Author: Eric Coffie

Eric Coffie, is an entrepreneur, author, podcaster, speaker and creator of Govcon Giants TV @ YouTube. The #1 YouTube channel on the internet teaching companies how to navigate the federal marketplace. Widely considered one of the world’s leading experts on procuring federal contracts.

AM General Awarded $160.9M IDIQ Contract For High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Parts

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AM General, South Bend, Indiana, has been awarded a maximum $160,970,930 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle parts. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a three-year base contract with two one-year option periods. The location of performance is Indiana, with a Sept. 30, 2023, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. The type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7LX-20-D-0223).

AM General LLC designs and manufactures military, commercial, and consumer vehicles. The Company offers troop carriers and defense tactical vehicles. AM General serves customers globally.(bloomberg.com)

SOURCES SOUGHT: C4I Operational Maintenance & Engineering Training (COMET)

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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division is engaged in the research; development; design; integration; test and evaluation; deployment; training; technical management; and operational maintenance support for integrated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) life-cycle engineering systems supporting various sponsors to include Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and other DoD and Federal organizations.

  • Updated Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: D302 – IT AND TELECOM- SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
  • NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services
  • Place of Performance: Saint Inigoes, MD 20684 USA

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Global Turbine System Inc Awarded $93.4M IDIQ Contract

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Global Turbine System Inc., Medley, Florida, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $93,416,530 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity undefinitized contract action for TF33 engine repair. This contract provides for maintenance, repair and overhaul repairs of the TF33 engine. Work will be performed in Medley, Florida, and is expected to be complete by September 2022. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $30,448,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity for contract (FA8124-20-D-0008).

International Turbine Systems, Inc. was founded in 1992. The company’s line of business includes manufacturing turbines and turbine generator sets.(bloomberg.com)

SOURCES SOUGHT: Consumable I and O Support Equipment

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The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience necessary to meet the requirement of providing the attached consumable spare I and O Support Equipment to support the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA aircraft. Please see Attachment 1 for the list of spare parts required.

  • NAICS Code: 423860 – Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers
  • Place of Performance: USA
  • Original Response Date: Oct 19, 2020, 04:00 pm EDT

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Multifamily Housing Regional Directors

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WASHINGTON, October 2, 2020 — Effective October 11, 2020, Becki Meyer, Byron Waters, Karissa Stiers, and Laurie Warzinski, will become the first Regional Directors of USDA Rural Development’s Multifamily Housing Field Operations Division

The Field Operations Division was created as part of the Multifamily Housing organizational realignment, which will improve customer service delivery, facilitate consistent program implementation and increase oversight of the portfolio through the use of modern-day risk-based servicing tools.

Becki, Byron, Karissa and Laurie will lead Field Operations staff in teams throughout the country, performing day to day servicing tasks, addressing owner, tenant, or other stakeholder needs, and monitoring property performance to ensure compliance with Multifamily Housing’s financial and physical requirements. The Regional Directors will provide asset management oversight and policy direction to their teams, with guidance from Jen Larson’s new Asset Management Division, and will also support our preservation and affordable housing production mission goals, led by Lauryn Enrico in our new Production and Preservation Division.

Our four new Regional Directors bring extensive yet diverse leadership experience and will apply those skills as they lead their teams through the standup of our new Field Operations Division and into the future of Multifamily Housing within Rural Development. Each Regional Director will report to Ernie Wetherbee, Director, Field Operation Division.

USDA Rural Development encourages Multifamily Housing stakeholders and partners to reach out to their Regional Director to build on existing partnerships and forge new ones. Below you will find their contact information along with the new MFH organizational chart.

Becki Meyer, Regional Director, Western Region, [email protected]

(AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)

Byron Waters, Regional Director, Southern Region, [email protected]

(AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC,OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VI)

Karissa Stiers, Regional Director, Midwest Region, [email protected]

(IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Laurie Warzinski, Regional Director, Northeast Region, [email protected] 

(CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV)

Multi-Family Housing Regional Directors

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Denita Conway: How did this “C” student turn into a SUCCESSFUL CEO?

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A C-student turned award-winning minority business leader, Denita Conway shares how she started and how having a mature mindset helps her build her business and succeed in the marketplace. 

BACKGROUND

Denita R. Conway graduated with a business degree from the Fox School of Business and Management in Temple University. 

Then, she worked in the male-dominated industry of government contracting by working as an owner’s representative and move manager at the Pentagon, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and the Defense Media Activity of the US Department of Defense, respectively.

She also founded a  logistics management and project controls consulting firm in 2007 named PROVEN Management which has been providing services to 29 government agencies in 48 cities.

Due to all of these, Conway is considered as an award-winning strategic planning and risk mitigation executive and one of the Capital region’s leading African-American businesswomen. Some of her recent awards include the 2020 Washington Business Journal Minority Leadership Award and the 2020 Enterprising Women’s Award.

BUILDING A COMPANY OF HER OWN

Denita Conway didn’t expect herself to become an entrepreneur as she was a mischievous young girl and a C-student in college. 

“So as ironic, I have a business and I’m really good at accounting for the business, but I could not pass the County Institute. It was the hardest class. I think I took those classes three times a piece, I’m exaggerating, but I promise you, I took them more than once.”

