- Army Office of Small Business Programs

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Back Cover
Front Cover
Page 1
Page 2
From the Director
In This Issue
2. From the Director
3. Army Small Business a Mission Enabler
5. Creative Methods for Outreach
6. Efforts to Champion Employment for Disabled Earns Recognition
7. MICC Achieves Historic Small Business Goals
8. LRC Industry Day and Electric Barrier Site Visit January
9. 13th Annual SMART Procurement Conference and Expo
9. Windamir Development, Inc. Success Story
10. CECOM/C4ISR Pilot Mentor Protégé Program
11. TACOM LCMC Reaches Out to “Nontraditional” Potential Business Partners at 2016
Detroit Auto Show
12. Army Research: Small Business Supporting Success
13. US Army Corps of Engineers FY15 Small Business Awards
14. 2015 SAME Small Business Conference
15. WAVE Corporate Showcase
16. The Army Office of Small Business Awards Program “Thank You for Your Support”
17. Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Office of Small
Business Programs Recognizes Acquisition Workforce
17. Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration (D3I) Domain 3 Contract
Awarded
17. Army OSBP Welcomes New Data Analyst
18. Army Small Business Spending Dynamics Shifting to New Sectors
U.S. Army OSBP
106 Army Pentagon
Room 3B514
Washington, DC 20310
Phone: 703.697.2868
Fax: 703.693.3898
[email protected]
www.sellingtoarmy.com
Points of Contact
Mr. Tommy L. Marks
Director
[email protected]
Ms. Pamela D. Callicutt
Deputy Director
[email protected]
Mr. James Lloyd
Assistant to the Director
Program Manager, SDVOSB & HUBZone
[email protected]
Ms. Cynthia Lee
Program Manager, Women-Owned Small
Business, HBCU/MI and 8(a)/SDB
[email protected]
Ms. Pamela L. Monroe
Program Manager, Mentor-Protégé &
Subcontracting
[email protected]
Ms. Sharon R. Morrow
Program Manager, SBIR/STTR,
Major Programs and Training
[email protected]
Ms. Edith St. Catherine
Staff Action Control Specialist
[email protected]
Ms. Deandria Cumberbatch
Support Contractor to Army OSBP
New Concepts Management Solutions, LLC
[email protected]
Ms. Carla McAlpine-Franklin
ByteCubed, LLC
[email protected]
....................................................
Magazine Produced By
Upcoming Events
Please visit www.sellingtoarmy.com and click on “Calendar of Events.”
Follow Army OSBP
www.twitter.com/ArmySmallBiz
Halfaker and Associates, LLC
Mr. Ricardo Ruiz
[email protected]
Mr. Michael Patykula
[email protected]
Mr. Matthew Ruffin
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/ArmySmallBiz
www.flickr.com/ArmySmallBiz
1
Production of the next
issue is already underway!
Please submit articles to:
[email protected]
Article submission
deadline: May 27, 2016
......................................................................................
Feedback
Let us know what you think about the magazine by
filling out our contact form at:
http://www.sellingtoarmy.com/contact
......................................................................................
Mr. Tommy L. Marks
Director, Army OSBP
Our Mission
• Advise the Secretary of the Army and the Army
leadership on small business related matters
• Spearhead innovative initiatives that contribute
to expanding the small business industrial base
relevant to the Army mission priorities
• Leverage the use of minority serving educational
institutions in support of Army science and
technology programs
Our Vision
To be the premier advocacy organization committed
to maximizing small business utilization in support
of rapidly fielding a trained, ready, responsive and
capable force that can prevent conflict, shape the
environment and win the Nation’s wars.
Statement by President
Barack Obama
“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy
and the cornerstones of our communities. They
create two of every three new jobs in America, spur
economic growth, and spark new industries across
the country. We will continue to create new incentives
to help small business owners hire new workers,
promote growth and do what America does best invest in the creativity and imagination of our people.”
-President Barack Obama
Army Small Business Connection | May 2016
C
ulminating my 1st year as the Director, I am proud
to report that Army Enterprise continues to achieve
outstanding results in the utilization of Small Business
firms in support of mission requirements.
The Department of the Army (DA) has a solid history of being a
key player and leader in the ultimate success of the Department
of Defense (DoD) Small Business Program. The Army awarded
over 31% of prime contract dollars to small business firms during
FY15 and is on track to meet its mission requirement for the
fourth year in a row.
The Army Small Business Program is a multi-faceted program
that views its mission, compliance, outreach and training as
key factors to our success; however, there are other important
elements that make it Army Strong! A dedicated cadre of
small business personnel, acquisition personnel, and program
managers working together to tell the Army story is vital to its
lifeline. The ability to tell our story encompasses more than just
what we buy. Telling the Army story is having the foundation and
understanding of acquisition laws, processes and procedures;
knowing the roles of acquisition team members and working
together towards a common goal. Understanding and being
able to articulate the Army mission is strategic to small business
outreach while supporting both the small business mission and
the ultimate mission of supporting the needs of the Warfighter.
Finally, our senior leadership commitment and unwavering
support to Small Business.
Small Business is BIG Business in the Department of the Army! ■
Mr. Tommy L. Marks
Director, Army OSBP
U.S. Army OSBP • Building the Future of the Army through Small Business Utilization | www.sellingtoarmy.com
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Page 2
Back to Table of Contents
From the Director
In This Issue
2. From the Director
3. Army Small Business a Mission Enabler
5. Creative Methods for Outreach
6. Efforts to Champion Employment for Disabled Earns Recognition
7. MICC Achieves Historic Small Business Goals
8. LRC Industry Day and Electric Barrier Site Visit January
9. 13th Annual SMART Procurement Conference and Expo
9. Windamir Development, Inc. Success Story
10. CECOM/C4ISR Pilot Mentor Protégé Program
11. TACOM LCMC Reaches Out to “Nontraditional” Potential Business Partners at 2016
Detroit Auto Show
12. Army Research: Small Business Supporting Success
13. US Army Corps of Engineers FY15 Small Business Awards
14. 2015 SAME Small Business Conference
15. WAVE Corporate Showcase
16. The Army Office of Small Business Awards Program “Thank You for Your Support”
17. Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Office of Small
Business Programs Recognizes Acquisition Workforce
17. Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration (D3I) Domain 3 Contract
Awarded
17. Army OSBP Welcomes New Data Analyst
18. Army Small Business Spending Dynamics Shifting to New Sectors
U.S. Army OSBP
106 Army Pentagon
Room 3B514
Washington, DC 20310
Phone: 703.697.2868
Fax: 703.693.3898
[email protected]
www.sellingtoarmy.com
Points of Contact
Mr. Tommy L. Marks
Director
[email protected]
Ms. Pamela D. Callicutt
Deputy Director
[email protected]
Mr. James Lloyd
Program Manager, SDVOSB & HUBZone
[email protected]
Ms. Cynthia Lee
Program Manager, Women-Owned Small
Business, HBCU/MI and 8(a)/SDB
[email protected]
Ms. Pamela L. Monroe
Program Manager, Mentor-Protégé &
Subcontracting
[email protected]
Ms. Sharon R. Morrow
Program Manager, SBIR/STTR,
Major Programs and Training
[email protected]
Ms. Edith St. Catherine
Staff Action Control Specialist
[email protected]
Ms. Deandria Cumberbatch
New Concepts Management Solutions, LLC
[email protected]
Ms. Carla McAlpine-Franklin
ByteCubed, LLC
[email protected]
....................................................
Magazine Produced By
Upcoming Events
Please visit www.sellingtoarmy.com and click on “Calendar of Events.”
Follow Army OSBP
www.twitter.com/ArmySmallBiz
Halfaker and Associates, LLC
Mr. Ricardo Ruiz
[email protected]
Mr. Michael Patykula
[email protected]
Mr. Matthew Ruffin
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/ArmySmallBiz
www.flickr.com/ArmySmallBiz
1
Production of the next
issue is already underway!
Please submit articles to:
[email protected]
Article submission
deadline: May 27, 2016
......................................................................................
Feedback
Let us know what you think about the magazine by
filling out our contact form at:
http://www.sellingtoarmy.com/contact
......................................................................................
Mr. Tommy L. Marks
Director, Army OSBP
Our Mission
• Advise the Secretary of the Army and the Army
leadership on small business related matters
• Spearhead innovative initiatives that contribute
to expanding the small business industrial base
relevant to the Army mission priorities
• Leverage the use of minority serving educational
institutions in support of Army science and
technology programs
Our Vision
To be the premier advocacy organization committed
to maximizing small business utilization in support
of rapidly fielding a trained, ready, responsive and
capable force that can prevent conflict, shape the
environment and win the Nation’s wars.
Statement by President
Barack Obama
“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy
and the cornerstones of our communities. They
create two of every three new jobs in America, spur
economic growth, and spark new industries across
the country. We will continue to create new incentives
to help small business owners hire new workers,
promote growth and do what America does best invest in the creativity and imagination of our people.”
-President Barack Obama
C
ulminating my 1st year as the Director, I am proud
to report that Army Enterprise continues to achieve
outstanding results in the utilization of Small Business
firms in support of mission requirements.
The Department of the Army (DA) has a solid history of being a
key player and leader in the ultimate success of the Department
of Defense (DoD) Small Business Program. The Army awarded
over 31% of prime contract dollars to small business firms during
FY15 and is on track to meet its mission requirement for the
fourth year in a row.
The Army Small Business Program is a multi-faceted program
that views its mission, compliance, outreach and training as
key factors to our success; however, there are other important
elements that make it Army Strong! A dedicated cadre of
small business personnel, acquisition personnel, and program
managers working together to tell the Army story is vital to its
lifeline. The ability to tell our story encompasses more than just
what we buy. Telling the Army story is having the foundation and
understanding of acquisition laws, processes and procedures;
knowing the roles of acquisition team members and working
together towards a common goal. Understanding and being
able to articulate the Army mission is strategic to small business
outreach while supporting both the small business mission and
the ultimate mission of supporting the needs of the Warfighter.
Finally, our senior leadership commitment and unwavering
support to Small Business.
Small Business is BIG Business in the Department of the Army! ■
Mr. Tommy L. Marks
Director, Army OSBP
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T
Army Small Business a Mission Enabler
he Army Small Business Program
is a multi-faceted mission focused
program that views its mission,
compliance, outreach and training as the
keys to success; however, there are other
important elements that make it Army
Strong! Commitment to small business
utilization. Senior Leader involvement in
maximizing small business participation.
Small Business Outreach with Industry
partners. Training and education of
small business professionals, acquisition
professionals, and small businesses.
Commitment to incorporation of Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
technologies into Programs of Record.
Small Business is BIG Business in the
Department of the Army.
assigned prime small business goal was
23% however, the Army exceeded it by
achieving 31.58%. Similarly, all other
statutory assigned goals were exceeded
in comparison to the other major
components. The small disadvantaged
business goal was 5% and achievement
was 15.50%(Air Force 6.98%; Navy
7.72%); service-disabled veteran-owned
3.13%); the Historically Underutilized
Business-Zone goal was 3% and the
achievement was 3.32%(Air Force 1.39%;
Navy 1.24%); and women-owned small
3.87%).
COMMITMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
The Army’s Program Executive Office,
Enterprise Information Systems (PEO
EIS) led an effort to bilaterally modify the
Human Resources Solutions’ Indefinite
Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts
within the Personnel Services & Support,
Studies & Analysis and Recruitment and
Retention mission areas. The resulting
bilateral contract modifications significantly
expanded small business opportunities
by allowing the contracting officer to apply
a wide breadth of discretion to set aside
task orders for small business concerns
in accordance with section 1331 of Public
Law 111-240 (15 US Code 644®) and
part 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F) of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation. In FY15, HR
Solutions obligated over $285M; small
business interests received over $127M or
81% of the total obligations.
Commitment, hard work, and dedication
brought forth another fruitful year for
the Army team in fiscal year (FY) 15. A
review of the statistics revealed that DoD
awarded $51.38 billion prime contract
dollars to small business firms, during
the period October 1, 2014 through
September 30, 2015. In FY 2015 DoD’s
total Small Business eligible dollars was
$207B, three major components in DoD
(Air Force, Army, and Navy) accounted
for $163B which is approximately 79%
of DoD’s total Small Business eligible
dollars. The Army awarded more dollars
(17.56B) to Small Businesses which was
5.11% more than the Navy ($12.51B) and
9.38% more than the Air Force ($8.18B).
The Army’s awards to Small Businesses
was more than any other agency in the
Department of Defense (DoD) and the
Federal Government.
In FY 15, the Army led the way for DoD
in achieving the statutory assigned goals.
For the third consecutive year the Army
met all statutory assigned goals. The
Army met more statutory assigned goals
than the other two major components
(Air Force and Navy) in the DoD. The
Army met 5 of 5 assigned statutory goals
compared to the Navy and Air Force which
met 1of 5 and 2 of 5 statutory assigned
goals respectively. Additionally, the Army
met all DoD assigned goals for the second
consecutive year. The Army’s performance
was phenomenal in comparison to the
other major components and when
translated into percentages shows that
the Army contributed 34.18% of prime
contract dollars compared to the Air
Force(18.89%) and the Navy(18.59%)
towards DoD’s performance. The statutory
3
In FY 15, over half (52%) of all Army Small
Business spend was in the three Strategic
Service Portfolios. Army awarded 43.58%
of Strategic Service Portfolio Dollars to
Small Businesses. This is 4.15% higher
than FY 14 and 12.48% higher than
when the Army started tracking in FY10.
Army Strategic Service Portfolio SB
achievement has increased every year
since FY 11.
SENIOR LEADER INVOLVEMENT
IN MAXIMIZING SMALL BUSINESS
PARTICIPATION
Army Senior Leadership is the
cornerstone of the Army’s successful
Small Business Programs. In keeping
with Better Buying Power and led by the
Secretary of the Army, the Component
Acquisition Executive, the five Heads
of Contracting Activity and Senior
Operational Commanders, Small Business
participation is a key tenet included
in command guidance for operational
execution of mission requirements and
contract support.
Due to senior leadership involvement, the
Army has consistently increased small
business participation and established
effective market research over the last
three years. The results, the Army has met
all statutory assigned goals for the third
consecutive year and all DoD assigned
goals for the second consecutive year.
The detailed achievements are described
under the “Commitment to Small Business
Utilization” section.
Army Senior Leadership involvement
is evident based on the Army’s major
outreach events they participated in
or supported listed under the “Small
Business Outreach” section.
SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH
Key outreach events during the period
supported by Army Senior Leadership
included the following listed below, which
significantly enhanced the Army’s ability to
engage industry, increase small business
participation, conduct market research,
and identify potential vendors to increase
the capabilities and the diversity of the
industrial base.
The 2014 Association of the United
States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting
was attended by Army senior leadership
and led by the Secretary of the Army and
Chief of Staff of the Army. In coordination
with AUSA, the Army Office of Small
Business Programs (OSBP) hosted its
2nd Annual Small Business Seminar
focused on increasing small business
participation in the Army industrial base.
The featured Army Senior Leader was
Mr. Gabe Camarillo, Principal Deputy,
Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
(ASAALT) speaking on the Army’s
acquisition process and the way ahead
during sequestration. The seminar also
included a series of panels and individual
speakers which provided information on
contracting opportunities, marketing to
the Army Buying Commands, legislative
updates impacting the Small Business
Program from the House Committee on
Small Business and the Small Business
Administration (SBA), and an overview on
the Army Mentor-Protégé Program and
professional development training to the
small business specialists in attendance.
