So far, no FAR: A look inside at ARPA-H’s unique procurement shop

Imagine a federal procurement shop where you use every technique, except the Federal Acquisition Regulation. And you don’t do grants, either. And you’ve got congressional backing for your novel approach. That’s the case for one of the government’s newer agencies, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, known as ARPA-H. For a look on the inside, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Diane Sidebottom, ARPA-H Director of Acquisition and Contracts.

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Source: So far, no FAR: A look inside one agency’s unique procurement shop. By Tom Temin, September 14, 2023. Federal News Network.

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