GALVESTON,
Texas (April 18, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Galveston District, will host an Industry Day for small business government
contractors May 4, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the district’s
headquarters building located at 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, Texas 77550.
This event will be held in conjunction with National Small Business Week, May 1-7, 2016.
The purpose of the event is to present upcoming work for fiscal
year 2017, help small businesses navigate through the contracting process, provide
an opportunity for companies to network and meet potential vendors and
subcontractors as well as to maximize interest in the district’s contracting
requirements.
“We consider small business to be the heart of the U.S. economy
and a vital part of the Corps’ procurement process,” said Ken Adams, USACE
Galveston District director for small business programs. “Industry Day will
allow attendees to network and share lessons learned, success stories and
contracting best practices and provide a venue to learn about potential future
partnership opportunities.”
The one-day event will include morning sessions and an open forum
in the afternoon for participants to meet with district staff from the Operations
and Maintenance Division, Engineering and Construction Division and architecture
subject matter experts.
According to Adams, the USACE Galveston District has a diverse
mission that encompasses primarily civil works projects; the bulk of projects
are dredging or dredging-related requirements such as levee repair,
hydrographic surveying, dredged materials placement area repair, soils and water
testing. The district also provides support to the Department of Homeland
Security within its district boundaries in the areas of vertical construction
and architecture and engineering services. Work also includes facility
maintenance and repairs on the Jadwin Building that houses the district’s main
offices, as well as other district offices located in Brownsville, Corpus
Christi and Port Arthur, Texas.
"The district office of the S6BA is proud to partner with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers,” said Tim Jeffcoat, Houston District Director, Small
Business Administration. “Houston-area small businesses, especially those in
SBA's 8(a) Business Development, HUBZone and Woman-owned programs, are actively
sought by the Corps. They are needed to ensure the vital public engineering
services and water resource infrastructure projects for our national security,
and for local disaster mitigation and economic development.”
To register for the event, please contact both Mathilda Montgomery at Mathilda.C.Montgomery@usace.army.mil
and Kenneth Adams, director for small business programs, at Kenneth.w.adams@usace.army.mil,
no later than 1 p.m., CST, May 25, 2015. All attendees are required to have a
form of identification and a drivers license before they can enter the
facility.
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