This event drew over 300 participants
which included representatives from
small businesses (90%), DoD Primes,
universities and government personnel. In
addition, a small business pavilion hosted
by AUSA drew over 20,000 people from
around the world, including senior leaders
from the Army, Department of Defense and
Congress.
The 2014 National Veterans Small
Business Engagement (NVSBE) was
hosted by the Veterans Administration and
led by the US Army Corps of Engineers,
which does over $2B annually with the
Veterans Administration. Army senior
leadership fully supported efforts to
increase small business participation in
this area. The NVSBE provides small
business owners the opportunity to network
with other businesses and to connect
with government contracting authorities
and decision makers. Army participation
included over 30 Senior Contracting and
Small Business professionals as well as
Program Managers representing various
Army Buying Commands and Program
Executive Offices. The over 3,000
attendees were provided opportunities
to network with, receive presentations
on doing business with the Army as a
whole and individual buying commands
and participate in one-on-one discussions
with key procurement decision makers.
Army participation not only provided the
attendees with access to procurement
information, it also provided small business
owners an opportunity to connect with
and foster a working relationship with
acquisition and requirements professionals.
A key best practice established by
the Army Material Command (AMC)
are the Quarterly Advanced Planning
Briefings to Industry (APBI), which
provide industry information on future
forecasted requirements across the Army
enterprise. These are hosted by the AMC
Commanding General at the major buying
centers: Rock Island Illinois-sustainment
commodities and ammunitions, Aberdeen,
Maryland- communications equipment,
Huntsville, Alabama-aviation/missiles and
Warren, Michigan-tanks and automotive
equipment.
In coordination with AUSA, AMC hosted the
annual winter symposium, which includes
Team Redstone Small Business Industry
Outreach drawing over 500 attendees.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF DOD
SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS,
ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS, AND
SMALL BUSINESSES
Training and Education are key parts of our
outreach events for all participants. The
outreach events are designed to provide
a learning opportunity to all participants.
The AUSA Small Business seminars and
the APBIs are events where contractors
learn not only about forecast requirements,
but also how to do business with the
government and the latest updates on
legislative or policy changes that may
impact their businesses.
DA OSBP is also focused on attending and
providing training to our small business
and acquisition professionals. Some key
government only training forums are listed
below that are in line with Better Buying
Power guidance to improve the acquisition
workforce across the enterprise for both
Army soldiers and civilians.
The Army Director, Small Business
along with senior leaders from the Army
Contracting Command and ASAALT
Program Executive Offices participated
in the 2015 Annual Reserve Component
Acquisition Summit, which trained over
100 Army Reserve Acquisition workforce
soldiers and civilians.
Army has met all
statutory assigned
goals for the third
consecutive year and
all DoD assigned
goals for the second
consecutive year.
The National Guard Bureau 2014 Principal
Assistant Responsible for Contracting
(PARC) Workshop trained 200 small
business and acquisition professionals.
This workshop included key presentations
by the Army’s Director of Small Business
and training by the Senior Associate
Director for Small Business on increasing
small business participation, market
research and socio-economic categories.
Army culminated the year by participating
in the DoD Small Business Training.
Army had 99 small business specialists
in attendance representing approximately
50% of the Army small business workforce.
This capstone event afforded the Army
an opportunity to get key small business
specialist training and refreshed on key
aspects of the small business community,
which included SBIR/STTR, small business
career field status and legislative updates
from the SBA all of which has enhanced
our ability to do the work that’s required to
manage successful programs.
COMMITMENT TO INCORPORATION
OF SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION
RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES INTO
PROGRAMS OF RECORD
The SBIR program is Army’s premier
source of innovative technology solutions
that provides direct access to America’s
high-tech small business research and
development community, as well as a way
to field these technologies to our soldiers
deployed around the world. In FY15, the
Army’s SBIR budget was $151 million. 19%
of all DoD SBIR contracts were awarded by
Army.
The technology transfer of ANP
Technologies, Inc. serves as a viable
example and success story of the
Army SBIR program. Agencies like
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) have limited or banned domestic
application of environmentally and
physiologically insidious pesticides,
and such regulations have failed to be
enforced overseas. ANP Technologies’
rapid detection of acetylcholinesterase
(AChE) inhibiting pesticides and nerve
agents in water, has proven to be a
simple and easy-to-use solution by using
handheld readers and small disposable
test tickets. Production of these units are
being completed in Phase III, with fielding
to Army preventative medicine units
scheduled upon completion of production.
They now serve as a key factor in
identifying infectious microorganisms and
toxic levels of chemical residue. Without
a doubt, such technology provides much
safer and cleaner water to our soldiers
and civilians in areas where these dangers
may occur. Simplified home tests may now
be purchased on the company’s website
and Amazon. This low-cost solution has
many uses in and outside of the military
and it was the Army SBIR program that
gave this small business the opportunity for
achievement.
There are numerous success stories
like this one that further demonstrate the
overall program success of Army SBIR
in contributing to the overall mission in
response to critical Army needs as well as
industry demand. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Tommy Marks
Director, Army OSBP
Ms. Pam Callicutt
Deputy Director, Army OSBP
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T
Army Small Business a Mission Enabler
he Army Small Business Program
is a multi-faceted mission focused
program that views its mission,
compliance, outreach and training as the
keys to success; however, there are other
important elements that make it Army
Strong! Commitment to small business
utilization. Senior Leader involvement in
maximizing small business participation.
Small Business Outreach with Industry
partners. Training and education of
small business professionals, acquisition
professionals, and small businesses.
Commitment to incorporation of Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
technologies into Programs of Record.
Small Business is BIG Business in the
Department of the Army.
assigned prime small business goal was
23% however, the Army exceeded it by
achieving 31.58%. Similarly, all other
statutory assigned goals were exceeded
in comparison to the other major
components. The small disadvantaged
7.72%); service-disabled veteran-owned
3.13%); the Historically Underutilized
Business-Zone goal was 3% and the
achievement was 3.32%(Air Force 1.39%;
Navy 1.24%); and women-owned small
3.87%).
COMMITMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
The Army’s Program Executive Office,
Enterprise Information Systems (PEO
EIS) led an effort to bilaterally modify the
Human Resources Solutions’ Indefinite
Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts
within the Personnel Services & Support,
Studies & Analysis and Recruitment and
Retention mission areas. The resulting
bilateral contract modifications significantly
expanded small business opportunities
by allowing the contracting officer to apply
a wide breadth of discretion to set aside
task orders for small business concerns
in accordance with section 1331 of Public
Law 111-240 (15 US Code 644®) and
part 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F) of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation. In FY15, HR
Solutions obligated over $285M; small
business interests received over $127M or
81% of the total obligations.
Commitment, hard work, and dedication
brought forth another fruitful year for
the Army team in fiscal year (FY) 15. A
review of the statistics revealed that DoD
awarded $51.38 billion prime contract
dollars to small business firms, during
the period October 1, 2014 through
September 30, 2015. In FY 2015 DoD’s
total Small Business eligible dollars was
$207B, three major components in DoD
(Air Force, Army, and Navy) accounted
for $163B which is approximately 79%
of DoD’s total Small Business eligible
dollars. The Army awarded more dollars
(17.56B) to Small Businesses which was
5.11% more than the Navy ($12.51B) and
9.38% more than the Air Force ($8.18B).
The Army’s awards to Small Businesses
was more than any other agency in the
Department of Defense (DoD) and the
Federal Government.
In FY 15, the Army led the way for DoD
in achieving the statutory assigned goals.
For the third consecutive year the Army
met all statutory assigned goals. The
Army met more statutory assigned goals
than the other two major components
(Air Force and Navy) in the DoD. The
Army met 5 of 5 assigned statutory goals
compared to the Navy and Air Force which
met 1of 5 and 2 of 5 statutory assigned
goals respectively. Additionally, the Army
met all DoD assigned goals for the second
consecutive year. The Army’s performance
was phenomenal in comparison to the
other major components and when
translated into percentages shows that
the Army contributed 34.18% of prime
contract dollars compared to the Air
Force(18.89%) and the Navy(18.59%)
towards DoD’s performance. The statutory
3
In FY 15, over half (52%) of all Army Small
Business spend was in the three Strategic
Service Portfolios. Army awarded 43.58%
of Strategic Service Portfolio Dollars to
Small Businesses. This is 4.15% higher
than FY 14 and 12.48% higher than
when the Army started tracking in FY10.
Army Strategic Service Portfolio SB
achievement has increased every year
since FY 11.
SENIOR LEADER INVOLVEMENT
IN MAXIMIZING SMALL BUSINESS
PARTICIPATION
Army Senior Leadership is the
cornerstone of the Army’s successful
Small Business Programs. In keeping
with Better Buying Power and led by the
Secretary of the Army, the Component
Acquisition Executive, the five Heads
of Contracting Activity and Senior
Operational Commanders, Small Business
participation is a key tenet included
in command guidance for operational
execution of mission requirements and
contract support.
Due to senior leadership involvement, the
Army has consistently increased small
business participation and established
effective market research over the last
three years. The results, the Army has met
all statutory assigned goals for the third
consecutive year and all DoD assigned
goals for the second consecutive year.
The detailed achievements are described
under the “Commitment to Small Business
Utilization” section.
Army Senior Leadership involvement
is evident based on the Army’s major
outreach events they participated in
or supported listed under the “Small
Business Outreach” section.
SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH
Key outreach events during the period
supported by Army Senior Leadership
included the following listed below, which
significantly enhanced the Army’s ability to
engage industry, increase small business
participation, conduct market research,
and identify potential vendors to increase
the capabilities and the diversity of the
industrial base.
The 2014 Association of the United
States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting
was attended by Army senior leadership
and led by the Secretary of the Army and
Chief of Staff of the Army. In coordination
with AUSA, the Army Office of Small
Business Programs (OSBP) hosted its
2nd Annual Small Business Seminar
focused on increasing small business
participation in the Army industrial base.
The featured Army Senior Leader was
Mr. Gabe Camarillo, Principal Deputy,
Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
(ASAALT) speaking on the Army’s
acquisition process and the way ahead
during sequestration. The seminar also
included a series of panels and individual
speakers which provided information on
contracting opportunities, marketing to
the Army Buying Commands, legislative
updates impacting the Small Business
Program from the House Committee on
Small Business and the Small Business
Administration (SBA), and an overview on
the Army Mentor-Protégé Program and
professional development training to the
small business specialists in attendance.
This event drew over 300 participants
which included representatives from
small businesses (90%), DoD Primes,
universities and government personnel. In
addition, a small business pavilion hosted
by AUSA drew over 20,000 people from
around the world, including senior leaders
from the Army, Department of Defense and
Congress.
The 2014 National Veterans Small
Business Engagement (NVSBE) was
hosted by the Veterans Administration and
led by the US Army Corps of Engineers,
which does over $2B annually with the
Veterans Administration. Army senior
leadership fully supported efforts to
increase small business participation in
this area. The NVSBE provides small
business owners the opportunity to network
with other businesses and to connect
with government contracting authorities
and decision makers. Army participation
included over 30 Senior Contracting and
Small Business professionals as well as
Program Managers representing various
Army Buying Commands and Program
Executive Offices. The over 3,000
attendees were provided opportunities
to network with, receive presentations
on doing business with the Army as a
whole and individual buying commands
and participate in one-on-one discussions
with key procurement decision makers.
Army participation not only provided the
attendees with access to procurement
information, it also provided small business
owners an opportunity to connect with
and foster a working relationship with
acquisition and requirements professionals.
A key best practice established by
the Army Material Command (AMC)
are the Quarterly Advanced Planning
Briefings to Industry (APBI), which
provide industry information on future
forecasted requirements across the Army
enterprise. These are hosted by the AMC
Commanding General at the major buying
centers: Rock Island Illinois-sustainment
commodities and ammunitions, Aberdeen,
Maryland- communications equipment,
Huntsville, Alabama-aviation/missiles and
Warren, Michigan-tanks and automotive
equipment.
In coordination with AUSA, AMC hosted the
annual winter symposium, which includes
Team Redstone Small Business Industry
Outreach drawing over 500 attendees.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF DOD
SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS,
ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS, AND
SMALL BUSINESSES
Training and Education are key parts of our
outreach events for all participants. The
outreach events are designed to provide
a learning opportunity to all participants.
The AUSA Small Business seminars and
the APBIs are events where contractors
learn not only about forecast requirements,
but also how to do business with the
government and the latest updates on
legislative or policy changes that may
impact their businesses.
DA OSBP is also focused on attending and
providing training to our small business
and acquisition professionals. Some key
government only training forums are listed
below that are in line with Better Buying
Power guidance to improve the acquisition
workforce across the enterprise for both
Army soldiers and civilians.
The Army Director, Small Business
along with senior leaders from the Army
Contracting Command and ASAALT
Program Executive Offices participated
in the 2015 Annual Reserve Component
Acquisition Summit, which trained over
100 Army Reserve Acquisition workforce
soldiers and civilians.
Army has met all
statutory assigned
goals for the third
consecutive year and
all DoD assigned
goals for the second
consecutive year.
The National Guard Bureau 2014 Principal
Assistant Responsible for Contracting
(PARC) Workshop trained 200 small
business and acquisition professionals.
This workshop included key presentations
by the Army’s Director of Small Business
and training by the Senior Associate
Director for Small Business on increasing
small business participation, market
research and socio-economic categories.
Army culminated the year by participating
in the DoD Small Business Training.
Army had 99 small business specialists
in attendance representing approximately
50% of the Army small business workforce.
This capstone event afforded the Army
an opportunity to get key small business
specialist training and refreshed on key
aspects of the small business community,
which included SBIR/STTR, small business
career field status and legislative updates
from the SBA all of which has enhanced
our ability to do the work that’s required to
manage successful programs.
COMMITMENT TO INCORPORATION
OF SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION
RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES INTO
PROGRAMS OF RECORD
The SBIR program is Army’s premier
source of innovative technology solutions
that provides direct access to America’s
high-tech small business research and
development community, as well as a way
to field these technologies to our soldiers
deployed around the world. In FY15, the
Army’s SBIR budget was $151 million. 19%
of all DoD SBIR contracts were awarded by
Army.
The technology transfer of ANP
Technologies, Inc. serves as a viable
example and success story of the
Army SBIR program. Agencies like
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) have limited or banned domestic
application of environmentally and
physiologically insidious pesticides,
and such regulations have failed to be
enforced overseas. ANP Technologies’
rapid detection of acetylcholinesterase
(AChE) inhibiting pesticides and nerve
agents in water, has proven to be a
simple and easy-to-use solution by using
handheld readers and small disposable
test tickets. Production of these units are
being completed in Phase III, with fielding
to Army preventative medicine units
scheduled upon completion of production.
They now serve as a key factor in
identifying infectious microorganisms and
toxic levels of chemical residue. Without
a doubt, such technology provides much
safer and cleaner water to our soldiers
and civilians in areas where these dangers
may occur. Simplified home tests may now
be purchased on the company’s website
and Amazon. This low-cost solution has
many uses in and outside of the military
and it was the Army SBIR program that
gave this small business the opportunity for
achievement.
