SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic Contracts Industry Council

1. 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

2. 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.

3. SSC LANT CIC CharterRepresentative 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. SSC LANT CIC CharterMembership (cont.) • Industry CIC Rotations • Industry Associate Membership • Other professional organizations, such as theTidewater 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.

7. 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

8. 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

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