Vendor Day Presentation

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Vendor Day Presentation

• November 18, 2009
• By Wayne W. Leong
• Director, Office Of Acquisition

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Background

• Trade
• 95 percent of foreign trade by ships
• Value of foreign trade - 22 percent of Gross
  Domestic Product in 2006
• 2.3 Billion Tons of cargo moved on U. S.
  Waterways annually
• U. S. Fleet
• 38,000 vessels
• 48 billion investment

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Mission

• To improve and strengthen the U.S. marine
  transportation system - including infrastructure,
  industry and labor - to meet the economic and
  security needs of the Nation.

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Program Goals

• Promote United States Merchant Marine
• sufficient to carry the Nations domestic
  waterborne commerce,
• a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign
  commerce, and
• capable of service as a naval and military
  auxiliary in time of war or national emergency.
• Ensure that the United States maintains adequate
• shipbuilding and repair services,
• efficient ports,
• effective intermodal water and land
  transportation systems, and
• reserve shipping capacity for use in time of
  national emergency.

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MARAD Procurement Offices

• HQ Washington, DC
• Division of Atlantic Operations Norfolk, VA
• Division of Gulf Operations New Orleans, LA
• Division of Pacific Operations San Francisco,
  CA
• U. S. Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY

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MARADS Major Programs/Business Opportunities

• Ship Managers
• Vessels of the Ready Reserve Force
• Repair/maintenance
• Ship Disposal
• School Ship repairs/maintenance
• Layberthing
• Information Technology
• Services
• Products
• Port Development
• Anchorage, Alaska
• Hawaii
• U. S. Merchant Marine Academy Food Service
• U. S. Merchant Marine Academy Grounds Maintenance
• Small Shipyard Grants

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Ship Managers
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MARADS Spending

• Awarded contract dollars for FY 09 was
  379,769,426.
• Headquarters - 129,126,773
• Division Atlantic - 101,654,136
• Division Gulf - 32,887,271
• Division Pacific - 111,156,033
• U. S. Maritime Marine Academy - 4,945,213
• MARADs Small Business Goal Achievement for FY 09
  was 20.74

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MARADS Business Opportunities

• Where to find?
• FedBiz Opps,
• DOT Procurement Forecast,
• the Department of Interiors National Business
  Center (through FY 2010).
• Virtual Office of Acquisition (VOA)
  https//voa.marad.dot.gov/
• or contact our Small Business Specialists for
  small business opportunities.

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Procurement Forecast

• A sampling of requirements from MARADs FY
  2010 Forecast
• Perform Maintenance Repairs on MARAD
  Schoolships
• Installation of emergency generator Janitorial
  services at the Poland St. Warehouse in New
  Orleans
• Removal of fuel from the CAPE CHALMERS located in
  Charleston, SC
• Perform Maintenance Repair on various James
  River Reserve Fleet Craft on location Ft. Eustis,
  VA
• Installation of solar panels at the Beaumont
  Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
• Repair parts outboards/Onan Generator
• Material handling equipment maintenance.
  Including forklifts and other related equipment.

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Socio-Economic Programs

• Success Stories
• Partial set-aside of Ship Manager contracts for
  small businesses
• A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business for
  Engineering Management. This contract provides
  for Engineering, Management and Oversight
  services for the Decommissioning (SAFSTOR) of the
  N.S. SAVANNAH
• Mentor-Protégé program for Food Service at USMMA
• Woman-Owned Business for the Disposal of Ships

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Small Business Initiatives

• One on One meetings with vendors
• Participation in Vendor Day and Small Business
  Conference outreach
• Make available a data base for Vendor
  Registration
• Make the Contracting Officers and Specialists
  aware of new vendors
• Provide vendor capability statements to program
  offices
• Continued emphasis on small business contracting

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Contract Specialist activities

• Conduct proper market research
• Coordinate with Small Business Representative
  (SBR)
• Encourage program office to work with the SBR and
  Contracting Officer to identify small business
  providers

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Contact Information

• Rita Thomas Small Business Specialist- HQ (202)
  366-2802
• Steve Jackson Small Business Specialist- DAO
  [phone]
• Registration into MARADS online Virtual Office
  of Acquisition (VOA) is https//voa.marad.dot.gov
  
• Jack Schreibman Deputy Director of Acquisition
  [phone]
• Wayne Leong Director of Acquisition (202)
  36-5620