Performance Work Statements (Actionpack)

Master the first and most critical step of the Performance-based Acquisition (PBA) process – the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Get an overview of PBA and an understanding of the questions that must be asked to ensure desired outcomes. What is really needed as an end deliverable? What is the real outcome that an RFP is seeking? By learning to ask the right questions, you’ll learn how to make the PWS into a truly valuable tool for success.Philip E. Salmeri, CPCM, has more than 20 years of practical experience as a contracting officer for the U.S. Air Force, including roles as civil service contract negotiator for the Trident class submarine at SUPSHIP in Groton, CT, and contracting officer and branch head for the R&D center at NSWC in Dahlgren, VA. Since his retirement from the Air Force in 1995, he has taught acquisition seminars. He is a Fellow of the National Contract Management Association.