5.5: Real Property
Improving Acquisition and Real Property Management Other Information:
Interior's programs utilize the skills and services of the private sector with approximately $2.7 billion annually in contracted
work and including over 50 percent of this work performed by small businesses. The mission goals of the Department are significantly
advanced through effective management of contracts in a manner that reduces risk, and achieves desired results that cost less.
Through a combination of innovative procurement methods, the Department is focused on the achievement of goals that will leverage
purchasing power, promote efficient business practices, and focus on development and retention of a skilled acquisition workforce.
Interior owns and operates 47,000 buildings and 112,000 structures including the iconic monuments and memorials on the National
Mall in Washington, D.C., Hoover Dam straddling the border of Arizona and Nevada, and Bureau of Indian Education schools.
These assets are treasured for their cultural and historic significance; scenic, recreational, and environmental values; functional
purposes like water control; and in some cases the revenues they provide. The Department's asset management programs focus
on the proper stewardship of these assets and proper upkeep and maintenance to support mission goals based on the use of condition
indices and on incorporating initiatives to promote the effective operation and management of facilities, including the disposal
of excess assets.
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