Month: September 2020

AIRFORCE Awards $23.4M Contract To General Electric Co.

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General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a $23,472,820 firm-fixed-price, requirements-type contract with a five-year year ordering period for the remanufacture of the F108 Module 13/15 low-pressure turbine union assembly. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2025. This contract is the result of a competitive acquisition and three offers were received. Defense agencies working capital funds will be made available at the issuing of delivery orders against this contract. Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker, Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8122-20-D-0007).

General Electric Co. is a globally diversified technology and financial services company. The Company’s products and services include aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, and household appliances to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, and industrial products.(bloomberg.com)

 

Sources Sought: Space For Lease For USDA in Bowman (Bowman Co) ND

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks space for lease in the following  in Bowman (Bowman Co) ND:

  • City, State: Bowman, ND
  • County: Bowman County
  • Delineated Area:
    • North: 6th Street NW
    • East: 3rd Ave SE
    • South: Hwy 12
    • West: Farm to Market Road / 11th Ave W
  • Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 4,033 sf
  • Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 4,033 sf
  • Rentable Square Feet (RSF): 4,589 sf
  • Space Type: Office and Related Space
  • Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles: 4 (Four) Spaces
  • Full Term: Up to 20 (Twenty) Years
  • Firm Term: 5 (Five) Years
  • Termination Rights: 120 days in whole or part

* Any submission received without documentation of ownership and/or written authorization to represent the owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received.  This documentation must be received on or before the due date for Expressions of Interest. In cases where an agent is representing multiple entities, written acknowledgment/ permission from each entity to represent multiple interest parties for the same submission must be submitted prior to the Expressions of Interest due date.

  • Product Service Code: X1AA – LEASE/RENTAL OF OFFICE BUILDINGS
  • NAICS Code: 531120 – Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
  • Place of Performance: Bowman, ND USA
  • Original Response Date: Oct 04, 2020 05:00 pm MDT

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FN America LLC Awarded $78,709,973 For M249 Squad Automatic Weapons

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FN America LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, was awarded a $78,709,973 firm-fixed-price contract for M249 Squad Automatic Weapons. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 19, 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-20-D-0036).

FN America, LLC is located in VA, United States, and is part of the Gun & Ammunition Manufacturing Industry. FN America, LLC has 390 employees across all of its locations. There are 148 companies in FN America, LLC corporate family.(dnb.com)

Michelle Burnette: Executive Director of the HUBZone Contractors National Council

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As an advocate of the HUBZone program for almost 10 years, Michelle Burnette shares her viewpoint about the program and other insights to help small businesses understand and survive the federal marketplace.

BACKGROUND

Michelle Burnette is the current appointed executive director of the HUBZone Contractors National Council,  a member-based nonprofit organization established to advocate, educate, and promote the HUBZone program. 

Her knowledge of the program and expertise on government contracting stems from 10 years supporting the said community both as a small business consultant and a contractor.

While also supporting this mission, Burnette is also managing her own company, PEPBURN LLC, which aims to help small businesses in terms of various government programs.

THE HUBZONE CONTRACTORS NATIONAL COUNCIL

The HUBZone Contractors National Council is made up of a group of companies, organizations, and individuals who have a shared viewpoint on the HUBZone program which is a federal contracting program aimed at facilitating job creation and economic growth.

Their organization is made up of different types of groups. They have large businesses that want to meet their small business subcontracting goals. They also have multiple strategic partnerships with the Society of American Military Engineers and an active MLU with the Small Business Administration. Lastly, they are working together with Native Americans.

“It’s a bunch of people coming together, and that’s how all these nonprofit organizations are. We all have different views, we all have different opinions, but we all have a shared mission of seeing this program meet and fulfill its true mission, which is economic development, job creation in these communities that are historically oppressed.”

THE HUBZONE PROGRAM

The HUBZone program is the only small business program that’s location-based. It was initially enacted as a means to provide a competitive advantage for companies and encourage them to relocate into certain areas that were significantly impacted by unemployment.

“The understanding is that when these companies move into these areas, what do they do? They have to hire individuals. When you hire people, those people, when you have money, spend money. You can’t spend money if you don’t have it.”

When companies relocate to these economically-disadvantaged areas, they live and work in the communities. They’re not just creating jobs for the people, they are providing a holistic effect in investing in the community.

“When companies come into these communities and they are successful and they build an infrastructure, they’re investing in the schools, the medical care, the environment. Some are very environmentally friendly and they change these communities, communities that were lost, that had completely just dwindled and might be being overwhelmed by crime… They breathe life back into these communities, and that’s the point.”

ADVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES 

The first thing that you should understand as a small business owner is that you cannot be good at everything. And with this, you need to collaborate with other businesses. Don’t just network to your target agencies, network with other businesses as well.

“Trying to reinvent the wheel on your own, by the time that you even get to the point where you develop the wheel, somebody is going to literally have a hybrid car that is so far past you. It’s not about doing it on your own and starting over. Sometimes, it’s about figuring out ways to work with each other in order to improve on the product.”

Remember that the intelligence, creativity, and technology that stem from small businesses that come together and collaborate could beat even the large businesses in the industry.