But when she noticed how her past company was not training their employees fairly, she left her company and got a contract as a consultant, overseeing the company that she worked for. 

“One says that failure is in procrastination. So when I got the opportunity, I jumped right on it. It was a dream country because I never really believed that I can do it.”

Her company just started with her doing consulting jobs and learning about the industry, communicating with a bunch of government agencies, and putting the name of her company out there. 

“Just learning, learning, soaking it all in. Okay. And then you decided, okay, I’m ready to take the leap.”

Then, after three years of doing all of these, she got a call from the Defense Media Activity, and that’s where her company continued growing. 

What she hoped now for PROVEN Management is for her kids, who are currently in college, to join the company.

STRUGGLES AS A BUSINESS OWNER

In managing and getting huge wins for her company, Denita Conway also lost friends and families.

“I lost a lot of friends, family members over it, people because I made it. I was just going to help him out. And it wasn’t a bad thing. It’s just that I realized I couldn’t do everything. So it was very emotional for me through that time.”

Apart from that, she also struggles in making decisions as she doesn’t want to disappoint people.

“I remember what I wanted to accomplish versus what someone’s putting in front of me. That’s a tough— It’s a tough decision because, you know, I would rather have a company with some substance and have a company without, I always say, tell my team, we’re going to go a mile deep, right? Instead of a mile wide.”

BE A GOOD LEADER

As the head of PROVEN, Conway is not always on the site but she also aims to give her team a human dynamic because she wants them to feel that she’s a part of them and she wants them to know that they’re not the only ones who are sacrificing. 

“Before I started PROVEN, I was actually a contractor on site and I didn’t like the fact that I was working nights and weekends or late hours and I can never find leadership. So, one of the things that I wanted to do and why I started PROVEN was simply give them the human dynamic. It’s just the right thing to do. So, it’s not something I have to do. It’s not something that they mandate. It’s that I believe that if we all treat each other fairly and we balance the act, then, we’ll have happier employees or employees that are long longevity.”

RESOURCES

If you want to watch the full video of the interview with Denita R. Conway as she shares how she started and how having a mature mindset helps her build her business and succeed in the marketplace, then be sure to click the links below:

How did this “C” student turn into a SUCCESSFUL CEO?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDN-kryeaww

067: Denita R Conway – Award-winning Strategic Planning & Risk Mitigation Executive

https://govcongiants1.wpengine.com/podcast/067/

ARMY Awards Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz Inc $100M IDIQ Architect-Engineering Contract

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Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz Inc., Orlando, Florida, is awarded a maximum amount of $100,000,000 IDIQ architect-engineering contract for multi-discipline projects at various activities in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed includes, but is not limited to, providing architectural design and engineering services for preparation of design-build requests for proposals and design-bid-build construction documents for various project types within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed at various government installations within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR including, but not limited to Washington (75%); Alaska (22%); Idaho (1%); Montana (1%); and Oregon (1%). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of September 2025. Fiscal 2020 military construction (MILCON) (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $1,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by MILCON (Navy). This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-20-D-0002).

Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz, Inc. (RLF) provides architecture, engineering, and interior designing services. The Company offers planning, site evaluations, contract administration, commissioning, dimensional visualization, and budgeting services. RLF serves healthcare, educational, and cultural projects in the United States.(bloomberg.com)

Request for Information: Troubleshooting Tools

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The Air Force is exploring market research for Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) troubleshooting tools that can assist in improving the efficiency of maintenance of weapon systems. This market research is intended to discover potential Interactive Electronic Technical Manuel – Level 4 (IETM-4) products that can help lifecycle and maintenance repair management by providing guided troubleshooting actions to drive ongoing and long-term maintenance actions. This troubleshooting tool will be required to operate and interact with many other active tools in a large-scale Computerized Maintenance Management System via Application Programing Interface (API) protocols.

  • Product Service Code: 7030 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE
  • NAICS Code: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services
  • Original Response Date: Oct 15, 2020 04:00 pm EDT

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Purcell Construction Corp. Awarded $47.2M Contract For The Construction of Advanced Individual Training Barracks

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Purcell Construction Corp., Richmond, Virginia, was awarded a $47,269,234 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of Advanced Individual Training barracks at Fort Eustis. Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 10, 2022. Fiscal 2016 and 2020 military construction, Army funds in the amount of $47,269,234 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-20-C-2027).

Purcell Construction Corporation provides construction services. The Company focuses on student housing, education, health care, senior living, federal, industrial, multi-family, and commercial projects. Purcell Construction serves customers in the States of New York and Virginia.(bloomberg.com)

Sources Sought For High Country Inn Full Food Service

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The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to award a competitively-sourced contract for full food services at the High Country Inn (HCI).  The HCI is the cafeteria serving the preparatory school (PS) on USAFA.  The Government anticipates an award of a firm-fixed price contract, to include a base period to start on or about 1 July 2021, with a contract term of approximately five years (base period and up to four option years) and an optional six-month extension of services.

  • Product Service Code: S203 – HOUSEKEEPING- FOOD
  • NAICS Code: 722310 – Food Service Contractors
  • Place of Performance: USAF Academy , CO 80840 USA
  • Original Response Date: Oct 15, 2020, 02:00 pm MDT

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