There are numerous success stories
like this one that further demonstrate the
overall program success of Army SBIR
in contributing to the overall mission in
response to critical Army needs as well as
industry demand. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Tommy Marks
Director, Army OSBP
Ms. Pam Callicutt
Deputy Director, Army OSBP
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Creative Methods for Outreach
he motto for the U.S. Army
Sustainment Command and Joint
Munitions Command Office (ASC/
JMC) of Small Business Programs
(OSBP) is, “If you have questions, we
have answers because small business
is OUR Business.” Despite dwindling
resources for outreach, the OSBP,
located at Rock Island Arsenal, Rock
Island, Ill., has developed creative ways
to perform outreach. For example, the
ASC/JMC OSBP participates in meet
and greets through the Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
and the Small Business Administration
(SBA) to guide small businesses on how
to do business with the U.S. Federal
Government. Most recently, the Iowa
PTAC, SBA, and ASC/JMC OSBP
met with contractors at the Corps of
Engineers at Rock Island Arsenal. The
outreach was so successful that the
Corps of Engineers at Rock Island held
another Iowa PTAC-sponsored meet
and greet. Government representatives
from Army Contracting Command-RI,
the Joint Manufacturing and Technology
Center, and the ASC/JMC OSBP shared
tips on the types of requirements that
are processed locally, where to go for
market research on available sources,
and other useful information. Contractors
in attendance had the opportunity to
explain their company’s background
and capabilities. As a result of this
meet and greet, a participating small
business was awarded its first contract for
$187,000. Not only do meet and greets
allow contractors opportunities to ask
government representatives questions
about upcoming solicitations and the
procurement process, but they also allow
time for networking. On many occasions
as a result of attending such events, small
businesses form teaming arrangements
and joint ventures. These events also
allow Army Contracting Command-RI to
obtain additional sources for solicitations,
which in turn assists agencies with
meeting their goals.
Another way in which the ASC/JMC
OSBP performs outreach is through
industry weeks. ASC held an industry
week with updates and forecasts for
the Enhanced Army Global Logistics
Enterprise Program which was
established in 2012 and supports
ASC’s 71 logistics readiness centers.
The Enhanced Army Global Logistics
Enterprise Program includes maintenance
and field sustainment of equipment,
5
A
Efforts to Champion Employment
for Disabled Earns Recognition
member of the Mission and Installation Contracting
Command (MICC) earned the SourceAmerica
Procurement Champion award for her support in providing
employment opportunities for people with significant disabilities.
Terry Hyatt-Amabile was presented the award on December 2,
2015, by John Huff, Regional Director for SourceAmerica. HyattAmabile is the former director of MICC-Fort Lee, Virginia, who
now serves as chief of the acquisition management office for
the MICC Field Directorate Office at Joint Base Langley-Eustis,
Virginia.
retail and wholesale supply services,
and transportation support. The ASC/
JMC OSBP works closely with Army
Contracting Command-RI to ensure
procurements maximize small business
opportunities.
In addition to participating in meet and
greets with PTACs and holding industry
weeks, the ASC/JMC OSBP office also
routinely meets with contractors, who
are able to showcase their capabilities
through presentations. The ASC/
JMC OSBP disseminates information
on how to do government business,
provides points of contact for the major
subordinate commands and contracting
personnel, and gives contractors the
opportunity to ask questions pertaining
to obtaining Cage Codes, payment
issues, etc. According to Robert Matthys,
Associate Director, ASC/JMC OSBP, he
met with 150 contractors in FY 2015.
Approximately 3,500 emails were sent
to contractors with information about
how to do government business, answer
questions that contractors may have,
provide links to the Federal Business
Opportunities for upcoming solicitations,
and information pertaining to training
opportunities and annual government
Small Business Symposiums. In addition,
contractor capability statements are
shared with other contractors through
a weekly list so contractors can identify
teaming partners. As a result of sharing
contractors’ capability statements over the
past several years, approximately 50-100
contractors have formed partnerships or
joint ventures.
questions, we have answers because
small business is OUR Business!” ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Sylvia Just, Small Business Specialist
ASC/JMC Office of Small Business
Programs, Rock Island, Illinois
Photo:
1st row: Sylvia Just and Dianne Wheeler,
Small Business Specialists, ASC/JMC Office
of Small Business Programs; Sally Hanley,
Director of Business Assistance, Greater
Peoria Economic Development Council; Effie
Fragogiannis, Chief, Joint Manufacturing &
Technology Center Contracting Branch,
ACC-RI Contracting.
2nd row: Sarah Luytens, Lisa Ball and Monica
Feller, Contract Specialist Interns, ACCRI
Contracting; Robert Matthys, Associate
Director, ASC/JMC Office of Small Business
Programs; Brian Willis, Acting Chief, Medium
& Large Caliber Division, Joint Munitions
Command.
3rd row: Mary Donovan, Division Chief,
Installation Contracting Division, ACC-RI
Contracting; Jamie Medinger, Estimating
Program Manager, Joint Manufacturing &
Technology Center; Scott Aberle, CEO,
Premier Fabrication, LLC; Heather Petersen,
Contract Specialist Intern, ACC-RI Contracting.
Last row: Paul Halvorsen, CFO, SMF Inc.;
Paul Ward, Small Business Specialist, ASC/
JMC Office of Small Business Programs.
Unavailable for picture: Bobbie Russell,
Deputy to the Executive Director for Contract
Management, ASC.
The office epitomizes the mission of an
office of small business programs and
fully lives up to its motto, “If you have
“I am very honored to receive the 2015 Procurement Champion
award from SourceAmerica. It is an award that I will hold dear to
my heart since my father, Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard
L. Hyatt, was a wounded warrior and permanently disabled
during the Vietnam War,” Hyatt-Amabile said. “I am proud to
know that disabled Americans, including wounded warriors,
have an opportunity to rebuild their lives and the satisfaction to
support the military through government contracts awarded to
SourceAmerica.”
Submitted by:
Mission and Installation Contracting Command
Public Affairs Office
Huff said the selection of Hyatt-Amabile is a result of her
support in providing job opportunities for people with significant
disabilities. Her efforts resulted in three contracts being awarded
by MICC-Fort Lee with a total value at approximately $150 million
that contributed to the employment of 103 disabled individuals
to include wounded warriors. The award is one of five awards
presented to MICC personnel by SourceAmerica.
The SourceAmerica regional director added that 70 percent
of persons with disabilities are unemployed, representing
the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. labor force. The
AbilityOne Program provides employment opportunities to more
than 50,000 people who are blind or have other significant
disabilities. Huff added that SouceAmerica is the national
leader in creating jobs opportunities for people with significant
disabilities who are dedicated and represent a highly qualified
workforce. SourceAmerica is an AbilityOne authorized enterprise
that supports the contract needs of federal government
customers through a network of more than 550 community
nonprofit agencies.
John Huff presents Terry Hyatt-Amabile the SourceAmerica
Procurement Champion award. Photo by Barbara Calloway.
During the ceremony, Hyatt-Amabile said it is important for
procurement personnel to understand the AbilityOne Program
and purchasing priorities under the Federal Acquisition
Regulation Part 8 as well as include SourceAmerica as part of
their FAR Part 10 market research.
She explained that U.S. code allows for an independent
committee made up of members appointed by the president
to identify certain supplies and services to be purchased
from the procurement list by all entities of government
AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agencies. Also, the Federal
Acquisition Regulation establishes purchase priorities for supplies
and services by participating nonprofit agencies if they are
available within the period required.
Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, the MICC is made up of more than 1,500 military and
civilian members assigned to three contracting support brigades,
one field directorate office and 32 field offices responsible for
contracting for Soldiers. In FY 2015, the command executed
more than 36,000 contract actions valued at more than $5.2
billion across the Army, including $2.25 billion to American small
businesses. The command also managed more than 600,000
Government Purchase Card Program transactions in FY 2015
valued at an additional $747 million. ■
Terry Hyatt-Amabile discusses the importance of acquisition
efforts in support of job opportunities for the disabled
during an awards presentation at which she received the
SourceAmerica Procurement Champion award from John Huff,
left. Photo by Kimberly Scott, SourceAmerica.
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Creative Methods for Outreach
he motto for the U.S. Army
Sustainment Command and Joint
Munitions Command Office (ASC/
JMC) of Small Business Programs
(OSBP) is, “If you have questions, we
have answers because small business
is OUR Business.” Despite dwindling
resources for outreach, the OSBP,
located at Rock Island Arsenal, Rock
Island, Ill., has developed creative ways
to perform outreach. For example, the
ASC/JMC OSBP participates in meet
and greets through the Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
and the Small Business Administration
(SBA) to guide small businesses on how
to do business with the U.S. Federal
Government. Most recently, the Iowa
PTAC, SBA, and ASC/JMC OSBP
met with contractors at the Corps of
Engineers at Rock Island Arsenal. The
outreach was so successful that the
Corps of Engineers at Rock Island held
another Iowa PTAC-sponsored meet
and greet. Government representatives
from Army Contracting Command-RI,
the Joint Manufacturing and Technology
Center, and the ASC/JMC OSBP shared
tips on the types of requirements that
are processed locally, where to go for
market research on available sources,
and other useful information. Contractors
in attendance had the opportunity to
explain their company’s background
and capabilities. As a result of this
meet and greet, a participating small
business was awarded its first contract for
$187,000. Not only do meet and greets
allow contractors opportunities to ask
government representatives questions
about upcoming solicitations and the
procurement process, but they also allow
time for networking. On many occasions
as a result of attending such events, small
businesses form teaming arrangements
and joint ventures. These events also
allow Army Contracting Command-RI to
obtain additional sources for solicitations,
which in turn assists agencies with
meeting their goals.
Another way in which the ASC/JMC
OSBP performs outreach is through
industry weeks. ASC held an industry
week with updates and forecasts for
the Enhanced Army Global Logistics
Enterprise Program which was
established in 2012 and supports
ASC’s 71 logistics readiness centers.
The Enhanced Army Global Logistics
Enterprise Program includes maintenance
and field sustainment of equipment,
5
A
Efforts to Champion Employment
for Disabled Earns Recognition
member of the Mission and Installation Contracting
Command (MICC) earned the SourceAmerica
Procurement Champion award for her support in providing
employment opportunities for people with significant disabilities.
Terry Hyatt-Amabile was presented the award on December 2,
2015, by John Huff, Regional Director for SourceAmerica. HyattAmabile is the former director of MICC-Fort Lee, Virginia, who
now serves as chief of the acquisition management office for
the MICC Field Directorate Office at Joint Base Langley-Eustis,
Virginia.
retail and wholesale supply services,
and transportation support. The ASC/
JMC OSBP works closely with Army
Contracting Command-RI to ensure
procurements maximize small business
opportunities.
In addition to participating in meet and
greets with PTACs and holding industry
weeks, the ASC/JMC OSBP office also
routinely meets with contractors, who
are able to showcase their capabilities
through presentations. The ASC/
JMC OSBP disseminates information
on how to do government business,
provides points of contact for the major
subordinate commands and contracting
personnel, and gives contractors the
opportunity to ask questions pertaining
to obtaining Cage Codes, payment
issues, etc. According to Robert Matthys,
Associate Director, ASC/JMC OSBP, he
met with 150 contractors in FY 2015.
Approximately 3,500 emails were sent
to contractors with information about
how to do government business, answer
questions that contractors may have,
provide links to the Federal Business
Opportunities for upcoming solicitations,
and information pertaining to training
opportunities and annual government
Small Business Symposiums. In addition,
contractor capability statements are
shared with other contractors through
a weekly list so contractors can identify
teaming partners. As a result of sharing
contractors’ capability statements over the
past several years, approximately 50-100
contractors have formed partnerships or
joint ventures.
questions, we have answers because
small business is OUR Business!” ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Sylvia Just, Small Business Specialist
ASC/JMC Office of Small Business
Programs, Rock Island, Illinois
Photo:
1st row: Sylvia Just and Dianne Wheeler,
Small Business Specialists, ASC/JMC Office
of Small Business Programs; Sally Hanley,
Director of Business Assistance, Greater
Peoria Economic Development Council; Effie
Fragogiannis, Chief, Joint Manufacturing &
Technology Center Contracting Branch,
ACC-RI Contracting.
2nd row: Sarah Luytens, Lisa Ball and Monica
Feller, Contract Specialist Interns, ACCRI
Contracting; Robert Matthys, Associate
Director, ASC/JMC Office of Small Business
Programs; Brian Willis, Acting Chief, Medium
& Large Caliber Division, Joint Munitions
Command.
3rd row: Mary Donovan, Division Chief,
Installation Contracting Division, ACC-RI
Contracting; Jamie Medinger, Estimating
Program Manager, Joint Manufacturing &
Technology Center; Scott Aberle, CEO,
Premier Fabrication, LLC; Heather Petersen,
Contract Specialist Intern, ACC-RI Contracting.
Last row: Paul Halvorsen, CFO, SMF Inc.;
Paul Ward, Small Business Specialist, ASC/
JMC Office of Small Business Programs.
Unavailable for picture: Bobbie Russell,
Deputy to the Executive Director for Contract
Management, ASC.
The office epitomizes the mission of an
office of small business programs and
fully lives up to its motto, “If you have
“I am very honored to receive the 2015 Procurement Champion
award from SourceAmerica. It is an award that I will hold dear to
my heart since my father, Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard
L. Hyatt, was a wounded warrior and permanently disabled
during the Vietnam War,” Hyatt-Amabile said. “I am proud to
know that disabled Americans, including wounded warriors,
have an opportunity to rebuild their lives and the satisfaction to
support the military through government contracts awarded to
SourceAmerica.”
Submitted by:
Huff said the selection of Hyatt-Amabile is a result of her
support in providing job opportunities for people with significant
disabilities. Her efforts resulted in three contracts being awarded
by MICC-Fort Lee with a total value at approximately $150 million
that contributed to the employment of 103 disabled individuals
to include wounded warriors. The award is one of five awards
presented to MICC personnel by SourceAmerica.
The SourceAmerica regional director added that 70 percent
of persons with disabilities are unemployed, representing
the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. labor force. The
AbilityOne Program provides employment opportunities to more
than 50,000 people who are blind or have other significant
disabilities. Huff added that SouceAmerica is the national
leader in creating jobs opportunities for people with significant
disabilities who are dedicated and represent a highly qualified
workforce. SourceAmerica is an AbilityOne authorized enterprise
that supports the contract needs of federal government
customers through a network of more than 550 community
nonprofit agencies.
John Huff presents Terry Hyatt-Amabile the SourceAmerica
Procurement Champion award. Photo by Barbara Calloway.
During the ceremony, Hyatt-Amabile said it is important for
procurement personnel to understand the AbilityOne Program
and purchasing priorities under the Federal Acquisition
Regulation Part 8 as well as include SourceAmerica as part of
their FAR Part 10 market research.
She explained that U.S. code allows for an independent
committee made up of members appointed by the president
to identify certain supplies and services to be purchased
from the procurement list by all entities of government
AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agencies. Also, the Federal
Acquisition Regulation establishes purchase priorities for supplies
and services by participating nonprofit agencies if they are
available within the period required.
Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, the MICC is made up of more than 1,500 military and
civilian members assigned to three contracting support brigades,
one field directorate office and 32 field offices responsible for
contracting for Soldiers. In FY 2015, the command executed
more than 36,000 contract actions valued at more than $5.2
billion across the Army, including $2.25 billion to American small
businesses. The command also managed more than 600,000
Government Purchase Card Program transactions in FY 2015
valued at an additional $747 million. ■
Terry Hyatt-Amabile discusses the importance of acquisition
efforts in support of job opportunities for the disabled
during an awards presentation at which she received the
SourceAmerica Procurement Champion award from John Huff,
left. Photo by Kimberly Scott, SourceAmerica.
