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THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 JUL 1 6 2013 ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS The Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski Chairwoman Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Madam Chairwoman: Pursuant to title 10, U.S.C., section 2330a, enclosed is the Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year 2012 for the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activities. The Department collected inputs from 32 individual DoD Components and employed methodologies to calculate contractor full-time equivalents. Consistent with congressional direction, this year's data set represents a continued improvement over previous submissions. The Department remains committed to continuous and measurable improvements to the inventory of contracts for services related to the collection of direct labor hours and associated costs and the fielding of the Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application. Upon submission of this report and consistent with title 10, U.S.C., section 2330a, Component heads will review and conduct an analysis of their contracted services. Identical letters have been sent to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and other congressional defense committees. Sincerely, endall Enclosure: As stated cc: The Honorable Richard C. Shelby Vice Chairman

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 301 0 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 JUL 1 6 2013 ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, enclosed is the Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year 2012 for the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Department ofdefense (DoD) Field Activities. The Department collected inputs from 32 individual DoD Components and employed methodologies to calculate contractor full-time equivalents. Consistent with congressional direction, this year's data set represents a continued improvement over previous submissions. The Department remains committed to continuous and measurable improvements to the inventory ofcontracts for services related to the collection ofdirect labor hours and associated costs and the fielding ofthe Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application. Upon submission ofthis report and consistent with title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, Component heads will review and conduct an analysis of their contracted services. Identical letters have been sent to the President ofthe Senate, Speaker ofthe House, and other congressional defense committees. Sincerely, Enclosure: As stated cc: The Honorable James M. Inhofe Ranking Member

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 JUL 16 2013 ACQUISITION. TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS The Honorable Harold Rogers Chairman Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, enclosed is the Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year 2012 for the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activities. The Department collected inputs from 32 individual DoD Components and employed methodologies to calculate contractor full-time equivalents. Consistent with congressional direction, this year's data set represents a continued improvement over previous submissions. The Department remains committed to continuous and measurable improvements to the inventory ofcontracts for services related to the collection ofdirect labor hours and associated costs and the fielding of the Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application. Upon submission ofthis report and consistent with title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, Component heads will review and conduct an analysis of their contracted services. Identical letters have been sent to the President ofthe Senate, Speaker ofthe House, and other congressional defense committees.»&j Sincerely, Enclosure: As stated cc: The Honorable Nita M. Lowey Ranking Member

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 JUL 1 6 2013 ACQUISITION. TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS The Honorable Howard P. "Buck" McKeon Chairman Committee on Armed Services U.S. House ofrepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, enclosed is the Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year 2012 for the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Department ofdefense (DoD) Field Activities. The Department collected inputs from 32 individual DoD Components and employed methodologies to calculate contractor full-time equivalents. Consistent with congressional direction, this year's data set represents a continued improvement over previous submissions. The Department remains committed to continuous and measurable improvements to the inventory ofcontracts for services related to the collection ofdirect labor hours and associated costs and the fielding of the Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application. Upon submission of this report and consistent with title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, Component heads will review and conduct an analysis oftheir contracted services. Identical letters have been sent to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and other congressional defense committees. Sincerely, Enclosure: As stated cc: The Honorable Adam Smith Ranking Member

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 301 0 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 JUL 1 6 2013 ACQUISITION. TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS The Honorable John A. Boehner Speaker ofthe House U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, enclosed is the Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year 2012 for the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activities. The Department collected inputs from 32 individual DoD Components and employed methodologies to calculate contractor full-time equivalents. Consistent with congressional direction, this year's data set represents a continued improvement over previous submissions. The Department remains committed to continuous and measurable improvements to the inventory ofcontracts for services related to the collection ofdirect labor hours and associated costs and the fielding of the Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application. Upon submission of this report and consistent with title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, Component heads will review and conduct an analysis oftheir contracted services. Identical letters have been sent to the President ofthe Senate and the congressional defense committees. Sincerely, Enclosure: As stated

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 JUL 16 2013 ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President ofthe Senate United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. President: Pursuant to title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, enclosed is the Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year 2012 for the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Department ofdefense (DoD) Field Activities. The Department collected inputs from 32 individual DoD Components and employed methodologies to calculate contractor full-time equivalents. Consistent with congressional direction, this year's data set represents a continued improvement over previous submissions. The Department remains committed to continuous and measurable improvements to the inventory ofcontracts for services related to the collection ofdirect labor hours and associated costs and the fielding ofthe Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application. Upon submission ofthis report and consistent with title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, Component heads will review and conduct an analysis oftheir contracted services. committees. Identical letters have been sent to the Speaker ofthe House and the congressional defense Sincerely, Enclosure: As stated

