BUILDING STRONG ® Fort Worth District Carolyn Staten USACE-SWF-Fort Worth, Texas Deputy Office of Small Business Programs 5 th Annual Business Conference Tuesday July 26 – Wednesday 27, 2011 San Antonio, Texas
BUILDING STRONG ® Civil WorksMilitary Fort Worth District Boundaries Established in 1950 410,000 square miles Over 1200 team members Diverse mission areas
BUILDING STRONG ® Military Construction ► 17 active Army and Air Force installations ► About 1,200 active projects Civil Works ► Flood Risk Reduction ► Drinking water supply ► Ecosystem restoration projects ► Regulatory program Mission Overview
BUILDING STRONG ® FY09 Workload: $218M Flood protection ► 25 reservoirs, levees, and floodways Power ► 3 hydropower plants Drinking Water ► 35% of supply Recreation ► 314 public parks Civil Works
BUILDING STRONG ® Types of Work “What we buy”
BUILDING STRONG ® UPCOMING PROJECTS IN THE AREA DescriptionLocationEst. Award Date( Code) Range Estimated-Dollar amount Battle Command Training Center Fort Sam Houston28 Jan = Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 Training Aid CenterFort Sam Houston16 Feb 20117= Between $5,000,000 And 10,000,000 Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility Fort Sam HoustonTBD6 = Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
BUILDING STRONG ® How to do business with SWF? Contact our Deputy, Office of Small Business Programs, Carolyn L. Staten Visit our Office of Small Business Web site at Or call at We are also present at matchmaking events