However, in order to take advantage of the benefits of your network, you should also bring something to the table.

What value can you provide to your client and to other small businesses? 

RESOURCES

If you want to watch the full video of the interview with Michelle Burnette as she shares her viewpoint about the HUBZone program and other insights to help small  understand and survive the federal marketplace, then be sure to click the links below:

008: Michelle Burnett – The Passionate & Driven Executive Director behind the HUBZone Contractors National Council

https://govcongiants1.wpengine.com/podcast/08-2/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPSi05DwDJE

Sources Sought For INSTRUMENT SET, RECONNAISSANCE & SURVEYING SYSTEMS Experts

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The Government is conducting market research to identify potential small business sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to manufacture one or more of the Instrument Set, Reconnaissance & Surveying (ISRS) systems and ISRS Technical Refresh Kits items detailed herein. 

The level of security clearance and amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined. 

Contractors responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards.  The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. 

  • Product Service Code: 7010 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
  • NAICS Code: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services
  • Place of Performance: USA
  • Original Response Date: Oct 05, 2020, 01:00 pm EDT

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DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Awarded O&M Halyard $35,188,397 IDIQ Contract For Medical and Surgical Products

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O&M Halyard, Mechanicsville, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $35,188,397 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for medical and surgical products. This was a competitive acquisition with 18 responses received. This is a one-year base contract with nine one-year option periods. Location of performance is Virginia, with a Sept. 21, 2021, ordering period end date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2021 Warstopper funds. The contracting agency is the Defense Logistics Agency, Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D0-20-D-0018).

O&M Halyard, Inc. was founded in 2018. The company’s line of business includes the wholesale distribution of surgical and other medical instruments, apparatus, and equipment.(boomberg.com)

RFI: Service Providers For Mobile Application Development for Mobile Broadband Performance Measurement

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 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requesting information regarding the availability and feasibility of attracting service providers that can supply and/or develop a mobile application to support various initiatives to measure broadband network performance as part of the Measuring Broadband America (MBA) Program.  Information gathered from this RFI may help the government determine whether a contract is necessary, and it may be used to assist the FCC in the creation and issuance of a request for quotation (RFQ) and/or request for proposal (RFP). 

  • Product Service Code: D399 – IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • NAICS Code: 517919 – All Other Telecommunications
  • Place of Performance: Washington , DC 20002 USA
  • Original Response Date: Oct 07, 2020 11:00 am EDT

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Alliant Enterprises LLC Awarded $225M IDIQ Contract For Patient Monitoring & Capital Equipment Systems Accessories

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Alliant Enterprises LLC,* Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been awarded a maximum $225,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for patient monitoring and capital equipment systems and accessories. This was a competitive acquisition with 50 offers received. This is a five-year base contract with one five-year option period. The location of performance is Michigan, with Sept. 20, 2025, ordering period end date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. The type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2025 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D1-20-D-0012).

Alliant Enterprises, LLC was founded in 2002. The company’s line of business includes the manufacturing of medical, surgical, ophthalmic, and veterinary instruments and apparatus.(bloomberg.com)

Sources Sought For Qualified Architect-Engineering (AE) Firms For Construction Of Parking Facilities

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a qualified Architect-Engineering (AE) firm that specializes in the design of parking lots, pedestrian facilities, curb ramps, and crosswalks, and parking lots (healthcare facilities and campus settings). The AE firm will be required to provide Schematics, Design Development, Construction Documents, Technical Specifications, Construction Period Services, Site Visits, Cost Estimates, As-Built Documentation, and all other related information for Project 632-21-102, Parking Lot Project at the Northport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. This requirement is for the rehabilitation of roadways; parking lots; walkways; curbs, site drainage, and other paved areas located in the existing Parking Lot C, as well as the areas of the site which will be vacated once Buildings 1 and 2 have been demolished and the grading restored. 

  • Original Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
  • Product Service Code: C1LZ – ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- CONSTRUCTION: PARKING FACILITIES
  • NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services
  • Place of Performance: Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Northport New York 11768
  • Original Response Date: Oct 12, 2020 03:00 pm EDT

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070 – Lincoln Tyson and Tyson Project Management Group: Leading the Path in Government Construction, Relocation and Logistics

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Today’s guest is Lincoln Tyson. Lincoln is the managing principal and founder of Tyson Project Management Group (TPM Group), which is one of the most well-known and prolific construction, relocation, and logistics government consulting firms in the nation’s capital. His company, TPM group is 8a and HUBZone. He’s been awarded contracts working at the White House.

Today’s episode Mr. Tyson tells us how he started off his journey, attended college at North Carolina A&T but moving from there, he started off working at Gill Bane company, managing projects, both for federal and private sector clients, including the FDA American Red Cross and NIH following his departure from Gill Bane.  Tyson worked in project management, becoming a principal and founding his own company, the TPM group today’s conversation. We’re going to talk about how TPM group grew out their business to moat type million dollar contracting firm servicing numerous federal state, local agencies, as well as private sector clients. They specialize today in the areas of relocation, construction, facilities, management, and information