National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit - West Coast

National Small Business FederalContracting Summit

West Coast

Includes a Special Dept. of Energy Spotlight

We support America’s small business contractors.

Presented by: National Association of Small Business Contractors (nasbc.org)U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce (uswcc.org)

Long Beach, California

November 18-19, 2008

National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit

Presented byThe National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce

Welcome Notes for Attendees:

Thank you for being with us today. Wetrust that you will find manyopportunities for education, connectionand advancement.

If you have any questions throughoutthe conference, please stop at thecheck-in desk. One of our leaders willbe happy to help you.

November 18-19, 2008 – West Coast (Long Beach, CA)

Our Special Thanks:Federal & State Agencies

We wish to thank the many federal and stategovernment agencies who have stepped up tobe part of this important confererence for smallbusiness contractors. Your efforts and support

are greatly appreciated.

Prime ContractorsWe also send a big thank you to the primecontractors in attendance for your ongoing

outreach, encouragement, and partnership withsmall business contractors.

Associations & Non-ProfitsSeveral business and contracting related asso-ciations and non-profits have also stepped up to

make this summit a success. We appreciateyour commitment and partnership.

We ask that you please place your cellphones on vibrate during the conferenceand that follow on questions you mighthave for a speaker be taken out of themain hall into the reception area. Thiswill greatly enhance the conferenceexperience for all participants.

Welcome friends:

Small businesses leadour economy and arethe very fabric of ourvibrant Americancommunities. Weprovide a level offlexibility, innovation,ingenuity, andcommitment to qualitythat is simply unmatched.

The support of smallbusinesses in federalcontracting is essential toproviding our country withquality performance, cost savings, andpride. Small businesses have strongroots in our communities and bring taxdollars back home to reinvest in thevibrancy of our local economies.

The National Association of SmallBusiness Contractors and the U.S.Women’s Chamber of Commerce arenational leaders working on behalf ofsmall business. Working together wegrow our businesses and secure ourrightful share of federal contracting.Please let us know if we can provide youwith assistance at anytime.

Sincerely,

Gladys Hurtado,Regional Contracting AdvocateNational Association of Small BusinessContractors www.nasbc.org

Margot Dorfman, CEOU.S. Women’s Chamber of Commercewww.uswcc.org

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AgendaNovember 18, 2008

Sea Port Marina Hotel

7:30 am - Registration, Networking

8:00 Welcome: Margot Dorfman (USWCC), Galdys Hurtado (NASBC)

8:30 California DOT: Dan Freeman, Deputy District Director - Maintenance

9:00 US Air Force Opportunities Update: Dee Perry, Small BusinessProgram Manager, Vandenberg AFB, CA

9:30 NavFac SW – IDIQ Opportunities and Access: Linda Ryan, Deputyfor Small Business, NavFac SW

10:00 Science Applications International Corporation [SAIC]:Opportunities Update Paul R. Fast VP, Business Dev. Manager

10:30 SBA Office of Gov’t Contracting: Who does what and how to usethem. Leonard Manzanares, PCR, SBA Office of Gov’t Contracting

11:00 SpaWar Mentor Protégé Program: Michelle Nolen, Deputy,SPAWAR/PEO Small Bus. Program Mentor Protégé Mgr/NMCI Liaison

11:30 Legislative Update: Margot Dorfman, CEO, USWCC

12:00 Box Lunch Provided

1:00 Growing your Small Business to Large: Beverly Bailey, Principal,Stronghold Engineering

1:45 US Army Corp Engineering Opportunities Update: Mary Spencer,Small Business Specialist

2:30 Break

2:45 The Long Look: Securing Future Opportunities: Joe Ochab, SmallBusiness Advocate, EPA Region 9

3:30 US Fish & Wildlife Opportunities Update: Frank Lee, ContractSpecialist

4:00 How to Do Business with Alaskan Native Corporations: Ron Perry,President and CEO of Teya Technologies LLC, President National 8(a)Association

4:30 Adjourn

INDUSTRY BREAKOUT SEGMENTS

8:30 – 9:50 am Manufacturing & Distribution

Facilitator: Paula R. Gibson, M.S., StrategicPartnerships Manager, California ManufacturingTechnology Consulting

