Q&A
Inter-agency communication mechanisms
2:29:08
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Council Member Julie Won inquires about mechanisms for inter-agency communication, particularly among Agency Chief Contracting Officers (ACCOs). Charles Diamond from MOCS explains the various communication channels in place.
- Diamond describes a monthly procurement leaders meeting attended by ACCOs, MWBE officers, and sometimes commissioners
- He mentions frequent working group meetings, especially for ACCOs in human services and construction spaces
- Diamond emphasizes the importance of regular communication with ACCOs to improve procedures and policies based on their on-the-ground experiences
Julie Won
2:29:08
Where does the is there a, mechanism when in which all of the agencies, ACCOs, talk to each other?
Charles Diamond
2:29:14
Yes.
2:29:14
There's a procurement leaders there's a procurement leaders meeting once a month, where mocks and all of the more than just DACOS.
2:29:21
A lot of DACOs, a lot of, MWBE officers, chief diversity officers, indeed, sometimes commissioners will join our, procurement leaders, which is every single month.
2:29:30
Of course, you know, when you take someone like, Vincent Pulao, the d s, DSS ACCO who has such an important portfolio.
2:29:35
We're usually speaking with him and other ACCOs in some sort of working group once a week on something.
2:29:41
So there's a once monthly every month for many, many, many, many years that all ACCOs go to.
2:29:46
But also I think especially when you consider things like like the BCC and these working groups and these procedures, we're holding a lot of informal gatherings of ACCOs in the in the human services space.
2:29:55
ACCOs in the construction space.
2:29:57
And, really because they're gonna see the they they they have the boots on the ground and they see the issues in real time.
2:30:03
So So we can't improve the procedures and the policies if we're not working hand in hand with our echo shops.
Julie Won
2:30:07
And last question, I promise.
