The United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) and General Services Administration (GSA) have signed a strategic partnership agreement for the use of Performance Management/Continuous Process Improvement (PM/CPI) Blanket Purchase Agreement. MEDCOM's Healthcare Acquisition Activity (HCAA) will use the PM/CPI as a preferred vehicle to support the Office of the Surgeon General and MEDCOM Headquarters program support contracted requirements for various System for Health Initiatives.
Monte Kapec, the recently appointed Deputy Chief of Staff, Procurements was part of the driving force behind this strategic partnership.
"HCAA saw the need for a contract vehicle that not only had the capability of providing a wide variety of program management skills and products but also immediate access to a large pool of world class large and small business," Kapec said. "We took the advice of the latest Better Buying Efficiencies and the Army's direction toward Strategic Sourcing. Rather than creating our own vehicle, the PM/CPI BPA had just about everything we needed to support Lt. Gen. (Patricia) Horoho's program initiatives to transform Army Medicine into a System for Health."
GSA created the PM/CPI Blanket Purchase Agreement to ensure the Federal Government had access to a pool of well-qualified Performance Management and/or Continuous Process Improvement contractors capable of providing market-leading services at competitive prices. The PM/CPI BPA provides services such as Strategic Planning, Performance Management and Business Analysis. These capabilities and many other allow Government organizations to accelerate business transformation by creating an innovative culture of continuous, measurable improvement. The ultimate goal is to save taxpayer dollars by identifying cost inefficient activities and improving quality and responsiveness to customers across the Government.
HCAA along with their sister contracting activity, the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), have the mission to provide medical contracting support to MEDCOM and the rest of the Army. As MEDCOM refocuses Army Medicine from a Healthcare System to a System for Health, both HCAA and USAMRAA stand ready to provide the vital medical contracting services needed from program support at the Office of the Surgeon General to the patient care in the military hospitals and clinics.
Related Links:
Army Medical Command Official Website
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