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AMERICA’S COMBAT LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGENCY

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Clothing and 

Textiles Update

Steven Merch

November 15, 2017
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C&T Business Share

Small Business

Mandatory $652M

$565M

$383M

AbilityOne 

$297M 

UNICOR - NISH 

$187M

- NIB $86M

$110M

$92 $131 $83 $66 

$297 $288 $281 $409 

$677 

$740 $815 

$875 

$134 

$235 $227 

$160 

 $-

 $200

 $400

 $600

 $800

 $1,000

 $1,200

 $1,400

 $1,600

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17

Large Business

Small Business

Ability One

FPI
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FY17-18 C&T Obligations

Division

FY16

Actual

(millions)

FY17

Actual

(millions)

FY18

Planned

(millions)

Dress Clothing $200 $190 $170

Field Clothing $635 $640 $610

Organizational Clothing $265 $350 $370

Individual Equipment $305 $330 $380

Totals $1,405 $1,510 $1,530

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• Background

– Conducted in accordance with Section 1601 of 2014 National 

Defense Appropriations Act

– 23 Contracts from DLA Troop Support awarded between Oct 

2014 – March 2016 Audited

• Findings

– DFARS 252.225-7012 in solicitations but not properly 

incorporated into subsequent contacts

– Additional award notification for excepted items not always 

processed

– No domestic non-availability determination for plastic slippers for 

emergency humanitarian support contract

Berry Amendment – Inspector 

General Report
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• What it is: Technical Proposal and Past Performance 

along with Price determine awardee

• C&T – Technical and Past Performance more 

important than Price

• As Technical and Past Performance become more 

equal amongst offers pricing becomes more 

prominent

– Firm A 80% on time, 2 warranty actions, produced similar 

items at quantities exceeding solicitation maximum

– Firm B 75% on time, 1 warranty action, incumbent, 

produced item at slightly less than solicitation maximum

Trade Off Procedures
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• Firm A 85% on time and 4% lower than Firm B 65% 

on time

• Firm A 85% on time and 4% higher than Firm B 65% 

on time

• Firm A 85% on time and 4% higher than Firm B 65% 

on time

– Firm B is incumbent and has been on time 100% on 

solicited item and on time for past 12 months on other 

contracts

Trade Off Examples
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• Total Number of Trade Off Awards: 58

– High Tech/Low Price: 37

– Not High Tech/Low Price: 9

– High Tech/Not Low Price: 12

• Contracting Officers make business 

decisions in accordance with solicitation 

criteria

• C&T will continue Trade Off Best Value

C&T FY17 Trade Off Analysis
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Resiliency

• Department of Defense

• Industry
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Individual 

Equipment

Mark 

Twardziak

Accessories

Hoi-Ying 

Man

Combat 

Uniforms

Leighann 

Mazoki

ECWCS

Scott Kromis

Chem/Coveralls 

& Special

Purpose

Tom Hutchinson

Gloves/Wet 

Weather

Denise Vogelei 

(Acting)

Organizational

Clothing

Kevin Peoples

Footwear

Tom Darcy

Field Clothing

Lisa Vivino

C&T Supplier Operations

Steve Merch, Director

Tentage & 

Shelters

Lou Anne 

Graham

Safety

Ray 

Jacquette

Individual 

Equipment 

Michael 

Medora

Dress 

Clothing

Sharon 

Piecyk

Dress 

Uniforms

Ashley Liddle

Heraldics

John Fricker

Outerwear, 

Dress Shirts & 

Headwear

Rachel 

Ganaway

SMSG

Donna 

Pointkouski

Industrial 

Readiness

Dawn 

Leason

Acquisition

Dawn 

Leason

Logisitics

Kenneth 

Gunn

Technical 

Support

Vacant

Resolution

Juan 

Sanchez

Product 

Services

Pat Alldridge

Liz Settles

Karla Williams

Dan Carman

Leighann

Crouthamel

Supplier 

Support

Ali Ahmed

Embroidery

Hue Nguyen