10 – 11:50 am Construction, Design &Environmental

Facilitator: Patty Zenizo , President, PreferredBonding & Insurance Services

12:00 Box Lunch Provided (room closed)

12:30 – 2:20pm Services & ProfessionalServices

Facilitator: Debbie Cabreira-Johnson, Program Dir,Procurement Technical Assistance Program

2:30 – 4:20pm IT

Facilitator: Gladys Hurtado, Regional ContractingAdvocate, National Association of Small BusinessContractors

Available All Day: (1) PTAC - Available to provideindividual companies with guidance on specificprocurement questions. (2) United IndianDevelopment Association (UIDA) – Available todiscuss how to partner with Native American Firms.




AgendaNovember 19, 2008

Sea Port Marina Hotel

U.S. Department of Energy Spotlight

8:30 Continental Breakfast / Networking

9:00 Welcome Margot Dorfman, CEOU. S. Women's Chamber of Commerce

9:10 USDOE Welcome Theresa SpeakeDirector, DOE OSDBU

9:25 Small Business and DOE ProcurementDr Francis SpampinatoChief Acquisitions Officer

9:30 How to Do Business with DOENick Demer, Senior Procurement Analyst

10:00 National Nuclear Security AdministrationGary Lyttek, Business Resource Manager, NNSA

10:15 Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryJim Swanson, Small Business Program Manager

10:30 Break

10:45 Office of Fossil EnergyChuck Roy, Director, Office of Budget & FinancialManagement, Office of Fossil Energy

11:00 National Energy Technology LaboratoryLarry Sullivan, Small Business Program Manager

11:15 Office of Environment ManagementKay Rash, Small Business Program Manager

11:30 Washington River Protections SolutionsMelissa Garrard, Small Business Program Manager

11:45 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable (EERE)Kent Hibben, Small Business Specialist, OSDBU

12:00 Mentor Protégé OverviewBrenda Degreffenreid, Senior Procurement Analyst,OSDBU

12:30 Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 pm: Invitation Only One-on-One Sessions with DOEThere will be a limited number of businesses to participate in one-on-oneinterviews/meetings during the afternoon session. These selections will be madebased on upcoming DOE small business opportunities. No exceptions.

4:00 pm: Adjourn to Reception (transportation available)

5:00 - 7:00 pm: Reception, Sponsored by the Dept. of EnergyHyatt Recency Long Beach (200 S. Pine Ave) (transportation available)

BiographiesBeverly BaileyPresident & CEOStronghold Engineering, Inc

Beverly Bailey is President & CEO ofStronghold Engineering, Inc., a quality drivengeneral contractor. Stronghold specializes inthe design-build, electrical, general, and civilconstruction for Federal and Public Worksagencies.

Stronghold is not a typical constructioncompany. Developing a close-knitorganization with an ethical and professionalculture has always been at the center ofBeverly’s approach. Employees share apositive team-oriented approach, which isreflected in outstanding performanceevaluations and letters of recommendationfrom customers.

Beverly is actively involved in philanthropicand industry-related associations. Ernst &Young recognized Beverly as Inland Empire’sEntrepreneur of the Year in 2000. That same

year, the U.S. Small Business Administrationelected Beverly as the Minority Small BusinessPerson of the Year. She served on the NationalBoard of Directors for the Society of AmericanMilitary Engineers founding its Small BusinessCommittee. She serves the Construction LegalRights Foundation for Associated Builders &Contractors, and also serves on the Board ofC200.

Beverly has been married to Scott Baileyfor 27 years and together they have threechildren and three grandchildren.

Debbie Cabreira-JohnsonProgram DirectorProcurement Technical Assistance Program

Debbie Cabreira-Johnson has been directingthe Los Angeles County Office of SmallBusiness & Procurement Technical AssistanceCenter (OSB/PTAC) since 2000. Debbie’s teamconducts training classes on governmentcontracting and certification procedures,including the County of Los Angeles and theDepartment of Defense.

In 2008, the LA County OSB/PTAC recordedapproximately 93 million in contract awardsfor small business clients.

The OSB/PTAC is the County’s premieragency for small business outreach,education and advocacy, serving all 88 citiesof Los Angeles County. Outreach is focusedon addressing the needs of small,disadvantaged, veteran, service-disabledveteran, women, and minority ownedbusinesses.

