DOE National Cleanup Workshop:DOE Acquisition Outlook and

Challenges

John HaleDirectorOffice of Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization

September 30, 2015

“Building Sustainable Small Businesses to Enable the Department

to Achieve its Mission Through Innovation and Creativity”

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OSDBU Responsibility, Contribution & ToolsEnable Program Offices to Perform their Mission & Unexpected Challenges

• Build corporate pipeline & efficient supply chain• Target effective & innovative small businesses

Plug-In Small Businesses to DOE Opportunities

• External Stakeholder engagement• Transparency of opportunities

Small Business Made Easy for DOE Programs• DOE small business set-aside IDVs• Small Business First Policy

Core Principle - Small Business First• Commitment to prime small business• Best Value > Commodity Contracting

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Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 – Section 318

Prime Small Business & Socio-economic firms remains a priority• Service-Disabled • Women-Owned• Small Disadvantaged• HUBZone

Large Business & Small Business Collaboration• Prime Small Business teaming with large business subcontractors• Mentor Protégé• Traditional Subcontracting

Subcontracting Plans• Small business subcontracting tied to the percentage value of the contract• Small business “meaningful” work identified in RFP response• Paying small businesses timely

Mid-Tier Firms

• How can OSDBU enhance your success?

Small Business Policy Thoughts

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What Does DOE Buy?Top Five – FY 2015 Action Obligations for Small Businesses by NAICS Codes

(Source: FPDS-ng as of Oct. 1, 2014 – September 1, 2015)

NAICS Code NAICS Code Description Action Obligation

1562910 Remediation Services 141,139,829

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541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

109,848,403

3561210 Facilities Support Services 93,933,935

4 541330 Engineering Services 93,908,136

5 541519 Other Computer Related Services 76,997,476

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What Does DOE Buy?Top Five – FY 2015 Action Obligations for Other than Small Businesses by NAICS Codes

(Source: FPDS-ng as of Oct. 1, 2014 – September 1, 2015)NAICS Code NAICS Code Description Action Obligation

1 561210 Facilities Support Services 8,904,853,790

2 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotech)

4,863,446,124

3 562910 Remediation Services 1,556,697,994

4 562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal 1,122,161,080

5 541990 All other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

805,052,948

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The Color of Money is Green

Small Business SDB WOSB HUBZone SDVOSBFY2011 32.9% 8.2% 6.8% 2.4% 2.1%FY2012 25.7% 6.7% 5.3% 1.4% 1.0%FY2013 31.8% 9.3% 6.8% 1.5% 1.3%FY2014 36.5% 12.9% 7.4% 2.3% 2.6%

Source: FPDS-n/prime, eSRS/1st tier

Small BusinessSDB

WOSB HUBZone

SDVOSB

$0$1$2$3$4$5$6$7$8$9

FY2011

FY2012

FY2013

FY2014

$8.1

$2.0$1.7

$0.6$0.5

$6.3

$1.7$1.3

$0.4 $0.3

$6.9

$2.0$1.7

$0.4 $0.3

$8.5

$3.0$1.8

$0.6 $0.6

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Under $150K

$150K - $3.0M

$3.0M - $25.0M

$25.0M - $50.0M

$50.0M - $100M

Over $100M

Grand Total

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10%

20%

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Obligation

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% of DOE FY14 Prime Small Business Actions and Obligations by Dollar Threshold

Data source: FPDS-ng

FY14 Federal Contract Value Distribution (% of Total Obligations)

DOE DOD HHS VA DHS NASA0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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90%

100%

Over $100M

$50.0M-$100M

$25.0M-$50.0M

$3.0M-$25.0M

$150K-$3.0M

Under $150K

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Data source: FPDS-ng

DOE DOD HHS VA DHS NASA0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

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$50.0M-$100M

$25.0M-$50.0M

$3.0M-$25.0M

$150K-$3.0M

Under $150K

FY14 Federal Contract Value Distribution (% of Total Actions)

Data source: FPDS-ng

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Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 – Section 318

Prime Small Business & Socio-economic firms remains a priority• Service-Disabled • Women-Owned• Small Disadvantaged• HUBZone

Large Business & Small Business Collaboration• Prime Small Business teaming with large business subcontractors• Mentor Protégé• Traditional Subcontracting

Subcontracting Plans• Small business subcontracting tied to the percentage value of the contract• Small business “meaningful” work identified in RFP response• Paying small businesses timely

Mid-Tier Firms

• How can OSDBU enhance your success?

Small Business Policy Thoughts

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Thank You

John Hale III, Director

Forecast Website: http://hqlnc.doe.gov/Forec

ast

DOE OSDBU Website:www.smallbusiness.energy

.gov

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