NDAA for Fiscal Year 2012

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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle C — Amendments To General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, And Limitations
P. L. 114-	House Conference Report. 114-840
SEC. 834. FLEXIBILITY IN CONTRACTING AWARD PROGRAM. (a) Establishment Of Award Program.—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). (b) Purpose Of Award.—The award established under subsection (a) shall recognize outstanding performers whose approach to program management emphasizes innovation and local adaptation, including the use of— (1) simplified acquisition procedures; (2) inherent flexibilities within the Federal Acquisition Regulation; (3) commercial contracting approaches; (4) public-private partnership agreements and practices; (5) cost-sharing arrangements; (6) innovative contractor incentive practices; and (7) other innovative implementations of acquisition flexibilities.	Flexibility in contracting award program (sec. 834) The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 829G) that would establish an award to recognize defense acquisition programs and acquisition professionals that make the best use of flexibilities and those authorities granted in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System) meant to increase the efficiency of programs. The House amendment contained no similar provision. The House recedes with an amendment that would reduce the administrative burdens associated with the awards program.