FPI: Clothing & Textiles

Marie France Vareilles General Manager November 2005

FPI

UNICOR

Established in 1934 FPI is a Program not a Business

Real output: inmates less likely to return to crime Products and Services are by-products

FPI

UNICOR

More new inmates Longer sentences Significant challenges

BOP Inmate Population Trends
182,000 650%

17,000
1930

24,000
1980 2004

What Has Not Changed

Nearly 20,000 inmate workers in program; more to employ every day 50% of earnings paid toward court-ordered fines, victim restitution & inmate family support; $3 million in annual inmate deductions

FPI

UNICOR

Sales = 1/5 of 1% of government purchases

Negligible private sector impact Operates at no cost to taxpayers

UNICOR Today

New realities require a new way of doing business Price/Quality/Delivery-focused

Focus on non-mandatory opportunities to increase sales

UNICOR Today

100+ factories offering products & services Over 95 Federal Supply Classes Ventures emphasize repatriation of work
Security cleared staff, solutions provider/ turnkey project management

UNICOR Today

We get it right!
ISO 9001 registration

Test product lab/prototype development

State-of-the-art mfg. (SAP)

20 Factories- Nov 2004

Same performance testing as private sector

C&T Business Overview

Major customers: Defense Support Center, Philadelphia (DSCP), General Services Administration (GSA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), U.S. Postal Service, Veterans Administration
Varied Products: Battle dress uniforms, physical fitness uniforms, shirts, jackets, pajamas, sheets, towels, mattresses, inmate clothing, tarps, canteen covers, body armor, gloves, Postal inserts

Clothing & Textiles Major Customers

DOD 79%

OTHER 3% GSA 8% POSTAL 2% BOP 6% VA 2%

DOD

VA

BOP

POSTAL

GSA

OTHER

Assignment of Textiles Products by Factory

FACTORY
Atlanta C&S Battle Dress Uniform Pants Atlanta Mailbag Mailbag Repair Atlanta Mattress Mattresses/Box Springs Beaumont Big Sandy Butner Battle Dress Uniform Pants ECWS Trousers Army Combat Uniforms Military Dress Shirts Military Utility Shirts Swim Trunks IPFU T-Shirts Promotional Products Sheets Neck Gaiters Mailbag Repair Cubicle Curtains, Drapes Bedspreads Weather Parachutes Disaster Blankets Fort Dix C&S IPFU Pants

ITEM MANUFACTURED

FACTORY
Edgefield

ITEM MANUFACTURED
Textile Repairs Radio Carrying Case Military Utility Shirts Tarps Body Armor Cover GP Trunks

Medical Gowns/Smocks Hospital Dress Uniform Pants Mailbag Repair Battle Dress Uniform Jackets T-Shirts, Brown IPFU T-Shirts/PFU T-Shirts Silk Screen Apparel Embroidered Apparel IPFU Jackets OTV Covers DAPs Covers ECWS Trousers Army Combat Uniform Coats

Greenville Jesup C&S

Cumberland

Jesup Specialty
Lee

Dublin C&S

Manchester

Assignment of Textiles Products by Factory (continued)

FACTORY Miami ITEM MANUFACTURED Navy Utility Jackets
Coast Guard Jackets Inmate Jackets Helmet Bags Aircrew Cold Weather Coat Sheets/Pillowcases/Napkins Tablecloths Inmate Clothing Inmate Clothing IPFU Liner/Trunks Mailbag Repair Cotton Gloves Leather Combo Gloves Canteen Covers Correctional Belts Ammo Pouch Cold Weather Coat Liner Aircrew Coat Liner Commissary Bags Gloves, Forest Worker Leather Combo Gloves Mint Leather Gloves

FACTORY Seagoville
Terre Haute C&S

ITEM MANUFACTURED Battle Dress Uniform

Pants/Jackets USPS Postal Inserts, 1075, 1046 Mailbag Repair GSA Tool Bags Disaster Blankets Mechanic Tool Bags Ammo Pouch Inmate Clothing Diplomatic Bags Navy Tool Bags Drop Cloths Towels/Washcloths Terry Cloth Cotton Blankets IPFU Trunk PTU Trunk Body Armor/Stab Vests Interceptor Covers Body Armor Covers Law Enforcement Bags Pajamas/Robes Army Combat Uniform Pants

Oakdale Pollock

Raybrook

Terre Haute Mill

Waseca Yazoo City

Safford

Sandstone

Yazoo City II

Business Overview

In one year, C&T has awarded contracts valued at over $ 257 million for military related items. About 40% of those funds have been awarded to firms which are providing cut fabric. Over 70% of awards have been to small business

Areas of Concentration

Vendor Relations Technology Methods Engineering Product Engineering Best Practices Procedures & Policies Work Flow Analysis Materials Continuity Economies of Scale

Key Concepts
Production Control Inventory Control Waste Control

Contracting Officer Duties and Responsibilities

Work with the Industrial Specialist to ensure all raw materials are ordered as required Work to enhance vendor relations Follow up on vendor deliveries to ensure they are timely to support production Document performance of vendor for all contracts managed Monitor vendor contracts for expirations dates and mods. Research possible alternative vendors for items managed

Business Opportunities
CTG is seeking partnerships
With firms producing items outside the U.S. for the Federal Government
With firms with limited sewing capacity With fabric vendors interested in bidding for sewn finished items

Looking Ahead

Visit a factory of your choice; well arrange it!

UNICOR Factories

Looking Ahead

Eager to share the new FPI story

Your support is needed to carry on

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