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ACC Contracting Command Update UNCLASSIFIED ACC Contracting Command Update MG Ted Harrison Commanding General Agile – Proficient – Trusted UNCLASSIFIED 3 Jun 15 U.S. Army Commands (ACOMs) 1 Army Materiel Command 2 UNCLASSIFIED # of Personnel ACC Organizational Structure Auth / On Board Mil – 1,129/ 1,062 Civ – 5,386 / 5,029 Assistant Secretary of the Army for (does not include ACTEDS Interns) Army Materiel Acquisition, Logistics *As of 2 MAR 2015 Command & Technology Army Contracting Command (ACC) Huntsville, AL Army Contracting Command Army Contracting Command Mission & Installation Expeditionary Aberdeen Proving Ground New Jersey Contracting Contracting APG. MD Picatinny Arsenal, NJ Command (ECC) Command (MICC) Huntsville, AL Fort Sam Houston, TX 408th CSB USARCENT 411th CSB USFK 412th CSB* USARNORTH Shaw AFB, SC Yongsan, ROK Army Contracting Command Army Contracting Command JBSA, TX Redstone Rock Island Huntsville, AL Rock Island, IL 409th CSB USAREUR 413th CSB USARPAC 418th CSB* III Corps Kaiserslautern, GE Fort Shafter, HI Fort Hood, TX 410th CSB USARSOUTH 414th CSB USARAF Army Contracting Command Army Contracting Command 419th CSB* XVIII Corps JBSA, TX Vicenza, Italy Orlando Warren Fort Bragg, NC Orlando,FL Warren, MI Field Directorate Office Fort Eustis, VA OPM-SANG HCA Only *ECC CSB OPCON to MICC Contracting Center MICC Contracting Offices Riyadh, SA at 34 installations 4 UNCLASSIFIED ACC/ECC Worldwide Footprint ACC Operates in 108 locations worldwide 5 UNCLASSIFIED ACC Transformation • Goal is to operate more efficiently within mandated resource levels • Looking at organizational structures and geographic footprint • Currently operating 108 full service contracting offices 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 • Already underway in the MICC as part of their MICC 2025 restructure • Weapon systems centers with depots/arsenals • Establish centers of excellence • Rebalance workload and customers to facilitate single points of entry “The most professional and efficient contracting organization our Army can afford” 6 UNCLASSIFIED ACC Transformation Status • MICC 2025 – Consolidating complex contracting at 6 centers (100-150 people each) – 26 satellite offices (10-15 people each) will handle lower dollar value actions and customer liaisons – Implementation underway through attrition and targeted hiring • Depot Reach Back – Depot and Arsenal complex contracting being consolidated at ACC Weapon Systems Centers – Depot/arsenal contracting offices will retain simplified acquisition and contract admin – Implementation underway through attrition and targeted hiring • Centers of Excellence – Tactical and Non-Tactical Information Technology Centers of Excellence being established . First step is consolidation of NETCOM support at Ft Huachuca – Testing Center of Excellence being established at ACC-APG 7 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command MICC Current Structure Joint Base Lewis-McChord Fort Drum Fort McCoy West Point Carlisle Barracks Fort Belvoir Dugway Proving Ground Fort Leavenworth Moffett Field Fort Carson Fort Knox Fort Lee Fort Eustis Fort Riley Presidio Fort Leonard Of Monterey Wood Fort Fort Sill Campbell Fort Bragg Fort Irwin Fort Jackson Fort Gordon Yuma Proving Ground Fort Fort Fort Stewart Rucker Benning Fort Bliss White Sands Missile Range Fort Hood Fort Polk Fort Sam Houston/ Joint Base San Antonio Fort Buchanan, PR Contracting for Soldiers UNCLASSIFIED 8 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command MICC 2025 Structure Joint Base Lewis-McChord Fort Drum Fort McCoy West Point Carlisle Barracks Fort Belvoir Dugway Proving Ground Fort Leavenworth Moffett Field Fort Carson Fort Knox Fort Lee Fort Eustis Fort Riley Presidio Fort Leonard Of Monterey Wood Fort Fort Sill Campbell Fort Bragg Fort Irwin Fort Jackson Fort Gordon Yuma Proving Ground Fort Fort Fort Stewart Rucker Benning Fort Bliss White Sands Missile Range Fort Hood Fort Polk Fort Sam Houston/ Joint Base San Antonio Fort Buchanan, PR Contracting for Soldiers UNCLASSIFIED 9 UNCLASSIFIED How We’re Working to Improve • Increased communications – Expanding use of less formal Industry Communication sessions . Modeled after sessions started by PEO STRI . Now being used at all ACC centers – Formal Advance Planning Briefings to Industry – More engagement with industry associations (AUSA, NCMA, etc) • Earlier involvement of DCAA and DCMA to minimize contract admin/closeout issues – DCMA/DCAA participation in post award conferences – Use of advance agreements • Shifting workload virtually to locations with available resources 10 UNCLASSIFIED Improving debriefs to unsuccessful offerors • Standardized ACC wide guidance being finalized • Mandatory elements – Provide charts ahead of time – Request questions in advance – Explain the award decision – Provide redacted versions of the Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD) and Technical Evaluation Report/SSEB Report – Solicit “on the spot” feedback – Discuss “Rate the Agency” survey – Provide future opportunities – Always treat the contractor personnel across the table like someone whose job depends on this acquisition, and how the debriefing goes 11 UNCLASSIFIED Improving debriefs to unsuccessful offerors (cont.) • Best practices (desirable but not mandatory) – Prepare for debriefing – Face-to-Face debriefing – Take the time to formulate deliberate answers to unanticipated questions – caucus the government team if necessary to ensure consensus – Rehearsals for all government personnel involved – Mock debriefings – practice with neutral parties to identify issues and questions – Exclude lawyers for both sides 12 UNCLASSIFIED Discussion 13.
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