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MICC Achieves Historic Small Business Goals
or the first time the Mission and Installation Contracting
Command (MICC) has met all five of its small business
socioeconomic goals since the command was established
in 2009. In FY 2015, the MICC executed more than 36,000
contract actions valued at $5.2 billion in support of Soldiers
and their families with approximately $2.25 billion of that
being awarded to American small businesses in one of five
socioeconomic categories.
allowing officials to capture data for all of FY 2015. CTOC
provides online, real-time procurement insight for members of the
command.
Mark Massie, MICC Small Business Programs Associate
Director, said the accomplishment is a significant one for the
command and attributes the achievement to “the work and
dedication of our small business specialists, contract specialists,
contracting officers and supported activities.”
“The MICC meeting its small business goals in all socioeconomic
categories was a key component to Headquarters Army
Contracting Command meeting all of its small business goals for
the third year in a row,” said Chris Evans, the acting Assistant
Director for the ACC Office of Small Business Programs at
Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Defense acquisition regulations provide contracting officers the
discretionary authority to identify and set aside opportunities
to meet annual government-wide goals required by the Small
Business Act. The MICC achieved 49.3 percent of total small
business eligible dollars against an overall small-business goal
of 45 percent for fiscal 2015. That included contracts executed in
the four remaining small-business socioeconomic categories:
• Small disadvantaged business, $1.2 billion in awards for 27.3
percent toward a goal of 24 percent
• Service-disabled veteran-owned small business, $521 million
in awards for 11.4 percent toward a goal of 9 percent
• Woman-owned small business, $479 million in awards for 10.5
• Historically underutilized business zone small business, $322
million in awards for 7.1 percent toward a goal of 6 percent
“Achieving the HUBZone small business goal has been a
significant challenge over the last several years as a result of
a major re-mapping of HUBZone areas,” explained Massie. “In
fiscal 2015, full use of contract management systems helped us
match capabilities with requirements early on, and we had buy-in
from commanders and directors across the MICC to provide
focused attention on HUBZone awards.”
Implementation of the Contracting Tactical Operations Center
(CTOC) application across the MICC was completed in 2014,
LRC Industry Day and Electric Barrier
Site Visit January
Massie also credited the networking and communication between
the command’s small business specialists throughout the country
who maintain a HUB-zone database and identify successes.
Those successes directly benefit higher headquarters’ goals.
Evans cited the outstanding leadership of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey
Gabbert, the MICC Commanding General, and Massie as they
continued to champion small business opportunities.
“In particular, their emphasis on meeting the HUBZone goal is
greatly appreciated as this has proven to be the most difficult
small business goal to achieve not only in the Army, but
throughout DOD,” Evans added.
Fiscal year 2015 marks the third consecutive year that the
MICC Small Business Programs office exceeded its overall
small business goal. Massie said the continued use of contract
management systems will build upon that success to reach goals
in the new fiscal year.
“The establishment of realistic small business goals for fiscal year
2016 will be critical. We will again measure the small business
program at our 32 locations on a quarterly basis,” Massie said.
“We expect to continue to leverage technology and analytics
to help us get involved early in supporting the small business
program and ultimately the American economy.” ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Daniel P. Elkins
Chicago District Commander Col. Christopher Drew speaking with visitors inside the IIB Control House.
T
he Chicago District held an Industry Day and Electric
Barrier Site Visit Jan. 28 and 29 at its 231 S. LaSalle Street
office. This was the first such event held by the District in
quite some time attracting nearly 160 attendees.
Highlights included presentations by district staff and robust
conversations during business line break-out sessions
showcasing the districts programs, the Electric Fish Barrier
located near Romeoville, Illinois, in the Chicago Sanitary
and Ship Canal (CSSC), fiscal year 2016-2018 contracting
opportunities, as well as affording stakeholders networking and
teaming opportunities.
The Electric Fish Barrier Site Visit on Jan. 29 resulted in 50
interested contractors. Several comments were received asking
to make the Industry Day an annual event. Overall, the event was
well received and a major step in helping build collaboration with
the private sector and position the Chicago District to provide
engineering solutions for the region and the nation.
OVERVIEW
The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is the only known
continuous connection between the Great Lakes and Mississippi
River basins and poses the greatest potential risk for the transfer
of aquatic nuisance species.
The Electric Barriers are located near Romeoville, Ill., in the
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) within the CAWS.
The CSSC is a man-made hydrologic connection between the
Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins that was completed
in the early 20th century to address sanitation and flooding.
Construction of the CSSC allowed the reversal of the flow
direction in the Chicago River and accommodated increased
shipping.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert speaks with Mission and Installation Contracting Command small business specialists from throughout the
country during a June roundtable workshop at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Gabbert is the MICC Commanding
General. Photo by Daniel P. Elkins.
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effort. They are formed of steel electrodes that are secured to
the bottom of the CSSC. The electrodes are connected to a
raceway, consisting of electrical connections to a control building.
Equipment in the control building generates a direct current pulse
through the electrodes, creating an electric field in the water
that discourages fish from crossing. Laboratory and tagged-fish
study results show that the electric barriers are an effective fish
deterrent. No Asian carp have been captured or observed above
the barriers since the summer of 2010, when a bighead carp of
unknown origin was captured in Lake Calumet.
CURRENT STATUS
There are three electric barriers. The Demonstration Barrier has
been operational since 2002. Due to its original demonstration
status, it was designed and built with materials that were not
intended for long-term use. Significant repairs were successfully
completed in October 2008. In 2013, construction began on a
new electric barrier, authorized by Congress as an upgrade to the
Demonstration Barrier. Each barrier built takes lessons learned
from the previous ones to ensure the most effective deterrence
tool possible.
Effective operation of the barriers is dependent on a proper
combination of frequency, length (duration) and amplitude
(voltage) of the DC pulses. The Demonstration Barrier operates
at 1 volt/inch, 5 hertz (cycles per second), 4 ms (pulse duration
in milliseconds). Barrier IIA was placed into full-time operation in
2009, and Barrier IIB was activated in April 2011. Barrier IIA and
IIB operate at 2.3 volts/inch, 34 Hz, 2.3 ms. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. F. Joe Hastings, Assistant Director
LRD, USACE, HQ, Small Business
Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley Division
The Electric Barriers are operated to deter the inter-basin
establishment of Asian carp and other fish via the CSSC by
maintaining an electric field in the water. The barriers are one
control technology in a broad interagency Asian carp prevention
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MICC Achieves Historic Small Business Goals
or the first time the Mission and Installation Contracting
Command (MICC) has met all five of its small business
socioeconomic goals since the command was established
in 2009. In FY 2015, the MICC executed more than 36,000
contract actions valued at $5.2 billion in support of Soldiers
and their families with approximately $2.25 billion of that
being awarded to American small businesses in one of five
socioeconomic categories.
allowing officials to capture data for all of FY 2015. CTOC
provides online, real-time procurement insight for members of the
command.
Mark Massie, MICC Small Business Programs Associate
Director, said the accomplishment is a significant one for the
command and attributes the achievement to “the work and
dedication of our small business specialists, contract specialists,
contracting officers and supported activities.”
“The MICC meeting its small business goals in all socioeconomic
categories was a key component to Headquarters Army
Contracting Command meeting all of its small business goals for
the third year in a row,” said Chris Evans, the acting Assistant
Director for the ACC Office of Small Business Programs at
Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Defense acquisition regulations provide contracting officers the
discretionary authority to identify and set aside opportunities
to meet annual government-wide goals required by the Small
Business Act. The MICC achieved 49.3 percent of total small
business eligible dollars against an overall small-business goal
of 45 percent for fiscal 2015. That included contracts executed in
the four remaining small-business socioeconomic categories:
• Small disadvantaged business, $1.2 billion in awards for 27.3
• Service-disabled veteran-owned small business, $521 million
in awards for 11.4 percent toward a goal of 9 percent
• Woman-owned small business, $479 million in awards for 10.5
• Historically underutilized business zone small business, $322
million in awards for 7.1 percent toward a goal of 6 percent
“Achieving the HUBZone small business goal has been a
significant challenge over the last several years as a result of
a major re-mapping of HUBZone areas,” explained Massie. “In
fiscal 2015, full use of contract management systems helped us
match capabilities with requirements early on, and we had buy-in
from commanders and directors across the MICC to provide
focused attention on HUBZone awards.”
Implementation of the Contracting Tactical Operations Center
(CTOC) application across the MICC was completed in 2014,
LRC Industry Day and Electric Barrier
Site Visit January
Massie also credited the networking and communication between
the command’s small business specialists throughout the country
who maintain a HUB-zone database and identify successes.
Those successes directly benefit higher headquarters’ goals.
Evans cited the outstanding leadership of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey
Gabbert, the MICC Commanding General, and Massie as they
continued to champion small business opportunities.
“In particular, their emphasis on meeting the HUBZone goal is
greatly appreciated as this has proven to be the most difficult
small business goal to achieve not only in the Army, but
throughout DOD,” Evans added.
Fiscal year 2015 marks the third consecutive year that the
MICC Small Business Programs office exceeded its overall
small business goal. Massie said the continued use of contract
management systems will build upon that success to reach goals
in the new fiscal year.
“The establishment of realistic small business goals for fiscal year
2016 will be critical. We will again measure the small business
program at our 32 locations on a quarterly basis,” Massie said.
“We expect to continue to leverage technology and analytics
to help us get involved early in supporting the small business
program and ultimately the American economy.” ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Daniel P. Elkins
Chicago District Commander Col. Christopher Drew speaking with visitors inside the IIB Control House.
T
he Chicago District held an Industry Day and Electric
Barrier Site Visit Jan. 28 and 29 at its 231 S. LaSalle Street
office. This was the first such event held by the District in
quite some time attracting nearly 160 attendees.
Highlights included presentations by district staff and robust
conversations during business line break-out sessions
showcasing the districts programs, the Electric Fish Barrier
located near Romeoville, Illinois, in the Chicago Sanitary
and Ship Canal (CSSC), fiscal year 2016-2018 contracting
opportunities, as well as affording stakeholders networking and
teaming opportunities.
The Electric Fish Barrier Site Visit on Jan. 29 resulted in 50
interested contractors. Several comments were received asking
to make the Industry Day an annual event. Overall, the event was
well received and a major step in helping build collaboration with
the private sector and position the Chicago District to provide
engineering solutions for the region and the nation.
OVERVIEW
The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is the only known
continuous connection between the Great Lakes and Mississippi
River basins and poses the greatest potential risk for the transfer
of aquatic nuisance species.
The Electric Barriers are located near Romeoville, Ill., in the
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) within the CAWS.
The CSSC is a man-made hydrologic connection between the
Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins that was completed
in the early 20th century to address sanitation and flooding.
Construction of the CSSC allowed the reversal of the flow
direction in the Chicago River and accommodated increased
shipping.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert speaks with Mission and Installation Contracting Command small business specialists from throughout the
country during a June roundtable workshop at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Gabbert is the MICC Commanding
General. Photo by Daniel P. Elkins.
7
effort. They are formed of steel electrodes that are secured to
the bottom of the CSSC. The electrodes are connected to a
raceway, consisting of electrical connections to a control building.
Equipment in the control building generates a direct current pulse
through the electrodes, creating an electric field in the water
that discourages fish from crossing. Laboratory and tagged-fish
study results show that the electric barriers are an effective fish
deterrent. No Asian carp have been captured or observed above
the barriers since the summer of 2010, when a bighead carp of
unknown origin was captured in Lake Calumet.
CURRENT STATUS
There are three electric barriers. The Demonstration Barrier has
been operational since 2002. Due to its original demonstration
status, it was designed and built with materials that were not
intended for long-term use. Significant repairs were successfully
completed in October 2008. In 2013, construction began on a
new electric barrier, authorized by Congress as an upgrade to the
Demonstration Barrier. Each barrier built takes lessons learned
from the previous ones to ensure the most effective deterrence
tool possible.
Effective operation of the barriers is dependent on a proper
combination of frequency, length (duration) and amplitude
(voltage) of the DC pulses. The Demonstration Barrier operates
at 1 volt/inch, 5 hertz (cycles per second), 4 ms (pulse duration
in milliseconds). Barrier IIA was placed into full-time operation in
2009, and Barrier IIB was activated in April 2011. Barrier IIA and
IIB operate at 2.3 volts/inch, 34 Hz, 2.3 ms. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. F. Joe Hastings, Assistant Director
LRD, USACE, HQ, Small Business
Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley Division
The Electric Barriers are operated to deter the inter-basin
establishment of Asian carp and other fish via the CSSC by
maintaining an electric field in the water. The barriers are one
control technology in a broad interagency Asian carp prevention
8
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13th Annual SMART Procurement
Conference and Expo
T
he U.S. Army, along with other
Department of Defense and federal
agencies, actively participated in the
13th Annual Strengthening Mid-Atlantic
Region for Tomorrow Procurement (SMART
PROC) Conference held in Frederick, Md., on
November 20, 2015.
The Army’s participation in this annual event
has been noteworthy, in particular, the Small
Business Program Offices from Fort Detrick,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Meade, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, and Baltimore
District. Since the inception of SMART PROC,
these offices have played a vital role each
year with the strategic planning of an event
designed to help a wide array of small business
firms compete for procurement opportunities,
and become successful.
The list of attendees totaled approximately 650
people, including Flag and General Officers,
members from the Senior Executive Service,
state and local elected officials, along with
prospective and incumbent contractors as both
prime and subcontractors. The keynote session
included remarks by Secretary Michael Gill
(Department of Commerce, State of Maryland),
Congressman John Delaney (Maryland’s
6th District), Dr. James Galvin (Deputy
Director, Office of Small Business Programs,
Department of Defense), Dr. Kenneth Bertram,
SES, Principal Assistant for Acquisition,
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command), Colonel James Davis (U.S. Army
Garrison Commander, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland). and Colonel Thomas
Timmes, Commander, U.S. Army Center for
Environmental Health Research, U.S. Army
Medical research and Materiel Command, Fort
Detrick, Maryland).
There were a total of 12 sessions conducted
throughout the course of the day and each
session was designed to provide relevant
insight and helpful information to both large
and small businesses whose core capabilities
contribute to enhancing mission objectives
of many federal and Department of Defense
agencies from the Mid-Atlantic region. Many
of the firms that participate each year are
mindful of the tremendous opportunities that
enable them to communicate directly with
Commanders, Directors, Small Business
Representatives, Contracting Officers, and
other members of the acquisition workforce.
Collectively, the Army’s TEAM involvement
translates into increasing prime and
subcontracting contract awards for much
highly complex, medical research, scientific
and technical requirements which support the
Nation’s Warfighter. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Jerome K. Maultsby, Assistant Director
Office of Small Business Programs
Command
Mr. Jerome K. Maultsby, Assistant
Director, MRMC OSBP, provides
feedback to prospective contractors
during his presentation at SMART
PROC. Photo by Chelsea Bauckman,
USAMRMC Public Affairs Office.
Dr. Kenneth Bertram, SES, and Principal Assistant for Acquisition, U.S. Army Medical
Research and Materiel Command addresses audience members during the SMART
PROC Keynote Session. Photo by Chelsea Bauckman, USAMRMC Public Affairs Office.
9
Windamir
Development,
Inc. Success
Story
W
indamir Development, Inc.
(Windamir), a Woman-Owned
Small Business, and Jacobs
Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) entered
into a Army Mentor-Protégé agreement
sponsored by the Army Office of Small
Business Programs. Windamir performs
a wide range of construction services in
both the private and public sectors with
specialties in design-build construction,
new construction, interior and exterior
renovations, and other specialty projects
including airfields, electrical substations
and antiterrorism-force protection. Jacobs,
one of the world’s most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction
services, has been privileged to mentor 22
protégés since 1996, winning five NunnPerry Awards, DoD’s highest award for
mentor-protégé program excellence.