Under cooperative agreement with theU.S. Department of Defense LogisticsAgency, this office helps local businessesobtain federal, state and local governmentcontracts. It also serves as a resource centerfor all types of business assistance includingcertification, financing and export/importinformation.

The Office offers counseling, trainingcourses and bid matching services to itsclients at the prime and sub-tier levels andadministers the County’s local smallbusiness certification program which givescertified firms a 5% bid preference and a 15-day prompt pay turnaround on invoices.

Join Us at the Dept. of Energy ReceptionRECEPTION: November 19, 2008 from 5:00 - 7:00 pmSponsored by the Dept. of EnergyHyatt Recency Long Beach (200 S. Pine Ave, Long Beach)

We encourage all summit participatns to continue building relationshipswith Dept. of Energy representatives at this special reception.

Driving Directions: (transportation available)1. Head southeast on CA-1 toward N Studebaker Rd (0.3 mi)2. Turn right at N Studebaker Rd (371 ft)3. Turn right at E Marina Dr (0.4 mi)4. Turn left at E 2nd St (1.6 mi)5. Turn left at E Livingston Dr (0.5 mi)6. Continue on E Ocean Blvd (2.1 mi)7. Turn left at N Alamitos St/E Shoreline Dr8. Continue to follow E Shoreline Dr (0.7 mi)9. Turn right at Hyatt Ave/S Pine Ave10. Continue to follow S Pine Ave. Hyatt will be on the right (374 ft)

Hyatt Regency Long Beach | 200 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA | Phone: (562) 491-1234

The OSB/PTAC web site: www.laosb.org,is where vendors can view contracting andbid opportunities available with the County,register to receive email notices, and link topurchasing sites for the federal, state, andlocal governments.

Margot Dorfman, CEOU.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce

Margot Dorfman, the CEO of the U.S.Women's Chamber of Commerce, is avisionary leader who has dedicated herselfto promoting the economic and leadershipinterest of women. Her extensivebackground in business, businessownership, publishing and nonprofitleadership has prepared Ms. Dorfman to setthe vision for the U.S. Women's Chamber ofCommerce. Dorfman founded ArizonaWomen's News, Hispana News and theGreater Phoenix Chamber BusinessConnection. She holds a Master's Educationfrom Lesley University and a B.S. inEducation from Northeastern University.Additionally, her experience includes overten years in executive positions with GeneralMills and other Fortune 500 firms.

Brenda DeGraffenreidSenior Procurement Analyst, OSDBU

Brenda DeGraffenreid has spent 20+ yearsworking on behalf of small businesses, withFederal agencies that support smallbusiness contracting and Federal agenciesand organizations that assist individuals instarting and expanding their businesses.Further, she has used her skills in workingdirectly for small businesses and owning herown small business.

In her current capacity as SeniorProcurement Analyst with the Office of Smalland Disadvantaged Business Utilization(OSDBU), United States Department of Energy,she works with all types of small businesses,primarily 8(a), small disadvantaged, andwomen-owned, businesses. She assists smallbusinesses in identifying contracting andsubcontracting opportunities in variousdepartmental disciplines, with a focus onenvironmental services, nuclear energy, andradioactive waste.

In her Analyst role, Ms. DeGraffenreid workswith program and procurement personnel toestablish initiatives to increase opportunities forsmall companies. She has managed andpromotes the use of DOE’s 8(a) Pilot Programand Mentor-Protégé Program, as well as therSmall Business Administration’s Mentor-Protégé Program. Her work with the Mentor-Protégé Program provides an opportunity forher to promote her special focus of providingopportunities for small businesses to expandtheir technical capabilities, including throughtechnology transfer.

Nick DemerSenior Procurement Analyst, DOE

Paul R. FastVice President, Business DevelopmentManager, Science Applications InternationalCorporation [SAIC]

Paul Fast leads the outreach management taskas part of SAIC’s support to the NASA AmesResearch Center’s Simulation Laboratories onMoffett Field in Northern California. Paul is alsoa vice president and business developmentmanager in SAIC’s Systems Engineering,Training and Security Operation ($70M revenueper year) within the Science & SystemsEngineering Solutions Business Unit ($500Mrevenue per year).

