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part of each basing alternative. A sixth
alternative, No Action, assumes no
aircraft would be replaced, aircraft
operations would continue at the
current level, and no infrastructure
improvements or personnel changes
related to basing the F–35B aircraft on
the West Coast would occur.
Potential impacts were evaluated in
the Draft EIS under all alternatives for
the following resources: airfields and
airspace; noise; air quality; safety and
environmental health; land use;
infrastructure and utilities;
socioeconomics; community facilities
and services; ground traffic and
transportation; environmental justice;
hazardous materials management;
biological resources; topography,
geology and soils; water resources; and
cultural and traditional resources.
The preferred alternative would result
in a reduction of 30 aircraft and 635
military personnel at MCAS Miramar
and an increase of 32 aircraft and 491
military personnel at MCAS Yuma. New
support facilities at MCAS Miramar
would include two new hangars,
helipad and apron expansion, wash
racks and rinse facilities, a simulator
facility, and a runway upgrade. New
support facilities at MCAS Yuma would
include four new hangars, modifications
to an existing hangar, new wash racks,
runway upgrades, enlisted quarters and
dining facility, a simulator facility, new
parking apron, and other minor
infrastructure improvements.
Environmental consequences of the
proposed action would principally arise
from construction; impacts from
operation of the F–35B would be
relatively minor. The Draft EIS
enumerates an array of conservation and
construction measures and features of
project design and planning that would
avoid and minimize most potential
impacts. The proposed action would
fully comply with regulatory
requirements for the protection of
environmental resources.
Unavoidable impacts of implementing
the preferred alternative include
construction impacts on biological
resources at MCAS Miramar, especially
one threatened (Coastal California
Gnatcatcher) and one endangered
species (San Diego Fairy Shrimp), and
loss of 0.05 acres of vernal pool habitat.
Construction of an auxiliary landing
field at the Barry M. Goldwater Range
West would affect habitat for a species
(flat-tailed horned lizard) proposed for
listing as threatened. A Biological
Assessment has been submitted to the
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in
compliance with Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act.
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The other alternatives have similar
types and levels of impacts, with the
most extensive unavoidable impacts
occurring at MCAS Miramar under
Alternative 5 (10 operational squadrons
at MCAS Miramar, 1 operational and 1
OT&E squadron at MCAS Yuma) related
to the loss of an area supporting vernal
pool habitat and associated federally
listed species.
Schedule
The Notice of Availability publication
in the Federal Register and local print
media starts the 46-day public comment
period for the Draft EIS. DoN will
consider and respond to all written and
electronic comments, including e-mail,
submitted as described above in
preparing the Final EIS. DoN intends to
issue the Final EIS in September 2010,
at which time an NOA will be published
in the Federal Register and local print
media. A Record of Decision is expected
in December 2010. Copies of the Draft
EIS can be found on the project Web
site, https://www.usmcjsfwest.com or at
the following locations:
(1) San Diego County Public Library
Fallbrook Branch, 124 S. Mission Road,
Fallbrook, CA 92028, telephone: 760–
728–2373,
(2) San Diego Public Library Mira
Mesa Branch, 8405 New Salem Street,
San Diego, CA 92126, telephone: 858–
538–8165,
(3) Scripps-Miramar Ranch Library
Miramar, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive, San
Diego, CA 92131, telephone: 858–538–
8158,
(4) Yuma County Library Heritage
Branch (Main Library) 350 Third
Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364, telephone:
928–782–1871.
Dated: May 18, 2010.
A.M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Preferred Supplier Program (PSP)
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice of proposed policy letter.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, Acquisition and
Logistics Management (DASN (A&LM)),
is soliciting comments that the
Department of the Navy (DON) may use
in drafting a policy that will establish a
Preferred Supplier Program (PSP).
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Under the PSP, contractors that have
demonstrated exemplary performance,
at the corporate level; in the areas of
cost, schedule, performance, quality,
and business relations would be granted
Preferred Supplier Status (PSS).
Contractors that achieved PSS would
receive more favorable contract terms
and conditions in DON contracts. Upon
approval of the policy by the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development and Acquisition, DON
will initiate the pilot phase of the PSP.
