The document is WMATA's April 2014 DBE newsletter. It provides information on goal setting, submitting before and after photos of DBE work, and introduces Regional Contracting Service as the featured DBE. It also provides details on WMATA's new Small Business Enterprise program, introduces the new DBE compliance specialist, reminds DBEs about payment reporting requirements, and announces an upcoming matchmaking event and newly certified DBE companies.

1. DOING BUSINESS
WITH METRO
APRIL 2014
A note from the DBE Compliance Team
Greetings!
Welcome to the April 2014 edition of the WMATA DBE Newsletter. Springtime presents a great opportunity to reassess
your 2014 goals and objectives to ensure that you’re on track. Goals can be powerful contributors to successful business
growth because they force you to think through what you want from your business and provide a framework of how to
attain them. The most important rule of goal-setting is honesty. Being realistic about your ultimate goals enable you to
confront challenging decisions with greater confidence and a greater chance of success. We encourage each of you
to take advantage of the opportunities presented by your DBE certification by getting involved early and often.
It’s Your Time to Shine! WMATA encourages you to provide before and after pictures of work your DBE
has performed for us so that we can spotlight your company in our newsletter. Submittals should be received no
later than the 20th of each month for inclusion in the subsequent month’s newsletter.
This Month’s Featured DBE: Regional Contracting Service
719 Kennedy St., NW Washington, DC 20011
Phone: 202-234-8981 Fax 202-234-1326
Beverly Thomas, President Email: bthomas@regionalcontractingsvcs.com
NAICS Codes:
236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and 238350 – Finish Carpentry
Old system at Stadium Armory
station.
RCS tradesmen install new grids over the
tracks at Potomac Ave station.
Stadium Armory completed.
Union Station completed.
This month, the Office of Disadvantage Business Enterprise would like to
introduce Mrs. Beverly Thomas, President of Regional Contracting Services
(RCS). RCS was founded in July 2001 and became a Metropolitan Washington
Unified Certification Program (MWUCP) certified DBE in 2003. RCS employs
52 full-time employees (FTE’s), each with an 8-year average tenure with
the company. Her initial contract with Clark Construction was working as
a subcontractor at Morgan Station from Oct. 2004 through July 2005. RCS
has been given the opportunity to perform as a DBE on several contracts and
is currently working with Clark on the rehabilitation of the Orange and Blue
lines. Her company’s success is attributed to not only becoming a certified
business enterprise, but also with networking with prime contractors,
becoming known to the contracting community, and only accepting work
that RCS can self-perform. Beginning with the ability to perform on the
small projects and developing the company’s ability to perform on the
bigger contracts is key to her DBE success. Many of her foremen are well
known in the contracting community and are often requested to perform on
a particular contract. In addition to The Clark Construction Group, RCS has
subcontracted with Hensel Phelps, Kiewit Construction, Gilbane, Forrester
Construction, and Turner/Mass Electric as Prime Contractors. Mrs. Thomas
thanks WMATA and the Office of Disadvantage Business Enterprises for
the many opportunities afforded to RCS and asks for WMATA’s continued
creativity in ensuring maximum DBE participation.

2. WMATA is rolling out its “Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
Program” as mandated by 49 CFR 26.39. SBE will be a
component of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Program, not a replacement. The Program will be used to
increase opportunities for small businesses, including DBEs,
to participate as prime contractors on selected federally
funded contracts. Any contract, with a total value less than
$500,000, will be reviewed for a potential set-aside for
certified SBEs. In order to qualify as an SBE, a firm must
meet the following:
• Small business concern as defined by U.S. Small Business
Administration (13 CFR Part 121)
• Average gross receipts, including any affiliates, over the
last three years must be less than $22.41 million
• At least 51% ownership must be held by, one or more
U.S. citizen(s) or permanent resident(s), with a net worth less
than $1.32 million (equity in the personal residence and the
applicant firm are excluded)
All DBE certified firms automatically qualify for the Small
Business Enterprise (SBE) Program; however, your firm’s
participation in the SBE Program is optional. If you are NOT
interested in participating as an SBE, please send an e-mail
to bvtoulson@wmata.com. A response is required on or
before April 15, 2014. No response is necessary if you wish
to participate. Your firm will be designated as “SBE” in our
SBE Directory. Further details regarding the SBE Program
may be found on WMATA’s Web site, under Business with
METRO, at wmata.com. There will be an “Ask Ms. Betty”
column in upcoming newsletters that will be used to share
information and to respond to general questions regarding
all WMATA small business programs. E-mail your questions/
concerns to bvtoulson@wmata.com.
