One identifiable solution that I think is well known within the federal procurement space is the creation of a vendor performance management framework. What that would do is actually evaluate the performance, in the administration phase, of how suppliers are actually performing, because I do think a part of this is an avoidance of poor performers. Currently, there is no federal vendor performance management framework. PSPC is piloting an individualized policy within their department to implement vendor performance management, but like I said, I've been in my role for six years, and this is probably my number one priority. I repeat this ad nauseam. I think this is an immediate step that needs to be taken. I think this will help address the poor performers. It will legitimize the process.
Again, I would describe that as a medium-term solution. I'm not naive enough to say it's a short-term solution, and the creation of the chief procurement officer in and of itself is not a solution, but it is the first step towards what I would describe as “transformational change”.