USE OF COMMON PROCESSES AT CONTRACTOR FACILITIES The Department of Defense (DoD) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) desire to achieve cost and schedule benefits, and improve quality, from maximum use of common processes for all programs in a contractor facility. Mutual recognition and acceptance of common processes will require concerted effort by interested contractors, their principal customers, and contract administration personnel. NASA, as well as other agencies, have committed to join with the DoD in using common quality processes at shared contractor facilities. The quality process is an ideal starting point for implementation because of its potential to apply commercial standards (e.g.ISO-9000/ANSI-ASQC Q9000) and advanced quality practices. Other common process opportunities also exist which may offer significant potential as well. Initial contractor response to this announcement should be in the form of a brief concept paper outlining the transition approach and process that is proposed. The proposed process(s) should result in significant cost, schedule, or performance benefits. The concept paper should be submitted to the Defense Plant Representative Office (DPRO), the cognizant Defense Contract Management Area Office (DCMAO), or other Contract Administration Service (CAS) activity. The DPRO, DCMAO or cognizant CAS activity will work with the principal plant customers and contractor to achieve concurrence on the concept paper. Once the approach for transitioning to a common process has been established contractors may submit preliminary proposals. Contractor preliminary proposals for a common process should include the following information: Specify those processes that would be candidates for facility-wide application, describe the impact on your present system (contracts, programs and buying offices affected) any associated risks and/or anticipated benefits to you and the Government. Submit your preliminary proposal to affected principal Government buying activities and the cognizant Contract Administration Services office. Proposals will be evaluated in order of receipt. Should a common process be defined and accepted, individual contracts will be modified as appropriate. The Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) office (or cognizant CAS activity) will facilitate the formulation of interface teams at the facility level to coordinate customer review and approval. For further information regarding participation, all interested firms are requested to contact one of the following Defense Contract Management Command points of contact. HQ Defense Contract Management Command-Mr. Richard Zell (703) 767-3395. Defense Contract Management District South-Mr. James Cox (404) 590-6635. Defense Contract Management District North-Mr. Charles Hurley (617) 753-3333. Defense Contract Management District West-Mr. Robert Chen (310) 335-3912. Defense Contract Management Command International-Mr. Bob Lusk (513) 296-6635.

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