As part of the Windamir-Jacobs MentorProtégé Agreement, Jacobs completed
33 Technology Transfer activities for
Windamir. The University of Texas San
Antonio and Florida International University
were selected to assist with planning and
execution of the Technology Transfer
Program. During the Mentor-Protégé
Agreement, Windamir worked for NSBKings
Bay, Ft. Jackson, Dobbins ARB, Barksdale
AFB, Shaw AFB, Savannah COE, Ft.
Gordon, Mobile COE, NASA, FAA, GSA,
Charleston COE, and the USDA Agricultural
Research Center.
Windamir highlights during the Agreement
include:
• Increased revenue over the past year
from $15,086,313 to $18,000,000 or
approximately 19%;
• Increased profitability by approximately
36% since the start of the agreement;
• As part of their Technology Transfer
program, Windamir completed LEED
training and also completed their first US
Green Building Council certified project;
• Demonstrated superior contract
performance which has resulted in 75%
of their business being from repeat
customers. ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Pamela Monroe, Program Manager
Mentor-Protégé and Subcontracting
Army OSBP
T
CECOM/C4ISR Pilot Mentor Protégé Program
he U.S. Army CommunicationsElectronics Command (CECOM)
began a new initiative at the
start of fiscal year 2016 to add to its
portfolio, the CECOM/Command,
Control, Communications, Computers,
Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Pilot Mentor
Protégé Program (MPP).
CECOM, a major subordinate command
of the U.S. Army Materiel Command
(AMC), was selected as one of two
major subordinate commands across the
Department of the Army (DA) to execute
this pilot program. This marks the first
time in the 25-year history of the DoD
MPP that authorization has been given for
the implementation and execution of the
program below the service, component,
and agency level.
The DoD MPP was established in 1991
to provide incentives to prime contractors
to develop the technical and business
capabilities of eligible protégés thereby
increasing protégé participation in both
prime contracts and subcontracts.
A primary goal of the MPP is the transfer
of “state-of-art” technology to the protégé
firms. This transfer involves the process
of sharing skills, knowledge, technologies,
methods of manufacturing and facilities
to ensure that scientific and technological
innovations are infused into new products,
processes, applications, materials and/
or services. Examples include: technical
certifications, professional management
institution certification, manufacturing
processes, threat products/services and
anti-terrorism.
The CECOM Office of Small Business
Programs (OSBP) was assigned the
responsibility of implementing the MPP
to obtain Mentor-Protégé Agreements
that establish and develop protégés who
provide products and services supporting
CECOM/C4ISR mission requirements.
The CECOM Pilot Program affords
protégé firms the opportunity to develop
much needed business and technical
capabilities to diversify their customer
base. This will ultimately shape and
expand the CECOM/C4ISR industrial
base and enhance the ability to better
support the Warfighter while contributing
to overall Army readiness.
Some key program highlights include:
Mentors and protégés are solely
responsible for finding their counterparts.
CECOM strongly encourages firms to
explore existing business relationships
in an effort to establish a Mentor-Protégé
agreement.
A Mentor firm must be currently
performing under at least one active,
approved subcontracting plan negotiated
with DoD or another Federal agency
pursuant to FAR 19.702, and be currently
eligible for the award of federal contracts.
An entity seeking to participate as a
mentor must apply to the cognizant
Component Director, SBP, to establish
its initial eligibility as a mentor. This
application may accompany its initial
Mentor-Protege agreement. New mentor
applications may be submitted by:
1.An entity other than small business,
unless a waiver to the small business
exception has been obtained from the
Director, Small Business Programs
(SBP), OUSD(AT&L), that is a prime
contractor to DoD with an active
subcontracting plan; or
2.A graduated 8(a) firm that provides
documentation of its ability to serve as
a mentor; and
3.Approved to participate as a mentor
in accordance with DFARS Appendix
I-105.
A Protégé firm must be:
1.An SDB, a women-owned small
business, a HUBZone small business,
a service-disabled veteran-owned small
business, or an eligible entity employing
the severely disabled;
2.Eligible for the award of Federal
contracts; and
3.A small business according to the
Small Business Administration (SBA)
size standard for the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)
code that represents the contemplated
supplies or services to be provided by
the protégé firm to the mentor firm if the
firm is representing itself as a qualifying
entity under the definition at DFARS
Appendix I-101.5(a) or I-101.6.
and DoD/IC mentor resources which
include measurable milestones, is
strongly recommended prior to the
development of an Agreement.
There are three types of CECOM/C4ISR
Mentor-Protégé Agreements:
Direct Reimbursed
Direct Reimbursed Agreements are
those in which the mentor receives
reimbursement for allowable costs of
developmental assistance provided to
the protégé. These Agreements are
approved by the OSBP of the Cognizant
Military Service or Defense Agency as
outlined in DFARS Appendix I.
Credit
Credit Agreements are those in which
the mentor receives a multiple of credit
toward their SDB subcontracting goal
based on the cost of developmental
assistance provided to the protégé.
Credit Agreements are currently approved
by the Defense Contract Management
Agency (DCMA).
Hybrid
Hybrid Agreements allow mentors to
receive part credit for one (1) year, with
reimbursement in option year(s). These
types of agreements are approved and
co-managed by the component agency
and DCMA. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Richard L. Harris, Jr.
Support Contractor
Mentor Protégé Program (MPP)
Administrator CECOM/C4ISR
Ms. Stacey P. Gaddis
Program Manager
Subcontracting Surveillance, Compliance
and Enforcement (S2CE) and Mentor
Protégé Program (MPP) CECOM/C4ISR
An objective assessment of the needs
of the sponsoring DoD Service or DoD/
Intelligence Community (IC) Agency
component customers, protégé
Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs),
10
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13th Annual SMART Procurement
Conference and Expo
T
he U.S. Army, along with other
Department of Defense and federal
agencies, actively participated in the
13th Annual Strengthening Mid-Atlantic
Region for Tomorrow Procurement (SMART
PROC) Conference held in Frederick, Md., on
November 20, 2015.
The Army’s participation in this annual event
has been noteworthy, in particular, the Small
Business Program Offices from Fort Detrick,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Meade, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, and Baltimore
District. Since the inception of SMART PROC,
these offices have played a vital role each
year with the strategic planning of an event
designed to help a wide array of small business
firms compete for procurement opportunities,
and become successful.
The list of attendees totaled approximately 650
people, including Flag and General Officers,
members from the Senior Executive Service,
state and local elected officials, along with
prospective and incumbent contractors as both
prime and subcontractors. The keynote session
included remarks by Secretary Michael Gill
(Department of Commerce, State of Maryland),
Congressman John Delaney (Maryland’s
6th District), Dr. James Galvin (Deputy
Director, Office of Small Business Programs,
Department of Defense), Dr. Kenneth Bertram,
SES, Principal Assistant for Acquisition,
Command), Colonel James Davis (U.S. Army
Garrison Commander, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland). and Colonel Thomas
Timmes, Commander, U.S. Army Center for
Environmental Health Research, U.S. Army
Medical research and Materiel Command, Fort
Detrick, Maryland).
There were a total of 12 sessions conducted
throughout the course of the day and each
session was designed to provide relevant
insight and helpful information to both large
and small businesses whose core capabilities
contribute to enhancing mission objectives
of many federal and Department of Defense
agencies from the Mid-Atlantic region. Many
of the firms that participate each year are
mindful of the tremendous opportunities that
enable them to communicate directly with
Commanders, Directors, Small Business
Representatives, Contracting Officers, and
other members of the acquisition workforce.
Collectively, the Army’s TEAM involvement
translates into increasing prime and
subcontracting contract awards for much
highly complex, medical research, scientific
and technical requirements which support the
Nation’s Warfighter. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Jerome K. Maultsby, Assistant Director
Command
Mr. Jerome K. Maultsby, Assistant
Director, MRMC OSBP, provides
feedback to prospective contractors
during his presentation at SMART
PROC. Photo by Chelsea Bauckman,
USAMRMC Public Affairs Office.
Dr. Kenneth Bertram, SES, and Principal Assistant for Acquisition, U.S. Army Medical
Research and Materiel Command addresses audience members during the SMART
PROC Keynote Session. Photo by Chelsea Bauckman, USAMRMC Public Affairs Office.
9
Windamir
Development,
Inc. Success
Story
W
indamir Development, Inc.
(Windamir), a Woman-Owned
Small Business, and Jacobs
Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) entered
into a Army Mentor-Protégé agreement
sponsored by the Army Office of Small
Business Programs. Windamir performs
a wide range of construction services in
both the private and public sectors with
specialties in design-build construction,
new construction, interior and exterior
renovations, and other specialty projects
including airfields, electrical substations
and antiterrorism-force protection. Jacobs,
one of the world’s most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction
services, has been privileged to mentor 22
protégés since 1996, winning five NunnPerry Awards, DoD’s highest award for
mentor-protégé program excellence.
As part of the Windamir-Jacobs MentorProtégé Agreement, Jacobs completed
33 Technology Transfer activities for
Windamir. The University of Texas San
Antonio and Florida International University
were selected to assist with planning and
execution of the Technology Transfer
Program. During the Mentor-Protégé
Agreement, Windamir worked for NSBKings
Bay, Ft. Jackson, Dobbins ARB, Barksdale
AFB, Shaw AFB, Savannah COE, Ft.
Gordon, Mobile COE, NASA, FAA, GSA,
Charleston COE, and the USDA Agricultural
Research Center.
Windamir highlights during the Agreement
include:
• Increased revenue over the past year
from $15,086,313 to $18,000,000 or
approximately 19%;
• Increased profitability by approximately
36% since the start of the agreement;
• As part of their Technology Transfer
program, Windamir completed LEED
training and also completed their first US
Green Building Council certified project;
• Demonstrated superior contract
performance which has resulted in 75%
of their business being from repeat
customers. ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Pamela Monroe, Program Manager
Mentor-Protégé and Subcontracting
Army OSBP
T
CECOM/C4ISR Pilot Mentor Protégé Program
he U.S. Army CommunicationsElectronics Command (CECOM)
began a new initiative at the
start of fiscal year 2016 to add to its
portfolio, the CECOM/Command,
Control, Communications, Computers,
Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Pilot Mentor
Protégé Program (MPP).
CECOM, a major subordinate command
of the U.S. Army Materiel Command
(AMC), was selected as one of two
major subordinate commands across the
Department of the Army (DA) to execute
this pilot program. This marks the first
time in the 25-year history of the DoD
MPP that authorization has been given for
the implementation and execution of the
program below the service, component,
and agency level.
The DoD MPP was established in 1991
to provide incentives to prime contractors
to develop the technical and business
capabilities of eligible protégés thereby
increasing protégé participation in both
prime contracts and subcontracts.
A primary goal of the MPP is the transfer
of “state-of-art” technology to the protégé
firms. This transfer involves the process
of sharing skills, knowledge, technologies,
methods of manufacturing and facilities
to ensure that scientific and technological
innovations are infused into new products,
processes, applications, materials and/
or services. Examples include: technical
certifications, professional management
institution certification, manufacturing
processes, threat products/services and
anti-terrorism.
The CECOM Office of Small Business
Programs (OSBP) was assigned the
responsibility of implementing the MPP
to obtain Mentor-Protégé Agreements
that establish and develop protégés who
provide products and services supporting
CECOM/C4ISR mission requirements.
The CECOM Pilot Program affords
protégé firms the opportunity to develop
much needed business and technical
capabilities to diversify their customer
base. This will ultimately shape and
expand the CECOM/C4ISR industrial
base and enhance the ability to better
support the Warfighter while contributing
to overall Army readiness.
Some key program highlights include:
Mentors and protégés are solely
responsible for finding their counterparts.
CECOM strongly encourages firms to
explore existing business relationships
in an effort to establish a Mentor-Protégé
agreement.
A Mentor firm must be currently
performing under at least one active,
approved subcontracting plan negotiated
with DoD or another Federal agency
pursuant to FAR 19.702, and be currently
eligible for the award of federal contracts.
An entity seeking to participate as a
mentor must apply to the cognizant
Component Director, SBP, to establish
its initial eligibility as a mentor. This
application may accompany its initial
Mentor-Protege agreement. New mentor
applications may be submitted by:
1.An entity other than small business,
unless a waiver to the small business
exception has been obtained from the
Director, Small Business Programs
(SBP), OUSD(AT&L), that is a prime
contractor to DoD with an active
subcontracting plan; or
2.A graduated 8(a) firm that provides
documentation of its ability to serve as
a mentor; and
3.Approved to participate as a mentor
in accordance with DFARS Appendix
I-105.
A Protégé firm must be:
1.An SDB, a women-owned small
business, a HUBZone small business,
a service-disabled veteran-owned small
business, or an eligible entity employing
the severely disabled;
2.Eligible for the award of Federal
contracts; and
3.A small business according to the
Small Business Administration (SBA)
size standard for the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)
code that represents the contemplated
supplies or services to be provided by
the protégé firm to the mentor firm if the
firm is representing itself as a qualifying
entity under the definition at DFARS
Appendix I-101.5(a) or I-101.6.
and DoD/IC mentor resources which
include measurable milestones, is
strongly recommended prior to the
development of an Agreement.
There are three types of CECOM/C4ISR
Mentor-Protégé Agreements:
Direct Reimbursed
Direct Reimbursed Agreements are
those in which the mentor receives
reimbursement for allowable costs of
developmental assistance provided to
the protégé. These Agreements are
approved by the OSBP of the Cognizant
Military Service or Defense Agency as
outlined in DFARS Appendix I.
Credit
Credit Agreements are those in which
the mentor receives a multiple of credit
toward their SDB subcontracting goal
based on the cost of developmental
assistance provided to the protégé.
Credit Agreements are currently approved
by the Defense Contract Management
Agency (DCMA).
Hybrid
Hybrid Agreements allow mentors to
receive part credit for one (1) year, with
reimbursement in option year(s). These
types of agreements are approved and
co-managed by the component agency
and DCMA. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Richard L. Harris, Jr.
Support Contractor
Mentor Protégé Program (MPP)
Administrator CECOM/C4ISR
Ms. Stacey P. Gaddis
Program Manager
Subcontracting Surveillance, Compliance
and Enforcement (S2CE) and Mentor
Protégé Program (MPP) CECOM/C4ISR
An objective assessment of the needs
of the sponsoring DoD Service or DoD/
Intelligence Community (IC) Agency
component customers, protégé
Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs),
10
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TACOM LCMC Reaches Out to
“Nontraditional” Potential Business Partners at
2016 Detroit Auto Show
T
wo full days of outreach sessions between the Army’s
TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, its defense
procurement partners (government and contractor alike)
and automotive industry’s first- and second-tier suppliers
were held from January 13-14 at the 2016 North American
International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich.
Programs Offices, U.S. Army TARDEC, as well as a panel of
defense industry prime contractors BAE Systems, General
Dynamics Land Systems and Oshkosh Defense. This robust and
diverse set of speakers aimed to educate small businesses about
opportunities with the government, as well as with some of the
Army’s prime contractors.
The purpose of the engagement sessions was to expand the
knowledge and understanding of the synergies between the
automotive and the defense ground vehicle sectors, as well as
defense-related small business opportunities in Michigan. The
U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command aims to
expand awareness of small businesses opportunities within and
outside the state of Michigan.
