1. BUILDING STRONG ® 1 US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Crystal May Contracting Officer Louisville District 16 June 2015

2. BUILDING STRONG ® 2 Jacque Gee Deputy for Small Business Telephone: (502) 315-6111 Email: Jacqueline.r.gee@usace.army.milJacqueline.r.gee@usace.army.mil Colonel Christopher Beck Commander and District Engineer Lieutenant Colonel Edward Allen Deputy Commander 2

3. BUILDING STRONG ® 3 Military Program Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan 306,000 Square Miles 7 Army 5 Air Force 3 DOD - National PM USAR - National PM USAFR - National PM DLA Strategic Materials Military Installations

4. BUILDING STRONG ® 4 € IL IN OH KY LOUISVILLE T T T T CAVE RUN BUCKHORN CARR CREEK GREEN RIVER BARREN RIVER NOLIN ROUGH RIVER PATOKA 1 2 MARKLAND L&D MISSISSINEWA SALAMONIE J. EDWARD ROUSH CLARENCE J. BROWN CAESAR CREEK CAGLES MILL MONROE SMITHLAND WILLIAM H. HARSHA WEST FORK MILL CREEK OHIO RIVER L&D 53 T NEWBURGH L&D CANNELTONMcALPINE L&D WABASH L&D 52 BROOKVILLE CECIL M. HARDEN TAYLORSVILLE T T T T T T Cincinnati Riverfront Olmsted Locks and Dam Civil Works Program OLMSTED L&D JOHN T. MYERS

5. BUILDING STRONG ® 5 Environmental Program  Restore degraded ecosystems  Construct sustainable facilities  Regulate waterways  Manage natural resources  Clean up contaminated sites from past military activities FUDS Site in Hawaii 5

6. BUILDING STRONG ® 6 FY14 Accomplishments  Over 3,000 contractual actions - $843M in obligations  Small Business Target 23% - FY14 Actual 46.76%  Small Disadvantaged Business Target 5% - FY14 Actual 31.07%  Women-Owned Small Business Target 5% - FY14 Actual 3.94%  Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Target 3% - FY14 Actual 4.60%  HUBZone Business Target 3% - FY15 Actual 7.41% #9 USACE Office in dollars obligated to SDVOSB - $38M 6

7. BUILDING STRONG ® 7 FY15 Small Business Targets  Small Business: 25%  Small Disadvantaged Business: 5%  Women-Owned Small Business: 5%  Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business: 3%  HUBZone Business: 3% 7

8. BUILDING STRONG ® 8 Louisville District Top 5 North American Industry Classification System Codes (NAICS) in FY14  236220 – Commercial & Institutional Building Construction ($520M – 61%)  237990 – Other Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction ($185M – 21%)  541330 – Engineering Services ($38M – 4%)  562910 – Remediation Services ($26M – 3%)  238160 – Roofing Contractors ($21M – 2%) 8

9. BUILDING STRONG ® 9 Subcontracting  Subcontracting Plan ► $1.5 Million for Construction Contracts ► $650K for all other Contracts ► Large Business Primes are required to submit a Subcontracting Plan. ► Must be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to award.  Small Business Participation Proposal ► Large and Small Business Primes are required to submit a Small Business Participation Proposal on unrestricted best value/trade off acquisitions. ► This is a rated factor.  Subcontract with Existing Contract Holders ► Contact current contract holders. ► Lists of Prime Construction and IDIQ contract holders are maintained on the Small Business page of the District’s website @ http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/SmallBusiness.aspx http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/SmallBusiness.aspx 9

10. BUILDING STRONG ® 10 BUILDING STRONG ® Opportunities  Contracting opportunities are posted in the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) website @ www.fbo.gov. Use “W912QR” to search for Louisville District projects.www.fbo.gov  Actively Respond to Sources Sought Notices (Market Surveys) posted in FBO.  Actively Respond to Competitive Requirements posted in FBO (Limited number of sole source opportunities.)  Construction & IDIQ Forecasts are maintained on the Small Business page of the District’s website @ http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/SmallBusiness.aspx http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/SmallBusiness.aspx 10

11. BUILDING STRONG ® 11 BUILDING STRONG ® Obtain Information  Attend Workshops, Conferences, Trade Fairs  Visit Agency Websites  Attend Site Visits & Pre-Proposal Conferences (Obtain copies of attendee listings for subcontracting opportunities.)  Request Debriefings/Feedback 11

12. BUILDING STRONG ® 12 BUILDING STRONG ® Tips for Doing Business  Understand the structure and mission of your targeted agency.  Monitor FBO website on a regular basis. Use keyword searches for targeted agencies.  Read solicitation packages carefully to ensure you understand the requirements, terms and conditions. Refer to the solicitation for the proper procedure for contacting the agency representative and/or submitting questions.  Provide your best price/proposal the 1 st time. 12

13. BUILDING STRONG ® 13 BUILDING STRONG ® Serving our Military and the Nation Call or Email for an appointment with the Deputy for Small Business! 502-315-6111 or jacqueline.r.gee@usace.army.mil 13 Crystal May crystal.m.may@usace.army.mil