Pro-Tech

1. Pro-Tech Mitchell J. Ross Acquisition & Grants Office December 10, 2012

2. Pro-Tech • A program to source on–site professional and technical services • The program will operate on a fee-for-service basis and be managed by AGO • It will be available NOAA-wide with dispersed ordering through delegation • Multiple awards will be made across five domains • The acquisition strategy will emerge in the coming months • The program will exclude developmental items, systems and products, A&E, wage grade scope, information technology, construction • Usage will be defined based on the acquisition strategy

3. The Nature of NOAA • A science bureau in a diverse cabinet department of 12 bureaus • 12,000 civil servants backed up by 8,000 - 12,000 other people on site • Geographic dispersion in hundreds of locations nationally and internationally. • A vital national mission of societal importance • An operating model based on line offices and cross cutting goals & programs • NOAA is the oldest scientific agency of the nation tracing its lineage to 1807: • Coast Survey: 1807 • Weather Bureau of Army Signal Corps: 1870 • Commission of Fish: 1871 • First Weather Satellite: 1960 • NOAA: 1970

4. Budget and Operations • A $5B budget with a $3B supply chain: • $1B financial assistance • $1B acquisition • $1B inter-agency transfers • A diverse operating model across five line offices: Weather Fisheries Ocean Research Satellites • NOAA operates its acquisition program at 1%-2% of obligated dollars, well below the Government-wide benchmark of 3%-9%

5. Relevant NOAA PrioritiesComplementary and Contradictory Mission A vital, national mission that must be accomplished Socio – Economic Programs Mandated use of federal monies for societal improvement Budget Declining resources to meet an expanding mandate

6. ActivityAcquisition and Financial Assistance

7. Activity By Acquisition Size 90% of # 10% of $ 10% of # 90% of $ Note: Transactions valued at $10M and over do not display due to scale and are significantly lower in transaction #.

8. FY12 Acquisition Activity By Client * Includes the following clients: AGO, CAO, CFO, CIO, GC, PPI, USEC, WFMO, BIS, MBDA, NIST, NTIA

9. Planning • Competition • Unrestricted – Full and Open • Unrestricted – Full and Open with Reserve for SB (Jobs Act of 2010) • Full or Partial Set Aside • Usage: Mandatory, First Consideration, Non-Mandatory • Multiple Awards in each of five domains • Multiple domain awards allowed • Five year period of performance with $2B - $5B ceiling • Five Domains: • Weather, Ocean, Fisheries, Satellites, Enterprise - Research

10. Goals and Features • Goals • Improve the quality of timeliness of services received: faster, better, cheaper • Improve supplier relationships – move from a customer to a client • Reduce service prices through efficiency without sacrificing quality • Reduce transaction costs through consolidation • Integrate the blended workforce efficiently and effectively, with transparency and security • Orders: Time and Materials, Firm Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable • Set Aside Consideration at the task order level • Limitation on Future Contracting • Organizational Conflict of Interest • Award in late FY13 or early FY14

11. NAICSNorth American Industry Classification System • NAICS codes for relevant services – based on FY 12 obligation • 541620 Environmental Consulting Services $14M • 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $14M • 541611 Administrative Management and General Management $14M Consulting Services • 541330 Engineering Services $14M • 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, 500 Emp. and Life Sciences • 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services $14M

12. Summary • Pro-Tech is a major initiative for the NOAA strategic sourcing program • We have learned from our previous programs • We will continue to communicate with industry and want to hear from you, meet with you, and take advantage of what you have to offer