Let’s face it. Funding this year has been rough and now, here we are in 4th Quarter, and you’re trying to obligate funds. To make matters worse, you may have money but no clear direction on whether or not to actually spend it. That means you are going to have to have your ducks in a row when word comes to execute. Quite frankly, the TLS program is a good way to purchase the equipment that you need, even if it looks like a laundry list. But that’s not the only way to obligate funds. There are a wide variety of means to get what you need: GSA, NSNs, DoD EMALL, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, the SOCOM Natick IDIQ as well as several other IDIQ vehicles. You guys are lucky. While it’s still an option, you aren’t relegated to heading down to SSSC and loading up on wax, toilet paper and ink pens. There are a lot of other options. Recently, I spent some time talking to ADS and I’d say that they know them all.
These days, ADS isn’t just about Special Operations Equipment. During the recent Warrior Expo I saw MRO equipment, Medical gear, expeditionary tentage and even C4ISR systems. Contact your POC at ADS for more info.