Paul received a Bachelors of Science inBusiness Administration from Miami University(Ohio) in 1991, and a Masters of BusinessAdministration from the University of Phoenixin 2005. After serving nine years as an activeduty Air Battle Manager in the U.S. Air Force,Paul became an active USAF reservist in 2001,and was hired by SAIC and has held severalpositions.

The most recent move was in May, 2007when Paul accepted a new challenge of leadingthe new business and outreach activities forSAIC’s $70M contract with NASA SimLabs inNorthern California. Paul is also a member ofSAIC’s new Strategy for the Advancement ofInternal Leadership (SAIL) Program, a programdesigned to identify and grow future seniorleaders within SAIC.

Dan FreemanDeputy District Director – MaintenanceCalifornia DOT (Caltrans)

Mr. Dan Freeman, Caltrans Deputy DistrictDirector for Maintenance, has supervised thework of over 1,000 employees responsible forthe maintenance, upkeep, restoration andmaintenance design of the California StateHighway System in Los Angeles and VenturaCounties since 2005. Mr. Freeman currentlyoversees the maintenance of 42 statefreeways and highways in the two-countyDistrict. On average, over 100 million milesare traveled daily in District 7.

Prior to assuming his present role inMaintenance, Freeman, a registered CivilEngineer, held positions at Caltrans as aConstruction engineer with a background inbridge and structures construction; as anOffice Chief in Highway Construction; and asa Traffic Operations Chief as the DistrictTraffic Safety Engineer.

Mr. Freeman graduated from San JoseState University with a degree in engineering.Some career highlights include: As SeniorBridge Engineer, he oversaw structures(bridge) construction of the I-105/I-110Interchange project; he supervisedconstruction of the 4,000-foot HighOccupancy Vehicle (HOV), or carpool lane,connector at the SR-91/SR-57 interchange;and he currently serves as Director of theEmergency Operations Center, overseeingthe District’s emergency response efforts inLos Angeles and Ventura Counties.

Melissa GarrardSmall Business Program ManagerWashington River Protections Solutions

Paula R. Gibson, M.S.Manager, Strategic PartnershipsCalifornia Manufacturing TechnologyConsulting - CMTC

As Manger of Strategic Partnerships forCalifornia Manufacturing TechnologyConsulting, Paula Gibson partners withassociations, community colleges andeconomic development agencies to providemanufacturers with support to ensure thatthey remain healthy and competitive withinthe state of California. Paula has more than12 years of experience in marketing andpublic relations for both non-profit and for-profit businesses. Prior to her position with

CMTC Ms. Gibson founded, GibsonConcepts, a consulting firm assisting smallnonprofit start-ups with fundraising andbusiness development needs. From 2003to 2005 Ms. Gibson served as AssociateDirector for the Governor’s after-school pilotprogram, “Arnold’s All-Stars”. From 1999 tolate 2000 Ms. Gibson worked as CreativeServices Manager for The CaliforniaEndowment, a philanthropic organization.Following this position Ms. Gibson took an18-month sabbatical, teaching life scienceand physics to 7th and 8th gradersconsidered to be “at risk” in the Los AngelesUnified School District. In the early years ofMs. Gibson’s career she worked in the fieldof toxicology research in Vienna, VA. PaulaGibson holds a Bachelor of Science inBiology from Old Dominion University inNorfolk, VA and a Master’s of Science inBusiness Management from National LouisUniversity in McLean, VA.

Kent L. HibbenContracting officer representativeEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Kent L. Hibben serves as a contractingofficer representative (COR) for a numberof support service contracts which assistboth the Research and Development (R&D),and the Business Administration sides of theDepartment of Energy's (DOE) EnergyEfficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)Office. These contracts are for a range ofbusiness sizes and ownership structures,including 8(a) firms, small, and Mentor-Protégé teaming arrangements.

As COR, Mr. Hibben is responsible formanaging the day-to-day challenges of thecontracts, mediating issues between theparties on the contract, and ensuring theirfiscal health is maintained. As a member ofthe EERE Procurement Team, he is alsoresponsible for fielding queries from allmanner of potential contractors, andassisting EERE socio-economic policy goalsin the recommendation of firms as potentialbusiness partners of DOE.