DATES: DON invites interested parties
from both the public and private sectors
to provide comments to be considered
in the formulation of the final policy
letter. In particular, DON encourages
respondents to offer their views as
discussed below, in Section D,
‘‘Solicitation of Public Comment.’’
Interested parties should submit
comments, in writing, to the address
below, on or before July 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
E-mail: preferredsupplier@navy.mil.
Facsimile: 703–614–9394.
Mail: DASN (A&LM), ATTN: Clarence
Belton, 1000 Navy Pentagon, Room
BF992, Washington, DC 20350–1000.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite ‘‘Proposed DON PSP
Policy Letter’’ in all correspondence. All
comments received will be posted,
without change or redaction, to https://
www.regulations.gov, so commenters
should not include information that
they do not wish to be posted (for
example, personal or businessconfidential).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clarence Belton, 703–693–4006 or
clarence.belton@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Companies in the private sector that
have implemented PSPs have
significantly improved performance.
Cash flow, profit, and contract terms
and conditions that reduce contractor
costs and risk are powerful incentives
that can be used to motivate contractors
to perform at a high level. DON and its
contractors negotiate these key
components of the business
arrangement contract by contract. As a
result of this decentralized and
individual approach, DON loses an
extremely important opportunity. This
policy would establish the PSP to
recover that opportunity through the use
of favorable contract terms and
conditions that would be available to
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Preferred Suppliers (i.e., suppliers that
have demonstrated exemplary
performance, at the corporate level, in
the areas of cost, schedule, performance,
quality, and business relations).
The proposed policy is now in the
conceptual stage. After consideration of
the comments, DON may publish a draft
proposed policy letter for additional
public comments.
C. Proposed Policy Letter Concepts
The general outline of the pilot phase
of the PSP, to be established under the
proposed policy letter, is set forth
below.
DASN (A&LM) shall be responsible
for the assessment of contractors under
the PSP. DASN (A&LM) will confer PSS
at the corporate level, and will not rate
individual affiliates or subdivisions of
corporations.
DASN (A&LM) shall use the
Contractor Performance Assessment
Reporting System (CPARS) as the
baseline data during the pilot phase of
the PSP. In the course of the pilot phase,
DON also will identify other sources of
data, including information available to
Navy program offices and government
contract administration organizations
that the Department may use to
supplement CPARS data in
implementing the PSP. The factors that
DASN (A&LM) will use to assess
contractors during the pilot phase
include, at a minimum, the following
CPARS areas:
Technical (Quality of Product).
Schedule.
Cost Control.
Management Responsiveness.
Management of Key Personnel.
Utilization of Small Business.
Other CPARS Factors as Appropriate.
DASN (A&LM) shall assess Energy
Efficiency for all contractors as an
‘‘excellence factor,’’ in addition to the
areas above.
During the pilot phase of the PSP,
DON will use a 5-star system based
upon the 5-color ratings used in CPARS,
as follows:
CPARS
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DON will use the CPARS conversion
table above, based upon CPARS data,
and, as appropriate, other sources of
information and weighting factors.
Contractors must achieve at least a 3Star rating to be designated as a
Preferred Supplier.
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PSP
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Yellow .............................................
Green ..............................................
Purple .............................................
Dark Blue ........................................
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If a contractor provides
documentation sufficient to establish
that it has an Energy Efficiency Program,
it will receive an additional star, up to
a maximum rating of 5 Stars. A 5-Star
rating can only be achieved if the
contractor maintains an active Energy
Efficiency Program, and otherwise has
received a 4-Star rating. Failure to
demonstrate an active Energy Efficiency
Program will not diminish the
contractor’s PSP rating.
During each fiscal year, DASN
(A&LM) shall reassess and rate the top
25 DON contractors. The top 25 DON
contractors will be determined by the
value of contract awards for the most
recent fiscal year. Other contractors may
apply to join the PSP. DASN (A&LM)
shall evaluate all applicants currently
eligible for assessment in CPARS using
the same process as it does to evaluate
the top 25 contractors. DASN (A&LM)
will establish a 30-day application
period that will begin no later than
October 1, annually.
In negotiating contracts with Preferred
Suppliers, DON contracting officers will
be authorized to offer some or all of the
following more favorable contract terms
and conditions:
Æ More favorable progress payments.
