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	ABOR Questions? Contact: Stephanie Watson Email:abor@abilityone.gov This webpage will be updated as more information becomes available.

AbilityOne Representative (ABOR)

AbilityOne Representative: A designated individual who “advocates federal buying in accordance with mandatory source contracting procedures, engages with the workforce to build use of the Program, and offers feedback to the U.S. AbilityOne Commission to improve the value of the Program.”

Key Dates

Dec. 15, 2020: Pledge deadline - “(E)ach CFO Act agency is encouraged to re-prioritize its contract spend by entering into a pledge with the Commission by December 15, 2020, to increase its percentage of spend on products and services from the Procurement List operated pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 8503 above its FY 2020 baseline and, to the extent feasible, make a minimum pledge equal to at least 1% of the total amount of funds obligated for contracts entered into with the agency during the fiscal year, with a further goal of increasing spend to 1.5% in FY 2022.”
January 2021: Initial planning meeting for DoD Components to establish an AbilityOne Representative (ABOR) Program – hosted by Defense Pricing and Contracting, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. AbilityOne Commission.
October 1, 2021: DoD ABOR Program implementation deadline.

Communications

"OFPP Chief Michael Wooten Issues Memo to Boost Involvement of People With Disabilities in Federal Contracting” - ExecutiveGov, Nov. 4, 2020




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Key Links

October 30, 2020: Increasing the Participation of Americans with Disabilities in Federal Contracting – Memo from Michael E. Wooten, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)

October 08, 2020: National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the AbilityOne Program – Memo from Kim Herrington, Acting Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Department of Defense, directing DoD Components to establish an AbilityOne Representative (ABOR) Program with a target implementation date of October 1, 2021.

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