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TECH EXPO


Through the CHS program office, the Army is applying lessons learned by taking an existing contract, inserting flexibility, and creating new internal processes to enable programs to acquire tactical hardware using a system-of-systems acquisition approach. To give vendors the chance to demonstrate how their technologies might fit into Army modernization efforts, CHS hosts a semi- annual Technology Expo, pictured here in April 2014, which is open to technical leads and design- level engineers from programs across the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Claire Heininger, PEO C3T)


CHS aligns closely with vendors of all sizes, including its prime contractor, 20 major subprime contractors and close to 300 small businesses. CHS also provides programs with market research and analysis on specific capabilities in advance of procurement.


CHS hosts a semi-annual technology expo to provide an open forum for commercial vendors to demonstrate new technol- ogy and how it fits into the Army’s network modernization goals. Te organization also works with industry to brief Army program engineers on their technology roadmaps and to dem- onstrate technologies that may fill a capability gap for future requirements. Tese forums enable collaboration between engi- neers across multiple programs to discuss areas of convergence and consolidation to simplify the battlefield, and provide cost savings to the Army.


CHS also leverages a strong connection to the Army organic industrial base including Tobyhanna Army Depot, which pro- vides hardware repairs, system upgrades and other support to meet current specifications.


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CHS is already is seeing success in the holistic approach with $123 million in cost avoidance to Army programs in FY14, when it also cut acquisition time on technology insertions by 50 percent and time to fill customer orders by 40 percent.


CHS will continue to draw on lessons learned, evolving to meet the Army’s priorities for interoperable, scalable and intui- tive communications technologies across a portfolio of contract vehicles.


For more information, visit (Common Access Card enabled): https://www.kc.army.mil/chs/.


MS. DANIELLE KAYS is the product director for CHS. She holds an MBA from Norwich University and a B.S. in systems engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, and is Level III certified in program management and systems planning, research, development and engineering.


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