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CHAPTER XII: RECENT ACQUISITION REFORM INITIATIVES
PART B: SINGLE PROCESS INITIATIVE (SPI)
Single Process Initiative (SPI) is a relatively new DoD process which encourages contractors to voluntarily
consolidate business and technical processes across an entire facility to consolidate work and save industry money,
which will over time, save DoD money. As of the 1 August 1997 Bi-weekly report on the DCMC Home Page,
there have been 998 processes submitted from 213 contractors and 521 processes have been modified. Once a
concept paper is submitted to DCMC it must be approved or rejected by a multi-service Management Council
within 120 days. Since the clock is already ticking by the time NAVAIR finds out about the proposed change, it is
incumbent upon the Program Manager or the designated representative to get involved in the process quickly.
Below are the steps being taken to identify the programs involved at NAVAIR and to identify the overall Navy
Component Team Leader (CTL).
1. Identify the Navy program with the highest Unliquidated Obligation on existing contracts. Since SPI effects
processes on existing contracts, the Navy policy for arriving at the overall Navy lead on the Management Council
begins with identifying the program with the highest Unliquidated Obligations. This way the program with the
most to gain or lose, in the dollars sense, will have the most involvement. The DCMC representative at NAVAIR,
Gail Lainhart (301-757-7853), will contact the ACO at the contractor site and obtain a list of contracts affected by
the proposed process change(s). All programs affected will be identified for later concurrence. It is recognized
that the SPI change process in its present form has difficulty meeting the targeted 120 days cycle time. We have
identified a number of areas for improvement and this office is working with DCMC to streamline that process.
2. Coordinate with contractor, other service leads, and navy programs to review and evaluate potential process
changes. Sometimes the process changes proposed are staffed initially to individuals with whom the contractor is
in frequent contact. Initial staffing of proposed changes is an often an awkward process. The Army and Air Force
are going through similar learning curves and are responsible for designating a service representative to coordinate
with our Navy CTL to arrive at a consensus on the proposed process changes. The NAVAIR CTL will need to
coordinate with the other affected NAVAIR programs prior to submitting a recommendation. The Navy CTL will
also coordinate with the other Navy facilities (NAVICP, DLA, NAVSEA, SPAWAR, etc.) prior to coordinating
with the Army and Air Force. DoD policies are in place and can be downloaded from the DCMC home page.
(NAVAIR AIR-1.1 Home Page is being constructed and will be available in the near future). The coordination
effort takes time; therefore, SPI CTLs will need to act on issues as soon as they are notified. The key is
communication. Please keep the NAVAIR POC informed of all SPIs being worked and any issues that may be
escalated. For additional information, the address for the DCMC Home Page in the World Wide Web is:
http://www.dcmc.dcrb.dla.mil/
POC: Jackie Mercer, AIR-1.1C, 301-757-6624
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