First and foremost, TRCER is a leader’s program. Its success depends on key senior
execution data, leadership involvement to incul-
cate new processes into the organization that are enduring and that enable lead- ers at all levels to make timely, fiscally informed operational decisions.
The TRCER database is a “dashboard” tool that leverages inbound feeds from existing databases of
records through-
out DoD in the areas of financial management, contracting data, contract- ing officer’s representative (COR) data, and a limited amount of manual input from the user. This desktop tool com- bines the data into a unified data table that produces a dashboard to review each contract, enables the leader to perform customized searches, and automatically generates email to specified users to inform them of critical milestones, such as when the next requirements package is due or when a COR’s certification requires renewal.
TRCER provides total contract vis- ibility throughout the continuum of requirements generation and validation; contract
solicitation and award; and
post-award management and execution. The automated tool interfaces with other Army systems to provide a one-stop, user- friendly database that a leader can access, manipulate to generate key reports, and use to view program-generated contract management review templates and to organize and schedule TRCER, such as a Coalition Acquisition Review Board packet
submission, contracting office actions, and post-award reviews.
The review process starts at the action officer level, where the requirements owner,
the COR, and the resource
manager conduct a monthly assess- ment of the contract. The assessment is to update information such as financial
Similar programs have been implemented with excellent results in operational units and deployed environments, such as
the
contractor’s performance,
satisfaction with the identification
of key future events such as when the next requirements package is due and when the period of performance expires, and a recommendation regarding the execution of a contract option year.
The monthly assessment allows the leader of the Office of Primary Responsibility for managing the contract (usually at the staff level) to conduct internal contract reviews that identify where efficiencies can be gained and the necessary actions required to manage the contract.
The review process culminates with the organization’s Quarterly Contract Review Board, chaired by a senior leader (a colonel or general officer) who reviews an established portfolio of contracts with the requirements owner, contracting and resource management
staff, staff judge
advocate, COR, etc. who are present dur- ing the review.
Leveraging this comprehensive body of expertise, all present in a single forum, empowers the leader to have a holistic understanding and assessment of the contract and to make well-informed decisions in a timely manner. The results of these reviews are reported out to the commanding general of the organization.
THE WAY AHEAD The TRCER program is not without precedence and is applicable at virtually every level in any environment.
Army’s
resources while providing high-
quality, essential contracted services to the Soldiers and civilians they are privileged to serve.
The Army’s ability to sustain itself fis- cally as the world’s premier fighting force depends on tools like TRCER. It has proven to facilitate sound and timely sourcing and resourcing decisions that fully support Army Force Generation operations and other key operating and generating force requirements, while maximizing the purchasing power of its operating budget.
BG serves
THOMAS as
A. the U.S.
HORLANDER Army
Command G-8/Resource Manager. He is
the TRCER Executive Director. He
holds a B.A. in business administration from Western Washington University, an
M.B.A. University, an tional military and from
M.M.A.S. strategy
an M.S.
Oklahoma in
in City interna-
Army Command and General College,
is an U.S. Army Master Military
accomplished Strategist,
from the U.S. Staff
strategy
from the U.S. Army War College. Hor- lander
and Comptrollers’
ting member of the American Society of
fied Defense Financial Manager Certification Commission.
LTC JAMES P. KOPKO is the TRCER Program Officer
Army Central Command G-8. He an
Active National Guard Officer
deployed in support of ARCENT Opera- tions in Southwest Asia. He
holds a in support of Operation Iraqi Free-
dom. TRCER is a powerful tool to aid commanders in one of their fundamen- tal duties—being good stewards of
B.A. in political science from the Uni- versity of Akron and an M.S. emergency
in and disaster management
from Tourou University. Kopko is a qualified Force Manager and is Level II certified in program management.
ASC.ARMY.MIL 99
serving in the U.S. is
linguist, sit-
Certi-
Central
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