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Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT)
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Rod Todaro, Col (s) USAF
Rapid Fielding Directorate
& Task Force Project Status
3 December 2010
Dir ector, Compar ative Technolog y
Rodney.todar [email protected] l
571-372-6825
Por tal: cto.acqcenter.com
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Outline
• Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT)
– What We Do
– Projects
For Officialwith
Use Only
(Not Cleared for
– Participation
FCT
Public Release)
 Best Practices
 Timeline
 Points of Contact
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What We Do
• Find & Assess “Here & Now” Solutions
Mission: Rapidly Find, Assess &
Field World-Class Products to
Enhance Military Capabilities
 Projects begin within a year, end within 18-24
months after contract award
 Testing at U.S. or foreign ranges
 Project value: Range of $200K - $2M
 Average of $800K
• Supported by DoD Acquisition Policy
 Armaments Cooperation
For Official Use Only
 Testing of Allied & Friendly Foreign Countries’
Public Release)
Equipment
(Not
• Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) Selects &
Funds Projects
 Clear Goal: “Assess & Procure Capabilities”
 Focus on mature technologies
 Whenever possible: Side-by-Side Competitive
Evaluation
Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 2350a(g):
Determine ability of NATO & friendly
Cleared for
foreign countries to satisfy U.S.
requirements or operational deficiencies
Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
• TRL 7: System prototype demonstration
in an operational environment
• TRL 8: Actual system completed &
‘qualified' through test & demonstration
• Services & USSOCOM Execute
 Nominate mature military or commercial products
 Conduct assessments & fielding
In 2011 we are funding 17
continuing projects & 12 new starts
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What We Do (Assess & Field)
From 2001-2010, 105 Items Deployed for OCO
Multi-Purpose 70mm (2.75 in) Rocket Warhead
84mm Carl Gustaf & Multi-Purpose Rounds
Lightweight, Shoulder-Fired Rifle System & ammo
For
Official
Use
Only
(Not
Cleared for
for
th
special operations
Bunker buster fielded with 160 Little Birds
(Army, SOCOM & Saab Bofors, Sweden)
Public
Release)
(SOCOM & Nammo,
Norway)
Enhanced Body Armor
RapidEye Imagery (Eagle Vision)
Helmand
River Basin,
Afghanistan
Second source to satisfy war demand for Level IV
Protection. (Army & Saint-Gobain, Germany)
Constellation of 5-satellites providing multispectral,
optical imaging – initial use in monitoring opium
growth pattern
(AF, EADS, Germany, & MDA, Canada )
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What We Do: Assess & Field
SOF Combat Assault Rifle
Mobi-Mat Landing Pad & Beach Access
Exercise
COBRA GOLD
Stabilizes landing areas
Flexible, reliable weapon for SOF units.
for MEDEVAC, refueling
Inter-changeable barrels in light (5.56mm)
points &
beachCleared
access
For Official Use Only
(Not
and heavy (7.62mm) version.
(Navy & Deschamps,
(SOCOM & FN Herstal,Public
Belgium) Release)
France)
Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance Vehicles
V-shaped hull technology licensed to Force
Protection , South Carolina for MRAP
(Army & Denel Mechem, South Africa)
for
Helmand
Province,
Afghanistan
Robotic Moving Target System
Trains live-fire moving target
marksmanship &
engagement skills during
unit training exercises (Navy
/ USMC & Marathon
Robotics Ltd, Australia)
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The Search for the World’s Best
Assessed Technologies / Products from 28 Countries
The
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Iceland
Denmark
Norway Sweden Finland
Poland
Austria
Ukraine
Russia
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UK
Public Release)
Canada
Korea
Czech Republic
Japan
France
Italy
Taiwan
Switzerland
Spain
India
Croatia
Israel
New
Zealand
Singapore
Greece
South Africa
Australia
Discussions Also Conducted with Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Slovakia, & Turkey
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Assessing & Getting Technology to the Fight
By Country (FY 1980 – 2011)
FCT Funding Provided - $1.13 Billion
(Percent by Country)
Procurements - $10.4 Billion
(by Country)
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Public Release)
* Others -- Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic
Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Republic of Korea,
Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, South Africa,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine
** Others -- Belgium, Denmark, Finland, India, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Republic of
Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Switzerland
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Measuring Progress
Metrics - Last 30 Years
645 Projects Started, 573 Completed
291 Projects Met Service Requirements
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(Not Cleared
for
226Only
Projects
- Procurements
Worth $10.4B
Public Release)
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Assessed Products from 30 Countries
OSD Investment: $1.13 Billion (constant FY11 $)
Estimated RDT&E Cost Avoidance: $7.60 Billion
Accelerated Fielding Averages 5-7 years
Procurement Rate: ~ 80%
Foreign Vendor Teaming with U.S. Industry in 33 States
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Participation with FCT
What Makes You Successful in FCT?
• Presence in the United States
– Strong support from Embassy in the US
 Industry days
 How DoD does business
– Professional consultants / active industry associations
– Trade shows for visibility (e.g., Seoul International Aerospace & Defense
Exhibition, AUSA
DC) (Not Cleared for
For Washington,
Official Use Only
– Partnering with
a US Release)
company - - Not required
Public
• Good relationship with the US Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation
– Great place to find out where to start
• Establish contact with the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Comparative Technology Office, the Military Services & USSOCOM
offices responsible for FCT
– When in the U.S., set up appointments to visit with the key personnel
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Participation with FCT
Proposals
1
5
U.S. Acquisition
Program Manager
desires to test
foreign item
2
Following notification
to Congress, OSD
provides funding to
Service to conduct
tests & evaluations
4 OSDfor
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Reviews
Proposals Public Release)
U.S. Acquisition
Selects projects in
accordance with
criteria & available
funds
Program
Manager writes
FCT Project
Proposal
3
Service or
USSOCOM Sponsor
review and submit
Proposals to OSD
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Looking to FY 2013
Milestones
XX
Fiscal Year 2013
Jul- Aug
2012
Jun
2012
Seoul Oct 2011
Sep- Dec
2011
X
Feb
2012
Sep
2012
1 Oct
2012
Fiscal Year
2013 Begins
New projects start
OSD Approval, New Start
Notification
COCOM & OSD Review
Fiscal Year 2013 Final Proposals Submitted
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Public Release)
Project Management Reviews with Services & USSOCOM
What Are We Looking For?
• So What (Saves lives, / game
changer)?
• Who is Customer & Buyer?
• What’s the Risk, Technology
Maturity?
• Urgency / Timing?
for• Have You Worked with DoD
Before?
Services & USSOCOM Internal Proposal Call
Primary FY 2013 focus areas include the following
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Enhanced infantry, vehicle, and ship protection
Reducing & lightening infantry loads
Advanced field medical capabilities
Advanced weapons
Space situational awareness
Other affordable, logistics solutions or world-class, mature technology that impact
current operations for Overseas Contingency Operations
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Key Points of Contact
OSD
CTO Main
[email protected]
571-372-6803
Rod Todaro, Col(s)
[email protected]
571-372-6825
Dan Cundiff
dan.cundiff@@osd.mil
571-372-6807
Paul Frichtl
[email protected]
571-372-6823
Bob Thompson
[email protected]
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Mark Morgan
[email protected]
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Tom Mulkern
[email protected]
571-372-6822
USMC
John Barkley
[email protected]
703-696-3158
AF
Amy Tinch
[email protected]
703-588-8950
SOCOM
Jim Santa-Lucia
[email protected] 813-826-0052
Army
571-372-6819
410-436-3924
Navy /
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