Tooele Army Depot

IMPORTANT LINKS TO TEAD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Partnering with Tooele Army Depot Info sheet

For more information on Business Development opportunities with TEAD:
Phone: 435-833-5040

Email: usarmy.ria.asc.mbx.Business-Development@army.mil

P3 is an agreement between an Army facility and one or more private industry entities to perform work or to use the Army's facilities and equipment. While the program has existed for more than 16 years, it is growing in visibility and becoming a key strategy to sustain the industrial base. The goal of P3 is to fully leverage the power of partnerships to enhance and preserve AMC's unique organic industrial facilities, processes such as welding and testing, and personnel, while offering private industry access to those capabilities for mutual benefit. Partnership arrangements result in more effective fulfillment of Army contracts by private industry, at lower cost and reduced risk to industry partners. They also sustain production lines and other systems, as well as the critical skill sets of our nation's industrial artisans.

In executing partnerships, the Army Industrial Base depots, arsenals, plants, and centers provide services that are either not available in the private sector or not cost-effective for private industry to provide. Partnerships can take many forms, including teaming or work sharing, which incorporates a combination of Army depot and contractor facilities and employees to produce or repair systems, equipment, and components.

For example, Safety Management Services Inc., an internationally recognized corporation that provides a variety of risk management services to commercial clients and government agencies, began a partnership with Tooele Army Depot in Utah in 2009 to conduct product explosive sensitivity and reactivity testing at their facilities. SMS uses the depot's test site for about 30 weeks out of the year.

Partnerships generate significant revenue and jobs for the Army, leading directly to sustainment and expansion of organic industrial capabilities.

As the transition from combat to sustainment slows the operational tempo at Industrial Base facilities, opportunities for public-private partnerships will grow considerably. AMC is in the process of developing a comprehensive strategic approach to business development to maximize those opportunities. Part of the plan includes leveraging major commercial trade shows, where business decisions are often made, for industries such as automotive and heavy machinery.

The goal is to increase P3s steadily, at the same rate as U.S. economic growth, and ultimately to drive enough partnerships to maximize the capacity at each of the Industrial Base arsenals, depots, and plants. This growth is necessary for the U.S. Army to sustain the critical skills and capabilities it needs to maintain readiness for future operations.

For more information about the P3 program or how industry can partner with an AMC depot, arsenal, or ammunition plant, go to www.amc.army.mil or contact the AMC P3 program manager at 256-450-7128