; and (B) within the Department Vendor Communication Plan and Market Research Guide, instructions for interaction by acquisition program managers with those entities to— (i) prevent misinterpretation of acquisition regulations; and (ii) permit, within legal and ethical boundaries, interacting with those entities with transparency. (9) Competition A plan regarding competition under subsection (e). (10) Acquisition workforce A plan regarding the Department acquisition workforce under subsection (f). (e) Competition plan The strategy required under subsection (b) shall include a plan to address actions to ensure competition, or the option of competition, for major acquisition programs, which may include assessments of the following measures in appropriate cases if the measures are cost effective: (1) Competitive prototyping. (2) Dual-sourcing. (3) Unbundling of contracts. (4) Funding of next generation prototype systems or subsystems. (5) Use of modular, open architectures to enable competition for upgrades. (6) Acquisition of complete technical data packages. (7) Periodic competitions for subsystem upgrades. (8) Licensing of additional suppliers, including small businesses. (9) Periodic system or program reviews to address long-term competitive effects of program decisions. (f) Acquisition workforce plan (1) Acquisition workforce The strategy required under subsection (b) shall include a plan to address Department acquisition workforce accountability and talent management that— (A) identifies the acquisition workforce needs of each component performing acquisition functions