Address Incumbent Operators

158.  To the extent possible the PPP process should be insulated from state-owned incumbent operators. Authorities, agencies and departments that will see the PPP as competition should not be tasked with acting as the procuring agency for the PPP. It may be necessary to create a new authority to procure the PPP. This may not eliminate all potential interference but it will help ensure that the procuring agency is fully committed to the PPP.