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Army Update

Presented by:Peggy W. Butler

Program ManagerSubcontracting and Mentor Protégé Program

43th TRIADAnnual Spring Meeting

April 21, 2008

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Army Update

National and Army Prime Contract Goals – FY08

National DoD ArmySmall Business 23.0% 22.4% 24.0%Small Disadvantaged Business 5.0% 5.8% 8.0%Women-OwnedSmall Business 5.0% 5.0% 3.5%HUBZone SmallBusiness 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 3.0% 3.0% 1.2%Historically Black CollegesUniv/Minority Institutions(HBCU/MI) 5.0% 5.0% 12.0%

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Army Update

National and Army Subcontracting Goals – FY08

National DoD ArmySmall Business 40.0% 37.2% 45.0%Small Disadvantaged Business 5.0% 5.0% 7.0%Women-OwnedSmall Business 5.0% 5.0% 7.5%HUBZone SmallBusiness 3.0% 0% 3.0%Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 3.0% 3.0% 1.0%Historically Black CollegesUniv/Minority Institutions(HBCU/MI) 5.0% 5.0% .0%

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Army Update

Dollar Obligations FY07 FY08 2nd Qtr 2nd Qtr (31 Mar 07) (31 Mar 08)

U.S. Business $46.2M $47.5M Small Business 18.9% 20.0% Small Disadvantaged Business 5.8% 6.3%8(a) 2.9% 3.6%Women-OwnedSmall Business 2.5% 2.8%HUBZone SmallBusiness 2.3% 2.9%Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 0.6% 0.9% Veteran Owned Small Business 1.9% 2.1%

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Army Update

• Mentor Protégé Program• * 36 Active Contracts * Two Proposal Rounds – 15 June 2008 and 15

August 2008.

* Three 2008 Nunn Perry Awardees > Booz Allen Hamilton/US Falcon > Boeing Rotorcraft Div/Pacific Contours Aerospace > SAIC/Spec Pro Environmental Services * Additional funding anticipated. * Updates to MP policy at DFARS - Appendix I

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Army Update

• Army Regulation AR 25-1 “Army knowledge Management and Information Technology” revisions.

* Conflict between utilization of ASCP enterprise contracts for IT purchases and FAR 19.502-2.

> FAR 19.502.2 mandates purchases between $3K and $100K be set-aside for small businesses.

> AR 25-1 revision - Replace exceeding $25K with $100K. Omit ASCP waiver process for actions less than $100K.

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Army Update

• Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (ESRS)

* Phased Implementation – 1 April 08 > Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) > Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) > Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) –

Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan participants only. > Navy – limited commands > Army – Information Technology E-Commerce and

Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4-East) – Hoffman I Bldg., Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE)- Pentagon, Capitol District Contracting Center – Fort Belvoir.

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Army Update

• AFARS – Appendix DD “Subcontracting Plan Evaluation Guide” – document revision

> Applicable to Commercial Subcontracting Plans

> Inclusion of all Small Business categories

> Compliant to FAR Part 19.704 regulations