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Contracting Support to the Warfighter MG Ted Harrison Commanding General US Army Contracting Command

Feb 2015

U.S. Army Commands (ACOMs)

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Army Materiel Command

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Mission Delivering Contracting Solutions in support of the Army and Unified Land Operations,

anytime, anywhere

Vision To be recognized by our supported

commands and stakeholders as a strategic partner and mission enabler by maintaining the highest standards in service, reliability,

and operational excellence

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Expeditionary Contracting Command

Weapons Systems Centers

ACC is comprised of over 6,000 civilians and military in 107 locations worldwide. In a single year, ACC awards approximately 170,000 contracts, valued at approximately $50 billion.

(Fiscal Year 2014)

Army Contracting Command Overview

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Statement of Purpose ACC is DoD’s most diverse contracting organization and a leader in acquisition innovation. We leverage the world’s most powerful economic force, “the free enterprise system,” to bring innovative

products and services to America’s warfighters. We do this at Army installations, Life Cycle Management Commands and in contingency locations around the world. We are an integrated

team of Soldiers and Civilians partnering with our supported units to turn their requirements into effective contracts and to monitor

contractor performance to ensure mission success.

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Establishment of ACC

Decentralized Staff Functions Reductions in Resources 20

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Army Contracting Agency created in 2002

600% Increase in Workload with no growth in Contracting workforce

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Fraud/Poor Contracts from Kuwait/Iraq

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Gansler Commission Chartered

1. Consolidate Contracting

Organizations: ACA & AMC

Centers

2. Provide Adequate

Resources (personnel

and funding)

3. Create 5 General Officer

Positions

4. Provide Adequate Training and experience for personnel supporting contingency operations

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ACC Organizational Structure

Army Contracting Command (ACC)

Huntsville, AL

Army Materiel Command

Expeditionary Contracting

Command (ECC) Huntsville, AL

408th CSB USARCENT Shaw AFB, SC

409th CSB USAREUR Kaiserslautern, GE

413th CSB USARPAC

Fort Shafter, HI

410th CSB USARSOUTH JBSA, TX

414th CSB USARAF

Vicenza, Italy

411th CSB USFK Yongsan, ROK

Mission & Installation

Contracting Command (MICC)

Fort Sam Houston, TX

Field Directorate Office Fort Eustis, VA

MICC Contracting Offices at 35 installations

419th CSB XVIII Corps Fort Bragg, NC

418th CSB III Corps Fort Hood, TX

412th CSB USARNORTH JBSA, TX

OPM-SANG Contracting Center

Riyadh, SA

Army Contracting Command New Jersey

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

HCA Only

Army Contracting Command Redstone

Huntsville, AL

Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground

APG. MD

Army Contracting Command Rock Island

Rock Island, IL

Army Contracting Command Warren

Warren, MI

Assistant Secretary of the Army for

Acquisition, Logistics & Technology

Army Contracting Command Orlando

Orlando,FL

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ACC/ECC Worldwide Footprint

ACC Operates in 107 locations worldwide

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ACC Centers ACC Center Location What They Buy

ACC-APG Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Chemical/biological defense equipment, electronic sensors, night vision equipment, satellite communications, radars, radios, medical countermeasures

ACC-NJ Picatinny Arsenal, NJ Weapons, armaments, ammunition, information technology

ACC-ORL Orlando, FL Simulation, instrumentation, and training devices

ACC-RI Rock Island Arsenal, IL Ammunition, logistics, information technology, chemical demilitarization

ACC-RSA Redstone Arsenal, AL Aviation, missiles

ACC-WRN Warren, MI Combat and tactical vehicles, small arms and targetry, fire control systems

“Centers of Gravity” for Weapons Systems Contracting: Research Development Engineering Center Support, PEO/PM support, Organic Industrial Base (Depots/Arsenals/Ammo Plants), Life Cycle Management and Logistics Support, FMS Support

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Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Installation Mission

• Provides responsive, complete and compliant contracting solutions to Army commands, installations and activities in the continental United States

• Provides trained and deployable contracting support forces to the operating force, on order

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

MICC annually conducts over 36,000 contract actions worth $5.6 billion (FY14) at 34 contracting offices in the continental United States

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Expeditionary Contracting Command Support to Operating Forces

• Plans and executes effective and agile contracting support for U.S. Army Service Component Commanders in support of Army and Joint Operations.

