DoD Contracting Customer Lesson 2

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DoD Contracting Customer Lesson 2
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DoD Contracting CustomerLesson 2
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• Terminal Learning Objective

Given acquisition situations, explain the
various mission areas of the military departments
and defense agencies, and the contracting support
that these mission areas require, so that you
will be able to support the development of
business strategies.
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Enabling Objectives

• Summarize the DOD contracting mission.
• Outline the variety of customer mission areas and
  the corresponding market segments that
  contracting professionals support.

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DoD Acquisition System

• Purchase
• The Right Stuff
• Delivered to the Right Place
• At the Right Time
• At the Right Price
• Using a Smart Business Arrangement.

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Army Mission
To remain the most respected Army in the world
and the most feared ground force to those who
would threaten the interests of the United
States.
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Navy Mission
The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and
equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of
winning wars, deterring aggression and
maintaining freedom of the seas.
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Air Force Mission
To defend the Nation through the control and
exploitation of air and space.
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Defense Agencies

• A Defense Agency is an independent agency that
  performs selected consolidated support and
  service functions on a Department-wide basis and
  performs wartime support missions.
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
• Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
• Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
• Defense Logistics Agency
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
• National Security Agency

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Supply/Service/Construction
Supply - an end item or piece of property.
Service - the time and effort of a person.
Construction - the building or razing of a
waterway, road or structure.
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Military Installations
In Operational contracting youll be located at
an installation and contract for everything from
pens, computers, janitorial or IT services, etc.
If you can name it youll probably buy it!
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Research Development

• Each of the services has laboratories and
  scientist working to develop new
  equipment, clothing, weapons,
  etc.

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Major DoD Systems
Each service purchases major systems, such has
planes, ships, tanks, helicopters, etc.
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More Examples of Major Systems
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B-2 Bomber
Purchased - 21 each Unit Price - 1.157 Billion
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Life Cycle Sustainment

• Spare/repair parts and services for existing
  systems

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Contingency Contracting

• Involves supporting the War-fighter on short
  notice
• Bosnia
• Afghanistan
• National Emergency
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Flood

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Lesson Summary

1. What is the contracting mission?
2. What kind of items might you purchase if you
   worked at the base operations level?
3. If you worked for a major command what types of
   items are you most likely to purchase?
4. If you worked for a systems office, how would the
   support you provide differ from someone
   supporting a contingency operation?

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