Meet this month’s
Compliance Specialist
Ernest Hunter began his career with WMATA in May 2013. He
is a long-tenured civil servant and previously worked for the D.C.
Water and Sewer Authority; and more recently with the District’s
Child and Family Services. In both agencies, Mr. Hunter served as
a Contracts Compliance Specialist and Officer respectively, and
has acquired a host of experience relative to compliance work.
Mr. Hunter’s five-year objective is to benchmark DBE programs
throughout the nation and to mirror their success, as well as
pioneer new approaches to the DBE program with the aim of
establishing WMATA as the premier DBE program.
DBE Payment Reporting
If your firm is currently working on a federally-funded project
here at WMATA as a DBE, you are REQUIRED to submit a
monthly report showing timely payments and amounts from
whoever contracted your services. Federal Law – CFR Part
26.29 Prompt Payment mandates that the prime contractor
must pay each subcontractor no later than ten (10) working
days from the receipt of each payment the prime contractor
receives from WMATA. This provision applies to all Prime/
Sub and Sub/Sub contracts. For more information, contact
Tammy Paige-Sterling, Sr. DBE & Compliance via email at
tpsterling@wmata.com.
WMATA’S “MATCHMAKING”
OUTREACH EVENT
As a certified DBE firm with WMATA, you are invited to network with
WMATA’s most utilized prime IT firms and learn what they are saying
about competing in today’s market, as well as how to potentially
partner with them on future endeavors. This unique matchmaking
event also provides a forum to market your firm’s capabilities and
credentials to prime consultants that have a focus on IT.
This event will take place on Monday, June 2, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m. at the Jackson Graham Building located at 600 5th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20001 in the lobby level training room. Please
refer to the May newsletter for further details regarding this event.
Newly Certified DBE Companies
• T&P Construction – New Single-Family Housing Construction,
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• Akin-Deko Professional Services Firm, PLLC – Administrative
Management and General Management Consulting Service
• Kash Srinivasan Group, LLC – Administrative Management
and General Management Consulting Services (Specifically:
General Management Consulting Services; Strategic Planning
Consulting Services)
• Property Title & Escrow, LLC – District Title Insurance Carrier
(Specifically: Property, Title, Casualty) and Title Abstract and
Settlement Offices
• CompQSoft, Inc. – IT Consulting Services
• Global Geotechnical Consultants, LLC – Engineering Services,
Building Inspection Services and Testing Laboratories
• Bestway Services, Inc. – Facilities Support Services (Except
Computer Operation), Janitorial Services and Landscaping
Services

3. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (WMATA)
Solicitation: FQ14089 Title: Invoice to Pay Process Automation
Posted: 03/07/2014 Due Date: 04/04/2014 DBE Participation Goal: 16%
WMATA requires the services of a qualified contractor to provide an efficient and cost-effective outsourced solution that would automate the
invoice handling process, and result in 100% paperless invoice processing with full integration to the AP module of the WMATA PeopleSoft (PS)
financial system. For further information, please contact Celena Cochrane at ccochrane@wmata.com.
Solicitation: IFB FQ14088 Title: IBM SPSS Modeler
Posted: 03/13/2014 Due Date: 04/09/2014 DBE Participation Goal: 10%
WMATA is soliciting for the procurement of three IBM SPSS Modeler Premium Licenses with 12 Months Support and three IBM SPSS Modeler
Professional Licenses with 12 Months Support. For further information, please contact Sherry Caison at scaison@wmata.com.
