You’ve probably heard of Reverse Industry Training or Reverse Industry Day events by now, and perhaps have attended a few. GSA has hosted several of these events over the past year. Reverse Industry Training is a model that delivers training to the acquisition workforce through the eyes and perceptions of industry. The training provides acquisition professionals with an opportunity to learn more about industry’s processes related to pursuing, bidding and winning federal contracts, debriefs and protests – from industry’s viewpoint.
OPO notifies industry associations of planned RITs and solicits interest from member firms. Planning teams are established and meet on a regular basis to develop event topics and content. Industry plays a major role in planning each RIT in that they determine the number of sessions for the RIT and develop and determine the content and delivery for each session. OPO is responsible for managing the overall process. RITs can cover topics that are broad and common across government or specific/unique to a particular agency or program, (e.g. debriefings, interpreting requirements, MAS Program, Leasing, Cloud Computing). Each RIT requires approximately 4 months of planning.
The Ombudsman and team can help with this. The Ombudsman is located within the GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, 1800 F St NW, Washington DC. Visit the Ombudsman’s website at www.gsa.gov/ombudsman or contact the Ombudsman at GSAOmbudsman@gsa.gov
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