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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Crystal May Contracting Officer Louisville District 16 June 2015 US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG® BUILDING STRONG® 1 Jacque Gee Deputy for Small Business Telephone: (502) 315-6111 Email: [email protected] Colonel Christopher Beck Commander and District Engineer Lieutenant Colonel Edward Allen Deputy Commander 2 BUILDING STRONG® 2 Military Program Military Installations Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan 306,000 Square Miles 7 Army 5 Air Force 3 DOD - National PM USAR - National PM USAFR - National PM DLA Strategic Materials BUILDING STRONG® 3 Civil Works Program SALAMONIE J. EDWARD ROUSH MISSISSINEWA CECIL M. HARDEN IN OH BROOKVILLE Cincinnati Riverfront CAGLES MILL IL MONROE MARKLAND L&D CLARENCE J. BROWN CAESAR CREEK WEST FORK MILL CREEK WILLIAM H. HARSHA PATOKA € T T T CANNELTON McALPINE L&D KY NEWBURGH L&D JOHN T. MYERS CAVE RUN TAYLORSVILLE SMITHLAND LOUISVILLE 1 L&D 52 T 2 ROUGH NOLIN L&D 53 T RIVER BUCKHORN CARR GREEN OLMSTED L&D CREEK RIVER Olmsted Locks and Dam BARREN RIVER BUILDING STRONG® 4 Environmental Program Restore degraded ecosystems Construct sustainable facilities Regulate waterways Manage natural resources Clean up contaminated sites from past military activities FUDS Site in Hawaii BUILDING STRONG® 5 5 FY14 Accomplishments Over 3,000 contractual actions - $843M in obligations Small Business Target 23% - FY14 Actual 46.76% Small Disadvantaged Business Target 5% - FY14 Actual 31.07% Women-Owned Small Business Target 5% - FY14 Actual 3.94% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Target 3% - FY14 Actual 4.60% HUBZone Business Target 3% - FY15 Actual 7.41% #9 USACE Office in dollars obligated to SDVOSB - $38M 6 BUILDING STRONG® 6 FY15 Small Business Targets Small Business: 25% Small Disadvantaged Business: 5% Women-Owned Small Business: 5% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business: 3% HUBZone Business: 3% 7 BUILDING STRONG® 7 Louisville District Top 5 North American Industry Classification System Codes (NAICS) in FY14 236220 – Commercial & Institutional Building Construction ($520M – 61%) 237990 – Other Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction ($185M – 21%) 541330 – Engineering Services ($38M – 4%) 562910 – Remediation Services ($26M – 3%) 238160 – Roofing Contractors ($21M – 2%) 8 BUILDING STRONG® 8 Subcontracting Subcontracting Plan ► $1.5 Million for Construction Contracts ► $650K for all other Contracts ► Large Business Primes are required to submit a Subcontracting Plan. ► Must be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to award. Small Business Participation Proposal ► Large and Small Business Primes are required to submit a Small Business Participation Proposal on unrestricted best value/trade off acquisitions. ► This is a rated factor. Subcontract with Existing Contract Holders ► Contact current contract holders. ► Lists of Prime Construction and IDIQ contract holders are maintained on the Small Business page of the District’s website @ http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/SmallBusiness.aspx 9 BUILDING STRONG® 9 Opportunities Contracting opportunities are posted in the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) website @ www.fbo.gov. Use “W912QR” to search for Louisville District projects. Actively Respond to Sources Sought Notices (Market Surveys) posted in FBO. Actively Respond to Competitive Requirements posted in FBO (Limited number of sole source opportunities.) Construction & IDIQ Forecasts are maintained on the Small Business page of the District’s website @ http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/SmallBusiness.aspx 10 BUILDING STRONG® 10 Obtain Information Attend Workshops, Conferences, Trade Fairs Visit Agency Websites Attend Site Visits & Pre-Proposal Conferences (Obtain copies of attendee listings for subcontracting opportunities.) Request Debriefings/Feedback 11 BUILDING STRONG® 11 Tips for Doing Business Understand the structure and mission of your targeted agency. Monitor FBO website on a regular basis. Use keyword searches for targeted agencies. Read solicitation packages carefully to ensure you understand the requirements, terms and conditions. Refer to the solicitation for the proper procedure for contacting the agency representative and/or submitting questions. Provide your best price/proposal the 1st time. 12 BUILDING STRONG® 12 Call or Email for an appointment with the Deputy for Small Business! 502-315-6111 or [email protected] Serving our Military and the Nation Crystal May [email protected] 13 BUILDING STRONG® 13