Prior experience includes: legalassistant, program analyst and specialinvestigator for the DOE Office of Hearingsand Appeals; budget analyst for EERE; andsmall business defense contractor.

Gladys HurtadoRegional Contracting AdvocateNational Association of Small BusinessContractors

Gladys Hurtado has over 25 years of businessexperience with particular focus on marketing,procurement and business developmentinitiatives for small to medium size businesses.She also spent 25 years in purchasing,procurement and quality control in large Fortune500 companies such as Northrop Grumman asa Quality Assurance Analyst II and Raytheonas a Procurement Buyer where she developedher skills and gained considerable experiencein management and procurement.

Frank LeeContracting Officer and the Small BusinessUtilization Development Specialist, US Fishand Wildlife Service

Frank Lee is Contracting Officer and the SmallBusiness Utilization Development Specialist forRegions 1 and 8 encompassing Washington,Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, and thePacific Islands, including Guam. He has beena Contract Specialist for 2 years for the US Fishand Wildlife Service. Prior to that he worked asa Supply Technician for the Department ofVeterans Affairs.

M. Leonard ManzanaresProcurement Center Representative (PCR)U.S. Small Business Administration

Works for the U.S. Small BusinessAdministration, since 1976, in the followingAreas, Finance Division, Liquidation Division,Business Development Division,

Minority Economic Development Divisionand now with Government Contracting as theProcurement Center Representative (PCR)

Responsibility for over 28 GovernmentAgencies Government to insure that FederalAgencies meet their Small Business Set-AsideGoals.

Before coming to the Small BusinessAdministration, worked for several banks inTexas and Colorado as a commercial loanofficer, Besides SBA have worked for theDepartment of Defense in Colorado as acontract specialist.

Has over 34+ years working for the FederalGovernment.

Gary LyttekBusiness Resource ManagerNational Nuclear Security Administration

Mr. Gary G. Lyttek is the National NuclearSecurity Administration’s Headquarters’ SmallBusiness Program Manager, U.S. Departmentof Energy. He is responsible for all smallbusiness program efforts nationwide for thisdefense-oriented organization with obligationsvalued over $9 billion dollars annually.Through his leadership, he has expanded theuse of small businesses three-fold over thepast five years with FY2008 small businessobligations of $378 million. In FY2007 &FY2008 alone, he guided over $1.4 billion innew contract awards to small businessesemphasizing work in some of the mostdemanding and technically sensitive functionalareas of the agency. He has been recognizedfor his innovation and achievements twice asthe Department of Energy’s Headquarters’Small Business Program Manager of the Yearas well as for receiving the DOE’s FY 2008Federal Small Business Achievement Awardand FY 2006 Federal Small BusinessInnovation Award. In addition, Mr. Lyttek isalso the lead program consultant for all NNSAacquisitions on the Energy SystemsAcquisitions Advisory Board on majorconstruction projects, as well as the financialmanager for the Office of Acquisition andSupply Management.

Michelle NolenDeputy, SPAWAR/PEO Small BusinessProgram, Mentor Protégé Mgr/NMCI LiaisonSpace and Naval Warfare SystemsCommand, US Dept of the Navy

Ms. Nolen joined SPAWAR System CommandAugust 2004 and assumed responsibility forthe NMCI Small Business Program and theMentor Protégé Program.

Additionally, she administers the SmallBusiness Program to assure small, smalldisadvantaged, woman-owned, HUB Zonesmall business concerns, veteran-owned smallbusinesses and Historically Black Collegesand Universities receive a fair proportion of theCenter’s purchases. The robust Programentails training and outreach functions, as wellas guidance to contractors and Centerpersonnel on Program objectives and policy.The Small Business Office acts as liaison and

ombudsman between the Center and thesmall business community.

Prior to joining SPAWAR SystemsCommand, Michelle was a ContractingOfficer with the Naval Facilities EngineeringCommand for over 20 years.

Michelle holds a Masters in ManagementOrganization and BA in Business Administration.She is a member of National ContractManagement Association, Board member of theDoD Western Regional Council for SmallBusiness Education and Advocacy. She is anactive member of the San Diego SupplierDevelopment Council, promoting smallbusiness awareness in the San Diego area.

