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Aim. Explain how UK MOD goes about procurement of clothing for the armed forces:Defence Clothing IPTGeneral principlesSignificant current issuesContracting with MOD. Defence Clothing IPT. 250k customers, 18k items~
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1. Presentation to Textile Industry Coalition on Government Procurement
Charlotte, NC
21 Oct 08
3. Defence Clothing IPT
4. Defence Clothing IPT Our Vision:
Confidence in Logistics
5. What do I do? And just to show I can take as well as give, here is the bitter truth of my OJARs.And just to show I can take as well as give, here is the bitter truth of my OJARs.
6. Balancing Expectation and Capability
8. Procurement Philosophies Reduce number of contracts:
Supplier Based Optimisation (SBO) Contracts
Footwear
Cut and Sew
Taped Seam
New Clothing Solution
Outsourced production and services
Reverse auctions
Level playing field for all EU countries
Sustainable procurement
10. New Clothing Solution Inventory Management Prime contractor takes greater control of inventory
Reduced requirement for MOD to hold stock
Delivery is direct to serviceman
Only limited stock held for operational purposes
Better capture of sizing and consumption data
Loss of agility?
Visibility of costs?
12. Ceremonial - Bearskin
13. Capability Triangle
15. PECOC Personal Equipment and Common Operational Clothing
18. Contracting with MOD Very few areas are protected
Required to open up most procurement to EU
Website:
www.contracts.mod.uk
19. MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin
21. What is it all about?