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ACQUIRE THE ADVANTAGE
An Organizational Transformation - An Organizational Transformation - From Dysfunctional to 9/11 RecoveryFrom Dysfunctional to 9/11 Recovery
April 20, 2006April 20, 2006
Mike SullivanAcquisition Solutions Inc
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34 acres
6.5 million sq. ft.
3 Empire State Bldgs.
7,748 windows
17.5 miles of corridors
25,000 personnel
1,000,000 calls each
day
Police force
Metro station
Fire Station
Health Facilities
Post Office
Mini-mall
Heliport
The Pentagon – A Small CityThe Pentagon – A Small City
The Pentagon has never undergone a major renovation in the past 64+ years!The Pentagon has never undergone a major renovation in the past 64+ years!
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- 400 architects and engineers - 15,000 workers - Original cost: $83 million
Fast-Track ConstructionFast-Track Construction
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The Need for RenovationThe Need for RenovationMajor building systems beyond repair, non-compliant with modern building codes and ADA, hazardous materials present throughout, poor energy efficiency
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Organizational/Program ChallengesOrganizational/Program Challenges
• Organizational Structure – 5 organizations / 2 agencies
• Very stovepipe environment
• Fragmented authority
• Fragmented decision-making
• Ineffective project execution
• Construction Industry – Antiquated in Any Acquisition Reform
Results:• Over budget • Behind schedule• On the verge of being cancelled
Results:• Over budget • Behind schedule• On the verge of being cancelled
Prior to 1998:
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Problems with Acquisition StrategyProblems with Acquisition Strategy
- Contract’s reward inappropriate behavior
- Low price mentality drive away top performers
- Does not encourage innovative solutions
- Contractors enter into award as adversaries
- Government knows the problem but also assumes they have the answers
• Contractor simply follows the Govt’s directions
• Driven to find problems to make profit
• Contractors play the game according to the rules set by the buyer
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Our StrategyOur Strategy
Key Objective:Implement an approach that rewarded behavior we like!
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Changes - Changes - 1998 – 2001 (and on):1998 – 2001 (and on):
Transforming the Program
• Organization - from “stovepipe” to integrated teams
• More communication w/senior leaders and stakeholders• Acquisition Approach
• From Design-Bid-Build to Design-Build• From Low Price to Best Value• From Project Specs to Performance
Requirements• Appropriate Sharing of Risk
• Project Execution• From “us vs them” to the “we” concept
(construction, IT and services)
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• Hire better contractors
• Use appropriate types of contracts
• Give incentives to achieve project goals
• Set clear goals
• Operate as a team
• Measure progress against goals
• Reward achievement
Our Plan for SuccessOur Plan for Success
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• Phased source selection:
• Phase 2 (Final selection)
• Phase 1 (Initial down-select)
- Typically 3 firms selected
- Selection primarily based on past performance
- Fast decision, minimizes bid and proposal
cost to offerors
- Competition between firms from Phase 1- Use of oral presentations- May look at primary subs past performance- May look at experience of on-site team
- Best value…cost, technical solution, team, IMP/IMS
- “Build to budget”
- Stipend to offerors
Our Plan for SuccessOur Plan for Success
Hire Better Contractors
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• Fixed-Price Incentive with an award fee
• Award fee of 10% -14% of contract price - based on performance
• Contractor and government share overruns to a ceiling price
• Contractor and the government share savings
• Keeps the team focused on award fee criteria such as - performance, risk mitigation, cost control, quality, safety, communications, coordination, partnering, customer satisfaction
• Zero $0 Target Profit
• Award Fee performance tied to incentive savings to ensure quality
Our Plan for Success
Provide Incentives to Achieve Goals
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Using Performance Requirements
• Tell the contractor your problem, goals and objectives -
and - let them determine how to achieve them!
A New Way of Doing BusinessA New Way of Doing Business
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Wedge 1Wedge 1
Wedges 2-5Wedges 2-5
~1.1M/SF~$250M
~4.5M/SF~$700M
Using Performance-Based RequirementsUsing Performance-Based Requirements
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• Integrated contractor personnel onto teams
• Not longer “arms length” from the contractor
• Relationship based on trust to do what’s right
• Integrated customers and stakeholders onto teams
• Open lines of communication
• Collocation of team for maximum effectiveness
• Entire team has common goals and objectives
Our Plan for SuccessOur Plan for Success
Operate as a TeamOperate as a Team
May Require an Organizational/Personnel Culture Transformation
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Generic ProjectTotal Progress
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Early Earned Forecast Late
Measure Progress Against GoalsMeasure Progress Against GoalsProject Controls and Government Insight
• Effective Measures and Metrics
• Award Fee• Monthly feedback provided to the contractor• Award Fee determined and paid on a
quarterly basis• Contractor has input in the determination
process
• Monthly Measures/Metrics• EVMS• CPM• RFI Statistics• Submittal Statistics• Processing time for contract changes• Change Order Statistics• LEEDTM Certification Statistics• Customer Surveys
16Acquisition Solutions, Inc.Pentagon Phoenix Project
Shared goals and objectivesShared goals and objectives Shared definitions of success
(BIC)(BIC)
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• Achieved true “team environment” between Govt and contractors
• Teams took ownership of the project – theybecame “we”• Developed relationships based on trust
• Best value source selection – we hired some of the best firms I have ever worked with and let them succeed!
• Achieved single point of responsibility for project execution
• Took the Government out of the middle of disputes
Did Our Plan for Success Work?Did Our Plan for Success Work?
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• Gave the contractor freedom to develop innovative solutions to meet our goal and objectives
• Rewarded innovative problem-solving and managed risk-taking
• Encouraged the contractor to find solutions rather than create more problems
• Results: program expanded from “renovation of the Pentagon” to renovation, new construction and IT implementation/O&M across three states – from $1.2B to $5.6B
Did Our Plan for Success Work?Did Our Plan for Success Work?
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Using Performance Requirements
• Tell the contractor your problem, goals and objectives -
and - let them determine how to achieve them!
A New Way of Doing BusinessA New Way of Doing Business
20Acquisition Solutions, Inc.Relocate the U.S.S. Cole to a U.S. dry dock facility as quickly as possible
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
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Pentagon Command Communications Survivability ProjectPentagon Command Communications Survivability Project
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
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Support the Coalition Provision Authority in jump-starting rebuilding IraqSupport the Coalition Provision Authority in jump-starting rebuilding Iraq
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
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FEMA – Converting Hazardous Zone Maps to a FEMA – Converting Hazardous Zone Maps to a Digital/Web-Based FormatDigital/Web-Based Format
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
24Acquisition Solutions, Inc.USCG Deep Water Project – An Integrated Solution to Protecting Our CountryUSCG Deep Water Project – An Integrated Solution to Protecting Our Country
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
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- Contract award – 1908
- Best value
-- Offers ranged from $850 to $1M
- Carry two persons … max wt of 350 pounds
- Fly 125 miles
- Flying speed of 40 mph=100% payment
- Incentives up to 45 mph=150% payment
- Disincentives down to 37 mph=60% payment
- Flying speed less than 36 mph=$0 payment
- Contract was four pages
Heavier than Air Flying MachineHeavier than Air Flying Machine
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
26Acquisition Solutions, Inc.FAA – Flight Service OperationsFAA – Flight Service Operations
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
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LA County MTA Bus Noise ReductionLA County MTA Bus Noise Reduction
Examples of PBA/PBMExamples of PBA/PBM
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