Joe OchabSmall Business Advocate, EnvironmentalProtection Agency Region 9

Joe Ochab has been working as aManagement and Program Analyst for theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency since1995 where he has provided liaison,environmental compliance, andprocurement assistance services to smallbusinesses within EPA’s Pacific SouthwestRegion (9). This EPA Region serves thestates of Arizona, California, Nevada, andHawaii, the Outer Pacific Islands, and TribalNations. As EPA Region 9's DisadvantagedBusiness Enterprise Coordinator, Joecurrently monitors efforts by the Agency’sgrant recipients to reach out to and utilizeminority-owned, women-owned and otherdisadvantaged-owned businesses whenthose grant recipients are buying supplies,equipment, construction, and other servicesfor their EPA-funded projects. Joe is alsothe Region’s Small Business Advocate,promoting the use of small anddisadvantaged businesses in EPA Region9's direct procurement activities as well asadvising small firms on how to market theirproducts and services to the Agency.

Dee PerrySmall Business Program Manager,Vandenberg AFB, CAUS Air Force

When business owners talk to Dee Perryabout their endeavors – she understands,not only as the Small Business Program

Manager for Vandenberg AFB, but as anentrepreneur herself. She owned and operateda service business in Phoenix, AZ for five years.She is the 30th Space Wing “go-to” person todiscover the varied contracting and commercialopportunities the base. Dee enthusiasticallyshares insights with small businessprofessionals and industry colleagues to helpthem “Grow their Business”. Be careful – herenthusiasm is contagious!

Ron PerryPresident and CEO of Teya TechnologiesLLC, 8a Certified, Alaska Native Corporation,President National 8(a) Association

Ron Perry an Alaskan Native, is a nationallyrecognized expert in 8(a) and minority contractingto include; Mentor Protégé, JV, teaming, equitybuyouts and national trends.

With 20 years of federal business experience.Ron has years of experience navigating the evercontinuing changes of government contracting toinclude; HUB Zone, Service

Disabled Vet, and Women Owned. Ron is oneof only two Natives Americans who has been thepresident/CEO of both an individually owned 8(a)company and the president of an Alaska NativeCorporation. Ron is president of the National 8(a)Association (www.national8aassociation.org) andplayed an active role in the inception of thisorganization. The mission of the National 8aassociation is to educate and promote the8(a) program, Service Disabled Vets, and allminority contractors. Furthermore, Ron is the pastChairman of the CIRI foundation (54 millionendowment), an educationendowment established in 1982 to promote theeducation and career development ofAlaskan Native enrollees and their descendantsthrough post-secondary educational scholarshipand grant programs. Ron plays an active role inhis local community as well as a past member ofthe city of Anchorage budget advisory commission,supporter of the Boys and Girls Club, the March ofDimes, and the local native arts.

Charles J. RoyDirector, Office of Budget and FinancialManagement, Office of Fossil EnergyU.S. Department of Energy

Chuck Roy is the Director for Office of Budget andFinancial Management in the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Fossil Energy (ASFE) in the U.S.Department of Energy.

Mr. Roy directs the Budget Office and FossilEnergy field offices on planning, formulation,presentation and justification of the FE budgetand advises the ASFE on important budgetissues relative to budget formulation, executionand management of FE programs. He assuresthat the Administration’s priorities are reflectedin the preparation and justification of theinternal Corporate Review Budget, the Officeof Management and Budget (OMB) and thePresident’s budget requests and in thedistribution of operating budgets.

He is responsible for coordinating andpreparing all Congressional hearingdocuments. He is also responsible for guidingProgram Management reviews andcoordinating procurement activities and allinteraction with the Congressional BudgetOffice (CBO), General Accountability Office(GAO), The Office of Management and Budget(OMB), and supervising a staff located inGermantown, MD and Washington, DC.

