bd Systems provides superior acquisition support expertise and synergy derived from several years of direct support to the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Acquisition Support Division (SMC/AXD), the SMC Acquisition Support Team now imbedded in the SMC Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE). The Acquisition Center of Excellence program at SMC represents a corporate commitment to revolutionizing the SMC acquisition processes to ensure affordable, high performance space systems. By researching and employing advanced technology, best business practices, leading edge facilitation and training, and real-time access to integrated major electronic information systems, the bd Systems staff is contributing to reducing total costs and acquisition cycle times associated with space systems acquisition.

Our experienced staff is currently facilitating SMC SPO’s perform Requirements Analysis and Risk Analysis Workshops using Groupsystems and other software tools. We have extensive experience in operating and maintaining the SMC Electronic Source Selection Facility (ESSF), including providing help in developing and providing source selection training (including the conduct of mock Source Selection exercises) for the SMC staff members selected to serve on both major and less than major source selections.

We also manage the Acquisition Support Operations Center (ASOC) that provides a collaborative work environment for SMC Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to perform acquisition development tasks, utilizing the latest acquisition related tools, state-of-the-art equipment, and base-standard commercial software. The ASOC is used the by SMC staff agencies and SPOs to train new acquisition staff members, develop acquisition strategies, perform market research, build RFP’s, acquisition planning documents, etc. Our on site staff is fully knowledgeable of all the software tools available in the ASOC including those currently used in AXD Workshops; many of which bd Systems helped to develop. The ASOC also uses Ventana GroupSystems meeting software to facilitate and help the SMC staff conduct productive meetings.

Among the several tools developed by bd Systems to support the SMC acquisition mission is the Pre-Award Toolkit (a web based set of templates and guides) and the Electronic Source Selection Tool (ESST). The ESST has been used on all major source selections performed at SMC over the past six years. The bd Team is made up of former government acquisition and contracts managers with experience in the Air Force acquisition community, many also served as program managers at SMC