Government and Industry Partnering Rhetoric or Reality ?

1. Government and Industry PartneringRhetoric or Reality? Jeff Brunner TGIC Government Co-Moderator 2009-2010

2. Contracting Reality and A Question • Rebuilding the contracting workforce, developing the complimenting acquisition career fields, increased level of requirements and their articulation, the greatest need for expedited contract awards, contract performance assessment deficiencies, all among significant new policy and policy changes… • How is every customer and contracting office coping?

3. One More Question • Does Industry have experience that could also contribute to policy and process changes and improvements? • Daily interaction with a wide variety of customers and contracting offices. • Business processes that have allowed them to survive in a profit-making enterprise (so far).

4. Some Answers • Greater collaboration among and between customers and contracting offices • Adoption of best practices to better understand, consolidate, streamline and standardize processes • Elimination of customer and contracting stovepipes • Listening to Industry’s experience and ideas

5. One Regional ExampleTidewater Virginia • The Tidewater Association of Service Contractors (TASC) - 1987 • The Tidewater Government Industry Council (TGIC) - 1989

6. Tidewater Association of Service Contractors • Purpose and Objectives • Dedicated to contracting excellence in the public and private sectors • Industry perspective on Government contracting policy and processes • Elected representatives to Tidewater Government/Industry Council (LB, SB, 8a, Educational Institutions, At-Large) • Education and training/Mutual understanding between Government and Public Sector professionals

7. Tidewater Association of Service Contractors • Membership • Approaching 300 including individual and corporate members • Accomplishments • Monthly newsletter • Monthly meeting and program speakers • Third Wednesday of every month, 1200-1315, Norfolk Airport Hilton • Monthly TGIC interaction • Interaction with local governmental/non-governmental organizations (AFCEA, NDIA, MEDAC, HRMFFA, etc.) to support common industry related issues (BRAC, etc) • Strong cooperative relationship with CDCA • Enduring scholarship endowment to ODU • Support to local schools (Tidewater Science Fair) • Support of local charitable organizations • Exchange Briefing Program

8. Some Recent and Upcoming TASC Speakers • Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center (VMASC) • Hampton Roads Technology Council • Commanding Officer, SPAWAR Atlantic • Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance • USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command - Atlantic • Virginia Beach Mayor • U. S. Congressman, 2nd District of Virginia

9. Tidewater Government Industry Council • Purpose and Objectives • Communication, cooperation, and consultation between Government contracting activities, their customer activities, and private industry • Improve the productivity of contracting and quality of the end product. • Explore and develop methods of quality and productivity improvement, foster a spirit of cooperation, provide a forum to share new ideas and initiatives, suggest changes to policies, regulations or statutes through the appropriate channels.

10. A Collaborative Environment • It is not the purpose of the Council to discuss specific contractual actions or future procurements. • A non-attribution policy is always in effect • These policies have always been strictly respected since TGIC’s inception.

11. Tidewater Government Industry Council • Membership • 14 Industry representatives elected by TASC • Any Government member (civilian or military) or contractor involved with contracting or requirements • Monthly meeting is open to all/averages 40 • Second Thursday of every month, 0800-0915, UNISYS, Virginia Beach • Government & Industry Co-Moderators • Immediate past-President of TASC serves as Industry Co-Moderator

12. Tidewater Government Industry Council • Member involvement largely centers on and programs emanate from TGIC standing committees and working groups. • Small Business Affairs • Legislative Affairs • Acquisition Workforce • Contracting Approaches and Techniques • TGIC Purpose and Direction

13. A Typical TGIC Meeting • Regional calendar of all various professional organizations’ meetings and events • Activities and reports from TGIC standing committees and working groups • Open discussion of a timely topic, most recently, DoD Insourcing • Identify Exchange Briefing topics

14. TASC/TGIC Exchange Briefings • Four per year, approx. October, January, March, and June, 2-3 hour program • Central, convenient, off-base location • Free and open to all • NCMA Norfolk awards CEU’s • Largely panel discussions and some training sessions on subjects chosen by the membership

15. Most Recent X-Briefs • Performance Based Services Acquisition and Strategic Sourcing • Tidewater regional contracting opportunities, i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard • Contracting with State and City Governments • Contractor Past Performance, esp. SB • Procurement Integrity and Organizational Conflicts of Interest • The Acquisition Workforce

16. Upcoming X-Brief • November 4, 2009; 0900-1130 • Virginia Beach Central Library • Topic – Government Insourcing • Panelists from USD PA&E and AT&L; major customers, e.g., USJFCOM, with significant contracted support; representatives from the impacted Defense industry

17. Keeping Up and Keeping In-Touch • Shared website www.tasc-tgic.org • Organizations’ charters, memberships, newsletters, events, and presentations • TASC President • Beverly Arviso; Arviso, Inc. • TGIC Industry Co-Moderator • Dennis Garcia; SAIC/EMA • TGIC Government Co-Moderator • Jeff Brunner; USJFCOM

18. QUESTIONS ?