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Show HILL TOP TIMES Friday, October 26. 1984 Progress midle By Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing While most of the publicity on government purchasing of spare parts has focused on the problem cases, the initiatives taken at Ogden Air Logistics Center are in fact reaping benefits for the Air Force and the taxpayer. The reasons for the savings are varied and reflect the cooperative efforts of the Competition Advocate, Materiel Management and Contracting and Manufacturing directorates. . Several new Air Force initiatives have been successfully implemented and the results are significant. For example, in a survey of 11 contracts recently issued by the center, the projected total cost based on previous prices was $33,345,452. The actual contracted amount was $22,266,049, a reducd less than previous tion of $11,079,103, or for the same items. prices paid In another example, struts on the F-- 4 landing gear had been sole source (purchased from one supplier) because a complete engineering drawing package was unavailable. The missing drawings were obtained by Materiel Management's Engineering Division, a reprocurementrpackage was provided to potential sources, and the resulting competition dropped the unit price from $48,827 to $36,780, a net reduction of $2,300,977 on this one contract. Those savings will be repeated on future procurements of the final struts. Materiel Management also has recently selected contracts which al candidate items for multi-yea- r one-thir- pea res Rail Launcher. Completion of a reprocurement data package suitable for competition took nearly two years in surmounting major obstacles and design changes. The results certainly justified the effort. The contract, a small business saved the Air Force $41,648,107 on the instant contract and projected option buy quantities. It was one of the ever awarded in largest small business AFLC. Other initiatives have been or are being implemented which are not yet quantifiable as far as cost benefits, but show great promise. They include investment spares for the acquisition of multi-yea- r 6 in conjunction with the prime contractors' the of placing orders for the production quantities of and D model aircraft. For fiscal year 1984, nine of 11 contracts for simulatortraining devices maintenance were sole source. Six more of the 11 were awarded competitively in . fiscal 85; one more will be completed in fiscal 86. "We don't pretend for a moment that we're perfect," said William Ernst, deputy director of Contracting and Manufacturing, "but I see an unparalleled cooperation among directorates to increase competition, to attract new industry and to avoid overpricing, while obtaining more for each dolof instrumental in increasing the number competilar spent never at the expense of our mission, but tive procurement actions to approximately 57 per- in support of it. The savings in fiscal 84 as a result cent, which represents an increase from the rate in of negotiation, increased competition, and economic quantity buying reduced our costs by tens of milrecent years. inof One the most significant success stories lions of dollars. We aren't where we want to be yet, volved the purchase of the Maverick Missile Single but we're miles ahead of where we were." set-asid- e, set-asid- F-1- F-16- C , louded by Goneral .Gcabrie from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles E. Gabriel to Gen. Earl T. O'Loughlin, AFLC commander. General Gabriel pointed in particular to work being done concerning spares saying,v "Your people merit special recognition for achievements in reforming the spare parts acquisition process. The tasks before you were formidable absorbing the workload Caused by a four-folincrease in while at the same obligation authority time developing and implementing the most comprehensive acquisition reform in two decades. "The improvements you instituted increased competition, component breakout and pricing methodology-ha- ve already yielded savings of almost $500 million," he continued. "By converting these savings into increased readiness and sustainability, we have increased our warfighting capability significantly." General Gabriel called the nearly 100 percent obligation rates that had d 388th Wing scores well in man csgernent i nspection Walker Ogden Air Logistics Center; Brig. Gen. John L. Jaquish, TAC inspector general and representatives from Hill Tactical Air Command's Manage- AFB. ment Effectiveness Inspection of the "You should be intensely proud of 388th Tactical Fighter Wing ended what you have accomplished since the Monday morning with a briefing on last inspection," said General Ja--. the inspection results r quish. "The standards are tougher "You've done well in the face of a now they were three years ago lot of adversity," said Col. James F. whenthan the wing was last inspected." Record, 388th TFW commander, adGeneral Gregory said that he was crowd dressing a standing-room-onl- y at the base theater, "and I appreciate proud to be able to come here and it. I'm very proud of you, and more "join this fine group." "This inspection really measured importantly you should be proud of yourselves as a team. Keep your head, your combat power and ability to up, thumbs up, hands out doing respond," he said. "It proves that you're a front line combat outfit. It's great." people like you who keep this country Overall, the wing did well in the inspection with several areas found to free and great." By TSgt. Terry es r co CqiUDSDfflm) The Air Force has increased levels of readiness and sustainability due to the hard work of the people in Air Force Logistics Command. That came through loud and clear in a message nimdi dod low contractors to spread their start-u- p costs over conperiod. A recent multi-yea- r usually a three-yea- r tract on the C-- 5 main landing gear piston cut the cost by 19 percent and saved $600,490. The accompanying reduction in administrative costs to both government and industry also are significant. In other areas, a recent change in funding policy has done much to alleviate repetitive and uneconomical buys. Materiel Management can now consolidate quantities and buy annually instead of semiannually or even quarterly. A surveillance camera component was previously purchased in small quantities at a unit price of $62,975. By combining requirements the price was reduced to $32,533, a net savings of $2,983,316. A negotiator in the Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing recently received a sole source purchase request on an F-- 4 stabilator fitting. His knowledge of the item and the industry were instrumental in finding three additional sources. The Competition Advocate's office analyzed the qualification data from the new low offer, and with the MMIR engineering staff, approved them as a qualified source, subject to first article acceptance. The new contractor's price was 26 percent lower and saved $350,235. The Competition Advocate Directorate's efforts on this and other buys have been Dave Burton 388th Tactical Fighter Wing been achieved by the command at the close-ou- t of fiscal 1982 exceptional. The general added, "Equally impressive was your ability to obligate 83 percent of FY 84 BP1500 funds with a 105 percent initiation rate. As a consequence, the obligation authority given us by the Congress will reap benefits much more quickly." General Gabriel concluded by giving his, "sincere thanks to the men and women of AFLC for your continu- ing hard work and remarkable results." In passing General Gabriel's mes- sage to the AFLC work force, General O'Loughlin called for commanders and supervisors to encourage innovation and teamwork to keep the command moving forward. (LOGNE WS) , be the best in the command and several others rated as the best the inspection team has seen so far. The briefing was attended by members of the 388th TFW; the inspection team; Lt. Gen. Jack I. Gregory, 12th Air Force commander; Brig. Gen. Harold N. Campbell, vice commander, Concluding the briefing, Colonel Record said that the wing should now strive to make all of its areas the best in the command. "We need to help each other. Those units which did well need to give a hand to the others so that everyone can be doing their best to meet our mission." Combined Federa I Cam pa ig n still climbing toward high goal their first full week of the Combined The Federal Campaign has netted contri- butions of $70,445.32 or 21 percent of the 1985 goal. Seven Ogden Air Logistics Center organizations have exceeded 100 per-,- " cent of their goal. They axe the Social Actions Office, Inspector General, Og- den ALC Command Section, Public Affairs, Staff Judge Advocate, Qual- 3, 3025th Assurance and Det. ity 1 ci i ; iii Management .engineering aquburun.Likewise, seven tenant organiza' tiop8,havAexceedd goal or are 97 percent. They are Force Cryptologic Support Air the Center; 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery 0 O Squadron; Defense Property Disposal Office; Detachment 6, 17th Weather Squadron; Detach- ment 4, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron; Field Training Detachment 533 and Office of Special Investigations, The campaign will run through Nov. 1 rci t r :im:a oit ex.ceeumg l; bo it. uuj pussiuiuiy ijkv rnnt.riKiit.innaisvprvrPfll.fttnt.pHt.hft ni mmmt Timnn i f 11 ft ft l "? |