In all, 79 small business representatives from throughout
Michigan, Ohio, and Alabama attended the sessions; with more
than half attending both days. Attendees recommended topics
for follow-on outreach events, including scheduling, a case study,
project management, subcontracting, and discussions with a
procurement attorney.
The auto show’s preview days, held prior to the public opening,
are exclusive opportunities for suppliers from more than 26
countries to share in the excitement of innovation and to cultivate
the natural synergies of automotive manufacturing and supply in
Detroit, the global automotive capital.
The Army is committed to excellence in military applications
in support of its Soldiers. That’s why it capitalized on the
commercial principles of automotive excellence, innovation,
reliability and sustainment, and brought the two communities
together to engage with small businesses and highlight
opportunities in defense. This cross-fertilization enhances the
opportunities for forums to translate technology requirements as
they relate to potential technical solutions for Army ground and
Soldier systems and platforms.
Dubbed “It’s All About the Opportunities, from Army to
Automotive,” the outreach sessions included speakers from
the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Michigan Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers, Defense Contract Audit Agency,
Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, Army
Contracting Command-Warren, TACOM Life Cycle Management
Command Competition Management and Small Business
Army Research:
Small Business
Supporting Success
I
n the spring of 2014, the Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, N.H.,
an element of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Development Center, recognized a growing need to quickly
leverage and resource contracted research staff and support
personnel for limited durations of time in support of the CRREL
research programs. After a review of various methods to
accomplish this objective, it was determined a Multiple Award
Task Order Contract (MATOC) was the vehicle of choice to
accomplish this goal.
The objective was to leverage a seldom used set-aside, the
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
program, to meet the emergent needs of the laboratory. Dr.
Lance D. Hansen, CRREL Deputy Director, stated this goal
would help the lab meet its short term staffing goals while at the
same time help the ERDC and the Army meet its annual contract
set-aside objectives.
The Office of Small Business Programs is part of TACOM Life
Cycle Management Command’s Materiel Systems Organization,
led by Robert Schumitz. “Small businesses are crucial to
achieving the pace of innovation, as well as the provision
of critical technical and material solutions required by the
automotive industry,” he explained.
“Because of the synergies of the automotive industry and the
Army’s ground vehicle systems,” he continued, “we need to
maximize our understanding and the procurement of both
technical and material solutions that these businesses can
provide. This will help us meet the Army’s requirements to
provide dominant land power for the nation.”
Pete DiSante, Defense Industry Liaison, U.S. Army TARDEC,
outlines opportunities within the Army ground vehicle
research, development and engineering realm. Photo by
Marie Gapinski.
Schumitz emphasized, “We must also ensure those businesses
not traditionally aligned to defense work understand that there
are indeed opportunities for them and that their participation is
desired.” ■
Working with Ashley Jenkins of the ERDC lab’s contracting
office, CRREL successfully put together an Indefinite Delivery/
Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that allowed the temporary
hiring of contract labor under the SDVOSB set-aside in a timely
manner. By working with industry professionals from HX5, LLC,
CSMI, LLC, and Versar, Inc. CRREL now has the capability to
contract research and support personnel in a fraction of the time
it previously took to contract labor.
With CRREL now into the second year of the IDIQ, the lab
is starting to fully realize the true benefit of the MATOC. Our
industry partners have been successful in providing timely labor
in support of emergent research tasks, in some cases less
than one month with contract labor on site. This has been a
phenomenal step forward given the fast pace of progress and
changing research requirements within the CRREL.
Submitted by:
Ms. Marie Gapinski, Assistant Director
U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command
CRREL hosts research in many faceted fields making the lab
a premier joint service laboratory. CRREL conducts research,
development, and technology evaluation on an interdisciplinary
basis in order to solve strategically important problems of the
U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, the Army Corps
of Engineers, and the nation. By doing this, CRREL advances
applied science and engineering to complex environments,
materials, and processes in all seasons and climates, with a
unique core competency related to the Earth’s cold regions.
None of this would be possible without support from our industry
partners. They provide contract employees with unique skills
supporting the CRRELs wide reach in many research fields and
key research support functions. ■
Reps from Oshkosh Defense, BAE Systems, the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, the Michigan Procurement
Technical Assistance Center, and General Dynamics Land Systems spoke with numerous small businesses at the 2016 North American
International Auto Show in Detroit. Photo by Marie Gapinski.
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Representatives of small businesses met with TACOM Life
Cycle Management Command Office of Small Business
Programs officials and others during the 2016 North American
Submitted by:
Mr. Wallace Celtrick
Management Analyst
ERDC CRREL, Army Corps of Engineers
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TACOM LCMC Reaches Out to
“Nontraditional” Potential Business Partners at
2016 Detroit Auto Show
T
wo full days of outreach sessions between the Army’s
TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, its defense
procurement partners (government and contractor alike)
and automotive industry’s first- and second-tier suppliers
were held from January 13-14 at the 2016 North American
International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich.
Programs Offices, U.S. Army TARDEC, as well as a panel of
defense industry prime contractors BAE Systems, General
Dynamics Land Systems and Oshkosh Defense. This robust and
diverse set of speakers aimed to educate small businesses about
opportunities with the government, as well as with some of the
Army’s prime contractors.
The purpose of the engagement sessions was to expand the
knowledge and understanding of the synergies between the
automotive and the defense ground vehicle sectors, as well as
defense-related small business opportunities in Michigan. The
U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command aims to
expand awareness of small businesses opportunities within and
outside the state of Michigan.
In all, 79 small business representatives from throughout
Michigan, Ohio, and Alabama attended the sessions; with more
than half attending both days. Attendees recommended topics
for follow-on outreach events, including scheduling, a case study,
project management, subcontracting, and discussions with a
procurement attorney.
The auto show’s preview days, held prior to the public opening,
are exclusive opportunities for suppliers from more than 26
countries to share in the excitement of innovation and to cultivate
the natural synergies of automotive manufacturing and supply in
Detroit, the global automotive capital.
The Army is committed to excellence in military applications
in support of its Soldiers. That’s why it capitalized on the
commercial principles of automotive excellence, innovation,
reliability and sustainment, and brought the two communities
together to engage with small businesses and highlight
opportunities in defense. This cross-fertilization enhances the
opportunities for forums to translate technology requirements as
they relate to potential technical solutions for Army ground and
Soldier systems and platforms.
Dubbed “It’s All About the Opportunities, from Army to
Automotive,” the outreach sessions included speakers from
the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Michigan Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers, Defense Contract Audit Agency,
Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, Army
Contracting Command-Warren, TACOM Life Cycle Management
Command Competition Management and Small Business
Army Research:
Small Business
Supporting Success
I
n the spring of 2014, the Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, N.H.,
an element of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Development Center, recognized a growing need to quickly
leverage and resource contracted research staff and support
personnel for limited durations of time in support of the CRREL
research programs. After a review of various methods to
accomplish this objective, it was determined a Multiple Award
Task Order Contract (MATOC) was the vehicle of choice to
accomplish this goal.
The objective was to leverage a seldom used set-aside, the
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
program, to meet the emergent needs of the laboratory. Dr.
Lance D. Hansen, CRREL Deputy Director, stated this goal
would help the lab meet its short term staffing goals while at the
same time help the ERDC and the Army meet its annual contract
set-aside objectives.
The Office of Small Business Programs is part of TACOM Life
Cycle Management Command’s Materiel Systems Organization,
led by Robert Schumitz. “Small businesses are crucial to
achieving the pace of innovation, as well as the provision
of critical technical and material solutions required by the
automotive industry,” he explained.
“Because of the synergies of the automotive industry and the
Army’s ground vehicle systems,” he continued, “we need to
maximize our understanding and the procurement of both
technical and material solutions that these businesses can
provide. This will help us meet the Army’s requirements to
provide dominant land power for the nation.”
Pete DiSante, Defense Industry Liaison, U.S. Army TARDEC,
outlines opportunities within the Army ground vehicle
research, development and engineering realm. Photo by
Marie Gapinski.
Schumitz emphasized, “We must also ensure those businesses
not traditionally aligned to defense work understand that there
are indeed opportunities for them and that their participation is
desired.” ■
Working with Ashley Jenkins of the ERDC lab’s contracting
office, CRREL successfully put together an Indefinite Delivery/
Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that allowed the temporary
hiring of contract labor under the SDVOSB set-aside in a timely
manner. By working with industry professionals from HX5, LLC,
CSMI, LLC, and Versar, Inc. CRREL now has the capability to
contract research and support personnel in a fraction of the time
it previously took to contract labor.
With CRREL now into the second year of the IDIQ, the lab
is starting to fully realize the true benefit of the MATOC. Our
industry partners have been successful in providing timely labor
in support of emergent research tasks, in some cases less
than one month with contract labor on site. This has been a
phenomenal step forward given the fast pace of progress and
changing research requirements within the CRREL.
Submitted by:
Ms. Marie Gapinski, Assistant Director
U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command
CRREL hosts research in many faceted fields making the lab
a premier joint service laboratory. CRREL conducts research,
development, and technology evaluation on an interdisciplinary
basis in order to solve strategically important problems of the
U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, the Army Corps
of Engineers, and the nation. By doing this, CRREL advances
applied science and engineering to complex environments,
materials, and processes in all seasons and climates, with a
unique core competency related to the Earth’s cold regions.
None of this would be possible without support from our industry
partners. They provide contract employees with unique skills
supporting the CRRELs wide reach in many research fields and
key research support functions. ■
Reps from Oshkosh Defense, BAE Systems, the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, the Michigan Procurement
Technical Assistance Center, and General Dynamics Land Systems spoke with numerous small businesses at the 2016 North American
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Representatives of small businesses met with TACOM Life
Cycle Management Command Office of Small Business
Programs officials and others during the 2016 North American
Submitted by:
Mr. Wallace Celtrick
Management Analyst
ERDC CRREL, Army Corps of Engineers
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US Army Corps of Engineers FY15
Small Business Awards
T
he annual Society of American
Military Engineers’ (SAME) Small
Business Conference was held in
New Orleans, LA, from November 4-6,
2015. It was a special time as the city
and the conference observed the 10th
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Lt.
Gen. (retired) Russel L. Honore, former
Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina,
gave the keynote address highlighting the
contributions that small businesses made
to the recovery efforts after Katrina.
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is proud to
announce the FY15 Small Business Award Winners. The
awards were presented by Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick,
USACE Commander, at New Orleans District on Nov.4, 2015.
These awards represent the culmination of the work of all of
USACE professionals in Acquisition, Contracting, Program
Managers, Senior Leaders and Small Business. ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Grace K. Fontana, Associate Director
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
About 2,250 people attended the
conference at the New Orleans
Convention Conference Center, including
representatives from the U.S. Army, U.S.
Air Force, U.S. Navy, Small Business
Administration, General Services
Administration, Department of Veteran
Affairs, Department of Energy, and
Department of Commerce, as well as
large and small civilian businesses.
COL RICHARD GRIDLEY AWARD
Service Disabled Veteran Owned
Small Business (SDVOSB) Award
• Northwest Division
SMALL BUSINESS SPECIALIST
• Carolyn L. Staten, Fort Worth District
SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION AWARD
• Lisa A. Metheney, Charleston District
SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL
• Vonda S. Rogers, Little Rock District
Ms. Angela Poovey of ERDC receives the Small Business
Program Manager award presented by Lt. General Thomas
P. Bostick on November 4, 2015 at the New Orleans District.
Photo by Alfred Dulaney, MVK, Photographer.
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM MANAGER ENGINEER
• Angela G. Poovey, ERDC
TOP TEN SDVOSB Districts by $
TOP DIVISION AWARDS
$810.1
TOP SB Division by %
• Mississippi Valley Division
63%
TOP WOSB Division by $
• South Atlantic Division
$182M
TOP WOSB Division by %
• Southwestern Division
11%
TOP HUBZone Division by $
$249M
TOP HUBZone Division by %
22%
$530M
TOP Small Disadvantaged
Business Division by %
38%
TOP SB Division by $
Business Division by $
1. Mobile
2. Kansas City
3. Norfolk
4. New Orleans
5. Seattle
6. Louisville
7. Omaha
8. Savannah
9. Albuquerque
10. Los Angeles
$78.21M
$74.66M
$45.79M
$36.43M
$34.09M
$33.55M
$27.96M
$26.78M
$25.42M
$24.83M
TOP TEN SDVOSB Districts by %
TOP DISTRICT/CENTER AWARDS
TOP SB District by $
• Fort Worth District
$405M
TOP SB District by %
• Buffalo District93%
TOP WOSB District by $
$88M
TOP WOSB District by %
• Charleston District
30%
TOP HUBZone District by $
$153M
TOP HUBZone District by %
• Galveston District
76%
$317M
Business (SDB ) District by %
52%
Business (SDB) District by $
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2015 SAME Small Business Conference
1. Kansas City
2. Nashville
3. Albuquerque
4. Norfolk
5. Rock Island
6. Seattle
7. ERDC
8. Mobile
9. New Orleans
10. Honolulu
22.4%
18.1%
16.6%
16.0%
14.6%
13.7%
12.1%
10.9%
7.9%
7.2%
Speakers were Lt. Gen. Thomas P.
Bostick, Commander of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE); Maj. Gen.
Timothy S. “Tim” Green, U.S. Air Force;
Rear Adm. Paula C. Brown, Deputy
Commander of the Naval Facilities
Engineering Command (NAVFAC); and
Ms. Stella Fiotes, Department of Veteran
Affairs. They highlighted the future
relationships between small businesses
and federal agencies, including
Department of Defense (DoD) agencies
such as USACE, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command and Air Force Civil
Engineer Center.
Smaller, more personal seating
arrangements during both the keynote
and plenary sessions afforded face-toface contact and open dialogue, which
encouraged better understanding of the
DoD acquisition process. Government
personnel sat at tables with industry to
have direct discussions with decision
makers regarding processes, procedures,
upcoming projects, and other concerns.
These sessions allowed USACE to share
information about its enterprise program
and opportunities for small businesses,
including all socio-economic groups.
The conference provided valuable
opportunities for training and updates
on legislation and acquisition interests
from government agencies. The training
consisted of topic-specific sessions
tailored to meet the information and
business needs of small businesses.
Additionally, there were significant
business-to-business opportunities
and networking, including potential
subcontracting opportunities on large
acquisition projects across the Army.
There were 12 teams from the USACE
major subordinate commands at the
conference and each briefed its current
program and acquisition forecast in
breakout training sessions. These
sessions offered the opportunity for
attendees to ask questions regarding the
presented information and other industry
concerns.
Each USACE division and center also
staffed booths that attendees could visit
throughout the conference. At the booths,
experts provided in-depth acquisition
forecasts and discussed upcoming
acquisitions. The 2,250 attendees had
the opportunity to interact with subject
matter experts from USACE Contracting,
Program Management and Small
Business and to obtain information about
prime and subcontracting opportunities.
The SAME Small Business Conference
gave the Army an opportunity to educate
and support the engineering components
of the military and uniformed services. ■
Submitted by:
Many USACE senior leaders attended the SAME Small Business Conference in
New Orleans Nov. 4-6, 2016. Photo by Alfred Dulaney, US Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg District, Mississippi.
A large contingent of USACE small business professionals attended the SAME Small
Business Conference Nov. 4-6, 2015, in New Orleans. They were led by Ms. Grace K.
Fontana, Associate Director USACE Office of Small Business Programs. Photo by
Alfred Dulaney, US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, Mississippi.
