OPENING DOORS


for Industry for all six major commands based on Rock Island Arsenal, as well as a few customers based elsewhere. Te Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce has coordinated the annual event since 2013, giving small businesses the opportunity to connect with government represen- tatives who may be interested in their services or products.


Te symposium has grown from 34 attendees who met


the first year SMALL BUSINESS CONTACTS


MG Kevin G. O’Connell, ASC commanding general, meets small business owners at the 2015 Midwest Small Business and Government Contracting Symposium at the iWireless Center in Moline, IL. The annual event gives small businesses a unique opportunity to connect with the Army. (Photo by SFC Shannon Wright, ASC Public Affairs)


in a


in the JMC mission, providing many ser- vices and ammunition components under contract with the Army.


Beginning in 2004, when the 40 mm grenade program was set aside for small business through efforts by JMC, the Army


and the U.S. Small Business


Administration (SBA), the ASC/JMC OSBP has worked with U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) to award $2.62 billion to small businesses. Tis includes awards to sev- eral small business machine shops that produce metal parts used in 40 mm gre- nade production, in addition to awards for other ammunition components, envi- ronmental remediation and professional services.


How to define which businesses are small businesses? For service contracts, there’s a


revenue maximum;


(averaged over the past three years). Small businesses competing for manufacturing contracts must have a maximum of 1,500 employees (again, calculated as an aver- age of the past three years). Te North American Industry Classification System codes lay out these standards, created by the U.S. Census Bureau in consultation with the SBA.


for manufactur-


ing contracts, a maximum number of employees. Small businesses competing for a service contract must not exceed $37.5 million in average annual revenue


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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES Te Midwest Small Business Govern- ment Contracting Symposium, initiated in January 2008 by the National Defense Industrial Association, is now held every May as part of ongoing efforts to create opportunities for small businesses. In addition to ASC and JMC, representa- tives from U.S. Army Garrison – Rock Island, the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ACC-RI provide information on poten- tial future contracts for each group.


Beginning in 2014, the event also included the Advance Planning Briefing


small office space to an average of approx- imately 400 participants in recent years. As the symposium grew, it moved from smaller venues to the iWireless Center in Moline, IL, with more than 7,000 square feet of meeting space as well as an arena floor for industry displays. On average, more than 100 industry ven- dors participate each year with displays. Representatives have the opportunity to attend briefings and obtain information on contracting opportunities as well as sign up for one-on-one business match- making sessions.


“I don’t know if we are unique in the Army, but I would say from our standpoint, we can’t accomplish our mission without small business.”


Army AL&T Magazine


January-March 2016


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