U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

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U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

• OFFICE OF
• SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
• HASBAT BUSINESS LUNCHEON
• March 5, 2009
• Giselle Y. Whitfield
• Small Business Program Manager,
• Office of Small Business Programs

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Policy of Congress

• It is the declared policy of the congress that
  the government should aid, counsel, assist, and
  protect insofar as is possible the interests of
  small business concerns in order to preserve free
  competitive enterprise, to ensure that a fair
  proportion of the total purchases and contracts
  for supplies and services for the Government be
  placed with small business enterprises, and to
  maintain and strengthen the overall economy of
  the nation.

Section 201Small Business Act of 1958
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Office of Small Business Programs
Mission Ensure that a fair portion of contract
awards is placed with small business enterprises
Vision Achieving optimum small business
participation by seeking small business solutions
first
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AMC Commanders Small Business Representatives
Army Materiel Command
JML LCMC
Ms. Kathryn Condon
Ms. Nancy Small
GEN Ann E. Dunwoody
LTG James Pillsbury
T A C O M
MG Scott West
Mr. John D. Madden
CECOM L C M C
A S C
Mr. Robert Matthys
MG Robert Radin
R D E C O M
Army Contracting Command
A M C O M
MG Paul S.Izzo
MG James Myles
Mr. David Seitz
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Why Small Businesses are So Important

• 23 Million American Small Businesses
• Create More than 50 of Industrial
  Innovations/Inventions
• Employ More than 50 of Private Workforce
• Generate More than 50 of U.S. Gross Domestic
  Product
• Principle Source for New Jobs in the U.S. Economy

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Small Business Contributions to the Warfighter
Buffalo mine clearance protection vehicle
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Small Business Success
AMC Contract Awards (Total 86.48 Billion)

• Exceeded FY08 Goal of 15 Small Business
• Educated new small businesses on how to partner
  with AMC

FY 2008 Enterprise Goal Office of Small Business
Programs
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AMC FY08 Small Business Performance
AMC Obligation Base 86.5B Service-Disabled Veteran -Owned Small Business 796M
Small Business (SB) 16.9B HUBZone 1.6B
Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 4.2B HBCU/MI 15.8M
Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) 2.2B
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Our Customers, Partners Stakeholders
Field Activity Offices of Small Business Programs
AMC Commanding General
Industry
DA DoD Offices of Small Business Programs
Life Cycle Management Command Acquisition Centers
AMC Office of Small Business Programs
Congress
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers Small
Business Development Centers
Warfighters
Various federal, state and local government
agencies
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities/Minority Institutions
Program Executive Offices and Project/Product
Managers
Research, Development Engineering Centers,
Logistics Readiness Centers and other
requirements activities
Small Business Administration
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AMC FY08 SMALL BUSINESS PEFORMANCE
AMC small businesses working together to
support Americas warfighters Small
Business is Everybodys Business
As small business owners and employees add to
the vitality of our economy, they also inspire
others to realize the full promise of our
Nation. President Barack H. Obama
AMC Obligation Base 86.5B Service-Disabled Veteran -Owned Small Business 796M
Small Business (SB) 16.9B HUBZone 1.6B
Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 4.2B HBCU/MI 15.8M
Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) 2.2B
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• Office of Small Business Programs

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