Acquisition Committee for E-Government (ACE)
The purpose of the Acquisition Committee for E-Government (ACE) is to provide the Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) E-Government initiative with:
- federal acquisition community vision, perspective and guidance, and
- executive level decision-making and oversight regarding scope, priorities, budget and funding.
The ACE is an executive steering committee established under the Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC), a senior level forum established for monitoring and improving the federal acquisition environment. The Council promotes effective business practices that ensure the timely delivery of best value products and services to the agencies, achieve public policy objectives, and further integrity, fairness, competition, and openness in the federal acquisition system.
The responsibilities of the ACE are to:
- provide strategic direction for the IAE,
- establish IAE Initiative’s portfolio, which contains acquisition-related projects/systems that support multiple agencies,
- recommend the inclusion and prioritization of initiatives and projects within the IAE portfolio to OMB,
- approve IAE’s annual budget and work plan and move them forward to the CAOC for final approval,
- provide rulings on IAE Change Control Board (CCB) recommendations that exceed approved current scope and budget,
- ensure the alignment of IAE information technology capital investments with business goals as required by the E-Government Strategy, applicable statutes, Federal architecture framework specifications, Financial Systems Integration Office (FSIO) requirements and acquisition regulations,
- review the IAE initiative’s OMB Exhibit 300 in coordination with the IAE Program Management Office (PMO) and provide input and feedback prior to OMB submission
- review and approve the business case,
- review and approve the funding model,
- review each application investment in an annual internal program review (IPR) presentation,
- review, approve, and enforce IAE architecture specifications (e.g., standards, constraints, guidelines, processes, and products) for use within the acquisition community,
- review the IAE initiative’s OMB Exhibit 300 in coordination with the IAE Program Management Office (PMO) and provide input and feedback prior to OMB submission
- review the Source Selection Authority’s recommendations for competitive range and award,
- serve as liaison to other government-wide councils as needed.
Leadership
Co-Chair
Ms. Debra E. Sonderman
Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management and Senior Procurement Executive
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Mail Stop 2607
Washington, DC 20240
debra_sonderman@ios.doi.gov
Office Phone: 202-254-5501
Fax: 202-254-5591
Co-Chair
Ms. LeAntha Sumpter
Deputy Director for Program Development
Department of Defense
3060 Defense Pentagon
Room 3B855
Washington, DC 20301-3060
leantha.sumpter@osd.mil
Office Phone: 703-602-7955
Staff
Dr. Karen Pica
Policy Analyst
Office of Management & Budget
725 17th Street
Washington, DC 20503
kpica@omb.eop.gov
Office Phone: 202-395-3302