BBP 2.0 recommends an increased role for small business in contracting with the U.S. Armed Forces. At top, Randi Elder (center), a project manager with the Fort Irwin Office of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los Angeles District, briefs potential offerers Jan. 18, 2012,
about the Fort Irwin (CA) Replacement Hospital, shown in an artist’s rendering. USACE awarded a contract in June to build the new facility to replace the Weed Army Community Hospital. (U.S. Army photos by Brooks Hubbard IV, USACE)