1. Welcome to DHRA’s Industry Outreach Symposium
July 26, 2018

2. DHRA Leadership William H. Booth, Director, DHRA
Mr. Booth, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the
Director, Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA), reporting to
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
(USD (P&R)). In this capacity, he has direct oversight for all
operational activities across the Field Activity’s organizations.
Mr. Booth is responsible for DHRA enterprise-wide planning,
programming, resource analysis, operational policy, and
operational execution for the DHRA component organizations.
Deputy Director, DHRA
Mr. Jeff Register, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is currently the Deputy Director, Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)). As the Deputy Director, Mr. Register serves as principal advisor to the Director in overseeing and coordinating the work of the Field Activity that maintains comprehensive personnel database repositories, directly administers personnel policies, and manages DoD-wide education, outreach, and personnel support programs.

3. Big Picture: What is DHRA?
DHRA was established in 1996 to provide USD(P&R) a dedicated organization to provide continuous operational oversight and flexibility in performing DoD-wide human resources missions supporting members and their families world-wide.
HQ DHRA serves as an intermediate management headquarters, overseeing/coordinating the work of the Components ensuring our warfighters and their families receive the human resources support they deserve, fairly and in a timely manner.
DHRA has eleven Components, each with unique, but complementary mission and purpose.

4. DHRA – How we got here (1996-2005)

5. DHRA – How we got here (2006-2014)

6. DHRA – How we got here (2015-2018)

7. DHRA Organization

8. Ongoing Transformation Initiatives
DHRA Restructure Phase I
HQ DHRA Refocus
Operational streamlining
Policy streamlining
Established Office of People Analytics
DHRA Restructure Phase II
DMDC Restructure
Data service delivery model
Cyber hardening
Cost accounting
Established DPFSC
HQ DHRA Restructure

9. Other Ongoing Initiatives
Travel policy simplification
Travel efficiency initiatives and pilots
Defense Travel System / software as a service
Integrated lodging pilot
Defense Civilian Personnel Data System consolidation
DoD/VA identity management and credential issuance
Improved data analytics and sharing (EDDIE)
Personnel Security System transitions (JPAS / DISS / NBIB)
Standardization of ESGR/YRRP event experience and tracking
Policy-oriented initiatives
TAP program evaluation
Institutionalizing sexual assault prevention practices
Law Enforcement policy function transfer

10. DHRA Small Business Program
Committed to facilitating an environment that enables small businesses to contribute innovation, value and efficiency to the varied missions of DHRA
Create access to prime and sub-contract opportunities through:
Communication with industry
Industry Days and Outreach
Forecast
Early engagement with program and contract offices
Solid market research
Sources Sought/Request for Information
Small Business Vendor Database –
Utilization of small business participation plans and evaluation factors

11. DHRA Small Business Achievements

12. DHRA Contracting Directorate (PK)
Our Leadership
Derek Beavers, Director
Valerie Gaines, Deputy Director
Our Mission
Provide acquisition, procurement, and grant support to DHRA Components of DoD enterprise-wide mission programs.
Our Priorities
We provide efficient Contracting support through workload assignments by using appropriate contract vehicles to maximize the components mission in support of Service members and their families within a timely manner and reasonable cost.
We will aggressively recruit, retain, and supplement our contracting professionals to properly resource our organization to consistently meet our customers’ dynamic mission requirements.

13. PK Initiatives & Commonly Used Vehicles
Support Acquisition Planning- forecasting
Move start/completion dates off of fiscal Year-end
Review efficiency of MIPR Requests – Bring some requirements in-house
Training Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs)
Commonly Used Vehicles
GSA OASIS
GSA FSS (PSS, IT70)
NASA SEWP
NIH’s CIO SP3

14. PK Grant, MIPR and Contract Actions

15. Top 10 NAICS 541611 - Admin. Mgmt/Gen. Mgmt Consulting
Advertising Agencies
Other Individual & Family Services
Market Research & Opinion Polling
Computer & Software Stores
– Telephone Call Centers
– Computer Systems Design Services
Human Resources Consulting Services
– Office Administrative Services
– Professional & Mgmt. Dev. Training

16. Top 10 PSCs by Obligation

17. Doing Business with DHRA – PK Perspective
Provide serious responses to Requests for Information (RFI), Sources Sought Notices, Draft RFPs and offer input
Helps us to identify errors/ambiguities
Makes the whole solicitation process go faster and smoother
Ask questions
Use debriefings wisely – allows you to improve for next time
Direct marketing communications and requests for meetings to the Office of Small Business Programs
Allows PK staff to focus on work of acquiring goods and services (in environment of shorten budget cycles)
Ensures fairness in overall industry communications

18. Next on the Agenda 9:00am-10:15am Component Opportunity Sessions
Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) – All-Purpose Room
Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS)
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)
Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) - Room 118
Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO)
HQ, DHRA – Room 121
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO)
Defense Personnel and Family Support Center (DPFSC) – Room 113
BREAK
10:30am-1:00pm Matchmaking
Industry Day – JAMRS, DoD Survey, Personnel, and Market Research Services. Rm 113