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APPENDIX D

Questionnaire

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
COMMISSION ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS
BOARD ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENT

July 30, 1997

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For many years, Federal agencies have outsourced building design and construction activities while retaining management responsibilities for these activities in-house. With the downsizing of agencies and in response to legislative initiatives, more agencies are moving towards the outsourcing of the management of their planning, design and construction related services. At the request of the Federal Facilities Council, the National Research Council has established a committee to develop a decision model for federal agencies to use in determining whether and under what circumstances to outsource the management of planning, design, and construction related services. The study committee is chaired by Mr. Henry Michel, Chairman Emeritus of Parsons, Brinckerhoff Inc., and includes other distinguished experts (Enclosure 1). This study will also: 1) assess recent federal experience with outsourcing of the management of planning, design, and construction related services; 2) develop a technical framework and methodology for successfully implementing such an outsourcing program; 3) identify measures to determine performance outcomes; and, 4) identify the organizational core competencies needed to effectively oversee the management of outsourcing contracts and ensure protection of the federal interest.

To better understand federal agencies' expectations for and experience with the outsourcing of the management of planning, design and construction related services, the Committee is asking that sponsoring agencies of the Federal Facilities Council and other selected agencies fill out the attached questionnaire (Enclosure 2).

It would be greatly appreciated if you or an appropriate designee could return the questionnaire to me on or before Friday, September 5, 1997. Completed questionnaires may be faxed to (202) 334-3370, or mailed to the National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, HA-274,

The National Research Council is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering to serve government and other organizations

Front Matter (R1-R12)

Executive Summary (1-10)

1 Introduction (11-20)

2 Outsourcing of Management Functions (21-45)

3 Ownership Functions and Core Competencies (46-63)

4 Decision Framework (64-78)

Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (79-87)

Appendix B List of Briefings (88-89)

Appendix C Documents Related to Inherently Governmental Functions (90-116)

Appendix D Questionnaire (117-127)

Bibliography (128-134)

Acronyms (135-136)