National Contracting Organization CONTRACTING STRONG Briefing to NDIA

1. National Contracting OrganizationCONTRACTING STRONGBriefing to NDIA Mr. Kim D. Denver Director, NCO 20 Mar 09

2. Topics of Discussion • NCO Organizational Structure • USACE Organizations of Interest • Army Acquisition

3. USACE National Contracting Organization (NCO) NCO Director (SES) NCO Deputy Director (BG) PARC - Dallas Contracting Policy Division PARC – Atlanta Program Evaluation Division PARC – Winchester Workforce Development Division Northwestern Division Regional Contracting Center Mississippi Valley Division Regional Contracting Center Afghanistan Engineer District Contracting Division Great Lakes & Ohio River Division Regional Contracting Center Engineering Research & Development Center Regional Contracting Center Pacific Ocean Division Regional Contracting Center Gulf Region Division Regional Contracting Center South Pacific Division Regional Contracting Center North Atlantic Division Regional Contracting Center Humphries Engineering Center Contracting Center (FOA) Southwestern Division Regional Contracting Center South Atlantic Division Regional Contracting Center Huntsville Engineer Center Contracting Center Trans-Atlantic Center Contracting Center R&D and Specialized Missions

4. Engineering Research & Development Center (ERDC) • Provides science, technology, and expertise in engineering and environmental sciences • Focus on five primary technical areas: • Warfighter Support – geospatial information; system development; operational support; force protection; and force projection and sustainment • Installations – transformation; operations; and environmental issues • Environment – remediation and restoration; land planning, stewardship and management; threatened and endangered species; and cultural resources • Water Resources – infrastructure, water resources, environmental issues, and navigation; and flood control and storm damage reduction • Information Technology – informatics; geospatial technologies; computational services; high performance computing applications • Annual budget of $1B • POC: Ms. Shirley Wilson, (601) 634-3462 • http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/

5. Engineer Research & Development Center • 2400 Employees • 1037 Scientists & Engineers • $1.2 Billion in Research Facilities & Equipment • $1 Billion Annual Program • 91 Active Patents Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Hanover, NH Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Topographic Engineering Center Champaign, IL Alexandria, VA Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory Environmental Laboratory Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory Information Technology Laboratory Army Large Research Laboratory of the Year Vicksburg, MS

6. Huntsville Engineering Center (HNC) • Support specialized missions requiring unique technical expertise in national or broadly scoped programs • Integrate facilities crossing geographical boundaries • Require commonality, standardization, multiple-site adaptation, or technology transfer • Require centralized management structure for effective control of program development, coordination, and execution • Require services not normally provided by other Corps elements

7. Huntsville Engineering Center (HNC) • Major Programs include: • Ballistic Missile Defense – DPM for design, test, tactical and tactical support facilities for Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (formerly National Missile Defense) • Chemical Demilitarization - Life Cycle Project Manager for facility design and construction, equipment design, acquisition, and installation • Installation Support – Provide public works business processes, systems, training and contingency support • Ordnance and Explosives – Provide detection and disposal of unexploded ordnance • Centrally Managed Furnishings Program - Execute procurement of furnishings for Admin and barracks facilities for new construction, renovation and replacement projects   • Theater Construction Management System (TCMS) – Provide automated construction planning, design, management, and reporting system • Annual budget of $1.2B • POC: Mr. John Mayes, (256) 895-1111 • http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/

8. Army Acquisition • Transparency & accountability • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) • Special reporting requirements • Contracts coded to identify stimulus projects • Jobs Accountability Act (DARC draft interim rule) • Clause requiring contractors to report to the agency on the use of the ARRA funds • Recovery.gov • Reduce number of no-bid contracts • J&As IAW FAR 6.302 over $100,000 posted to FedBizOpps • J&As for orders under MAC contracts, FSS, and Simplified Acquisition are exempt from posting • Reduce number of cost reimbursable contracts/cost overruns

9. Army Acquisition • Insourcing • Oversight • Gansler Report • Peer Reviews • Commission on Wartime Contracting • Military Contingency Contracting Teams

10. Army Acquisition • Rothe vs. DoD and Air Force: Decision invalidates 10 U.S.C. 2323 • District court ruled 10 U.S.C 2323 is unconstitutional • DoD agencies ordered to cease award of following set-aside contracts/orders, advance payments, and award/addition of funds of grants or scholarships that rely exclusively on the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2323: • Historically black colleges and universities • Minority institutions • Hispanic-serving institutions • Native Hawaiian-serving institutions • Alaska Native-serving institutions • Not applicable to following set-asides: • Small business • HUBZone • 8(a) • SDVOSB • Alaska Native Corporations (ANC)

11. Questions?