MODIFICATION
99 -- Small Business Event - FY15 Central Arkansas Federal Government Industry Forum
- Notice Date
- 4/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 921110
— Executive Offices
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Little Rock, 700 West Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201
- ZIP Code
- 72201
- Solicitation Number
- FY15CENARFEDGOVINDUSTRYFORUMSMALLBUSINESS
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2016
- Point of Contact
- Vonda S. Reeves Rogers, 501-340-1273
- E-Mail Address
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USACE District, Little Rock
(vonda.s.rogers@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Southwestern Little Rock (SWL) District Corps of Engineers in collaboration with Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS); 19th Contracting Squadron (19 CONS), Little Rock Air Force Base (LRAFB); the National Park Service (NPS), Midwest Region, St. Louis, MO; US Army Reserves 63d Regional Support Command, Camp Pike, North Little Rock AR; US Small Business Administration (SBA), Arkansas District; and Arkansas Procurement Assistance Center (APAC) will host the Central Arkansas Federal Government Industry Forum on June 2 and 3, 2015, at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, on the campus of University of Arkansas at Little Rock, located at 2301 University Avenue, Little Rock, AR. 72204. The purpose of this Industry Forum is to conduct market research at a programmatic level to enable the federal government to establish acquisition plans for the remaining Fiscal Year (FY) 15 and new FY16 upcoming requirements, to provide unique information as well as an opportunity to partner with local contractors, and to foster interest in federal government contracting requirements. All potential attendees must pre-register to be considered for this event. The Southwestern Little Rock (SWL) District Corps of Engineers has a vast and diverse mission that encompasses both military and civil projects. Within our geographic boundaries, SWL is responsible for operating 12 multipurpose lakes, 13 locks and dams, 308 miles of navigation on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, 178 parks and 7 hydroelectric plants. SWL provides support to military facilities within our boundaries including Little Rock Air Force Base and Fort Chaffee as well as to customers in Texas and Oklahoma (see attached Southwest Division Map). Additionally, SWL provides worldwide support for Initial Outfitting for the navy Bureau of Medicine, Army Medical Command and Defense Contract Audit Agency and for Air Force Medical Services providing construction, A-E and supply contracting to support their mission. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) is a flagship Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care provider, is one of the largest and busiest VA medical centers in the country. Its two hospitals, located in Little Rock and North Little Rock, anchor a broad spectrum of inpatient and outpatient health care services, ranging from disease prevention through primary care, to complex surgical procedures, to extended rehabilitative care. This System serves as a teaching facility for more than 1,500 students and residents enrolled in approximately 65 educational affiliates; its principal affiliate is the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The System is reaching out to Veterans through its Community-Based Outpatient Clinics in Conway, El Dorado, Hot Springs, Mena, Mountain Home, Pine Bluff, Russellville and Searcy; its Home-Based Primary Care Center in Hot Springs; and the Veterans Day Treatment Center for homeless veterans in downtown Little Rock. Throughout more than 80 years of rich history, CAVHS has been widely recognized for excellence in education and research, and - first and foremost - for a tradition of quality and caring for more than 65,000 Arkansas Veterans annually. The 19th Contracting Squadron (19 CONS) serves as the focal point for procurement on Little Rock Air Force Base. They provide business advice and contract support for the Total Force assigned to Team Little Rock. The Squadron procured over 87 million dollars in construction, mission essential services and commodities ensuring C-130 operations were successful in fiscal year 2014. This workload consisted of 54 construction projects worth over 60 million dollars, over 110 service contracts worth nearly 11 million dollars and over 100 commodity purchases totaling nearly 15 million dollars. In addition, 19 CONS manages LRAFB's Government-Wide Purchase Card (GPC) program. This program consists of over 300 Approving Officials and Card Holders who make transactions under the United States Government's micro-purchase threshold of 2500 dollars. In fiscal year 2014 these purchases totaled over 15 thousand transactions worth over 12 million dollars. In total, 19 CONS managed or contracted for nearly 100 million dollars of the LRAFB budget in fiscal year 2014. National Park Service, Midwest Region -The mission of the National Park Service, Missouri Major Acquisition Buying Office (MO MABO) is to preserve and protect, for current and future generations, the natural and cultural resources located within our area of responsibility. The MO MABO provides support to 16 NPS sites located in four States. Seven of those sites are located within the borders of AR. They include Arkansas Post National Monument, Buffalo National River, Central High School National Historic Site (NHS), Fort Smith NHS, Hot Springs National Park, Pea Ridge National Military Park and William Clinton Birthplace Home NHS. Providing cradle-to-grave, we support our parks' service, supply and construction needs. Many of our construction projects involve performance on historic structures. US Small Business Administration (SBA), Arkansas District is the small business source of tools to help your business successfully navigate the federal contracting waters. We administer some special contracting designations, and also have financing options to help you get in the market. Before getting in, have a plan and being ready before you get the award, we have free consultants to help you make sure you are prime time ready. Take a look at the tools we have -- many are free and others low cost. The Industry Forum will focus primarily on presentations from various representatives, that will heighten contractor's awareness on training and business opportunities, tips for success for small businesses, unique requirements and qualifications required for complex projects, the opportunity for government to network and forge meaningful partnership, and addressing customer perceptions and experiences working with small businesses based on reviews and feedback from customers, opportunity to brief federal contracting representatives on its company's ability to fulfill certain requirement within a specific realm of the acquisition landscape Interested attendees are required to submit an Interest Statement and return it to USACE Contracting Division at CESWL-IndustryDay@usace.army.mil respectively not later than 19 May 2015. Please complete all sections of the Interest Statement. Questions pertaining to this event can be directed to Mrs. Vonda S. Reeves Rogers, either by email at Vonda.S.Rogers@usace.army.mil or by telephone: 501-340-1273.
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