Executive Summary

This 11th edition of the Professional Services Council’s Biennial Acquisition Policy Survey continues a 21-year PSC tradition of candid discussions involving contractors and government acquisition officials regarding the most timely, relevant trends and policies in federal contracting. Conducted as the COVID-19 global health emergency was beginning to abate, the 2023 survey highlights key changes in acquisition policies and approaches, as well as the potential impact of those changes on federal contracting in the coming years.

Reflecting the often strong engagement between federal agencies and their contracting partners, this survey draws on nearly 200 detailed discussions and 22 post-discussion data responses from government acquisition professionals across 13 federal agencies. The survey outlines key opportunities for those agencies and their contracting partners to make improvements in the following thematic areas:

Normalizing annual appropriations for mission-critical budget planning

Aligning acquisition strategies with federal goals

Rethinking the federal workplace model to better hire, train and retain professionals

FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATED:

Creating greater industrygovernment partnership and collaboration