its kind in DoD. This pilot test was coordinated by JPBO with sponsorship from Headquarters Department of the Army, G4. The central receiving issue supply point (CRISP) is HQ SOCOM’s central hub for receiving, issuing, disposing and shipping of equipment procured by HQ SOCOM, TSOCs and DoD components. To date, the CRISP has received over 45,000 items of equipment valued at over $28 million. This section was particularly instrumental in the initial stand up of SOJTF-Afghanistan by palletizing, coordinating and shipping equipment required to accomplish the mission.
Program Support The J4 Sustainment division manages 11 programs, annually valued at approximately $22 million, in support of the SOF operator. These programs are awarded and executed under the SOFSA contract, which is managed at Bluegrass Station, Lexington, Ky. The current SOFSA contract was awarded by HQ SOCOM in 2010, providing the full spectrum of logistics support to its many SOF customers. One of the most widely used J4 programs is the joint operational stocks effort, which is an $85 million pool of readily deployable assets for SOF missions. All J4 programs of record involve materiel support and/
or personnel support to meet CONUS/OCONUS SOF mission needs.
Acquisition and Sustainment Branch The Acquisition and Sustainment Branch (J4-SA) is responsible for the performance of independent assessments of life cycle sustainment, readiness, and supportability of SOpeculiar equipment and systems procured with MFP-11 funds. J4-SA assigns logisticians who provide direct interface with program executive offices, program offices, other SOCOM organizations, TSOCs, and components to support, sustain and modernize SOF worldwide. Assigned logisticians conduct integrated logistics support assessments to determine viability of program support necessary to meet operational capability and needs. J4-SA is responsible to review adequacy of program life cycle cost estimates and ensure all SOFprocured items are properly catalogued and inventoried in applicable information systems. In support of these acquisition, fielding and sustainment efforts, J4-SA assists in the preparation and staffing of documents, including material fielding plans and fielding and deployment releases. Lastly, J4-SA provides subject matter experts
The J4 Operations, Plans, Strategy and Equipment Readiness Division (J4-O) serves as the nexus for internal and external logistics planning, coordination and execution of the J4/ Directorate of Logistics’ logistics sustainment efforts. The primary focus is on operations planning, strategy, doctrine development and equipment readiness assessments by leveraging the capabilities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, global combatant commands, services, components, TSOCs, SOCOM directorates and other government agencies. The division’s mission is to synchronize and coordinate worldwide logistics support for approximately 66,000 SOF personnel executing worldwide contingency operations. J4-O assigns matrixed logistics officers to the J33 regionally focused global support group within the SOCOM J3 Directorate of Operations; J5/ Directorate of Strategy, Plans
and Policy; Global Mission Support Center; and SOCOM OPTs, as required. These embedded logistics officers maintain situational awareness of theaterspecific requirements and, when required, deploy to assist TSOC missions. They actively coordinate logistical solution sets, including leveraging the Combat Mission Needs Statement, 1208 program and other similar processes. When it comes to equipment readiness assessment of the components and TSOCs, the defense readiness reporting system provides a key system of record inputs. To fulfill the mandate to monitor preparedness, logisticians must continually review and analyze equipment status information measured against the joint mission essential task list. The process, as expected, involves the application of both art and science to paint an accurate picture of SOF readiness postures and to identify courses of action that maximize equipment readiness. Beyond addressing the needs of today, J4-O works to shape the logistics support structures of tomorrow. These efforts lead to the development of effective policies and procedures and feed input to the joint strategic planning system and the joint capabilities integration and development system.
service contracts. It fulfills its mission through 21 contracting offices located throughout the continental United States; each office is geographically situated to provide support to a particular SOCOM program executive office, directorate, or service SOF component or unit. Additionally, SORDAC-K manages contingency contracting
operations in support of overseas contingency operations. In 2012, SORDAC-K awarded a number of key contracts, including environmental preparation sets and joint operational stocks, as well as several rapid reaction requirements for AC-130J aircraft, under the SOFSA indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity
in direct support of SOCOM’s flying hour program for Army Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft.
Operations, Plans, Strategy and Equipment Readiness Division
Directorate of Procurement Air Force Colonel Kurt A. Bergo leads the SORDAC Directorate of Procurement (SORDAC-K). Its mission is to rapidly transform acquisition strategies into superior technologies, equipment, and services for special operations forces worldwide. To meet this challenging mission, SORDAC-K’s vision is to be the 44 | SOTECH 11.4
Department of Defense’s finest contracting team and provide rapid, focused and innovative support to SOF. SORDAC-K directly supports SOCOM, its components, and the theater special operations commands. SORDAC-K awards commandwide, largedollar special operations equipment and performance-based
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