Linda RyanDeputy for Small Business, NavFac SW

Linda Ryan is a San Diego native with 20 yearsexperience in government contracting. Lindastarted her career in Long Beach, at NavalSupply Center, moved to Fleet and IndustrialSupply Center (FISC) in 1990, then transferredto Naval Facilities Engineering CommandSouthwest (NFECSW) in 2001 as a SmallBusiness Specialist. She was appointed asthe Deputy For Small Business at NAVFAC SWin 2006. Her duties include participating inacquisition strategy planning and sourceselection boards, conducting small businesstraining, and counseling small business firmsabout contracting opportunities and policies.She served as the 2006 and 2007 Chairpersonof the DoD Western Regional Council for SmallBusiness Education and Advocacy and wasPresident of the San Diego SupplierDevelopment Council in 2005. She has aBaccalaureate in Business Administration fromNational University.

Kay RashSmall Business ProgramOffice of Environment Management

Member of the EM Office of Acquisitionand Project Management staff, directlysupporting the Office of ProcurementPlanning. In addition to Small Businessresponsibilities, support the EM Head ofContract ing Act iv i ty by developingpolicies and directives. Prior experienceincludes Manager of the Contracting atDOE’s Energy Informat ionAdministration, working with a nationaltrade association and in a staff positionfor a member of the U.S. House ofRepresentat ives. Graduate of theUniversity of Maryland, with a degree inBusiness Management and the GeorgeMason University School of Law.

Dr. Francis C. Spampinato, JrChief Acquisition OfficerDepartment of Energy

Dr. Spampinato has been in theacquisition community for almost twentyyears with the Central Intel l igenceAgency and the Department of Defense.He has been the cognizant SeniorContracting Officer on projects rangingfrom the mundane to the construction ofthe National Reconnaissance Office(NRO) Headquarters bui ld ing inChantilly, VA. His alma maters includeSiena College (BBA), Central MichiganUniversity (MS) and the University ofSouthern California (MPA/DPA). He willalso complete his law degree at CatholicUniversity in May 2007.

Theresa Alvillar-SpeakeDepartment of EnergyDirector, Office of Minority EconomicImpact and Diversity

Theresa Alvillar-Speake was appointedby President George W. Bush andconfirmed by the U.S. Senate as Directorof the Office of Minority Economic Impactand Diversity at the U.S. Department ofEnergy in August of 2001. Ms. Speake isthe first Hispanic ever to head the office.In that position she provides guidance

and direction to the Secretary of Energy onthe impact of energy policies, proceduresand programs on minor i t ies, minor i tyinstitutions and minority businesses andalso on policy development and programimplementation in the area of Small andSmall Disadvantaged Business Utilizationand Civil Rights. She is also responsible forprovid ing agency support to minor i tyeducational institutions, minority banks andfor promoting diversity within the agencyand its contractors.

Prior to coming to the Department ofEnergy, Ms. Speake worked wi th thegovernment of the State of California indifferent capacities, including: Director ofthe Office of Small and Disabled VeteranBusiness of the Department ofTransportation; Director of the BusinessOutreach Off ice of the EmploymentDevelopment Department; and Director ofthe Office of Economic Opportunity in theOffice of the Governor.

Ms. Speake holds a bachelor of businessadministrat ion f rom Cal i fornia StateUniversity (Fresno) and an MBA fromGolden Gate University in Sacramento,Cal i fornia. She at tended the John F.Kennedy School of Government at HarvardUniversity in 2004.

Mary SpencerSmall Business SpecialistUS Army Corp Engineering

Lawrence R. SullivanSmall Business Program ManagerNational Energy Technology Laboratory

Since March of 2004 I have been the SmallBusiness Program Manager for the NationalEnergy Technology Laboratory (NETL). TheNational Energy Technology Laboratory(NETL) is a science, technology, and energylaboratory owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy. As part of DOEsnational laboratory system we supportDOEs mission to advance the national,economic, and energy security of the UnitedStates. I am actively involved with outsideorganizations working to promote smallbusiness one of the largest is the “Teamingto Win” conference put on each year in WestVirginia. In addition, NETL has hosted

several other events sponsored by thePTAC and the SBA. I started working forDOE in January of 1990 and workedfourteen years as an accountant in theFinance division. In all I have 32 years ofgovernment service having started as aNational Bank Examiner after graduationfrom Point Park College in 1970 with aBatchelor of Science Degree in Accounting.

