SMALL ISLAND, SMALL BUSINESS
As a small archipelago, Hawaii poses unique challenges to meeting small business goals. Never- theless, with concerted outreach, work with other contracting specialists in Hawaii and education, the 413th CSB was able to exceed its DA-set goals for FY15, using a small business contract for this construction project on Wheeler Army Air Field, HI.
and information regarding bids and offers. Mastin is respon- sible for reviewing and making recommendations on DD Form 2579, “Small Business Coordination Record,” for all acquisi- tions exceeding $10,000 before issuance of a solicitation.
Mastin began addressing the need for more business with SDVO firms by reaching out to the other SBSs on Oahu. As it turned out, the other government agencies on the island also struggled to meet their SDVO goal. Discussions with these agencies yielded a list of small businesses on Oahu that fell into the small disadvantaged business 8(a) category and also happened to be SDVO small businesses.
Te SBS passed that information on to the local contracting office; if a requirement arose that would allow for an 8(a) direct award, the contracting office could use one of those 8(a) vendors that also possessed the SDVO designation. As a result, many of those contractors that held the 8(a) and SDVO category were awarded government contracts for supplies, services and minor construction.
STEPS TO IMPROVEMENT Ten, the 413th CSB embarked on three initiatives to strengthen its approach to small businesses:
• Expanded outreach program to connect with Hawaiian and Alaskan small businesses on opportunities available for sup- porting the Army. Previous outreach efforts were limited to only a handful of events during the year. Mastin used more than a dozen outreach events, including the annual Hawaii Small Business Forum and various small business matchmak- ing functions, and expanded his open-door policy that allows vendors to come in and give capability briefings, which helps with market research. He used these outreach programs to inform the 413th CSB’s regional contracting offices about the capable small businesses available as potential sources of sup- ply or services for current and future acquisitions.
• Refined communication and market research data readily available to the 413th CSB’s 51C (military contracting) and 1102 (civilian contracting) professionals to better depict what
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