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US Army Corps of Engineers FY15
Small Business Awards
T
he annual Society of American
Military Engineers’ (SAME) Small
Business Conference was held in
New Orleans, LA, from November 4-6,
2015. It was a special time as the city
and the conference observed the 10th
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Lt.
Gen. (retired) Russel L. Honore, former
Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina,
gave the keynote address highlighting the
contributions that small businesses made
to the recovery efforts after Katrina.
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is proud to
announce the FY15 Small Business Award Winners. The
awards were presented by Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick,
USACE Commander, at New Orleans District on Nov.4, 2015.
These awards represent the culmination of the work of all of
USACE professionals in Acquisition, Contracting, Program
Managers, Senior Leaders and Small Business. ■
Submitted by:
About 2,250 people attended the
conference at the New Orleans
Convention Conference Center, including
representatives from the U.S. Army, U.S.
Air Force, U.S. Navy, Small Business
Administration, General Services
Administration, Department of Veteran
Affairs, Department of Energy, and
Department of Commerce, as well as
large and small civilian businesses.
COL RICHARD GRIDLEY AWARD
Service Disabled Veteran Owned
Small Business (SDVOSB) Award
• Northwest Division
SMALL BUSINESS SPECIALIST
• Carolyn L. Staten, Fort Worth District
SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION AWARD
• Lisa A. Metheney, Charleston District
SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL
• Vonda S. Rogers, Little Rock District
Ms. Angela Poovey of ERDC receives the Small Business
Program Manager award presented by Lt. General Thomas
P. Bostick on November 4, 2015 at the New Orleans District.
Photo by Alfred Dulaney, MVK, Photographer.
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM MANAGER ENGINEER
• Angela G. Poovey, ERDC
TOP TEN SDVOSB Districts by $
TOP DIVISION AWARDS
$810.1
TOP SB Division by %
63%
TOP WOSB Division by $
$182M
TOP WOSB Division by %
11%
TOP HUBZone Division by $
$249M
TOP HUBZone Division by %
22%
$530M
Business Division by %
38%
TOP SB Division by $
Business Division by $
1. Mobile
2. Kansas City
3. Norfolk
4. New Orleans
5. Seattle
6. Louisville
7. Omaha
8. Savannah
9. Albuquerque
10. Los Angeles
$78.21M
$74.66M
$45.79M
$36.43M
$34.09M
$33.55M
$27.96M
$26.78M
$25.42M
$24.83M
TOP TEN SDVOSB Districts by %
TOP DISTRICT/CENTER AWARDS
TOP SB District by $
$405M
TOP SB District by %
• Buffalo District93%
TOP WOSB District by $
$88M
TOP WOSB District by %
30%
TOP HUBZone District by $
$153M
TOP HUBZone District by %
• Galveston District
76%
$317M
Business (SDB ) District by %
52%
Business (SDB) District by $
13
2015 SAME Small Business Conference
1. Kansas City
2. Nashville
3. Albuquerque
4. Norfolk
5. Rock Island
6. Seattle
7. ERDC
8. Mobile
9. New Orleans
10. Honolulu
22.4%
18.1%
16.6%
16.0%
14.6%
13.7%
12.1%
10.9%
7.9%
7.2%
Speakers were Lt. Gen. Thomas P.
Bostick, Commander of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE); Maj. Gen.
Timothy S. “Tim” Green, U.S. Air Force;
Rear Adm. Paula C. Brown, Deputy
Commander of the Naval Facilities
Engineering Command (NAVFAC); and
Ms. Stella Fiotes, Department of Veteran
Affairs. They highlighted the future
relationships between small businesses
and federal agencies, including
Department of Defense (DoD) agencies
such as USACE, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command and Air Force Civil
Engineer Center.
Smaller, more personal seating
arrangements during both the keynote
and plenary sessions afforded face-toface contact and open dialogue, which
encouraged better understanding of the
DoD acquisition process. Government
personnel sat at tables with industry to
have direct discussions with decision
makers regarding processes, procedures,
upcoming projects, and other concerns.
These sessions allowed USACE to share
information about its enterprise program
and opportunities for small businesses,
including all socio-economic groups.
The conference provided valuable
opportunities for training and updates
on legislation and acquisition interests
from government agencies. The training
consisted of topic-specific sessions
tailored to meet the information and
business needs of small businesses.
Additionally, there were significant
business-to-business opportunities
and networking, including potential
subcontracting opportunities on large
acquisition projects across the Army.
There were 12 teams from the USACE
major subordinate commands at the
conference and each briefed its current
program and acquisition forecast in
breakout training sessions. These
sessions offered the opportunity for
attendees to ask questions regarding the
presented information and other industry
concerns.
Each USACE division and center also
staffed booths that attendees could visit
throughout the conference. At the booths,
experts provided in-depth acquisition
forecasts and discussed upcoming
acquisitions. The 2,250 attendees had
the opportunity to interact with subject
matter experts from USACE Contracting,
Program Management and Small
Business and to obtain information about
prime and subcontracting opportunities.
The SAME Small Business Conference
gave the Army an opportunity to educate
and support the engineering components
of the military and uniformed services. ■
Submitted by:
Many USACE senior leaders attended the SAME Small Business Conference in
New Orleans Nov. 4-6, 2016. Photo by Alfred Dulaney, US Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg District, Mississippi.
A large contingent of USACE small business professionals attended the SAME Small
Business Conference Nov. 4-6, 2015, in New Orleans. They were led by Ms. Grace K.
Fontana, Associate Director USACE Office of Small Business Programs. Photo by
Alfred Dulaney, US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, Mississippi.
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WAVE Corporate Showcase
omen as Veteran Entrepreneurs (WAVE) hosted
its first ever Corporate Showcase at the Women’s
Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery on
September 10th, 2015. The event was intended to provide
valuable insight to small businesses from a large business
prime contractor perspective.
Ms. Chanel Bankston-Carter from the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) from the
Veterans Administration (VA) acted as the Mistress of
Ceremonies and opened the event by speaking about the
purpose of the showcase and listing ten reasons why we love
small businesses:
1. They believe
2. They are entrepreneurs
3. They are community-driven
4. They are all about relationships
5. They are unique
6. They create jobs
7. They are invested
8. They love to learn
9. They are well-rounded
10. They take risks and sometimes stand alone
The event featured small business advocate representatives
from CSC, IBM, GDIT, Harris, AT&T, BAE, Kaiser Permanente,
Dell Services Federal Group (DSFG), and Northrop Grumman,
who spoke about their organizations’ business lines, becoming
“procurement ready,” and doing business as a subcontractor
with their organizations.
CSC’s Mentor-Protégé Manager, Michelle McKiver, provided
the core areas in which CSC does business: Financial,
Healthcare, and the Public Service Sector. Ms. McKiver
provided the following business tips:
• Make sure a prime is buying what you are selling.
• Participate in CSC’s bi-monthly match-making events.
• Register in their supplier database www.csc.com/
supplierdiversity.
• For the Mentor-Protégé program, do your homework. Have
a courtship period with CSC of two years before considering
entering into a mentor-protégé agreement.
• Key discriminators when CSC chooses to work with a
subcontractor include certifications such as CMMI 3, ISO
9001, and socioeconomic status (especially HUBZone).
• Indicate that you have worked with DoD in your vendor
profile.
• Ensure that you register completely.
• Indicate that you are seeking to work with a particular agency
in your vendor profile.
• CSC is looking for reputable performance, knowledge of your
customer, and financial stability in a subcontractor.
• Have a professional e-mail account (not Yahoo or Gmail).
• “No” does not mean “never.” Keep your registration up to
date and nurture the relationship.
Ray Mowden, Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO) for
IBM’s Global Business Services (GBS), gave an overview
of his organization’s key federal areas: Global Consulting,
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Cyber Security, Computer Automated Management Systems
(CAMS), Social Analytics, and Cloud. Mr. Mowden provided
the following tips:
• IBM has 2 Mentor-Protégé programs, Federal and
Commercial.
• Register in their supplier connection database at www.
supplier-connection.net.
• IBM has a federal preferred supplier list. He recommends
getting subcontracting work with these preferred
subcontractors in order to obtain IBM past performance.
Ludmilla Parnell, Director of Business Development at General
Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) indicated their core
business lines of Information Technology (IT), Aerospace,
Marine Systems, Combat Systems, Enterprise IT Development
and Integration, Enterprise IT Operations and Maintenance,
and Mission Support Services. Ms. Parnell provided the
following business tips:
• Register properly and completely in the organization and with
the correct business line.
• GDIT is seeking core capabilities, competitive pricing, and
financial solvency and strength.
• GDIT seeks companies with technological and service
advantages and innovations.
• Be a dependable team player who is responsive.
• Have no Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs).
• Know the customer.
• Monitor subcontracting opportunities on gdit.com or gd.com
• Monitor programs for re-competed opportunities.
Ms. Parnell finished by saying, in short “To gain visibility with
the capture manager, have customer knowledge, presence,
capability and ability to solve a problem.”
Diane Dempsey, Senior Supplier Diversity Analyst and Director
for Socioeconomic Business Programs at BAE, mentioned
BAE’s core competencies: Aerospace; Geographical
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (GEO INT-ISR);
Command, Control, Communications, Computers Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR); Global IT; Analysis,
Testing, and Support Operations; Geospatial Intelligence;
ISR (codebreaking); Enhanced IT and Cybersecurity; Identity
Management; and Knowledge Management and Information
Sharing. Ms. Dempsey provided the following business tips:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Focus on the customer.
Know what BAE and its customers buy.
Understand the federal environment.
Emphasize past performance as a prime or subcontractor.
Align your presentations to BAE’s customers’ missions.
Offer complimentary skills or products.
Identify your capability constraints.
Be financially healthy. Subscribe to Dunn & Bradstreet
(D&B).
• Implement competent marketing strategy and employ
knowledgeable staff.
• Have competitive pricing. Evaluate your rates and pricing
and be negotiable.
• Be cyber ready and secure. Small business subcontractor
cybersecurity is a major trending
concern for large business primes.
Many large businesses were hacked
through their supplier chain (Target,
TJ Maxx, Marshalls and others). She
encouraged small businesses to
“invest in cybersecurity!”
John Long, a representative from
Northrop Grumman (NG) Information
Systems, Global Supplier Diversity
indicated his company’s business lines:
Cybersecurity, Communications, C4ISR,
Logistics, Cyber, and aerospace. He
also mentioned that NG received two
Nunn-Perry awards for their outstanding
Mentor-Protégé program. Mr. Long
provided the following tips:
• NG values innovation and
differentiation.
• NG has a Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) system that
records the successes of past
subcontracting performance. If you
are an NG sub, you better perform.
• When you meet with a capture
manager, speak about the “why?”
and address the manager’s current
concern.
• Treat NG as a customer as well as the
actual customer.
• Find a champion at NG and develop
that relationship.
• Be brutally honest and identify where
you have problems.
• Find a niche needed by the customer.
• Bring a target to the table.
• Register in their database at www.
northropgrumman.com.
• Continue to work on relationships
even after you register.
He concluded by saying, “Affordable
innovation is what the customer
demands.”
There are recurring, consistent themes in
all of the tips provided by the speakers:
know the customer, register completely
in their databases, develop relationships,
develop past performance, be financially
stable, and have competitive pricing. By
ensuring you take those actions, you are
on your way to successful subcontracting
on Federal contracts with many prime
contractors. ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Sharon Morrow, Program Manager
Small Business Liaison for SBIR/STTR
Army OSBP
The Army Office of Small
Business Awards Program
“Thank You for Your Support”
T
he Army Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) annually
recognizes members of the acquisition team who have rendered
outstanding support to the Army’s small business mission. Our
mission supports the overall Army mission of facilitating maximum
practical contract award opportunities to our Nations’ small business
firms while also embracing the needs of the warfighter. Army OSBP
has a proven track record of greatness in executing the Army’s Small
Business Programs. Success is a team effort and OSBP would like to
say “thank-you”.
Army OSBP will recognize members of the acquisition team at their
Small Business Training Conference in early June of this year. Army
OSBP released a request for nominations in early February 2016 to
recognize individuals in the following categories:
• Army Commands (ACOM), Army Service Component Commands
(ASCC), and Direct Reporting Units (DRU) Awards Program recognizes superior performance for individual Small Business
Program areas (Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business,
Women-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, and
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) through a formal
recognition program that encourages innovation and initiative. One
award will be presented for each small business program category.
• Small Business Specialist of the Year Award - recognizes one (1)
full-time and one (1) part-time Small Business Specialists who has
demonstrated outstanding achievement in carrying out their program.
• Army Contracting Professional (CP) of the Year Award - recognizes
the Army’s CP who strongly supported the small business program,
made significant contributions to his/her respective Command, and
the Army’s Small Business Program.
• Army Program Manager (PM) of the Year Award - recognizes the
Army’s PM who strongly supported the small business program
through initiatives that facilitated significant contract awards that
signified long-term growth and interest in the Army’s Small Business
Program at his/her respective Command.
“Thank You for Your Support.” We are Army Strong! ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Cynthia Lee, Program Manager
WOSB, SDB/8(a) and HBCU/MI Program
Army OSBP
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W
WAVE Corporate Showcase
omen as Veteran Entrepreneurs (WAVE) hosted
its first ever Corporate Showcase at the Women’s
Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery on
September 10th, 2015. The event was intended to provide
valuable insight to small businesses from a large business
prime contractor perspective.
Ms. Chanel Bankston-Carter from the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) from the
Veterans Administration (VA) acted as the Mistress of
Ceremonies and opened the event by speaking about the
purpose of the showcase and listing ten reasons why we love
small businesses:
1. They believe
2. They are entrepreneurs
3. They are community-driven
4. They are all about relationships
5. They are unique
6. They create jobs
7. They are invested
8. They love to learn
9. They are well-rounded
10. They take risks and sometimes stand alone
The event featured small business advocate representatives
from CSC, IBM, GDIT, Harris, AT&T, BAE, Kaiser Permanente,
Dell Services Federal Group (DSFG), and Northrop Grumman,
who spoke about their organizations’ business lines, becoming
“procurement ready,” and doing business as a subcontractor
with their organizations.
CSC’s Mentor-Protégé Manager, Michelle McKiver, provided
the core areas in which CSC does business: Financial,
Healthcare, and the Public Service Sector. Ms. McKiver
provided the following business tips:
• Make sure a prime is buying what you are selling.
• Participate in CSC’s bi-monthly match-making events.
• Register in their supplier database www.csc.com/
supplierdiversity.
• For the Mentor-Protégé program, do your homework. Have
a courtship period with CSC of two years before considering
entering into a mentor-protégé agreement.
• Key discriminators when CSC chooses to work with a
subcontractor include certifications such as CMMI 3, ISO
9001, and socioeconomic status (especially HUBZone).
• Indicate that you have worked with DoD in your vendor
profile.
• Ensure that you register completely.
• Indicate that you are seeking to work with a particular agency
in your vendor profile.
• CSC is looking for reputable performance, knowledge of your
customer, and financial stability in a subcontractor.
• Have a professional e-mail account (not Yahoo or Gmail).
• “No” does not mean “never.” Keep your registration up to
date and nurture the relationship.
Ray Mowden, Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO) for
IBM’s Global Business Services (GBS), gave an overview
of his organization’s key federal areas: Global Consulting,
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Cyber Security, Computer Automated Management Systems
(CAMS), Social Analytics, and Cloud. Mr. Mowden provided
the following tips:
• IBM has 2 Mentor-Protégé programs, Federal and
Commercial.
• Register in their supplier connection database at www.
supplier-connection.net.
