HCATS OVERVIEW
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the General Services Administration (GSA) formed a new partnership to jointly award and administer a new strategically sourced contract vehicle providing customized training and development services, customized human capital strategy services, and customized organizational performance improvement services to all Federal agencies. The goals of this partnership are grounded in law, in OPM’s mission, and in Government-wide principles of human capital management. OPM will continue to offer high quality products while taking advantage of GSA’s ability to provide government-wide cost savings and efficiencies through its federal strategic sourcing expertise. Through this partnership, GSA will be principally responsible for contract administration, while OPM will be responsible for policy oversight and customer assistance. Together, through delegated procurement authority, both Federal agencies provide optional assisted acquisition services for HCaTS 8(a) customers. Human Capital and Training Solutions Small Business (HCaTS 8(a)), through delegated procurement authority and OPM assisted acquisition services, will provide Federal agencies with both direct access and assisted acquisition access to customized training and development services, customized human capital strategy services, and customized organizational performance improvement services.
HCaTS 8(a) will also address:
1. The goals of strategic sourcing, which include reducing contract duplication and administrative costs, improving the quality of solutions while managing demand, increasing transparency, and ensuring the Government obtains the best value at the best overall price, and
2. The requirements of 5 CFR 250, which provides authority for personnel actions in Subpart A and authority for strategic human capital management in Subpart B.
In accordance with the requirements prescribed in 5 CFR 250, HCaTS 8(a) is also designed to assist Federal agencies in carrying out their roles in managing human capital according to the following principles:
1. A Federal agency's human capital management strategies, plans, and practices should: a. Integrate strategic plans, annual performance plans and goals, and other relevant budget, finance, and acquisition plans, and b. Contain measurable and observable performance targets, and c. Communicate in an open and transparent manner to facilitate cross-agency collaboration to achieve mission objectives.
2. A Federal agency's talent management system should enable a Federal agency to: a. Plan for and manage current and future workforce needs, and b. Design, develop, and implement proven strategies and techniques and practices to attract, hire, develop, and retain talent, and c. Make meaningful progress toward closing knowledge, skill, and competency gaps in all occupations within the Federal agency.
3. A Federal agency's approach to performance management should include: a. Strategies and processes to foster a culture of engagement and collaboration, and b. A diverse, results-oriented, high-performing workforce, and c. A performance management system that differentiates levels of performance of staff, provides regular feedback, and links individual performance to organizational goals.
4. A Federal agency's use of evaluation should contribute to agency performance by monitoring and evaluating outcomes of its human capital management strategies, policies, programs, and activities, checking both for merit system compliance and for success in identifying, implementing, and monitoring process improvements.
These four principles are consistent with the information prescribed within 5 CFR 250 and in OPM's current Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework (HCAAF), as referenced in 5 CFR 250. The HCAAF is a living approach to human capital management that is expected to evolve over time as a guide for defining scope at the task order level. HCaTS 8(a) seeks to acquire multiple qualified Contractors to provide customized training and development services, customized human capital strategy services, and customized organizational performance improvement services to meet the Federal government’s workforce needs while conforming to the above stated principles, Federal agency-specific and OPM policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and other governing doctrines. At the same time, Federal agencies will continue looking for ways to achieve their goals in as cost-efficient a manner as possible. HCaTS 8(a) has been designed to meet such challenges.
KEY PERSONNEL
POINTS OF CONTACT
Dawn Calandra
Senior Director: Operations
Ricky Sowell
Director: Intelligence Programs
KEY INFORMATION
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