1 Space Industry Forum 2005 “Strengthening the Government-Industry Partnership”

2 Support to the Warfighter: Can Industry Do Better? 25 August, 2005 “Strengthening the Government-Industry Partnership”

3 Why Are We Here This is Industry’s chance to identify changes to facilitate their support to the warfighter This is the Government’s chance to identify Industry actions that would improve “supporting the warfighter”

4 Issue 1: Are Government requirements clearly articulated for Industry action? Findings: - Support to warfighter is key but the warfighter may not know / may not be able to articulate their requirement - Situation and requirements will change by the time metal bending begins and when the product is delivered Observations: - Acquisition system needs to be responsive - Spiral development; “plug and play” can contribute; - Possibilities: Flexible contract vehicles; more application of NRO processes/best practices; commercial practices - Industry has responsibility to discover/flesh out needs & provide solutions

5 Issue 2: Are we flexible enough to respond to needs of warfighter? Findings - Different systems prevent interoperability - System Engineer process essential (CDD  System Spec) - Requirements traceability must work both ways Observations - Need common set of processes/standards - Need forums to facilitate gov’t / industry interaction - Goal is to facilitate Joint and foreign warfighter support

6 Issue 3: Are we too focused on Systems vs Solutions? (What are we doing to suppress/address User/Operator requirements/needs) Findings - Industry focused on profit/fee - Customer needs more non materiel solutions - Everything has to have a Joint focus Observations - Industry fact of life is “making money and satisfying shareholders” - More analysis now required by Government due to JCIDS process; Not a timely process - Multiple Phase A study contracts followed by down select and development can help

7 Issue 4: How to get from an Idea to execution; more innovation/demos/experiments Findings - Limited contractor investment funds; expensive; ?payoff - ATD/ACTD/TTI/Rapid acquisition program exist - Need more process for transition to dev programs - Government wants “something: but Industry “solution” may not be what is needed—Industry can’t do this alone Observations - Industry and gov’t need to interact on requirements for future solutions/current needs - Need more government funded IR&D/CRAD - More Joint Experimentation - More extensive use of Battlelabs

8 Contracting Workshop 25 August, 2005 “Strengthening the Government-Industry Partnership” PANEL MEMBERS Mike McAdams – AFSPC/MSK Russ Ogrimz – AFSPC/MSZ Lt Col Chuck Jones – AFSPC/DRNN Tim Roberts - Scitor

9 Performance Based Contracting It’s the law Easy Concept Hard to implement (Especially hard for Advisory and Assistance Services type contracts)

10 IDIQ/CAASETA Primary benefit is requirements management at Headquarters level (not achieved yet) Goal is to apportion work so contractors are not “staff augmentees” Challenges Performance-based SOWs Training for everyone Small/short-term T.O.s Costs/Impacts To Government To Contractor teams

11 Communications Opportunities Day Forum for exchange between Industry and Government Workshop to determine metrics for performance outcomes Capture costs of doing business both for Government and Industry – educate everyone on results Publish policy on communications among Government and Industry

12 The Future of Competitive Sourcing 26 August, 2005 “Strengthening the Government-Industry Partnership”

13 Comp. Sourcing Opportunities Presidential and OSD direction drives opportunities BRAC initiative toward joint basing may open opportunities for consolidation of common functions Limited budget encourages innovative solutions Process improvements

14 Comp. Sourcing Observations Disconnect between govt and industry perceptions of CS Govt wants to save money and preserve capability Industry wants long term, profitable business venture Govt often doesn’t know true cost of operation(s) Better baseline metrics would provide: Current cost and capability Success criteria for competitive sourcing Comprehensive, clear PWS (SOW) essential! Process must be open, continuous, and independent to break through rice bowl mentality

15 Competitive Sourcing Challenges CULTURE Resistance to change – change is hard! Perception of A-76 encroaching on traditional military functions? Future total force (Guard and Reserve) competes with industry? Legal restrictions: Title 10, “deployability” Problems of CS seem to transcend the services; it’s an inter-related and inter-dependent issue, especially at the Joint level Govt and industry need a common language and common understanding of CS to partner effectively

16 Small Business Goals 26 August, 2005 “Strengthening the Government-Industry Partnership”

17 50,000’ Perspective Lively Discussion Positive & Negative Views Expressed w/o Hesitation Improved Understanding of Difficulties from Both Government and Small Business Perspectives

18 Topics Discussed North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) selection Small Business Set-Aside Requirements Small Business Goal Establishment AFSPC Goals/Achievements Small Business Subcontracting Mentor – Protégé Program

19 Challenges facing Small Business Large Omnibus Contracts Locks Out Nonparticipants Limits Exposure Perception Primes Not Taking Advantage of SB Capabilities Primes not meeting small business goals Task Order Preparation Burdensome Unnecessarily short turn around for proposals Lengthy government eval period

20 Take-Aways Key = Responses to Sources Sought Marketing of Capabilities Commitment More Attention to Promoting Small Business Opportunities Mentor Protégé Program Small Business Panels/Workshops Prime/Small Business Communication Deep Bench Within Small Business to Tap