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Palmer, K. (2006). 'The Cost Of Convenience'. Government Executive 38(3): 28.
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In early 2004, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), which protects federal whistleblowers, decided it needed the services of a consultant for management advice. It paid the Treasury Department's Administrative Resource Center to select and hire an Alexandria, VA-based professional services company. Like many other small federal agencies, OSC does not maintain a specialized contracting staff in house. Instead, it buys contracting and administrative services from Treasury's procurement shop. Interagency contracts have become popular because they enable agencies to buy goods and services more easily and more quickly than if they had to set up contracts on their own. Procurement centers may go even beyond bending the rules to accommodate what the client is looking for. Some procurement executives have decided that the best way to ensure success with interagency contracting is to embrace a do-it-yourself model. It is clear that despite confusion, interagency contracting, will continue to prosper.