About the Presenter John Ruiz, P.E. MIRATEK Corporation About the Presenter John Ruiz, P.E. John Ruiz Director of Sales and Business Development for MIRATEK Corporation based out of MIRATEK Local DFW Area Office in Grapevine, TX MIRATEK Corporation is a professional high Technology Information Systems, Engineering and Environmental Services firm dedicated to providing outstanding technical support to a diverse client mix (Federal, Commercial, Municipal, State and International) for the last twenty years. The firm has been headquartered in El Paso, Texas since its inception in 1994, this strategic location provides our company with an ideal setting to support the technology needs of customers in the Southwest and around the country. The ISO 9001:2008 certified firm is 100% Hispanic owned with project support locations in Hurlburt Field, Florida, Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico; Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas; Tullahoma, TN and Washington DC. 04/20/2016
PARTNERSHIPS We have built credibility and visibility by creating strategic partnerships with established firms.
MIRATEK Awards: Winner of the 2001 Fort Bliss Small Business Administration (SBA) Prime Contractor of the Year Award. Named to INC. Inner City 100 list of nation’s 100 fastest growing inner city small businesses (2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005). Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2002. Winner of DoD 2004 Nunn Perry Mentor Protégé Award with Raytheon Corporation. Winner of SBA 2004 Region 6 Subcontractor of the Year Award. Winner of SBA 2005 Award of Excellence for support at the Lackland Air Force Base - Air Intelligence Agency. Hispanic Business 500 – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Teaming To Win WHAT REALLY IS TEAMING Merge Skills and Assets Pooling Resources from strategic teaming partners To enhance competitive position Leverage Capabilities to provide Client with Best value Strengthen Important Evaluation Factors or Discriminators
Teaming To Win WHY FORM A TEAM Large Concern helps Small Business to Maximize “Best Value” Technical Expertise Past Performance Experience Customer Knowledge Cost Performance
Teaming To Win WHY FORM A TEAM Small Business Contracting Advantages Small Business Helps large concerns Strategic teaming due to geographic location Customer/institutional knowledge Leveraging 8(a) ANC or other small Business