THE POWER OF THE PURCHASE
this critical initiative. Contract standard- ization efforts by MICC and its mission partners to buy services as a portfolio were developed in concert with the 2016 NDAA, ahead of category management initiatives announced by the Army. Te command’s efforts to standardize simi- lar contracts at an enterprise level using a portfolio concept parallel category management efforts at the local level. Rather than awarding similar, recurring services as one-of-a-kind efforts at the local installation, the portfolio approach pulls a whole portfolio to an enterprise buying center with standardized levels of performance, pricing and contract award execution processes to foster efficiencies in the acquisition process, meet performance expectations and drive contract savings.
INSPECTING PROGRESS
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin McClatchey conducts a site visit with members of the Department of Public Works in September at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in preparation for a contract award for minor construction. A MICC pilot project related to base operations contracts reduced procurement action lead time from 250 days to approximately 130 days. (Photo by Capt. Steve Voglezon, MICC)
Te Army directive names the command- ing general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) as the co-category manager for logistics and facilities. Te commander, Gen. Gustave F. Perna, has designated his G-8 as the lead for category management responsibilities. Te AMC G-8 is working closely with the subordi- nate U.S. Army Contracting Command and its Category Management and Stra- tegic Sources cell to manage data analysis, provide visualization and track the mile- stones associated with the initiative.
PORTFOLIO APPROACH Efforts over the last 18 months place the Contracting Operations Directorate of the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), a subor- dinate command to Army Contracting Command, on the front lines of category management. Team MICC, in lockstep with Army Contracting Command and AMC, is analyzing the buying environ- ment, the totality of common services and the delivery methods to reduce cost driv- ers, highlight redundancies and provide commanders with options to implement
136
Among Army commands with whom MICC has partnered on category manage- ment initiatives are the U.S. Army Installation Management Command and U.S. Army Sustainment Command. Tey represent two of MICC’s largest supported mission partners for contract dollars awarded. Of the $5.4 billion in contracts executed by MICC across the Army in fiscal year 2019, more than $2.4 billion was in support of these two commands.
MICC contracts are responsible for feed- ing more than 200,000 Soldiers every day. Te command took steps in 2017 to standardize full food service contracts following a pilot for Fort Lee, Virginia, that yielded increased competition from industry and government savings of approximately $16 million over five years. Historically, MICC received two proposals on average for full food services contracts. Including the Fort Lee pilot, an average of five proposals have been received for similar contracts, according to MICC data. Tis process involved stan- dardizing performance work statements, contract type, contract line item number
Army AL&T Magazine Winter 2020
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164 |
Page 165 |
Page 166 |
Page 167 |
Page 168 |
Page 169 |
Page 170 |
Page 171 |
Page 172 |
Page 173 |
Page 174 |
Page 175 |
Page 176
