An effective and popular frictionless tool used to cut time and expenses related to IT acquisitions that is gaining momentum is the Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovation (PTAI). The PTAI, managed by the Federal Acquisition Institute, provides contracting departments a better understanding of “the art of the possible” in helping them reduce friction when procuring technology solutions. In this blog post, we’ll explain what PTAI is, why it’s important and how to use it. We also provide an example of its use at the IRS and, lastly, the cultural mindset needed to gain greater adoption and expansion of the PTAI.
AgilisTEK, a Small Business Administration Mentor-Protégé joint venture between Agilious and REI Systems, is proud to announce that it was awarded a GSA 8(a) STARS III contract.
HRSA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded REI Systems the Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) Development and Enhancement Support Services contract that is valued at $250 million over five years. The single-award contract will support HRSA in enhancing the EHBs mission-critical system that manages the performance and oversight for more than $12 billion in grants annually.
REI helped OTIP-ACF agency developed an innovative solution that would provide long-term benefits with a new Case Management System (CMS). OTIP-ACF's mission is to provide leadership, partnership, and support services to victims. In 2018, the agency received three times as many requests than any previous years. This surge in demand, combined with a cumbersome process model across several federal agencies, led ACF to the decision to modernize its IT—specifically the case management system it uses to manage information and services for victims of trafficking.
REI Systems is pleased to announce that we were awarded a Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Workflow Management Program (WMP) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) valued at $140 million by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a component of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
I recently facilitated a Government Analytics Breakfast Forum (co-hosted by REI Systems and Johns Hopkins University), where the Director of Enterprise Data Services for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Shannon Files, made a presentation on “Building a Data and Analytics Organization in a ‘Startup’ Government Agency.” Here’s what I took away that might be useful to any agency hoping to strengthen its analytics program.