• IBM has a federal preferred supplier list. He recommends
getting subcontracting work with these preferred
subcontractors in order to obtain IBM past performance.
Ludmilla Parnell, Director of Business Development at General
Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) indicated their core
business lines of Information Technology (IT), Aerospace,
Marine Systems, Combat Systems, Enterprise IT Development
and Integration, Enterprise IT Operations and Maintenance,
and Mission Support Services. Ms. Parnell provided the
following business tips:
• Register properly and completely in the organization and with
the correct business line.
• GDIT is seeking core capabilities, competitive pricing, and
financial solvency and strength.
• GDIT seeks companies with technological and service
advantages and innovations.
• Be a dependable team player who is responsive.
• Have no Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs).
• Know the customer.
• Monitor subcontracting opportunities on gdit.com or gd.com
• Monitor programs for re-competed opportunities.
Ms. Parnell finished by saying, in short “To gain visibility with
the capture manager, have customer knowledge, presence,
capability and ability to solve a problem.”
Diane Dempsey, Senior Supplier Diversity Analyst and Director
for Socioeconomic Business Programs at BAE, mentioned
BAE’s core competencies: Aerospace; Geographical
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (GEO INT-ISR);
Command, Control, Communications, Computers Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR); Global IT; Analysis,
Testing, and Support Operations; Geospatial Intelligence;
ISR (codebreaking); Enhanced IT and Cybersecurity; Identity
Management; and Knowledge Management and Information
Sharing. Ms. Dempsey provided the following business tips:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Focus on the customer.
Know what BAE and its customers buy.
Understand the federal environment.
Emphasize past performance as a prime or subcontractor.
Align your presentations to BAE’s customers’ missions.
Offer complimentary skills or products.
Identify your capability constraints.
Be financially healthy. Subscribe to Dunn & Bradstreet
(D&B).
• Implement competent marketing strategy and employ
knowledgeable staff.
• Have competitive pricing. Evaluate your rates and pricing
and be negotiable.
• Be cyber ready and secure. Small business subcontractor
cybersecurity is a major trending
concern for large business primes.
Many large businesses were hacked
through their supplier chain (Target,
TJ Maxx, Marshalls and others). She
encouraged small businesses to
“invest in cybersecurity!”
John Long, a representative from
Northrop Grumman (NG) Information
Systems, Global Supplier Diversity
indicated his company’s business lines:
Cybersecurity, Communications, C4ISR,
Logistics, Cyber, and aerospace. He
also mentioned that NG received two
Nunn-Perry awards for their outstanding
Mentor-Protégé program. Mr. Long
provided the following tips:
• NG values innovation and
differentiation.
• NG has a Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) system that
records the successes of past
subcontracting performance. If you
are an NG sub, you better perform.
• When you meet with a capture
manager, speak about the “why?”
and address the manager’s current
concern.
• Treat NG as a customer as well as the
actual customer.
• Find a champion at NG and develop
that relationship.
• Be brutally honest and identify where
you have problems.
• Find a niche needed by the customer.
• Bring a target to the table.
• Register in their database at www.
northropgrumman.com.
• Continue to work on relationships
even after you register.
He concluded by saying, “Affordable
innovation is what the customer
demands.”
There are recurring, consistent themes in
all of the tips provided by the speakers:
know the customer, register completely
in their databases, develop relationships,
develop past performance, be financially
stable, and have competitive pricing. By
ensuring you take those actions, you are
on your way to successful subcontracting
on Federal contracts with many prime
contractors. ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Sharon Morrow, Program Manager
Small Business Liaison for SBIR/STTR
Army OSBP
The Army Office of Small
Business Awards Program
“Thank You for Your Support”
T
he Army Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) annually
recognizes members of the acquisition team who have rendered
outstanding support to the Army’s small business mission. Our
mission supports the overall Army mission of facilitating maximum
practical contract award opportunities to our Nations’ small business
firms while also embracing the needs of the warfighter. Army OSBP
has a proven track record of greatness in executing the Army’s Small
Business Programs. Success is a team effort and OSBP would like to
say “thank-you”.
Army OSBP will recognize members of the acquisition team at their
Small Business Training Conference in early June of this year. Army
OSBP released a request for nominations in early February 2016 to
recognize individuals in the following categories:
• Army Commands (ACOM), Army Service Component Commands
(ASCC), and Direct Reporting Units (DRU) Awards Program recognizes superior performance for individual Small Business
Program areas (Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business,
Women-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, and
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) through a formal
recognition program that encourages innovation and initiative. One
award will be presented for each small business program category.
• Small Business Specialist of the Year Award - recognizes one (1)
full-time and one (1) part-time Small Business Specialists who has
demonstrated outstanding achievement in carrying out their program.
• Army Contracting Professional (CP) of the Year Award - recognizes
the Army’s CP who strongly supported the small business program,
made significant contributions to his/her respective Command, and
the Army’s Small Business Program.
• Army Program Manager (PM) of the Year Award - recognizes the
Army’s PM who strongly supported the small business program
through initiatives that facilitated significant contract awards that
signified long-term growth and interest in the Army’s Small Business
Program at his/her respective Command.
“Thank You for Your Support.” We are Army Strong! ■
Submitted by:
Ms. Cynthia Lee, Program Manager
WOSB, SDB/8(a) and HBCU/MI Program
Army OSBP
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Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Research and
Materiel Command Office of Small Business
Programs Recognizes Acquisition Workforce
F
or the second consecutive year, the
Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command (USAMRMC) Office of
Small Business Programs (OSBP) took the
initiative to personally thank the acquisition
workforce assigned to the U.S. Army Medical
Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
for their diligent efforts to ensure USAMRMC/
USAMRAA met and exceeded assigned FY
15 targets in all small business categories.
The award ceremony was held on January
20, 2016, in conjunction with USAMRAA’s
Quarterly Acquisition Stand-Down Training.
Each USAMRAA Division, Group, and
Service Chief received a distinctive plaque
recognizing their accomplishments. In
addition, the OSBP recognized Ms. Toloria
Duvall, USAMRAA Contracting Specialist, for
her extraordinary efforts for the highest dollar
value of contracts awarded to small business
during FY 15.
Ms. Nicola E. Ohaegbu, Small Business
Specialist, along with Mr. Jerome K. Maultsby,
Assistant Director, seized the moment to
publically recognize the acquisition workforce
members, many of whom are keenly aware of
the importance of increasing contract awards
to reputable small business firms whose core
capabilities contribute significantly to meeting
the command’s mission requirements.
These awards underscore the synergy
that continues to evolve between the small
business representatives, contracting officers,
and contract specialists.
USAMRMC is the Army medical materiel
developer with responsibility for medical
research, advanced development, and
medical logistics. USAMRMC expertise in
these critical areas contributes significantly to
the health of our military service members, as
well as their families, our veterans, and the
general public. USAMRAA is the contracting
and assistance agreement element of the
Command. ■
B
Army Small Business Spending Dynamics
Shifting to New Sectors
etween FY13 and FY15, the US Army has awarded
the most money to small businesses for Construction
Service. This includes a wide variety of services, including
Maintainance and Repair, related to the buildings and structures
used by the Army. During the same time period, Computer and
Technology related services, along with HR services, have
seen the largest increases in spending. Small businesses have
recently taken advantage of the new opportunity to serve the
Army. As the Army continues to improve and upgrade their
facilities, technology and communications will be vital. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Matthew Ruffin
Support Contractor
Army OSBP
Submitted by:
Jerome K. Maultsby, Assistant Director
Command
Design, Development, Demonstration and
Integration (D3I) Domain 3 Contract Awarded
T
he U.S. Army Contracting Command
– Redstone recently awarded four
small business contracts in support
of the U.S. Army Space and Missile
Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic
Command’s (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)
Integration (D3I) Domain 3 Program. The
awardees are Huntsville, Ala. based firms
AEGIS Technologies Group, Inc., Quantum
Research International, Inc. and Radiance
Technologies, as well as Arlington, Va. based
Decisive Analytics Corporation.
D3I Domain 3 will provide enhanced
warfighter capabilities to the USASMDC/
ARSTRAT mission by contractually
supporting the Command’s efforts to design,
develop, demonstrate and integrate products
focused on the development of space,
missile defense and high altitude capabilities
M
The USASMDC/ARSTRAT D3I program
will be utilized to conduct research for the
development of hardware components and
software solutions for space, high altitude
missile defense, information integration and
data exploitation, and enhanced warfighter
capabilities. Material and hardware products
will be deliverable end items.
The D3I Acquisition is delineated into three
separate domains:
• Domain 1 is titled “Space, High Altitude,
and Missile Defense/Ground Systems” and
is procured as a full and open acquisition.
• Domain 2 is titled “Information Integration
and Data Exploitation” and is procured as a
small business set aside.
• Domain 3 is titled “Enhanced Warfighter
Capabilities” and is procured as a small
business set aside. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. John Cummings
Public Affairs Specialist
USASMDC/ARSTRAT
Army OSBP Welcomes New Data Analyst
r. Josh Ruffin assumed his new role
as Data Analyst for the Army Office
of Small Business Programs on
Feb. 18, 2016. Previously, he served as a
Baseball Operations Analyst for the Detroit
Tigers, providing statistical information for
player assessment and visualizing numerical
evidence for use in player arbitration cases.
Mr. Ruffin has also served as a Data Analyst
on a previous contract supporting the US
17
that enable the Warfighter to effectively
support USSTRATCOM, other Combatant
Commands, Department of Defense, other
Services and government agencies. D3I
Domain 3 is a Multiple-Award IndefiniteDelivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicle procured
as a 100 percent small business set-aside
and provides for a total potential program
ceiling value of $1.058 billion. Each awarded
contract carries a 5-year base ordering period
and two consecutive 2-year optional ordering
periods within which specific Domain 3 task
order requirements will be competed among
the four awardees.
Navy as it began to modernize its PayPersonnel System.
Mr. Ruffin received his Bachelor of Science
in Statistical Science while attending Duke
University. This course of study included
topics such as: Modeling and Prediction,
Sampling and Testing Design, and Probability.
Mr. Ruffin was also a 4 year letter winner in
Baseball while in school.
“The chance to serve in this position provides
a wonderful opportunity, not only to support
the United States Army, but also the many
men and women who also wish to provide
quality service to our Military” Ruffin said.
“I believe that my background in various
fields will allow me to provide insightful and
informative analysis.” ■
Submitted by: Army OSBP
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Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Research and
Materiel Command Office of Small Business
Programs Recognizes Acquisition Workforce
F
or the second consecutive year, the
Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command (USAMRMC) Office of
Small Business Programs (OSBP) took the
initiative to personally thank the acquisition
workforce assigned to the U.S. Army Medical
Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
for their diligent efforts to ensure USAMRMC/
USAMRAA met and exceeded assigned FY
15 targets in all small business categories.
The award ceremony was held on January
20, 2016, in conjunction with USAMRAA’s
Quarterly Acquisition Stand-Down Training.
Each USAMRAA Division, Group, and
Service Chief received a distinctive plaque
recognizing their accomplishments. In
addition, the OSBP recognized Ms. Toloria
Duvall, USAMRAA Contracting Specialist, for
her extraordinary efforts for the highest dollar
value of contracts awarded to small business
during FY 15.
Ms. Nicola E. Ohaegbu, Small Business
Specialist, along with Mr. Jerome K. Maultsby,
Assistant Director, seized the moment to
publically recognize the acquisition workforce
members, many of whom are keenly aware of
the importance of increasing contract awards
to reputable small business firms whose core
capabilities contribute significantly to meeting
the command’s mission requirements.
These awards underscore the synergy
that continues to evolve between the small
business representatives, contracting officers,
and contract specialists.
USAMRMC is the Army medical materiel
developer with responsibility for medical
research, advanced development, and
medical logistics. USAMRMC expertise in
these critical areas contributes significantly to
the health of our military service members, as
well as their families, our veterans, and the
general public. USAMRAA is the contracting
and assistance agreement element of the
Command. ■
B
Army Small Business Spending Dynamics
Shifting to New Sectors
etween FY13 and FY15, the US Army has awarded
the most money to small businesses for Construction
Service. This includes a wide variety of services, including
Maintainance and Repair, related to the buildings and structures
used by the Army. During the same time period, Computer and
Technology related services, along with HR services, have
seen the largest increases in spending. Small businesses have
recently taken advantage of the new opportunity to serve the
Army. As the Army continues to improve and upgrade their
facilities, technology and communications will be vital. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. Matthew Ruffin
Support Contractor
Army OSBP
Submitted by:
Jerome K. Maultsby, Assistant Director
Command
Integration (D3I) Domain 3 Contract Awarded
T
he U.S. Army Contracting Command
– Redstone recently awarded four
small business contracts in support
of the U.S. Army Space and Missile
Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic
Command’s (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)
Integration (D3I) Domain 3 Program. The
awardees are Huntsville, Ala. based firms
AEGIS Technologies Group, Inc., Quantum
Research International, Inc. and Radiance
Technologies, as well as Arlington, Va. based
Decisive Analytics Corporation.
D3I Domain 3 will provide enhanced
warfighter capabilities to the USASMDC/
ARSTRAT mission by contractually
supporting the Command’s efforts to design,
develop, demonstrate and integrate products
focused on the development of space,
missile defense and high altitude capabilities
M
The USASMDC/ARSTRAT D3I program
will be utilized to conduct research for the
development of hardware components and
software solutions for space, high altitude
missile defense, information integration and
data exploitation, and enhanced warfighter
capabilities. Material and hardware products
will be deliverable end items.
The D3I Acquisition is delineated into three
separate domains:
• Domain 1 is titled “Space, High Altitude,
and Missile Defense/Ground Systems” and
is procured as a full and open acquisition.
• Domain 2 is titled “Information Integration
and Data Exploitation” and is procured as a
small business set aside.
• Domain 3 is titled “Enhanced Warfighter
Capabilities” and is procured as a small
business set aside. ■
Submitted by:
Mr. John Cummings
Public Affairs Specialist
USASMDC/ARSTRAT
Army OSBP Welcomes New Data Analyst
r. Josh Ruffin assumed his new role
as Data Analyst for the Army Office
of Small Business Programs on
Feb. 18, 2016. Previously, he served as a
Baseball Operations Analyst for the Detroit
Tigers, providing statistical information for
player assessment and visualizing numerical
evidence for use in player arbitration cases.
Mr. Ruffin has also served as a Data Analyst
on a previous contract supporting the US
17
that enable the Warfighter to effectively
support USSTRATCOM, other Combatant
Commands, Department of Defense, other
Services and government agencies. D3I
Domain 3 is a Multiple-Award IndefiniteDelivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicle procured
as a 100 percent small business set-aside
and provides for a total potential program
ceiling value of $1.058 billion. Each awarded
contract carries a 5-year base ordering period
and two consecutive 2-year optional ordering
periods within which specific Domain 3 task
order requirements will be competed among
the four awardees.
Navy as it began to modernize its PayPersonnel System.
Mr. Ruffin received his Bachelor of Science
in Statistical Science while attending Duke
University. This course of study included
topics such as: Modeling and Prediction,
Sampling and Testing Design, and Probability.
Mr. Ruffin was also a 4 year letter winner in
Baseball while in school.
“The chance to serve in this position provides
a wonderful opportunity, not only to support
the United States Army, but also the many
men and women who also wish to provide
quality service to our Military” Ruffin said.
“I believe that my background in various
fields will allow me to provide insightful and
informative analysis.” ■
Submitted by: Army OSBP
18
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