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SPOTLIGHT: MR. TIM O’DAY


Applying the ABCs of BBP to get a better vehicle MR. TIM O’DAY


COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support


TITLE: Procurement analyst


YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7


EDUCATION: B.B.A. in business management, Walsh College


DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting; Level I in program management


AWARDS: Commander’s Award for Civilian Service; Achievement Medal for Civilian Service


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im O’Day got his start in acquisition seven years ago as an intern, working as a contract specialist at the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command Contracting Center in Rock Island, IL. “I thought the program would be a steady, stable job with a lot of potential to move up or to gain experience in


other areas,” said O’Day, now a procurement analyst. While at TACOM, he was able to try his hand at various aspects of the procurement cycle, helping to prepare solicita- tions, evaluate proposals and administer awarded contracts.


He’s now part of the Joint Program Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JPO JLTV), part of the Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS). Te program aims to close a capability gap in existing light tactical vehicle fleets and give commanders a flexible, transportable, protected, net- worked and reliable expeditionary vehicle.


In 2013, the program earned the David Packard Award for Acquisition Excellence, which recognizes achievements that exemplify the goals and objectives established for furthering life-cycle cost reduction and acquisition excellence in DOD.


O’Day is part of a team that recently earned praise for its efforts to develop a request for proposals (RFP) issued earlier this year for low-rate initial production (LRIP) and full- rate production (FRP). Te Army plans to make a Milestone C decision and award a firm-fixed-price contract to a single vendor this year that will cover three years of LRIP and five years of FRP. Under the joint program, the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps will purchase a total of approximately 55,000 vehicles.


O’Day worked with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement to ensure that JLTV’s deviations from the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and DOD Source Selection Guide met headquarters’ expectations, and led the development of source selection criteria, a process that included numerous working group meetings with program management, contracting, legal and requirements representatives.


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Army AL&T Magazine


July-September 2015


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