Jim SwansonSmall Business Program ManagerLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory

Patty Zenizo, PresidentPreferred Bonding & Insurance Services

Patr ic ia Zenizo was educated atPepperdine University where she earneda BA in Sociology and Social Work and aMPA in Publ ic Administrat ion. Herbackground in social work brings an aspectof compassion and understanding forambitious construction companies thatneed assistance in their growthdevelopment.

Ms. Zenizo began her surety career atAetna & Casualty Surety Company whereshe was t ra ined as a Surety BondSpecial is t , then became a SuretyUnderwriter for Hartford Accident andIndemnity Company. Later she joined theLos Angeles Metropolitan Authority as aConsultant Bond Specialist for minority anddisadvantaged construction firms.

Preferred Bonding & InsuranceServices, Inc. was established in 1995 byMs. Zenizo; she is the backbone of PBISand is the final authority in departmentalunderwr i t ing, administrat ion andorganization. The agency specializes ingrooming contractors, who actively seekbonds, for presentation to the standardsurety market, with a niche in obtainingbonds for minority, veteran, and 8a firms;they do this by nurturing and guiding theirclients through the bond process. Ms.Zenizo is dedicated to servicing the growthneeds of contractors and guiding them forsuccess.

Opening doors to small business contractingopportunities in Southern California

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Small businesses create more than 2/3rds of all new jobs generatingmore than 50 percent of our nation's nonfarm gross domesticproduct. Small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all businesses.The innovation, advancement of technology, and productivityprovided by American small businesses is critical to our nation'scompetitiveness and our economic prosperity.

The National Association of Small Business ContractorsTM and theU.S. Women’s Chamber of CommerceTM have joined forces tosupport and advancement of small business contractors. Towardsthis end, we have established the Small Business Contractors’Forum as both a robust on-line community and information centerand an organized regional association (small business contractorsand the greater contracting community – including government,prime contractor, and corporate leaders).

We drive contracting opportunities for small businesses froman authentic, trusted, sustainable position.

One ObjectiveTo dramatically increase the contracts secured by smallbusinesses by:

• Assuring small businesses thoroughly understand theprocess for federal, state, local, prime and corporate contracting.

• Raising the preparedness and increasing the capacity of smallbusinesses so as to increase their competitiveness.

• Making small businesses aware of contracting opportunities;providing them with the professional support and resourcesneeded to compete – and making sure they do compete.

• Making buyers and key influencers aware of qualified smallbusinesses.

• Increasing transparency in reporting of vendor selection andspending with small businesses.

Contact Gladys Hurtado ourRegional ContractingAdvocate:888-861-9290 Ext.1006 [email protected]

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Small Business Opportunities at the WaltDisney CompanyDecember 18. 2008 (Los Angeles, CA)http://www.nasbc.org/html/california.aspx

NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS FEDERALCONTRACTING WEEKWashington, DC, March 2009This year’s contracting week will include twospecial “spotlight” days with the DefenseLogistics Agency and the Dept. of Health andHuman Services.

Watch for upcoming “spotlight” sessionswith the U.S. DOT and U.S. Navy

Learn more and register at: www.nasbc.orgor www.uswcc.org

The NASBC and the USWCChave established agroundbreaking educationand certification program toprovide a clear path for smallbusinesses seeking toprepare and position theirbusinesses for federalcontracting opportunities.

By securing a Government Ready™ certification,you communicate clearly to federal contractingprofessionals that your business is serious andknowledgeable of the details and intricacies ofgovernment contracting.

Learn more and register for the next class.Go to http://www.nasbc.org/html/govready.aspx

The National Association of Small Business ContractorsTM

(www.nasbc.org) supports and advances the interests ofAmerica’s small business contractors.

COMMUNITY: A robust online community (The SmallBusiness Contractors' Forum) which provides news,resources, discussions, and special interest groups.

OPPORTUNITY: Ongoing opportunities for small businessowners to meet with state and federal agencies, prime contractors,potential teaming partners, and procurement experts.

ADVOCACY: A strong and respected voice for advocacy insupport of small business' interests.

TRAINING and CERTIFICATION: The groundbreakingGovernment Ready™: Certified Federal GovernmentSupplier education and certification program that raises thestandards and preparedness of small businesses seekingaccess to government contracts.

JOIN TODAY: Be part of the national voice for America’sproud small business contractors. www.nasbc.org

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National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit - West Coast