; (G) be made available to acquisition workforce members designated by a Chief Acquisition Officer, senior procurement executive, or head of the contracting activity to participate in the training program; and (H) inform executive agencies about streamlined and alternative procurement methods for procurement of information and communications technology, including— (i) simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services in accordance with subpart 13.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, prize competitions under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–358 ), commercial solutions opening authorities as provided in section 5 of this Act or under separate authority, competitive programs that encourage businesses to engage in Federal research or research and development with the potential for commercialization, and joint venture partnerships; (ii) innovative procurement techniques designed to streamline the procurement process and lower barriers to entry, such as use of oral presentations and product demonstrations instead of lengthy written proposals, appropriately leveraging performance and outcomes-based contracting, and other techniques discussed on the Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations or other similar successor knowledge management portals; and (iii) information on appropriate use, examples and templates, and any other information determined relevant by the Administrator to assist contracting officers and other members of the acquisition workforce in using the procedures described in clauses (i) and (ii). (2) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Acquisition Institute shall provide to the relevant committees of Congress, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, and the Chief Information Officers Council— (A) a report on the Director’s progress in developing and implementing or otherwise providing the information and communications technology acquisition training described in paragraph (1)