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During the LSS project, PM SSL found deficiencies in the areas of staging and shipping operations. After a lengthy analysis and scoring process, PM SSL determined that life-cycle management command/organic was the preferred course of action, providing PM SSL with a more efficient way of doing business in a timely manner and for the best value. Based on this decision, PM SSL expects to save, on average, 26 percent of the total cost to run the staging facility per year.
TRANSITION PLAN PM SSL developed a schedule and timeline to transfer more than 622,000 pieces
of equipment, worth more than $1.2 billion, 920 miles from the COCO staging facility in Middle
River, MD, to the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center at RIA. In transitioning from a COCO to a GOGO facility, PM SSL would use 11 full-time,
skilled government civilian
employees versus the 13 contractors at Middle River. PM SSL synchronized the transition schedule against current fielding requirements to ensure that the transition would not compromise the fielding process. Weekly meetings maintained open dialogue between the two facilities.
An automated inventory management database
system ensured accurate accountability and total visibility of PM
SSL equipment at all times. Personnel used this database for receiving, inventorying, staging, tracking and shipping operations. Te database also worked in conjunction with the Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) system.
Te PM SSL property accountability team works closely with the staging facility to ensure compliance with all ASA(ALT) guidelines during the lateral transfer to the Soldier. Te team uses the PBUSE Web-based accountability system for all lateral transfers in conjunction with PM SSL’s automated inventory management database system. An important part of this process is verifying and updating the item’s unique identification, giving PM SSL visibility on lateral transfers within the Army.
Another key consideration for the RIA facility is on-site security, which is a three-part system. Closed-circuit cam- eras throughout record all activities, an intrusion detection system provides after-hours protection, and security personnel patrol the area. Tese three elements work together
to ensure the
integrity of the locked facility, which thus meets the criteria for staging all PM SSL commodities.
Leveraging the existing relationship
among the arsenal organizations and GSA’s transportation management office gave the PM an important advantage, allowing it to use established processes and procedures
SOLDIER-CENTERED
During the ribbon-cutting ceremony March 13 at the Sensors and Lasers Distribution Center at RIA, Joe Pearson, right, director of logistics for PM SSL, remarked on the significance of the cooperative mission. The staging facility “is such an important part of the pieces pulled together to support our Soldiers. It is not about us, it is about the Soldiers, and you all have a key part to play,” he said. Here, Pearson meets with the RIA JMTC team during a site visit.
ment to the Soldier. Tis saves time and reduces shipping costs that a commercial facility would incur. All shipments go through this office and consistently meet PM SSL delivery requirements.
CONCLUSION Te LSS analysis, which recommended an existing government
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