Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) ARMS 101

59 Pages·2008·1.42 MB·English

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ARMS Team
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The unutilized organic
The unutilized organic base
base has no value
is valuable
–
What a headache liability
What an opportunity – asset
What will it cost to dispose of it? How much ($$) can I make?
Army
Private
Sector
ARMS - Creates Assets and Capitalizes on Their Value
ARMS - Creates Assets and Capitalizes on Their Value
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(cid:57) Contractor markets facilities on behalf of the Army
(cid:57) Encourages commercial applications by allowing:
(cid:190) Facility contractor use of facility
(cid:190) Subcontracting of unused parts of facility
(cid:190) Quick turnaround of facility use requests
(cid:190) Providing favorable cost structures
(cid:190) Ensuring compliance with commercial regulations
and laws
(cid:190) Ensuring Environmental and State Historical
Preservation Office (SHPO) compliances
(cid:57) Facility contractor maintains buildings and
equipment used
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FFaacciilliittyy UUssee CCoonnttrraaccttiinngg
WWhhaatt IIss IItt??
(cid:57) Army approves proposed facility/equipment
use
(cid:57) Facility contractor and tenants share risk of
performance
(cid:57) These procedures are now operational at 10
Army plants and 1 Army depot
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The ARMS Program is for commercial use of selected
Government-owned, Contractor-operated facilities.
Iowa AAP
Middletown, IA Milan AAP
Milan, TN
Scranton AAP
Scranton, PA
Lake City AAP
Independence, MO
Radford AAP
*
Riverbank AAP
Radford, VA
Riverbank, CA
Hawthorne AD
Holston AAP
Hawthorne, NV
Kingsport, TN
*
Kansas AAP
Parsons, KS
*
Lone Star AAP
*
Texarkana, TX Mississippi AAP
Stennis Space Center
*
BRAC’d Sites
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What is the ARMS Initiative?
Congressionally
established in 1993
Uses Acquisition Reform and ‘seed money’ to entice
commercial industry onto Government-owned,
Contractor-operated (GOCO) Ammunition Plants and
depot
Transforming Army Industrial Installations
Transforming Army Industrial Installations
from Liabilities to Assets!
from Liabilities to Assets!
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WWhhaatt iiss AARRMMSS??
(cid:57) Armament Retooling & Manufacturing Support
Initiative:
(cid:190) Congressionally established in 1993 (ARMS Act of 1992),
codified in 2000 (10 U.S.C. 434) and HWAD became eligible in
2006
(cid:190) Uses Acquisition Reform and “seed money” to entice
commercial industry onto Government-owned, Contractor
operated (GOCO) Ammunition Plants
(cid:190) Offsets Army costs for operations and maintenance and
maintains manufacturing capability to sustain National
Security requirements for the Armed Services
(cid:190) Accelerates growth of business and jobs in the private sector
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(cid:57) A determination of Army mission-required
facilities.
(cid:57) A giveaway program for the private sector.
(cid:57) A competitive business advantage.
(cid:57) A program to provide property to
communities.
(cid:57) A guarantee of facility contractor success.
(cid:57) An addition to Army scope of work or contract
cost.
(cid:57) ARMS does not purchase equipment.
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(cid:57) Encourage commercial use of Army Ammo Plants
(cid:57) Incentivize Army facility reuse by small and
disadvantaged businesses
(cid:57) Reduce the adverse effects of defense draw-downs
(cid:57) Create jobs and reemployment opportunities
(cid:57) Foster economic stability
(cid:57) Maintain readiness and a skilled workforce for Army
and National security requirements
(cid:57) Serve as a model defense conversion program
(cid:57) Promote free market competition
(cid:57) Relocate offshore production
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(cid:57) Recognize unused Army facilities as assets,
not as liabilities
(cid:57) Allow the marketplace to work in those
facilities
(cid:57) Make Army facilities self-sustaining
(cid:57) Reduce Army product/operating costs
(cid:57) Reduce Army ownership costs
(cid:57) Develop economical exit strategies for the
Army
(cid:57) Serve as an alternative to base closure/BRAC
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