From its inception, the vision and sole purpose of the symposium committee was to assist and educate small businesses to do business with the federal govern- ment, specifically the commands based on Rock Island Arsenal. Te symposium is by no means the only form of outreach to small business, however.
“Outreach is performed every time we receive inquiries from small business through emails, phone calls,
in person,
capability presentations, conference attendance, participation in events sponsored by the procurement technical assistance centers [PTACs] in Iowa and Illinois and other events that draw small business,” said Robert Matthys, asso- ciate director of the ASC/JMC OSBP. PTACs provide expert government contracting help at little or no charge through training, one-on-one counsel- ing, classes, seminars and matchmaking sessions, ensuring that small businesses are registered for and aware of potential government contract opportunities.
EAGLE HAS LANDED In October 2015, ASC held an industry week that, in part, featured updates and forecasts for EAGLE contracting. Te EAGLE program affords small busi- nesses a unique opportunity: Specific Army installations in 19 different loca- tions across the country are set aside for small business competition. Examples of potential small business contract oppor- tunities include maintenance and field sustainment of equipment; retail and wholesale supply services; and trans- portation support. Te program also encourages teaming arrangements and joint ventures, so businesses of various sizes can work together to provide high- quality services on larger contracts.
Te EAGLE program was established in February 2012 to create a single logistics
A SET-ASIDE SUCCESS An employee from the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, managed by JMC, places a fuze on the 40 mm grenade during production. The 2004 decision to acquire some of the components for the grenade from small-business machine shops was a success, and spurred further awards to small businesses from Rock Island. (Photo by Tony Lopez, JMC Public and Congressional Affairs)
provider at each of ASC’s 71 logistics readi- ness centers with a contracted requirement greater than $1 million annually, combin- ing legacy contracts that fell under various programs.
Having EAGLE as the single provider eliminates redundancy and overlap of services at each location, resulting in cost avoidance. Te Army benefits by having uniformity of contracts, perfor- mance work
statements, high-quality
surveillance plans, solid performance requirements and better communication across the enterprise.
EAGLE allows standardization of per- formance work statements and greater competition among the basic order- ing agreement (BOA) holders, with the goals of reducing cost and increasing small business participation. A BOA is a pool of qualified companies that can submit proposals in response to task
order solicitations. EAGLE also reduces administrative contracting costs by using one acquisition strategy for multiple con- tracts in many locations.
During the industry week, govern- ment employees, including the ASC/ JMC OSBP, met with EAGLE BOA holders—19 of the 38 in attendance rep- resented small businesses—to engage with any industry representatives inter- ested in government work.
During a meeting with the BOA hold- ers, Jay Carr, executive director of ASC’s Acquisition Integration Management Directorate, said that the command manages a $2 billion budget and that 60 to 70 percent of the mission is executed through contracts.
“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
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