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Jeff Brunner
TGIC Government Co-Moderator
2009-2010
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Rebuilding the contracting workforce, developing
the complimenting acquisition career fields,
increased level of requirements and their
articulation, the greatest need for expedited
contract awards, contract performance assessment
deficiencies, all among significant new policy and
policy changes…
 How is every customer and contracting office
coping?
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Does Industry have experience that could also
contribute to policy and process changes and
improvements?
 Daily interaction with a wide variety of customers and
contracting offices.
 Business processes that have allowed them to survive in a
profit-making enterprise (so far).
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Greater collaboration among and between
customers and contracting offices
 Adoption of best practices to better understand,
consolidate, streamline and standardize processes
 Elimination of customer and contracting stovepipes
 Listening to Industry’s experience and ideas
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 The
Tidewater Association of Service
Contractors (TASC) - 1987
 The Tidewater Government Industry
Council (TGIC) - 1989
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Purpose and Objectives
 Dedicated to contracting excellence in the public
and private sectors
 Industry perspective on Government contracting
policy and processes
• Elected representatives to Tidewater Government/Industry
Council (LB, SB, 8a, Educational Institutions, At-Large)
 Education and training/Mutual understanding
between Government and Public Sector
professionals
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Membership
 Approaching 300 including individual and corporate members
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Accomplishments
 Monthly newsletter
 Monthly meeting and program speakers
• Third Wednesday of every month, 1200-1315, Norfolk Airport Hilton
 Monthly TGIC interaction
 Interaction with local governmental/non-governmental
organizations (AFCEA, NDIA, MEDAC, HRMFFA, etc.) to support
common industry related issues (BRAC, etc)
 Strong cooperative relationship with CDCA
 Enduring scholarship endowment to ODU
 Support to local schools (Tidewater Science Fair)
 Support of local charitable organizations
 Exchange Briefing Program
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Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center
(VMASC)
 Hampton Roads Technology Council
 Commanding Officer, SPAWAR Atlantic
 Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities
Alliance
 USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic
 Virginia Beach Mayor
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U. S. Congressman, 2nd District of Virginia
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 Purpose
and Objectives
 Communication, cooperation, and consultation
between Government contracting activities, their
customer activities, and private industry
 Improve the productivity of contracting and
quality of the end product.
 Explore and develop methods of quality and
productivity improvement, foster a spirit of
cooperation, provide a forum to share new ideas
and initiatives, suggest changes to policies,
regulations or statutes through the appropriate
channels.
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 It is not the purpose of the Council to
discuss specific contractual actions or
future procurements.
 A non-attribution policy is always in effect
 These policies have always been strictly
respected since TGIC’s inception.
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 Membership
 14 Industry representatives elected by TASC
 Any Government member (civilian or military) or
contractor involved with contracting or
requirements
 Monthly meeting is open to all/averages 40
• Second Thursday of every month, 0800-0915, UNISYS,
Virginia Beach
 Government
& Industry Co-Moderators
 Immediate past-President of TASC serves as
Industry Co-Moderator
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Member involvement largely centers on and
programs emanate from TGIC standing committees
and working groups.
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Small Business Affairs
Legislative Affairs
Acquisition Workforce
Contracting Approaches and Techniques
TGIC Purpose and Direction
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Regional calendar of all various professional
organizations’ meetings and events
 Activities and reports from TGIC standing
committees and working groups
 Open discussion of a timely topic, most recently,
DoD Insourcing
 Identify Exchange Briefing topics
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Four per year, approx. October, January, March,
and June, 2-3 hour program
 Central, convenient, off-base location
 Free and open to all
 NCMA Norfolk awards CEU’s
 Largely panel discussions and some training
sessions on subjects chosen by the membership
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Performance Based Services Acquisition and
Strategic Sourcing
 Tidewater regional contracting opportunities, i.e.,
Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard
 Contracting with State and City Governments
 Contractor Past Performance, esp. SB
 Procurement Integrity and Organizational Conflicts
of Interest
 The Acquisition Workforce
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November 4, 2009; 0900-1130
 Virginia Beach Central Library
 Topic – Government Insourcing
 Panelists from USD PA&E and AT&L; major
customers, e.g., USJFCOM, with significant
contracted support; representatives from the
impacted Defense industry
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Shared website www.tasc-tgic.org
 Organizations’ charters, memberships, newsletters,
events, and presentations
 TASC President
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 Beverly Arviso; Arviso, Inc.
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TGIC Industry Co-Moderator
 Dennis Garcia; SAIC/EMA
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TGIC Government Co-Moderator
 Jeff Brunner; USJFCOM
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