Æ Recognition of PSS in the
development of profit or fee based upon
weighted guidelines.
Æ Tailored contract reporting
requirements.
Æ Special award fee pools.
PSS shall not be used as a factor or
sub-factor in any source selection.
However, where the contracting officer
has a reasonable belief that a Preferred
Supplier may submit a bid or proposal,
the solicitation shall contain terms and
conditions that will be applicable, after
award, only if the successful offeror is
a Preferred Supplier.
These special terms and conditions,
applicable to contracts with Preferred
Suppliers, shall be consistent with the
limitations specified in regulations
promulgated pursuant to the Federal
Acquisition Regulatory System.
DON invites interested parties from
both the public and private sectors to
provide comments for consideration in
the formulation of a policy letter
establishing the PSP. In particular, DON
seeks to better understand how to
incentivize contractors, at the corporate
level, to achieve sustained superior
performance in the areas of cost,
schedule, performance, quality, and
business relations. Accordingly, DON
welcomes feedback regarding the
following questions.
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1. What clauses are currently being
used in government subcontracts, and
commercial contracts and subcontracts,
to incentivize superior performance, at
the corporate level, in the areas of cost,
schedule, performance, quality, and
business relations?
2. What solicitation provisions,
contract clauses, and performance
incentives will provide contractors with
the greatest motivation to achieve PSS?
3. Energy Efficiency is a critical DON
requirement significantly impacting the
successful achievement of DON’s
missions. How should a contractor’s use
of energy, as it relates to the entire lifecycle of a product—design,
manufacture, use, maintenance, and
disposal—be considered in the
designation of Preferred Suppliers?
4. Is there any other aspect of the
proposed PSP on which you wish to
comment?
Dated: May 18, 2010.
A.M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge
Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Preferred Supplier Program (PSP)
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed policy letter.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Acquisition and
Logistics Management (DASN (A&LM)), is soliciting comments that the
Department of the Navy (DON) may use in drafting a policy that will
establish a Preferred Supplier Program (PSP). Under the PSP,
contractors that have demonstrated exemplary performance, at the
corporate level; in the areas of cost, schedule, performance, quality,
and business relations would be granted Preferred Supplier Status
(PSS). Contractors that achieved PSS would receive more favorable
contract terms and conditions in DON contracts. Upon approval of the
policy by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development
and Acquisition, DON will initiate the pilot phase of the PSP.
DATES: DON invites interested parties from both the public and private
sectors to provide comments to be considered in the formulation of the
final policy letter. In particular, DON encourages respondents to offer
their views as discussed below, in Section D, ``Solicitation of Public
Comment.''
Interested parties should submit comments, in writing, to the
address below, on or before July 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
E-mail: preferredsupplier@navy.mil.
Facsimile: 703-614-9394.
Mail: DASN (A&LM), ATTN: Clarence Belton, 1000 Navy Pentagon, Room
BF992, Washington, DC 20350-1000.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Proposed DON
PSP Policy Letter'' in all correspondence. All comments received will
be posted, without change or redaction, to https://www.regulations.gov,
so commenters should not include information that they do not wish to
be posted (for example, personal or business-confidential).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence Belton, 703-693-4006 or
clarence.belton@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Companies in the private sector that have implemented PSPs have
significantly improved performance. Cash flow, profit, and contract
terms and conditions that reduce contractor costs and risk are powerful
incentives that can be used to motivate contractors to perform at a
high level. DON and its contractors negotiate these key components of
the business arrangement contract by contract. As a result of this
decentralized and individual approach, DON loses an extremely important
opportunity. This policy would establish the PSP to recover that
opportunity through the use of favorable contract terms and conditions
that would be available to
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Preferred Suppliers (i.e., suppliers that have demonstrated exemplary
performance, at the corporate level, in the areas of cost, schedule,
performance, quality, and business relations).
The proposed policy is now in the conceptual stage. After
consideration of the comments, DON may publish a draft proposed policy
letter for additional public comments.
C. Proposed Policy Letter Concepts
The general outline of the pilot phase of the PSP, to be
established under the proposed policy letter, is set forth below.
