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www.mit-kmi.com Continued from pg. 15 leadership and assist in standardizing and security parameters for Army desktops. As the Army’s “Software Product Manager,” CHESS is a member of the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative Working Group that establishes standards for awarding DoD’s enterprise agreements and is continuously seeking to improve the way in which those agreements are executed. Software maintenance is extremely expensive and competition is necessary to keep those products affordable for the Army. Are contract protests a major issue for your offi ce? Do you think changes are needed in this area? As a former competition advocate and task and delivery order ombudsman, I am a strong believer in the role that competition plays in insuring the integrity of the competitive process. Because protests can result in signifi cant delays in the execution of requirements, it is important that protests be limited to those occasions when the process, not the outcome, is unacceptable. To lessen that possibility, Director of Defense Procurement Shay Assad directed in January of this year that contracting offi cers engage with industry at all stages of the competitive process to insure predictable and reliable outcomes. Under new rules that take effect in May, contract holders will be able to protest task orders in excess of $10 million awarded against CHESS’ IDIQ contracts, so it is imperative that Mr. Assad’s call for communication in the competitive process be implemented. What are some of the other signifi cant initiatives from your offi ce that you would like readers to know more about? As of February 2008, CHESS began offering information assurance (IA) products through the ITES-2H contracts. In this era of increasing IA requirements, this change will provide signifi cant Interview with Micki LaForgia, Project Director, CHESS benefi ts to Army customers for these products. What are the most important goals for your offi ce in 2008? Requirements for commercial products and services are only expected to increase every year, so awarding ITS-SB, improving the CB process, increasing the availability of IA products on CHESS contracts, and negotiating new enterprise software agreements while managing daily operations, including preparation for the closure of Fort Monmouth in 2011, will keep us busy in 2008. What do you see as the most signifi cant achievements during your tenure? Leveraging the Army’s buying power to achieve $103 million in cost avoidance on the Consolidated Buys speaks for itself and is a testament to the employees of CHESS, some of whom have been with the program since it was established in 1986. They are responsible for ASCP, now CHESS, having always enjoyed a reputation for excellence among the G-6 and information management communities. I think we’ve made tremendous headway in the past few years in broadening that recognition to other areas of the Army, particularly users of COTS software, and to the contracting community which is ultimately responsible for determining the best value in buying goods and services. When I fi rst came to ASCP, I would get phone calls from organizations saying, “I heard we have to use ASCP. Can you come and brief us on your program?” Now those callers say “I heard you have great deals for the Army. Please come and brief us on how to use them.” CHESS adds tremendous value to the Army enterprise. Some of our soldiers are going to war with notebook computers, and the Army’s consolidated buy affords the opportunity to keep two soldiers on the network for every one supported by another program. We’re very proud to provide that capability for our warfi ghters. April 2008 | Military Information Technology | 2008 CHESS Contract Vehicles Guide | 17 Q&A
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