The
Defense Contract Management
Agency (DCMA) is the Department
of Defense (DoD) component
that works directly with
Defense suppliers to help
ensure that DoD, Federal,
and allied government supplies
and services are delivered
on time, at projected cost,
and meet all performance
requirements. DCMA directly
contributes to the military
readiness of the United
States and its allies,
and helps preserve the
nation's freedom.
DCMA
professionals serve as "information
brokers" and in-plant
representatives for military,
Federal, and allied government
buying agencies -- both during
the initial stages of the
acquisition cycle and throughout
the life of the resulting
contracts.
Before contract award, DCMA provides advice and information to help construct effective solicitations, identify potential risks, select the most capable contractors, and write contracts that meet the needs of our customers in DoD, Federal and allied government agencies.
After
contract award, DCMA monitors
contractors' performance
and management systems
to ensure that cost, product
performance, and delivery
schedules are in compliance
with the terms and conditions
of the contracts.
Agency
Data
Categories
06/30/12
09/30/12
Number
of Civilians
10,252
10,478
Number
of Military
562
538
Number
Operations Directorates
3
3
Number
of Contract Management Offices (CMOs)
46
46
Number
of Contractors
19,825
20,296
Number
of Active
Contracts
337,000
344,000
Our Director
Mr. Charlie
Williams Jr. was
appointed as Defense
Contract Management
Agency's new director
by John J. Young Jr.,
under secretary of
defense for acquisition,
technology and logistics,
effective May 4, 2008.
Prior to assuming his new duties, Williams was the
deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for contracting,
in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force for Acquisition, and the U.S. member of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Airborne Early
Warning and Control Program Board of Directors. More...
Vision DoD's leading experts
in Quality Assurance; Cost,
Schedule, and Supply Chain
Predictability; and Contract
Administration; enabling
our partners to achieve contract
objectives.
Mission We provide Contract Administration
Services to the Department
of Defense Acquisition Enterprise
and its partners to ensure
delivery of quality products
and services to the warfighter;
on time and on cost.
Commitment We, the DCMA Senior Leadership Team, dedicate ourselves to the ideals set by our vision and mission. We will selflessly pursue the goals and objectives of the Agency, smartly utilizing Agency resources to drive our Vision!
DCMA is a recognized leader of, and contributor to many of DoD's business reform initiatives. Those initiatives' goals are to improve the Nation's defense in the most economical and efficient ways possible.
