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Aquisition Lifecyle Management Services (ALMS)

Successful acquisition of products and services is the key to successful projects and programs. Continuing with the analogy of constructing a building, well designed contracts, with competent vendors that can build a high quality structure on time and within budget, depend on the careful identification of requirements, solicitation of proposals, vendor selection, progress monitoring, and final closeout. An architect’s greatest plans are useless if they are not properly executed.

In every organization, there is a natural tension between the project or program management office and the contracting office, simply due to the perceived differences in goals. Contracting personnel are concerned with ensuring that the contract is awarded and the work is delivered according to the legally binding contract terms. The project/program management office is concerned that the work is delivered according to the project requirements and schedule. The tension is greatest when the contract terms and the project requirements are not in sync. Therefore the key to success is ensuring that the contract terms are aligned with the project goals.

Our Acquisition Lifestyle Management Services (ALMS) provides Portfolio Management of Acquisition Programs and Contracts to ensure that the organization undertakes the acquisition projects that are aligned to its strategic goals and that fulfill its performance objectives. Guident provides services that span the full acquisition lifecycle: pre-award, award, execution, and close. We have developed methodologies, tools, and templates to ensure consistent, repeatable, results. In addition, ALMS can provide Risk Management planning to evaluate the risks inherent in the targeted acquisition plan. ALMS can also develop plans to eliminate, mitigate, or accept the identified risk in order to support decisions regarding contract vehicle, schedule, budget and performance. The ALMS consultants identify the metrics that will be used to determine success, progress, and failure of a particular contract or acquisition effort. In addition, ALMS can develop Document Management Planning that will allow for easy archival and retrieval of acquisition-related documents in support of current or future actions.

Guident provides services for the following types of Acquisition Management Support activities

• Acquisition Strategy Planning
• Requirement Analysis and Documentation
• Proposal Evaluation Services
• Evaluation Criteria Development
• Risk Management Plans
• Quality Assurance Plans
• Project Management Oversight
• Contract Performance Monitoring
• Acquisition Process Automation