Contractors in Support of Joint Vision 2020 Focused Logistics: Perspectives and Possibilities
Abstract
Over time, an increasingly diverse team has executed U.S. military operations. From the Revolution to recent operations in the Balkans, the efforts of uniformed military personnel, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians and contractors have been synchronized to execute the U.S. National Security Strategy. This trend will continue in operations conducted under the Joint Vision 2020 concept, the benchmark for how the U.S. military will fight future wars. Operational concepts under Joint Vision 2020 include dominant maneuver, precision engagement, focused logistics, full dimensional protection, with information dominance and innovation as enablers. This study examines the requirements of the six tenets of Joint Vision 2020 Focused Logistics and proposes changes that must be made to contracting policy, programs, doctrine, organization, and training to support the Focused Logistics concept. It does so by outlining the history of contractor support, the essentiality of contractor support, and the risks associated with contracting support to U.S. military operations. In providing a final analysis, it addresses four key challenges facing contractor support of focused logistics: 1) improving the responsiveness and flexibility of contracting; 2) balancing requirements for contracting support against risk; 3) balancing costs against operational requirements; and 4) incorporating JV2020 contracting into military doctrine, education and training. This study examines contractor support to operational military missions but does not cover base operations or installation contracting.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 09, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA404541
Entities
People
- Ronald G. Isom
Organizations
- United States Army War College