Sue Tormey of WPAFB Small Business Office makes a presentation to VOB108 about small business opportunities at the Base

1. Aeronautical Systems Center
Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
Sue Tormey
Director, ASC/SB
(937) 904-5999
sue.tormey@wpafb.af.mil
Small Business Program
for
VOB108
11 November 2010

2. Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
Agenda
• SB Mission / What We Do
• WPAFB Organizations Supported
• Finding Contract Opportunities
• Small Business Steps to Success
• ASC Best Practices – Beyond Goals
• What’s Happening Now
• SB Points of Contact
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3. Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
The mission of the Aeronautical
Systems Center Small
Business Office is to maximize
opportunities for small
businesses to deliver
technology and innovative
solutions to meet warfighter
needs
Our Motto: Beyond Goals!
Small Business Office Mission
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4. Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
What We Do…
• Maximize Contracting Opportunities for Small
Businesses
– As Appropriate
– As the Prime Contractor
– As the Subcontractor
• Promote Effective Outreach Program
– Co-Sponsor and/or participate in large events with multiple
small businesses
– Counseling Sessions with small business companies
– Provide training and other points of contact via e-mail
• Ohio Matchmaker Conference: 23 March 2011 at
the Nutter Center
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5. Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
Organizations
• Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC)
– Develops, acquires, modernizes and sustains advanced
aerospace capabilities
– Developed every attack, bomber, cargo, fighter, trainer
and reconnaissance aircraft in the operational Air Force
inventory
– Current weapons systems programs include:
• F-22, F-16, F-15, B-2, B-1B, B-52, C-130,
C-17, C-5, UAVs (Global Hawk and Predator) and
Tankers
– Utilizes contractor technical support (Advisory &
Assistance Services)
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Organizations Continued…
• Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
– Headquarters and Det 1, Wright Site Laboratories
– Full spectrum laboratory responsible for basic research,
applied research, and advanced technology
development
– Directorates at Wright-Patterson AFB
• Air Vehicles, Sensors, Human Effectiveness,
Propulsion, and Materials and Manufacturing
• 88th Medical Group (88 MDG)
– Multi-specialty military treatment facility serving more
than 54,000 beneficiaries within a 40-mile radius of
WPAFB
– Three-pronged mission emphasizes medical readiness,
community care, and graduate medical education
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Organizations Continued…
• Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
– Provides AF and DoD personnel, and military officers of
allied nations:
• Specialized education through graduate and
professional continuing education programs
• Research and consultation
– Manages the educational programs of AF officers
enrolled in civilian universities, research centers,
hospitals and industrial organizations
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Organizations Continued…
• National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)
– Integrated intelligence production center and primary
DOD producer of foreign aerospace intelligence
– Assesses current and projected foreign forces, threat, and
weapon system capabilities and employment
– Evaluates evolving technologies of potential adversaries
– Provides national decision makers, operational
commands, and the acquisition community timely,
integrated, and relevant intelligence products to:
• Establish national intelligence estimates
• Support international treaty initiatives
• Assist in operational mission planning and targeting
• Help in the design of superior U.S. aerospace weapons
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Organizations Continued…
• Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC)
– Implements security assistance directives from the
President, State Department, and DOD
• Negotiates cases directly with more than 90
countries and international organizations
– Administers USAF security assistance program,
providing materiel and services to support
approximately 6,600 aircraft
– Command international liaison to DOD, Secretary of the
Air Force, NATO, U.S./foreign embassies and foreign
defense ministries
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10. Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
Organizations Continued…
• 88th Air Base Wing
– Host unit for WPAFB
– Supports and maintains more than 8,000 acres, and
provides operational support for more than 60
operational units located on WPAFB
• Manages two runways supporting an average of
47,000 aircraft operations annually
• Handles the payroll and keeps records on base
workforce
• Maintains all buildings and facilities
• Provides security, communications, transportation,
contracting, air traffic control, weather forecasting,
legal and chaplain services
• And more….
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11. Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
Finding Opportunities
 Research Past Purchases
‒ GSA Federal Procurement Data Center
https://www.fpds.gov
 Identify Current Procurement
Opportunities
‒ Federal Business Opportunities (FBO)
https://www.fbo.gov
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FPDS Next Generation
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Fed Biz Opps
www.fedbizopps.gov
Identify Opportunities – Follow the Money
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Subcontracting Opportunities…
• Explore Subcontracting Opportunities
– Do not neglect the very large secondary
subcontracting market
– Subcontracting Opportunities with DoD Prime
Contractors publication
– SBA Subcontracting Directory
• http://www.sba.gov/GS/allsubs.html
– SBA’s Subcontracting Network: SUB-Net
• http://web.sba.gov.subnet
• Prime contractors use SUB-Net to post
subcontracting opportunities
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15. Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
Steps to Success
• Do Your Homework – Know What the
Customer Buys
– Use Small Business Office Websites
– Attend trade fairs
• Visit the Small Business Offices at WPAFB
– Discuss Capabilities and Obtain POCs
• Respond to Sources Sought
– Basis for set aside decisions; it takes two or more
to become a set-aside
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NETWORK! NETWORK! NETWORK!

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ASC – Best Practices
• Training
– 300+ new PK employees – Increase SB
awareness
• Subcontracting Plans with “Teeth”
• Participation Plans
– Capture SB Utilization for CPARS/MARS
reporting
• “How To…” Email
– Efficiently communicates with industry
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What’s Happening Now?
• BRAC Workload from Brooks to ASC
• Simulators Workload from Ogden ALC to ASC
• CAPS II Source Selection –SB set-aside
• SABER contract recompete – SB 8(a) set-aside
• TSAS III – IDIQ support of simulators
• SIMAF – SB set-aside
• PROS IV – SB subcontracting opportunities
• Numerous CLS Support Efforts in simulators
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Small Business Office Contacts
• ASC
– Sue Tormey, 937.904.5999, Sue.Tormey@wpafb.af.mil
– Annette Dunbar, 937.255.5322, Annette.Dunbar@wpafb.af.mil
– Lynne Imhoff, 937.904.5998, Lynne.Imhoff@wpafb.af.mil
• Weapons Systems, Advisory & Assistance Services
• Information Technology, AFSAC, NASIC
– Sandy Haught, 937.522.4621, Sandy.Haught@wpafb.af.mil
• Base Support and Operations
• AFRL
– Marisa Osborne, 937.656.9706, Marisa.Osborne@wpafb.af.mil
• HQ AFRL
– Michele Dickman, 937.255.5074, Michele.Dickman@wpafb.af.mil
• Detachment 1, Wright Site
• 554th ELSG
– Dr. Jeanette Robinson, 937.257.4822, Jeanette.Robinson@wpafb.af.mil
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