Business Operations

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ACT1 provides technical and business analysis and negotiation strategy support on major defense ACAT I acquisition programs for the U.S. and Allied Governments.

Our detailed analysis, Should Cost assessments, and strategic insights provide customers with defendable rationale to justify major program savings and cost avoidance during contract negotiations.

ACT1’s expertise in negotiation strategy support on F-35 System Design Development (SDD), Production, Sustainment/Logistics, and FMS/DCS Cases has delivered a collective cost savings exceeding $1B for all F-35 customers including the USAF, USN, USMC, International Cooperative Partners, and FMS Customers.

CASE STUDY:

ACT1 Prime Contract supporting Japan Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) Facility Contractor Support Services

“Support to the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMoD) continued to be well-received and has established ACT1 as a proven, reliable source of best-value cost and support analysis recommendations. ACT1’s development of accurate cost models and thorough documentation of lessons learned from past negotiation cycles will enable the JMoD to self-leverage this knowledge to attain further cost and support efficiencies in their direct commercial sales (DCS) negotiations.”
Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR)

Our services include:

Detailed requirements assessment comparing customer requirements against industry proposed solutions.

Requirements-based Should Cost estimate using industry best practices.

Innovative ideas and strategies to close the gap between industry proposal price and Should Cost estimate.

Special advisory support to the customer during negotiating sessions with industry.

Post-negotiation documentation and reporting.

Some of the customers we serve

F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO)

Italian Ministry of Defense (IMoD)

Japan Ministry of Defense (JMoD)

ACT1 provides the U.S. government, International Cooperative Partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Customers with cost estimating, EVM, and FM support and services. Support disciplines include program management; cost estimating; EVM analysis; scheduling; and budget formulation, execution, and reconciliation.

F-35 Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) Facilities

ACT1 provides critical expertise to the DHS NPPD CS&C office to support the security of our nation’s cyber and communications infrastructure. We provide acquisition and technical subject matter experts and analysts to assist in sustaining the business support operations. Operations include project management support, contract analysis support, acquisition and procurement planning support, and procurement execution support.

F-35 Program Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) and Maintenance/Repair and Overhaul and Upgrades (MRO&U) Facilities

ACT1 provided planning and coordination for Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) Stand-Up, Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP)/Production Lots, Japanese Industrial Participation, and Maintenance/Repair and Overhaul and Upgrades (MRO&U) to support Japan’s F-35 requirements. Areas of support include: performance based logistics; contract negotiations and monitoring; cost, schedule, and risk assessments; reviewing, validating, and negotiating Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs); capability analysis support; and industrial participation analysis support.

Certifications

Our Certifications and Recognitions reflect a commitment to international standards and industry-leading growth and ACT1’s role as a Platform for Growth.