United States Special Operations Command 2013 NDIA Armament Symposium A Focus on Better Buying Power Col Mike Schmidt PEO Fixed Wing USSOCOM 6 Nov 2013
PEO-FW Portfolio ISR - FIND MQ-1 MOBILITY- INFILTRATE CV-22 STRIKE-FINISH AC-130U AC-130J MQ-9 Puma EC-130J AC-130H MEUAS II Dornier 328 AC-130W JAVAMAN M-28 Liberty RC-26 PC-12 SOPGM MC-130J U-28 MC-130E/P/H MUNITIONS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRAINING & MISSION PLANNING
The SOF Team United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) FT BRAGG, NC SPECIAL FORCES RANGERS AVIATION MISO CIVIL AFFAIRS JFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER NAB CORONADO, CA SEAL TEAMS SPECIAL BOAT TEAMS SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAMS NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER HURLBURT AFB, FL AVIATION - FIXED WING & ROTARY WING SPECIAL TACTICS AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL CAMP LEJUENE, NC MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPANIES MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL FT BRAGG, NC JOINT STANDING DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND EXERCISES
USSOCOM Headquarters Commander Political Advisor Senior Enlisted Advisor Personal Staff Chief Information Officer Dep CDR MOB & Reserve Affairs Acquisition Executive Acquisition Center Sr. Advisor Science & Technology CFO / Comptroller FW SW Director Strategic Communication SOPA Deputy Commander Vice Commander NCR RW SRSE C4 M Assistant J4 RA Deputy Chief of Staff Chief of Staff Vice Commander NCR S&T AC WO SOLA LNOs JATF K HQ CMDT SVS SOFSA J2 J3 J5 J6 FMD J8 IATF SOSTs
SOF Acquisition Enterprise DOD & Service Labs & International Partners Service Acquisition Combat Feedback SOF-To- Service Transition Unconventional Uses Innovative Acquisition Practices
SOF Acquisition Truths FAST does not equal UNDISCIPLINED MORE BUREAUCRACY does not ensure a BETTER PRODUCT RISK must be MANAGED NOT AVOIDED FASTER does not have to increase COST/RISK COMPETITION can be done QUICKLY UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING is an ENABLER CREDIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY enable FREEDOM OF ACTION
People Matter GHOST Deployers in Action 8
GHOST Lessons Learned Lessons learned by current and former Ghosts Better answers start with Yes, if not No, because Field or Field not the user doesn t care about contractual action progress If you care, you'll get results. If you pretend to care, then you ll probably be a big reason why it takes so long to field things for the user Fail fast and early, but let s be serious don t fail TOO often P/R Docs If you don t know what s in these docs for your program, you are dead wrong. The degree to which you execute according to these docs is the degree of credibility you have with those who sustain your program Had a busy first half of the day? Consider working out at lunch time there s a good chance you ll make the 2 nd half of your day more efficient Reward the people who work hard for you Don t let a day go by without communicating with all the members of your team Sometimes you need to make a headline to remind people why they should care about what you re doing
When I think about Better Buying Power CLS Efficiencies Government as Integrators Government and Industry Partnerships Industry and Industry Partnerships
CLS Efficiencies Think Creatively
Government as an Integrator AC-130J Integration Strategy MC-130J Integrator PEO-FW (SOFSA) AC-130W Precision Strike Package LMA owns A/C data rights Primary integration risk drivers New platform Proprietary C-130J tech data AC-130J Leverage Dragon Spear Proven Technology Cost Avoidance - NRE Precision Strike Package risk driver Integration on new platform Govt will own all platform integration data rights Govt will retain the ability to compete follow on efforts
Government as an Integrator 1 st AC-130J Integration
Government and Industry Partnerships Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Small Glide Munition G-Claw Special Operations Forces Support Activity (SOFSA)
Government and Industry Partnerships TALOS Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit JAVAMAN COCO to GOCO strategy change Mid-Endurance UAS ISR COCO services
Government and Industry Partnership MQ-9 Lead-Off Hitter Concept Employs emerging technologies on our MQ-9s thru a different mindset High Definition (HD) Retrofit vs. buy new
Industry and Industry Partnerships Example: COTS Weapons Viper Strike Griffin Laser SDB
Wrap Up Quicker, better, and cheaper Creative adaption of people and technology SOCOM always looking for emerging technology CRADAs - 7 active, 3 pending, and 6 completed RFIs/BAAs Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) Tech Demos/Tri-annual TNT Experimentation venues SBIR/OSD Rapid Innovation Fund SOCOM Technology and Industry Liaison Office (www.socom.mil/sordac/pages/submityouridea.aspx) available to support your needs