ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. - Representatives from 95 of the 112 Enhanced Army Global Logistic Enterprise Basic Ordering Agreement holder companies gathered May 20 for a meeting with the Army Contracting Command-Rock Island EAGLE team.
The EAGLE Program is a unique contracting tool that the government is using to award task orders to a pool of qualified BOA holder companies for supply, maintenance and transportation functions. The program is intended to find efficiencies and standardize contracting processes in order save the government money, and also increases competition and expands the role of small business.
Cheryl Nielsen, ACC-RI EAGLE branch chief, said the biggest take away from the meeting was the importance of having face-to-face dialogue with the BOA holders in order to relay a common understanding of the program and address their concerns relative to the EAGLE program.
Nielsen said the most frequently expressed concerns by BOA holders included standardization of the EAGLE task order performance work statements and workload data, as well as having a full understanding of how their approved teaming arrangements may be applied to task order proposals.
According to Nielsen, the EAGLE team's next steps will be to continue to apply lessons learned and industry feedback to the EAGLE process, with the intent of further streamlining the acquisition timeline and provide improved requirements packages for task order solicitations.
Additionally, the EAGLE team will work on continuously improving communication with BOA holders to ensure they have a full understanding of the EAGLE program and terms of their BOAs, she said.
During the meeting, Nielsen discussed the state of communications, including informing the BOA holders of an upcoming address change for EAGLE's shared email box, as well as a website re-organization by mid-July, said Nielsen.
Brandon Kettler, ACC-RI procuring contracting officer, provided an overview of BOA administration, including team arrangement scenarios and organizational capability. Nielsen addressed the task order process, including strategies, timelines and lessons learned.
Procuring contracting officers Alexis Bribriesco, Stephanie James and Sharla Danielson, along with Katie Crawford, contract specialist, addressed technical, past performance, pricing data, and small business participation concerns that have been identified by BOA holders.
The majority of the BOA holders indicated that the information provided during this meeting was valuable and they truly appreciated the opportunity to exchange information, said Nielsen. She also said ACC-RI and Army Sustainment Command plan to conduct these meetings on a semi-annual basis.
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