IS THE NEW BIG SMALL A
ANGELA ARWOOD- GALLEGOS
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Small Business Programs, U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command
TITLE: Procurement analyst and small business professional
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting; Level II in small business; Level I in purchasing
EDUCATION: MBA, Webster Univer- sity; B.S. in business management, Colorado State University – Pueblo
AWARDS: Army Office of Small Business Programs Small Business Professional of the Year; Commander’s Award for Civil- ian Service; Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service; U.S. Army Materiel Command Recognition Certificate; Fort Carson Garrison Commander’s Award
ngela Arwood-Gallegos would like you to know that there’s nothing small about the work of a small business professional. From the number of tasks she juggles and the amount of information she needs to know to the economic impact, small business is a very big deal.
As a small business professional and procurement analyst for the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Arwood-Gallegos provides coun- seling and training sessions to small business owners on individual procurement opportunities and helps prepare small business owners for federal contracts. She primarily supports three organizations: MICC – Dugway Proving Ground, Utah; MICC – Fort Carson, Colorado; and MICC – Fort Polk, Louisiana. She has also supported the Small Business Program offices at MICC – Fort Riley, Kansas, and MICC – Fort Hood, Texas.
“One common misconception of a small business professional is that all we do is review and sign DD2579s, the small business coordination form. Tat’s definitely not the case,” said Arwood-Gallegos, who served as a contracting officer for 10 years before transitioning to the small business career field two years ago. “I’m busier than I ever thought I would be. Tat’s another misguided perception of working for the government—that we have lots of free time on our hands. It’s the furthest thing from the truth. [When I started in acquisition] I knew I would find work to keep me challenged and busy; I just didn’t know that I would be this busy.”
Her work includes ensuring compliance with relevant sections of the Federal Acqui- sition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and assisting each installation with the development and performance toward annual and quarterly small busi- ness goals. She also plays a role in acquisition planning, developing market surveys and conducting market research, participating in source selections and reviewing acquisition strategies. Additionally, Arwood-Gallegos coordinates small business outreach events at MICC installations she supports, assists small businesses with payment issues, and works with the Office of Small Business Programs and the U.S. Small Business Administration in performing procurement management and surveillance reviews.
In May, Arwood-Gallegos was named the Small Business Professional of the Year by the Department of the Army Office of Small Business Programs as a result of the exceptional support she provided to MICC – Fort Carson and the 418th Contracting Support Brigade. Her implementation of the Army Small Business
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Army AL&T Magazine
October-December 2018
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