Report to Congress: Fiscal Year 2012 Inventory ofcontracts for Services Office ofthe Under Secretary ofdefense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics July 2013 This study/report cost the Department of Defense an approximate total of$230,000 for FY 2013. Cosl estimate generated on June 7,2013. ReflD: 8-D0878F6

Executive Summary Pursuant to title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, attached is the required Inventory ofcontracts for Services (ICS) report. This inventory is used to assess the service contracts awarded in the preceding fiscal year and to calculate the number ofcontractor full time equivalents. In addition, the inventory informs budget plans and workforce mix decisions in accordance with title 10, U.S.C, sections 129a, 235 and 2463, respectively. As ofthe date ofthis report, the FY 2012 ICS includes reports from 32 individual Department ofdefense (DoD) Components. These DoD Components awarded approximately $129.5 billion in Government obligations which supports an estimated 669,693 Contractor Full-Time Equivalents (CFTEs) across the Department. The following is a summary ofthe attached FY 2012 ICS report: Reporting Component Total CFTE's Total Obligated or Invoiced Amount Notes Department ofthe Army (Army) 240,620 $38,185,806,708 Department ofthe Navy (Navy) 192,332 $30,740,085,870 Department ofthe Air Force (Air Force) 141,318 $26,527,687,405 United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) 197 $19,736,369 NOTE1 > Defense Advanced Research Projects 600 $93,444,611 Agency (DARPA) Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) 37 $6,797,885 Defense Contract Management Agency 481 $68,827,499 (DCMA) Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) 7,110 $439,188,449 Defense Finance and Accounting Service 483 $80,020,688 (DFAS) Defense Human Resource Activity 536 $124,891,723 (DHRA) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Defense Information Systems Agency 15,123 $3,078,922,126 (DISA) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) 12,368 $1,299,530,523 NOTE1 Defense Media Activity (DMA) 460 $108,816,492 Defense Micro-Electronics Activity 43 $10,796,317 (DMEA) Department ofdefense Education Activity 4,317 $231,085,372 (DoDEA) Defense Security Cooperation Agency 251 $65,206,030

(DSCA) Defense Security Service (DSS) 519 $81,167,127 Defense Threat Reduction Agency 5,100 $1,046,923,116 (DTRA) United States European Command 238 $41,461,533 (USEUCOM) Joint Chiefs ofstaff(jcs) Missile Defense Agency (MDA) 18,517 $4,514,003,589 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) United States North Command (USNORTHCOM) 429 $81,665,187 NOTE1 NOTE1 Office ofthe Director Administration and 4,275 $748,494,133 NOTE 2 Management (ODA&M) Office ofthe Secretary ofdefense (OSD) United States Special Operations' 8,829 $1,445,051,676 Command (USSOCOM) United States Strategic Command 1,068 $203,557,704 (USSTRATCOM) TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) 9,877 $12,096,599,891 United States Transportation Command 4,421 $8,091,281,255 (USTRANSCOM) Test Resource Management Center 42 $11,291,082 (TRMC) United States Forces Korea (USFK) 102 $23,293,882 Total 669,693 $129,465,634,242 NOTE 3 NOTE 1 - Information only available in a Classified Annex. This data not included in the totals above. NOTE 2 - Aggregated Component includes OSD, Washington Headquarters Services, and Pentagon Force Protection Agency contracted services. NOTE 3 - Input for United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) not included. The Department will update the Report and Inventory data made available to the public when USSOUTHCOM completes their actions. Background The Department has monitored the size ofthe contractor workforce since 2001 in various ways. In FY 2008, title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, was modified by section 807 ofthe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to require the Department to submit to Congress a report ofthe service contracts awarded by the Department in the preceding year and an estimate ofthe number ofcftes.

