PSC ranks agencies’ forecasts

      The Professional Services Council advocacy group for federal contractors released its 2020 Federal Business Forecast Scorecard ranking how well federal agencies are performing in compiling and publishing their annual acquisition forecasts. Of the 60 agencies reviewed, 28 ranked as “need improvement.”

      It’s the second year in a row that the council has graded agencies on 15 key attributes of their forecasts.

      The 2020 standout is the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command’s (NAVWAR), which “exceeded expectations” with easy navigation and in-depth information, PSC said.

      Scoring in the “good” category were:

NAVWAR
Education Dept.
USAID
GSA Acquisition Gateway
Health & Human Services - CMS
Health & Human Services - NIH
Energy Dept.
Homeland Security - HQ
Homeland Security - CBP
Homeland Security - FEMA
Homeland Security - FLETC
Homeland Security - ICE
Homeland Security - Coast Guard
Homeland Security - Secret Service
Homeland Security - TSA
Interior Dept.

      “Needs improvement” agencies included, listed from the bottom:

US Army Corps of Engineers
Social Security Administration
DARPA
Army - Medical Research & Material
Army - TACOM
Navy - Supply Systems Command
DISA
Navy - Sea Systems
Defense Health Agency
USDA - Marketing Services

      Agencies with apparently no forecasts published for 2020 were the Air Force and the HHS - CDC, PSC said.

More information:
Professional Services Council press release: https://bit.ly/2Whsoll
Professional Services Council scorecard: https://www.pscouncil.org/scorecard

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