PRODUCTION LEADTIME REDUCTION The TACOM-ACALA Rock Island Acquisition Center is on the leading edge of the government's acquisition reform initiative. In keeping with our dedication to be the "best that we can be", we are asking our current and future contractors to meet or beat an agressive product delivery time of 150 days or less whenever possible. The following is the letter recently mailed to all active ACALA Rock Island Contractors: "Dear Contractor, Suppliers who can deliver quality products and services when needed are invaluable. Military budget constraints and Department of Defense acquisition streamlining have forced reductions in inventories and procurement processing time. A major objective for the acquisition community is to reduce product and service production lead time. We define production lead time as the number of days from the date a contract is signed to the date of the first delivery. We are asking suppliers to help us reach an average production lead time of 150 days or less. You will see solicitations in the future built around this objective. Not all products and services will meet this objective, but most will. Reducing production lead time is critical to our mutual success. As partners in the procurement process, your help is needed. Please see that this information reaches those in your organization who influence proposed production and delivery schedules. If you have suggestions that may assist us, please send them to Mr. Steven N. McNinch, TACOM-ACALA, ATTN: AMSTA-AC-PCT-C, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630, or contact him by his internet address, smcninch@ria-emh2.army.mil., Sincerely, Sally A. McGlone, Acting Executive for Contracting -- ACALA

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