DASN (A&LM) shall be responsible for the assessment of contractors
under the PSP. DASN (A&LM) will confer PSS at the corporate level, and
will not rate individual affiliates or subdivisions of corporations.
DASN (A&LM) shall use the Contractor Performance Assessment
Reporting System (CPARS) as the baseline data during the pilot phase of
the PSP. In the course of the pilot phase, DON also will identify other
sources of data, including information available to Navy program
offices and government contract administration organizations that the
Department may use to supplement CPARS data in implementing the PSP.
The factors that DASN (A&LM) will use to assess contractors during the
pilot phase include, at a minimum, the following CPARS areas:
Technical (Quality of Product).
Schedule.
Cost Control.
Management Responsiveness.
Management of Key Personnel.
Utilization of Small Business.
Other CPARS Factors as Appropriate.
DASN (A&LM) shall assess Energy Efficiency for all contractors as
an ``excellence factor,'' in addition to the areas above.
During the pilot phase of the PSP, DON will use a 5-star system
based upon the 5-color ratings used in CPARS, as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPARS PSP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Red........................................................... 0
Yellow........................................................ 1
Green......................................................... 2
Purple........................................................ 3
Dark Blue..................................................... 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DON will use the CPARS conversion table above, based upon CPARS
data, and, as appropriate, other sources of information and weighting
factors. Contractors must achieve at least a 3-Star rating to be
designated as a Preferred Supplier.
If a contractor provides documentation sufficient to establish that
it has an Energy Efficiency Program, it will receive an additional
star, up to a maximum rating of 5 Stars. A 5-Star rating can only be
achieved if the contractor maintains an active Energy Efficiency
Program, and otherwise has received a 4-Star rating. Failure to
demonstrate an active Energy Efficiency Program will not diminish the
contractor's PSP rating.
During each fiscal year, DASN (A&LM) shall reassess and rate the
top 25 DON contractors. The top 25 DON contractors will be determined
by the value of contract awards for the most recent fiscal year. Other
contractors may apply to join the PSP. DASN (A&LM) shall evaluate all
applicants currently eligible for assessment in CPARS using the same
process as it does to evaluate the top 25 contractors. DASN (A&LM) will
establish a 30-day application period that will begin no later than
October 1, annually.
In negotiating contracts with Preferred Suppliers, DON contracting
officers will be authorized to offer some or all of the following more
favorable contract terms and conditions:
[cir] More favorable progress payments.
[cir] Recognition of PSS in the development of profit or fee based
upon weighted guidelines.
[cir] Tailored contract reporting requirements.
[cir] Special award fee pools.
PSS shall not be used as a factor or sub-factor in any source
selection. However, where the contracting officer has a reasonable
belief that a Preferred Supplier may submit a bid or proposal, the
solicitation shall contain terms and conditions that will be
applicable, after award, only if the successful offeror is a Preferred
Supplier.
These special terms and conditions, applicable to contracts with
Preferred Suppliers, shall be consistent with the limitations specified
in regulations promulgated pursuant to the Federal Acquisition
Regulatory System.
D. Solicitation of Public Comment
DON invites interested parties from both the public and private
sectors to provide comments for consideration in the formulation of a
policy letter establishing the PSP. In particular, DON seeks to better
understand how to incentivize contractors, at the corporate level, to
achieve sustained superior performance in the areas of cost, schedule,
performance, quality, and business relations. Accordingly, DON welcomes
feedback regarding the following questions.
1. What clauses are currently being used in government
subcontracts, and commercial contracts and subcontracts, to incentivize
superior performance, at the corporate level, in the areas of cost,
schedule, performance, quality, and business relations?
2. What solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and performance
incentives will provide contractors with the greatest motivation to
achieve PSS?
3. Energy Efficiency is a critical DON requirement significantly
impacting the successful achievement of DON's missions. How should a
contractor's use of energy, as it relates to the entire life-cycle of a
product--design, manufacture, use, maintenance, and disposal--be
considered in the designation of Preferred Suppliers?
4. Is there any other aspect of the proposed PSP on which you wish
to comment?
Dated: May 18, 2010.
A.M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-12524 Filed 5-24-10; 8:45 am]
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