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A Civilian Services Acquisition Workshop, or CSAW, is a facilitated requirements development workshop built around a specific acquisition and your multi-functional integrated project team, or IPT. The workshop walks the complete team through the Steps to Performance Based Acquisition , or PBA, process from beginning to end.
Develop the vision, mission, high-level objectives, performance requirements, measurable standards and performance-based strategies for the agency project and a roadmap to complete it.
The primary focus of the CSAW is to get all members of the acquisition team or IPT contributing and working together to accomplish the necessary work. CSAWs focus on getting actual work product started , giving the team the tools to continue the process through to completion, and building a team commitment to continuing to work together.
Check out this video on CSAWs: Civilian Services Acquisition Workshops
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Check out this video on improving requirement outcomes with facilitated workshops: PILCast Episode #52
For the SAW to be effective, all members of the acquisition team or IPT need to attend. However, the program manager, contracting officer, and contracting officer’s representatives, or CORs MUST attend the complete workshop. The following key members of the acquisition team should attend:
The duration of a CSAW is generally four (4) days for a virtual workshop, though more complex acquisitions may require follow-on sessions. Attendees will need to be present for all 4 days to fully participate in the workshop’s facilitated team activities, as well as to receive CLPs.
CSAWs are facilitated workshops built around a specific acquisition and their acquisition team or integrated project team, or IPT. The workshop walks the team through the performance-based acquisition process.
If you are interested in becoming a certified CSAW facilitator or co-facilitator, please review the below One- Pager and CSAW Facilitator Certification Memo on requirements:
U.S. General Services Administration