• Provides effective and responsive contracting support for OCONUS installation operations.

ECC HQ Redstone

Arsenal, AL 413TH CSB (USARPAC) FT Shafter, HI

84% MIL / 75% CIV

411TH CSB (USFK) Yongsan, ROK

414TH CSB (USARAF) Vicenza, Italy 410TH CSB

(USARSOUTH) JBSA, TX *

409TH CSB (USAREUR) Kaiserslautern, GE

412TH CSB (USARNORTH)

JBSA, TX

418TH CSB (III Corps)

FT. Hood, TX

419TH CSB (XVIII Corps) FT Bragg, NC

Rotational/Corps Aligned

Jordan

Kuwait

408TH CSB (USARCENT) Shaw AFB, SC

Iraq

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Army – Lead Service for Contracting Coordination (LSCC) Army – Lead Service for Contracting (LSC) Pending Transition to ACC

In FY 14, ACC/ECC conducted 181 missions in 52 Countries OUTSIDE of Iraq and Afghanistan

PACOM

SOUTHCOM

NORTHCOM EUCOM CENTCOM

AFRICOM

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Contracting: Avoid the Iceberg Effect Most only

see the tip of Contracting

Beneath the Tip:

What Really Happens in Contracting

and the Associated

Risks

• Speed over Quality • Collective Training • Bridge Contracts • Addressing Materiel Weakness • IDPs & CLPs • Funding MODs • Contracting Admin • Pre-Award Contract Support • CPARS • Contract Closeout • Gains in Contract Quality • COR Surveillance

Poor Documentation

Poor Negotiations

Improper Procedures

Inadequate J&As

Market Research

Protests

Cost and Pricing

Inadequate Oversight

Source Selection

Government Property

Audits

Materiel Weakness

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FY15 Missions • Contingency Contracting Administration (CCAS)

– Assume responsibilities from DCMA – Requires forward deployment of new skills sets: property administration,

contract quality assurance, administrative contracting officer – Dec 2014 transition Middle East – Jan 2016 transition Afghanistan

• AFGHAN Next

– Assume contracting responsibilities from C-JTSCC

• Operation United Assistance

– Contracting support for US mission to combat Ebola outbreak in West Africa

– 414th CSB and ACC-RI (LOGCAP)

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ACC Transformation

• Goal is to operate more efficiently within mandated resource levels

• Looking at alternatives for realigning organizational structures and geographic footprint • Currently operating full service contracting offices at 107 locations worldwide

• Leverage ability to move workload across the enterprise • Long term effort with incremental implementation

• Expand use of reach back to consolidate more complex contracting at larger offices

• Establish centers of excellence • Rebalance workload and customers to facilitate single

points of entry

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• DoD-Wide Initiative Launched in 2010 • Sponsored by Honorable Frank Kendall, Office of Under Secretary of

Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics • DoD’s Mandate to “Do More Without More” : DoD Efficiency Initiative • BBP 1.0 – Initiated Sep 14, 2010

• Better Buying Power Guidance for Obtaining Greater Efficiency and Productivity in Defense Spending

• BBP 2.0 – Initiated Nov 13, 2012 • Continuing the Pursuit for Greater Efficiency and Productivity in Defense Spending

- 36 Initiatives Grouped Under 7 Focus Areas

• BBP 3.0 – Initiated Sep 22, 2014 • Achieving Dominant Capabilities Through Technical Excellence and Innovation

Overview of Better Buying Power (BBP)

Establish a National Strategy for DoD Acquisition

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• BBP 3.0 – “Basic Tenets” Achieve Affordable Programs Achieve Dominant Capabilities While Controlling Life Cycle Costs Incentivize Productivity in Industry & Government Incentivize Innovation in Industry & Government Eliminate Unproductive Processes & Bureaucracy Promote Effective Competition Improve Tradecraft in the Acquisition of Services Improve the Professionalism of the Total Acquisition Workforce

• What Are Industry’s Concerns With Implementation ??

Better Buying Power (3.0)

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Battles are won by the infantry, the armor, the artillery, and air teams, by Soldiers living in the rains and huddling in the snow. But wars are won by the great Strength of a Nation - and the Soldier and the civilian working together.

- Gen. Omar Bradley

www.army.mil/ACC

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