This panel session focused on small business procurement and contracting opportunities within the DOE Complex and on US Army Corp. of Engineers (USACE) projects. Both US DOE and USACE encourage prime contractors to obtain goods and services from small and disadvantaged business. Award fee is based partially on the contractor's success in achieving specific goals for subcontracts with small and disadvantaged businesses. Goods and services being considered for subcontracting include the following: decontamination and decommissioning services, remediation services, transportation and disposal of radioactive waste, health physics equipment and services, emergency response planning and training, lab services, R&D products, waste treatment services, maintenance services, A/E services, and professional consulting. Panelists included Contracting Officers or their representatives from major US DOE Contractors and the USACE Kansas City District. This panel complemented Session 56 which focused on contracting activity directly with the US DOE.

This Session Was Open To All WM2011 Exhibitors.

Panelists included: Ralph Holland, Assistant Director-Office of Contracting, US DOE; Keith Joy, Small Business Programs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Greg Meyer, Senior Vice President of Operations, Fluor Government Group; Rich Meyer, Director of Supply Chain Management, Mission Support Alliance, LLC; Dave Oren, Vice President of Business Development,  Marking and Proposals, CH2M HILL; Arthur Saulsberry, Small Business Administrator, USACE and Tony Fountain, Senior Vice President of Business Operations, URS Corporation (USA).