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National Contracting
Organization
CONTRACTING STRONG
Briefing to NDIA
Mr. Kim D. Denver
Director, NCO
20 Mar 09
Topics of Discussion
• NCO Organizational Structure
• USACE Organizations of Interest
• Army Acquisition
USACE National
Contracting Organization
(NCO)
NCO Director
(SES)
PARC - Dallas
NCO Deputy Director
(BG)
Contracting Policy
Division
PARC – Atlanta
Program Evaluation
Division
PARC – Winchester
Workforce Development
Division
Northwestern Division
Regional Contracting Center
Mississippi Valley Division
Regional Contracting Center
Pacific Ocean Division
Regional Contracting Center
Great Lakes &
Ohio River Division
Regional Contracting Center
South Pacific Division
Regional Contracting Center
North Atlantic Division
Regional Contracting Center
Afghanistan Engineer District
Contracting Division
Engineering Research &
Development Center
Regional Contracting Center
Gulf Region Division
Regional Contracting Center
Humphries Engineering Center
Contracting Center (FOA)
Southwestern Division
Regional Contracting Center
South Atlantic Division
Regional Contracting Center
Huntsville Engineer Center
Contracting Center
Trans-Atlantic Center
Contracting Center
R&D
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Specialized
Missions
Engineering Research & Development Center (ERDC)
– Provides science, technology, and expertise in engineering and
environmental sciences
– Focus on five primary technical areas:
• Warfighter Support – geospatial information; system development; operational support;
force protection; and force projection and sustainment
• Installations – transformation; operations; and environmental issues
• Environment – remediation and restoration; land planning, stewardship and
management; threatened and endangered species; and cultural resources
• Water Resources – infrastructure, water resources, environmental issues, and
navigation; and flood control and storm damage reduction
• Information Technology – informatics; geospatial technologies; computational services;
high performance computing applications
– Annual budget of $1B
– POC: Ms. Shirley Wilson, (601) 634-3462
– http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/
Engineer Research & Development Center
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2400 Employees
1037 Scientists & Engineers
$1.2 Billion in Research Facilities &
Equipment
$1 Billion Annual Program
91 Active Patents
Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory
Hanover, NH
Construction Engineering
Research Laboratory
Champaign, IL
Topographic Engineering
Center
Alexandria, VA
Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
Environmental Laboratory
Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory
Information Technology Laboratory
Army Large Research
Laboratory of the Year
Vicksburg, MS
Huntsville Engineering Center (HNC)
• Support specialized missions requiring unique technical
expertise in national or broadly scoped programs
– Integrate facilities crossing geographical boundaries
– Require commonality, standardization, multiple-site adaptation, or
technology transfer
– Require centralized management structure for effective control of
program development, coordination, and execution
– Require services not normally provided by other Corps elements
Huntsville Engineering Center (HNC)
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Major Programs include:
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Ballistic Missile Defense – DPM for design, test, tactical and tactical support facilities for
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (formerly National Missile Defense)
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Chemical Demilitarization - Life Cycle Project Manager for facility design and construction,
equipment design, acquisition, and installation
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Installation Support – Provide public works business processes, systems, training and
contingency support
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Ordnance and Explosives – Provide detection and disposal of unexploded ordnance
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Centrally Managed Furnishings Program - Execute procurement of furnishings for Admin
and barracks facilities for new construction, renovation and replacement projects
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Theater Construction Management System (TCMS) – Provide automated construction
planning, design, management, and reporting system
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Annual budget of $1.2B
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POC: Mr. John Mayes, (256) 895-1111
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http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/
Army Acquisition
• Transparency & accountability
– American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
• Special reporting requirements
– Contracts coded to identify stimulus projects
– Jobs Accountability Act (DARC draft interim rule)
» Clause requiring contractors to report to the agency on the use of the ARRA funds
• Recovery.gov
– Reduce number of no-bid contracts
• J&As IAW FAR 6.302 over $100,000 posted to FedBizOpps
• J&As for orders under MAC contracts, FSS, and Simplified Acquisition are
exempt from posting
– Reduce number of cost reimbursable contracts/cost overruns
Army Acquisition
• Insourcing
• Oversight
– Gansler Report
– Peer Reviews
– Commission on Wartime Contracting
• Military Contingency Contracting Teams
Army Acquisition
• Rothe vs. DoD and Air Force: Decision invalidates 10 U.S.C. 2323
– District court ruled 10 U.S.C 2323 is unconstitutional
– DoD agencies ordered to cease award of following set-aside
contracts/orders, advance payments, and award/addition of funds of
grants or scholarships that rely exclusively on the authority of 10 U.S.C.
§ 2323:
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Historically black colleges and universities
Minority institutions
Hispanic-serving institutions
Native Hawaiian-serving institutions
Alaska Native-serving institutions
– Not applicable to following set-asides:
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Small business
HUBZone
8(a)
SDVOSB
Alaska Native Corporations (ANC)
Questions?