The Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems Team was presented the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award for its innovative ability to establish and implement a highly efficient buying approach that delivers cost effective ammunition to the Warfighter.
In direct response to an increased need for artillery and mortar items, the team developed a multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ), 100% small business set-aside, best value strategy for recurring production of ammunition. Although IDIQ contracting is not new, their implementation was. Extensive market research identified all program requiremenets eleigible to be set-aside for small businesses.
This unique approach enhanced small business participation by providing the opportunity to bid on only those items that they were capable of producing--a shift from normal procurement procedures whereby contractors were required to propose on all items. A single acquisition strategy was successsfully implemented for the procurement of 53 artillery and mortar components totaling $2.7B and included significant room for both surge and Foreign Materiel Sales requirements.
This new multiple award IDIQ contract structure allowed the team to compete individual requirements, minimize unit cost and maximize competition and quantity delivered by encouraging vendors to reduce their proposed preices in delivery order competitions. Benefits of the simplified approach are reduced administrative costs (government and contractor) ans shorter timelines to award.
The average time from receipt of a requirement to delivery order award is now wihtin 45-60 days (compared to the previous 18-24 months). The outcome of this innovative acquisition strategy was the establishment of a highly competitive, flexible, efficient buying approach within the small business community that can deliver cost effective ammunition to the Warfighter.
Congratulations PEO Ammunition's Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems Team!
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