English Solutions http://benglishsolutions.com Providing Effective Strategies to Win Government Contracts Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:07:06 +0000 en hourly 1 SBA increases size standards for NAICS Sector 54, Professional, Technical, and Scientific Services http://benglishsolutions.com/2012/02/sba-increases-size-standards-for-naics-sector-54-professional-technical-and-scientific-services/ http://benglishsolutions.com/2012/02/sba-increases-size-standards-for-naics-sector-54-professional-technical-and-scientific-services/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:44:47 +0000 Barbara English http://benglishsolutions.com/?p=222 The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) has increased 37 small business size standards for 34 industries and three sub-industries (“exceptions” in SBA’s table of small business size standards) in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 54, Professional, Technical, and Scientific Services. SBA also increased the one size standard in NAICS Sector 81, Other Services, which it did not review in 2010. These size standards are all receipts based. SBA is retaining the current standards for the remaining industries in NAICS Sector 54. This rule also removes “Map Drafting” as the “exception” to NAICS 541340, Drafting Services.
You may read/download SBA’s final rule at Regulations.gov (RIN 3245-AF07).

You may also review the originally proposed rule together with all of the comments that the public had submitted by going to the same www.regulations.gov. The proposed rule and the comments are included in the same docket file.
The revised size standards will be effective March 12, 2012.

The government website Regulations.gov posts documents concerning federal regulations and published in the Federal Register, the government’s legal newspaper. Some of these pertain to government contracting. Members of the public can submit comments about proposed regulations and other documents that are open for comment.

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Director, Jacksonville Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Jacksonville, FL
- Provided procurement technical assistance regarding bid/proposal preparation, doing business with federal, state and local governments, marketing to federal, state and local governments and contract administration.
- Counseled more than 880 small businesses; developed and conducted 32 seminars and workshops.

Director, Small Business Programs, Defense Contract Management
Agency Headquarters Alexandria, VA
- Led small business subcontracting for Office of Secretary of Defense, Army, Navy and Air Force — $129 billion enterprise, 16,000 contracts, and managed small business compliance with 68 direct report professionals.
- Advocated and redefined DoD small business subcontracting compliance with defense contractors. 

- Achieved 100% perfect score for transforming, leading and directing small business operations in a performance based management environment.

- Achieved an “A” Small Business Subcontracting rating from the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Technology for effectiveness of overseeing prime contractors subcontracting goal accomplishment.

 

Deputy Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency
Pacific – Atsugi, Japan

- Directed contract management of $2 billion DoD depot level maintenance contracts in 7 different countries, 134 professionals.

- Honored as Best DCMA Performance Based Management Organization–processes benchmarked across DCMA.

 

Special Assistant to Director, Defense Contract Management Agency Headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia
- Handpicked as Principal Procurement Advisor to 2-Star General on procurement issues. 

- Developed and executed acquisition strategies for major DCMA procurements.

- Served as program manager for Office of Secretary of Defense procurement management reviews of defense agencies, $12 billion annual purchases.

 

Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Secretary of Defense – Pentagon, VA
- Managed the most complex and controversial Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) on behalf of Office of Secretary of Defense. 

- Managed rewrite of 14 pre-award DFARS sections as part of DoD’s acquisition reform initiatives.

- Published 110 final contracting regulations in the DFARS.

 

Director of Contracts, Defense Contract Management Agency -
Greensboro, NC
- Led four contract management organizations engaged in contract operations, pricing, production and engineering on Navy electronic warfare system defense contracts — $1.2 billion annually. 

 

Director of Contract Operations, Defense Contract Management Agency- Baltimore, MD
- Led the contract management activities of six contracting officer teams, 52 military and civilian professionals and 2,000 contracts valued at $4 billion
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New 8(a) rules http://www.sba.gov/content/revised-8a-regulations

 
 
 
 
 

]]> http://benglishsolutions.com/2011/03/new-8a-rules-httpwww-sba-govcontentrevised-8a-regulations/feed/ 0 NCMA Members Provide Information to Small Businesses at Seminar. http://benglishsolutions.com/2011/02/ncma-members-provide-information-to-small-businesses-at-seminar/ http://benglishsolutions.com/2011/02/ncma-members-provide-information-to-small-businesses-at-seminar/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:47:25 +0000 Barbara English http://wp.english.com/?p=13 The Chamber of Commerce held a 90-minute seminar on January 12, 2011 for local businesses who would like to do business with the Naval Submarine Base at Kings Bay.  Featured speakers were Nelson Smith, Small Business Advocate at NAVFAC SE, and Barbara English, NCMA Member and consultant who guides small businesses to optimize their ability to win contracts with federal and other government agencies.  Mr. Smith provided information on how to learn about Government contracts and how to submit a proposal.  Ms. English, President of English Solutions, Inc. provided guidance in how to learn about various set-aside programs and subcontracting opportunities.  Natalie Covert, another NCMA member and the Supervisory Contract Specialist for Public Works at Kings Bay, provided specific information on the types of contracts that are awarded at the field office in Kings Bay and what is awarded at the NAVFAC SE headquarters in Jacksonville.

Ms. English explained the importance of obtaining business certifications such as 8(a), HUBZone and Disabled Veteran Owned Business.  She also explained the advantage of networking by becoming a member of associations such as NCMA and Chamber of Commerce.  She gave useful hints about how to conduct market research on the types of goods and services purchased by the various Government agencies, including exploring https://www.fpds.gov to learn what is being purchased, who is purchasing it, who is getting the contracts, and what prices are being paid.

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