3.3: Collective Demand
Leverage Collective Demand through Acquisition Other Information:
An acquisition approach that integrates standards is essential for deploying interoperable technology solutions and shared
services. Our ability to integrate systems and share information is stronger and more adaptable when government departments
and agencies partner with one another and industry to identify and reuse the best solutions already at the government's disposal
and to develop standards-based technologies that support multiple missions and communities. Stakeholders are encouraged to
work with industry to develop and acquire tools and technologies leveraging information sharing and safeguarding standards.
Federal acquisition policies, including grant policies, should facilitate and reward collaboration between departments and
agencies resulting in reuse of existing services and encouraging development of enterprise-wide acquisition priorities. Aligning
acquisition requirements should not only support interoperable technology acquisition, but also should lower incremental costs
to departments and agencies with fewer acquisitions and reduced processing costs.
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