The ICS is usedto integrate total workforce planning into the budget process. DoD Components can use the ICS to perform contract reviews to identify services for divestiture or conversion to Government performance per applicable title 10 provisions. Thesereviews can assist in assessing and, as appropriate, identifying services performed by contractor personnel thatareinherently governmental functions, thatareclosely associated withinherently governmental functions, or which constituteunauthorized personal services. This is consistent with title 10, U.S.C, section 2463: Section 2330a oftitle 10, U.S. Code: (c) Inventory. (1) Not later than the end ofthe third quarter ofeach fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual inventory ofthe activities performed during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to contracts for services (and pursuant to contracts for goods to the extent services are a significant component of performance as identified in a separate line item ofa contract) for or on behalfof the Department ofdefense. The guidance for compiling the inventory shall be issued by the Under Secretary ofdefense for Personnel and Readiness, the Under SecretaryofDefense (Comptroller), and the Under Secretaryof Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, as follows: (A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, as supported by the Under Secretaryof Defense (Comptroller), shall be responsible for developing guidance for (i) the collectionof data regarding functions and missions performed by contractors in a manner that is comparable to the manpower data elements used in inventories offunctions performed by Department ofdefense employees; (ii) the calculation of contractor full-time equivalents for direct labor, using direct labor hours in a manner that is comparable to the calculation ofdepartment of Defense civilian full-time employees; and (iii) the conduct and completion ofthe annual review required under subsection (e)(1). (B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be responsible for developing guidance on other data elements and implementing procedures for requirements relating to acquisition. (2) The entry for an activity on an inventory under this subsection shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such entry, the following: (A) The functions and missions performed by the contractor. (B) The contracting organization, the component ofthe Department ofdefense administering the contract, and the organization whose requirements are being met through contractor performance ofthe function. (C) The funding source for the contract under which the function is performed by appropriation and operating agency. (D) The fiscal year for which the activity first appeared on an inventory under this section. (E) The number ofcontractor employees, expressed as full-time equivalents for direct labor, using direct labor hours and associated cost data collected from

contractors (except that estimates may be used where such data is not available and cannotreasonably be made available in a timely manner for the purpose of the inventory). (F) A determination whether the contract pursuant to which the activity is performed is a personal services contract. (G) A summary ofthe data required to be collected for the activity under subsection (a). (3) The inventory required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Methodology In February 2013, the Department provided each Component guidance for developing its submission of FY 2012 ICS in accordance with the applicable statutes. Inventories were to be submitted electronically by May with a signed transmittal memorandum containing a narrative describing the methodology used for collecting and populating the inventory. Components submitted their inventory corresponding to a template provided by the Department containing field descriptions and requirements. The Department provided each Component a data set ofthe Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation as a base-line used to cross check against data fields compiled by Components for their inventory. The Department compiled the inventories submitted by the Components to prepare this report to Congress. As outlined in the guidance, following the Department's inventory submission, each Component shall complete a review ofits ICS in accordance with title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, subsection (e). Each Component Head shall submit a letter to the Under Secretary ofdefense for Personnel and Readiness, certifying completion ofthe review, delineating the results in accordance with all applicable title 10 provisions and this guidance. For the ICS, the function data field is reported as the four-digit Product or Service Code (PSC) description. The PSC is an alphanumericcategorization of the basic type of service provided, as captured in the Federal Procurement Data System. Each PSC corresponds to a unique location; period ofperformance; and unique contract, task order, delivery order, or interagency acquisition agreement listed individually. For the purposes ofthe ICS, the "mission" generally refers to an operational task. Existing fields in DoD databases do not provide for the "mission of the contractor" as required by title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a. In August 2012, the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Office ofthe Under Secretary ofdefense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, issued a memo regarding the "Taxonomy for the Acquisition ofservices." This guidance categorizing PSCs for services contracts into nine "portfolio groups" that include forty more specific "portfolios" describing the types of services procured. Each Component populated its "mission ofthe contractor" field with one ofthe forty portfolio names in its ICS. Title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a requires Components collect direct labor hours and associated costs from contractors to calculate CFTEs. A CFTE is defined as a standard measure

oflabor that equates to 1 year offull-time work (labor hours as defined by the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-l 1 each year) to support a mission requirement. Most Components do not currently collect direct labor hours, so the Department provided guidance allowing for several methodologies - singularly or in combination - as a surrogate for this data in their ICS. Each Component was instructed to submit a narrative describing its methodology for collecting, estimating, or calculating CFTE, along with a justification for using that method, with a transmittal memo. The following were the five allowable methodologies used by Components for estimating CFTEs in submitting their ICS: 1. Collect direct labor hour information from contractors, as required by title 10, U.S.C, section 2330a, DoD policies, and applicable regulations. 2. Collect direct labor hours as reported by the Contracting Officer's Representatives or Contracting Officer's Technical Representative for the service during FY 2012. 3. Reference the independent government estimate or contractor technical proposals to extrapolate hours for services provided in FY 2012. 4. Report information collected from contract invoices. 5. Calculate CFTE using a formula and factors provided by the Army. Conclusion The Department is committed to improving our process for the collection, analysis, and reporting of contracts for services. We consider the ICS an effective tool used to inform budget plans and workforce mix decisions and that is continuing to enhance the process from previous year submissions. In addition, the Department recognizes the need and benefit ofcollecting direct labor and cost data from contractors to account for and report CFTEs with greater accuracy. To that end, in November 2012, the Department issued implementing guidance to improve visibility into and accountability ofcontracted services. This guidance established requirements to implement the Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application and support improved data collection and reporting. Attachment: As stated (CD-ROM)