SPAWAR Systems Center AtlanticContracts Industry Council

South Carolina Low Country Chapter of AFCEA

Ron Malec

CDCA CIC Small Business Rep / CIC Industry Team Lead

12 November 2014

SSC LANT CIC CharterPurpose

SSC LANT CIC CharterPurpose

To increase the degree of integration and quality of the business partnership between SSC LANT and industry. The CIC will create a forum with industry partners to develop a culture of continuous improvement in order to produce better products/services for the warfighter.

The CIC will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas to enhance processes to do things smarter, better, and more efficiently and to help the SPAWAR/Industry team co-evolve our technologies to maintain our competitive advantage.

SSC LANT CIC CharterRepresentative InitiativesSSC LANT CIC Charter

Representative Initiatives

Examples of Initiatives pursued by the CIC have included / include the following:

– Integration of CMMI into contract vehicles.

– Standardization of Interfaces and Business Processes.• Proposal formats, progress reports, EVM, CPARS, etc.

– Improving implementation of performance-based and Multiple Award contracting

SSC LANT CIC CharterMembership

SSC LANT CIC CharterMembership

Government Membership: – The members of the SSC LANT Contract Strategy Council, including

the Deputy for Small Business, will comprise the Government membership of the CIC• SSC LANT Director of Contracts is the Chairman of the CIC

Industry Standing Membership: – A total of six (6) Industry members will comprise the industry

membership of the CIC. – These industry members will be nominated by the respective

Presidents of the Low Country Chapter of AFCEA (3 members) and the Charleston Defense Contractors Association (CDCA) (3 members).

– Within each organization, members will be nominated to represent small, mid-sized and large business.

– Nominees will be approved and appointed by the Chairman of the CIC

SSC LANT CIC CharterMembership (cont.)

SSC LANT CIC CharterMembership (cont.)

Size Definitions:– Small – A company with less than the size standard for

NAICS 541330, the most frequently applied code for contracts from SPAWAR. The Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons exemption applies.

– Medium – A company who is larger than the standard for small, but not on the top 20 federal contractor list as discussed below.

– Large – A company who is in the top 20 of the most recent Top 100 Federal Contractor list, as published in Washington Technology

SSC LANT CIC CharterMembership (cont.)

SSC LANT CIC CharterMembership (cont.)

Industry CIC Rotations

Industry Associate Membership– Other professional organizations, such as the Tidewater Area Services Contractors

(TASC), National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) Women in Defense (WID) and Gulf Coast Government Contractors Association (GCGCA), doing business with SSC LANT may nominate Associate Members.

– Associate Members are invited to attend  planning, ‘post-review, and action item execution’ meetings with the extended CIC partners, where issues and agendas are discussed; provide feedback to standing CIC members on issues; and submit issues/concerns to CIC members for presentation at meetings.

Date Sponsor Size Representative January 2015 AFCEA Small Bob Bush June 2015 CDCA Small Ron Malec ** January 2016 AFCEA Large Greg Blackburn June 2016 CDCA Mid Don Curtis January 2017 AFCEA Mid Rick Lykins June 2017 CDCA Large Josh Hatter ** Industry Team Leader

SSC LANT CICMeetings & Industry Inputs

SSC LANT CICMeetings & Industry Inputs

Meetings– Scheduled for 2nd Monday of each month– Agenda based on inputs from industry

• Inputs are reviewed by the CIC Industry Team – Against previously covered issues / questions– Industry wide issue / concern

– Minutes• Completed by Industry Lead based on input from CIC Industry

Team inputs from meeting• Submitted to CDCA, AFCEA, NDIA WID, and GCGCA leadership

for posting to respective web sites

SSC LANT CICSBIOI

SSC LANT CICSBIOI

Standing Action Item for CIC Industry Team– Provide inputs for SBIOI Agenda to be discussion at CIC

meetings

10 Nov 2014 SBIOI Contracts Panel– Question Categories Submitted

• Opportunity Discussions with Government Leads• Use of / Transition off of Legacy Contracts• Task Orders Managed as Contract Actions• Task Order Process – Pre-solicitation / Solicitation / Evaluation /

Award / Post-Award Phases• Balancing Pillar Contract Utilization• General Task Order Related Questions

Questions?