SUPPLIER DIVERSITY Nancy Walfield SBLO

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SUPPLIER DIVERSITYNancy Walfield - SBLO

• Small Business /MBE/ WBEs WHERE ARE YOU?

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REQUIREMENTS

• FEDERAL We are required by Public Law 95-507 to
  provide for the maximum practicable opportunities
  to small businesses to participate in the
  subcontracting process
• WE monitor and execute subcontracting plans and
  promote the practice of awarding contracts to
  small, women-owned, small disadvantaged, hubzone,
  disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned
  businesses
• STATE AND LOCAL Historically Underutilized
  Business Program
• Dedicated to encouraging and effectively
  promoting the utilization of HUB businesses by
  all state agencies institution of Higher
  Education

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OUR PROGRAM

• Supplier Diversity Brochure NEEDS INFORMATION
• Used for Federal pursuits, as well as, State
  Local Historically pursuits
• Carter Burgess External WEB Site
• Information about our Supplier Diversity Program
• Vendor Registration Form
• CBConnect Internal WEB Site
• Database for Small Businesses and State Local
  MBE/WBE/DBE
• and Historically Underutilized Businesses ( HUB)
• Evaluations from the PM on Businesses they have
  used in the past

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Process Overview Actions
Pre-Award Evaluation/Award
Post
Project Manager

• Tech Evaluation
• Prime Contract Negotiations

• Prime Proposal Development
• Identify Subcontract Scopes of Work
• Identify Teaming Partners
• Initiate Requisitions

• Technical Execution
• Initiate Requisitions for Modifications
• Approve Monthly Invoices
• Forward Final Invoice to SA
• Performance Evaluations

Subcontract Administrator

• Sourcing Assistance
• Issue RFPs
• Resolve Exceptions to TCs
• RFP Amendments
• Receive Proposals

• Document resolve performance issues
• Resolve invoice discrepancies
• Issue Modifications
• Closeout

• Subcontract Price Negotiations
• Commercial Review of Proposals
• Document Award Justification
• Issue Subcontract

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EVENTS CB ATTENDS

• Meet with Small Business Liaison Officer's from
  different agencies
• Procurement Conferences
• 2005 USACE Procurement Conference Washington DC
  (November)
• Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business
  Conferences
• El Paso San Antonio DFW
• TARRANT COUNTY BUSINESS BREAKFAST (Monthly)
• Entrepreneur Expo (March)
• State and Local Historically Underutilized
  Business (HUB)
• National Minority Supplier Development Council
  Conference (September)

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• FED BIZ OPS Look for posted work
• http//www.fbo.gov
• REGISTER ON CCR.GOV
• PRIMES LOOK IN THIS DATABASE
• CALL US
• OUR JOB IS TO HELP YOU
• NANCY WALFIELD 817-735-7016

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS