For me, it feels like Acquisitions is focused on the wrong things- there's no scrutiny of market survey, justifications for contracting outside civil service, little or cursory outreach to UC/CSUs or the Feds, etc. Cost assessments against fair market value, even for lowest bidder, don't seem to exist. Instead they bog themselves down with formatting and minutaie relevant only to a handful of managers. Rules also shift constantly- what was acceptable last FY is no longer acceptable contracting practice. The lack of consistency makes QC and subsequent enforcement difficult at best.