Solicitation: CQ14098 Title: Years of Service Employee Recognition Awards Program
Posted: 03/14/2014 Due Date: 04/11/2014 DBE Participation Goal: N/A
WMATA requires the services of a qualified contractor to provide the highest quality and most effective overall management of a corporate
service recognition program as outlined in the RFP. For further information, please contact Lily Cheung at lcheung@wmata.com.
Solicitation: CQ15002 Title: Online Legal Research Services
Posted: 03/26/2014 Due Date: 04/21/2014 DBE Participation Goal: N/A
WMATA requires the services of a qualified contractor to provide Online Legal Research Services for use by WMATA Personnel. For further
information, please contact Leaser Rivas at lrivas@wmata.com.
For more information on WMATA solicitations, visit www.wmata.com.
D.C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DDOT)
Solicitation: DCRL-2012-R-0080 Title: Marketing & Marketing Communications
Posted: 3/14/2014 Due Date: 4/3/2014; 2:00 pm DBE Participation Goal: 35%
DDOT has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to obtain Marketing and Marketing
Support Services. For further information, please contact Robert Stona at Robert.stona@dc.gov.
Solicitation: DCKA-2014-Q-0022 Title: Design, Build, Operate and Maintain an Integrated Premium Transit
System
Posted: 1/31/2014 Due Date: 4/11/2014; 2:00 pm DBE Participation Goal: 25%
DDOT is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from prospective Contractors interested in providing design, build, operate and maintain transit
facilities and related equipment services for the integrated premium transit (IPT) system. For further information, please contact Jeralyn Johnson at
Jeralyn.johnson@dc.gov.
Solicitation: DCRL-2014-R-0080 Title: Enterprise Learning Content Management System
Posted: 3/19/2014 Due Date: 4/8/2014; 2:00 pm DBE Participation Goal: 35%
DDOT is seeking a contractor to provide an Enterprise Learning Content Management System to CFSA. For further information, please contact
Robert Stona at Robert.stona@dc.gov.
For more information on D.C. Department of Transportation solicitations, visit www.dc.gov.
PRE-BIDS AND SOLICITATIONS

4. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
DBE & Compliance Office
600 5th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
DBE Hotline: 202-962-6493 Fax: 202-962-5548
E-mail: dbe@wmata.com
Website: wmata.com/business/disadvantaged_business_enterprises/
Each month, the DBE & Compliance Team will offer tips to grow your small business. This month,
we would like to leave you with the following:
Focus on Customer Service. Being able to retain desirable clients plays a significant role in
the continued success of a small business. Not only does having regular customers mean regular
income, but happy clients can also provide powerful word-of-mouth marketing. Along with providing
your clients with an exceptional product or service, you can encourage repeat business by being
customer service-focused. This means asking for and acting on feedback; addressing issues and/or
complaints quickly and thoroughly; and being consistently accessible and accountable.
How to Grow Your Small Business
WMATA sends e-mail notices to DBE companies throughout the month regarding training,
contracting opportunities and relevant information updates. Please be sure the DBE staff has your
correct e-mail address. If you change your business address, phone number, e-mail address or
business services, please submit a Change Notice. You can find one at http://www.wmata.com/
business/disadvantaged_business_enterprise/dbe_business_forms.cfm.
WMATA’s DBE CERTIFICATION — Occurs every 3rd Wednesday of the month
Learn the benefits of certification, the application process and eligibility standards, as well as business development and
marketing tips from WMATA’s DBE/Contract Compliance Office. You can also meet with a certification expert one-on-one
for answers to questions that relate specifically to your business. To schedule an appointment, contact Cathy Svoboda at
csvoboda@wmata.com.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE/DBE — Occurs every 3rd Thursday of the month
The Authority is committed to ensuring maximum DBE participation and equitable access to all WMATA contracting
opportunities. We are available to discuss:
• Now What (After Certification)? • Review Solicitations
• Compliance Guidelines • Facilitate In-House Meetings
To schedule an appointment, please contact Tammy Paige-Sterling at tpsterling@wmata.com.
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