Knowing the MRI initiative was coming their way, Bert
Hovermale, NMLC Director of Acquisition Management,
assumed a forward leaning approach to the initiative before
the formal requirement surfaced and funding was secured.
“Before we received money for the procurement, we
had the Statement of Objectives and Statement of Work
completed,” said Hovermale. “We were able to send out
a Request for Proposal (RFP) the day the funding was
received, which puts us ahead of schedule.”
According to Hovermale, it also saved time in the
procurement process by utilizing already existing Department
of Defense contracts to secure the MRI systems.