A Regular Feature of Logistics News and Information Directly From PEO EIS PM J-AIT Awards AIT-IV Contract to Five Vendors By Darci Hunt The Product Manager for Joint– Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT) recently announced the award of the Automatic Identification Technology (AIT)-IV indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to the following contractors: GTSI Corp., Intermec Technologies Corp., Northrop Grumman Information Technology, CDO Technologies Inc., and Lowry Holding Company Inc. “This is an important milestone in that with the award of AIT-IV, all the single award IDIQ contracts managed under PM J-AIT have migrated to multivendor IDIQ contracts,” stated Lieutenant Colonel Cary Ferguson, PM J-AIT. “The AIT-IV contract provides an opportunity for more companies to provide DoD and federal agencies best-value solutions at competitive prices across the globe. We look forward to working with the AIT-IV contractors.” The firm fixed price IDIQ contract for Commercial AIT hardware, software and services has a ceiling value of $418.52 million. The term of the contract is nine years consisting of a three-year 6 | MLF 3.7 base period; and one two-year option for products, services and maintenance; and one four-year option for maintenance only. In addition, PM J-AIT will offer site surveys, installation, integration, implementation and training for turnkey AIT solutions to DoD, U.S. Coast Guard, NATO, federal agencies, coalition partners, and other foreign military sales (FMS). Individuals interested in additional information on the AIT products and services offered should contact the contracting officer representative, Sally J. Ewing, sally.j.ewing@us.army.mil. PM J-AIT is the DoD AIT and radio frequency identification leader providing global asset tracking, Web-based radio frequency in-transit visibility (RF-ITV) services, and complete program life cycle support. PM J-AIT products and services are customer-driven, easily accessible, and capable of being updated. PM J-AIT serves as the executive agent for the RF-ITV infrastructure to DoD and coalition partners in support of expeditionary logistics and the joint warfighter. For more information about PM J-AIT, please visit www.eis.army.mil/ait. Lieutenant Colonel Cary V. Ferguson is the new product manager for Joint–Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT), effective June 24, 2009. In this assignment, Ferguson is responsible for the acquisition and integration of the Army’s automatic identification technology and radio frequency identification equipment and services. “It is an exciting opportunity to lead the PM J-AIT team,” said Ferguson. “PM J-AIT has an outstanding reputation as the DoD’s leading provider of innovative AIT products and services. I look forward to continuing Colonel Burden’s legacy of providing state-of-the-art technologies to our soldiers and their mission.” Ferguson joins the PM J-AIT office with 19 years of military experience. He previously served as the assistant project manager and the military deputy for the Project Manager Global Combat Support System–Army (GCSS-Army) at Fort Lee, Va. Change of Charter at PM Acquisition Business By Tricia May In the photo (from left): PEO Gary Winkler, outgoing PM AcqBusiness Lt. Col. Matthew Riordan, incoming PM Lt. Col. Anthony Sanchez and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology Dean Popps. [Photo by William Hitchcock, 2009] PM J-AIT Welcomes a New Product Manager By Darci Hunt (J-AIT PHOTO CREDIT AND CAPTION) In the photo (from left): Outgoing PM J-AIT Col. Patrick Burden, program executive officer (PEO) Gary Winkler and incoming Lt. Col. Cary Ferguson. [Photo by William Hitchcock, 2009] Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Stewart assumed the charter of product manager Acquisition Business (AcqBusiness), July 10, 2009, from former PM, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Riordan. Stewart comes to AcqBusiness from the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) in Washington, D.C., where he served as the executive officer to the acting assistant secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and Army Acquisition Executive Dean Popps. Chartered in August 2006, PM AcqBusiness (formerly known as Future Business Systems) provides the Army acquisition community with tools and capabilities through a suite of enterprise business services. PM AcqBusiness recently delivered a new financial and decision support tool to assist with Army Force <strong>Gen</strong>eration (ARFORGEN). AcqReadiness provides users with improved visibility and access to soldier equipment issue and financial requirements. For a complete list of services, please visit https://acqbiz.army.mil. www.MLF-kmi.com
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