National Contracting Organization CONTRACTING STRONG Briefing to NDIA

1
National Contracting OrganizationCONTRACTING
STRONG Briefing to NDIA

• Mr. Kim D. Denver
• Director, NCO
• 20 Mar 09

2
Topics of Discussion

• NCO Organizational Structure
• USACE Organizations of Interest
• Army Acquisition

3
RD and Specialized Missions
4
Engineering Research Development Center (ERDC)

• Provides science, technology, and expertise in
  engineering and environmental sciences
• Focus on five primary technical areas
• Warfighter Support geospatial information
  system development operational support force
  protection and force projection and sustainment
• Installations transformation operations and
  environmental issues
• Environment remediation and restoration land
  planning, stewardship and management threatened
  and endangered species and cultural resources
• Water Resources infrastructure, water
  resources, environmental issues, and navigation
  and flood control and storm damage reduction
• Information Technology informatics geospatial
  technologies computational services high
  performance computing applications
• Annual budget of 1B
• POC Ms. Shirley Wilson, [phone]
• http//www.erdc.usace.army.mil/

5
(No Transcript)
6
Huntsville Engineering Center (HNC)

• Support specialized missions requiring unique
  technical expertise in national or broadly scoped
  programs
• Integrate facilities crossing geographical
  boundaries
• Require commonality, standardization,
  multiple-site adaptation, or technology transfer
• Require centralized management structure for
  effective control of program development,
  coordination, and execution
• Require services not normally provided by other
  Corps elements

7
Huntsville Engineering Center (HNC)

• Major Programs include
• Ballistic Missile Defense DPM for design, test,
  tactical and tactical support facilities for
  Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (formerly National
  Missile Defense)
• Chemical Demilitarization - Life Cycle Project
  Manager for facility design and construction,
  equipment design, acquisition, and installation
• Installation Support Provide public works
  business processes, systems, training and
  contingency support
• Ordnance and Explosives Provide detection and
  disposal of unexploded ordnance
• Centrally Managed Furnishings Program - Execute
  procurement of furnishings for Admin and barracks
  facilities for new construction, renovation and
  replacement projects  
• Theater Construction Management System (TCMS)
  Provide automated construction planning, design,
  management, and reporting system
• Annual budget of 1.2B
• POC Mr. John Mayes, [phone]
• http//www.hnd.usace.army.mil/

8
Army Acquisition

• Transparency accountability
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
• Special reporting requirements
• Contracts coded to identify stimulus projects
• Jobs Accountability Act (DARC draft interim rule)
• Clause requiring contractors to report to the
  agency on the use of the ARRA funds
• Recovery.gov
• Reduce number of no-bid contracts
• JAs IAW FAR 6.302 over 100,000 posted to
  FedBizOpps
• JAs for orders under MAC contracts, FSS, and
  Simplified Acquisition are exempt from posting
• Reduce number of cost reimbursable contracts/cost
  overruns

9
Army Acquisition

• Insourcing
• Oversight
• Gansler Report
• Peer Reviews
• Commission on Wartime Contracting
• Military Contingency Contracting Teams

10
Army Acquisition

• Rothe vs. DoD and Air Force Decision invalidates
  10 U.S.C. 2323
• District court ruled 10 U.S.C 2323 is
  unconstitutional
• DoD agencies ordered to cease award of following
  set-aside contracts/orders, advance payments, and
  award/addition of funds of grants or scholarships
  that rely exclusively on the authority of 10
  U.S.C. 2323
• Historically black colleges and universities
• Minority institutions
• Hispanic-serving institutions
• Native Hawaiian-serving institutions
• Alaska Native-serving institutions
• Not applicable to following set-asides
• Small business
• HUBZone
• 8(a)
• SDVOSB
• Alaska Native Corporations (ANC)

11
Questions?