Gioia

Chair

Rod Buck

Vista TSI

Trey Obering

Booz Allen

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ABPC 2015 Activities & Accomplishments• Engaged with federal policy leaders from OFPP, GSA, Federal CIO

Council, and more at three 2015 ABPC council meetings

• Held first ever PSC Acquisition & Technology Conference (ACQ-TECH) in June

• Brought together senior industry and government leaders to assess the changing state of the federal market for technology and services

• Working Groups building foundation for improving federal acquisition processes

• Developed standard past performance templates, promoting adoption by government (Smart Contracting WG)

• Created “Innovation Template” for identifying innovative approaches in RFIs/RFPs (Acquisition Workforce WG)

• Adapted “Contract Type Taxonomy” for services acquisitions (Improving Pre-Award Acquisition Planning WG)

• Authored white paper on reducing industry reporting burden associated with service contract inventories(Smart Contracting WG)

• Collected federal agency acquisition best practices to promote dialogue among agency acquisition leadership

20Tech Council 2015 Executive Advisory Board

Greg Baroni

Attain, LLCWes Anderson

Microsoft

Teresa Carlson

Amazon

Chair

Randy Fuerst

Oceus Networks

Kay Kapoor

AT&T

Robin Lineberger

Deloitte

George Newstrom

Dell

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Mark Johnson

Oracle

Larry Payne

Cisco Systems

21Tech Council 2015 Activities & Accomplishments

• Over 500 PSC members involved

• Council meetings w/Beth Cobert, Kathy Conrad, and Sonny Bhagowalia

• Dialogues w/Doug Wolfe and Greg Touhill

• Cloud Computing Best Practices Report

• 1st ever ACQ-TECH Conference

• 2015 Annual CIO Survey

• Shaping key procurements (NS2020, Aliant2, Encore, etc.)

• Partnership w/TECNA

• Release of Tech Corridors Paper w/TECNA

• Tech 45 Agenda for the Next President

• Launched Study on role of Federal CTOs

• Innovation Forum w/NVTC & Tandem/NSI

• Innovation Forum w/Cal Tech Council

• Policy positions on key federal initiatives: FedRAMP, OMB Cyber acquisition guidance, DFARS Interim cyber/cloud guidance, CUI, digital services, etc.

• Policy areas being worked – FITARA, Shared Services, cybersecurity, IT modernization, mobility, cloud computing, identity mgmt., open data, etc.

• Market briefings/market research

• Numerous speaking engagements, radio, TV & print interviews

• NAPA CAE Cybersecurity Study/Report

• OPM Breach

• Engagements w/ Federal Agency IT teams

• Supporting member conferences/planning efforts

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Jan Auman

Tetra Tech International

Development Services

Charito Kruvant

Creative

Associates

Barbara Turner

URC

Susi Mudge

Chemonics

Chair

Jim

Boomgard

DAI

Christina Mossi

Devis

Mihir Desai

Dexis

Tessie Catsambas

EcompassLarry

Cooley

MSI

Jonathan

Darling

TRG

CIDC 2015 Executive Advisory Board

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CIDC 2015 Activities• Regular, high-level CIDC member engagement with senior USG foreign

assistance officials on a wide range of issues including development strategy, innovation, operations, and localization.

Monthly meeting speakers included:

• MCC Deputy CEO – Nancy Lee

• USAID Assistant Administrator for Management – Angelique Crumbly

• USAID Chief of Staff – Michelle Sumilas

Key Operational Challenges/Successes:

• Choice of Instrument: RFA vs. RFP – CIDC’s PRTF Analysis Has Led to Reversals

• General Counsel Task Force – Work on Human Trafficking/CIDC presented at USAID GC Conf

• Business Forecast – CIDC pressure led to reforms and quarterly calls

• Third Annual CIDC Conference January 21 – opportunity to introduce members to new head of USAID and Deputy SecState for Management

• Advocacy to defeat “no contracts” provision in Senate Appropriations bill

• Focus on Compliance with USAID IG/Compliance officials

• Close collaboration with other foreign assistance associations to present united front on procurement issues

24D&IC 2015 Executive Advisory Board

John

Gastright

DynCorp

International

Ken Asbury

CACI

International, Inc.

Joe Martore

CALIBRE

Systems, Inc.

Ray Bowen

Exceptional

Software

Strategies

Kirk Donald

Systems Planning and

Analysis, Inc.

Sid Fuchs

MacAulay-

Brown, Inc.

DeEtte Gray

BAE Systems

Neil Albert

MCR, LLC

Chair

Nuhad Karaki

Inceptre

Corporation

Dave Swindle

AECOM Federal

Services

Maria Proestou

Delta

Resources, Inc.

Stacy Mendler

ALION

Carey Smith

Honeywell

Aerospace

25D&IC 2015 Activities & Accomplishments• Speakers – Secretary Kendall (OSD AT&L); Walsmith (NSA);

Stackley/Stiller/Branch (Navy); Wolfe (CIA); Masiello (DCMA); Bales (DCAA); NAVSEA team

• Commented on three acquisitions – EMERALD (NGA); JETS (DLA); ENCORE III (DISA)• EMERALD RFP improved in line with PSC recommendations;

ENCORE under further OSD review

• Met with DoD officials on BBP 3.0 (draft and final version) and DoDI 5000.ac

• Engaged on GSA/NAVSEA Identity Monitoring procurements (OPM breach) to ensure adequate and timely protection and coverage for contractor employees

• Wrote white paper on how to incentivize reduced total ownership costs for base operations support contracts at the request of NAVFAC

• Partnered with DAU to facilitate PSC members presenting during IT acquisition management class• Opportunities for PSC members to participate in this partnership

in 2016

26CAC 2015 Executive Advisory Board

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Wayne

Lucernoni

Harris IT

Vicki Schmanske

Lockheed Martin

Gail Bassin

JBS International

Julie Susman

Jefferson Consulting

Group

Tom Romeo

Maximus

Paul Leslie

Dovel

Technologies

Kathleen Flanagan

Abt Associates

Chair

Robert Olsen

WBB

Larry Besterman

TWD & Associates

PV Puvvada

Unisys

27CAC 2015 Activities & Accomplishments

• Engaged with federal policy leaders from OFPP, VA, HHS, DHS, DoE and more

• Held three full CAC meetings with major government speakers

• Cemented three standing task forces for civilian priority departments

• Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services

• Shaping agency activities

• Shared federal agency acquisition best practices document, innovation template, and contract type taxonomy with civilian agency senior procurement executives

• Increased engagement with DHS

• Helped shape the first DHS Reverse Industry Day

• Submitted Statement for the Record at Congressional Hearing

• Sent letter of concern to DHS S&T on the scope of planned FFRDC

• Submitted acquisition improvement ideas to the VA to shape forthcoming VA procurement principles & myth busters

• Collected and promoted member company activities to help veterans

• Shared perspectives on data analytics with HHS executives and attended ONC Consumer Health IT Summit

• Working with HHS on the development of their HHS Acquisition Lifecycle Framework – Portfolio (HALF-P)