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Issue No. 8Summer 2014

LI2 awarded contract with USAID

Inaugural Scholarship recipient gives testimonial at Student/Donor Luncheon

2014 Scholarship recipient named

LI2 president recognized in NASA special publication

Employees attend Exhibit Managers and Speaker Bureau Consortium

Monthly message from the President

LI2 awarded contract with USAID

Inaugural Scholarship recipient gives testimonial at Student/Donor Luncheon

2014 Scholarship recipient named

LI2 president recognized in NASA special publication

Employees attend Exhibit Managers and Speaker Bureau Consortium

Monthly message from the President

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Logical Innovations, Inc. has been awarded the Closeout of All Un-classified Contracts and Assis-tance Instruments Procurement contract with the United States Agency for International Develop-ment (USAID).

The contract, which began April 1, adds new team members at the company’s new facility in Silver Spring, Maryland.

LI2 works in partnership with USAID to successfully and expeditiously perform contract award closeout activities including confirmation of contractual commitments, de-obligation of funds, and overall protection of the government’s best interests.

Award types managed include:• Purchase Orders and Blanket

Purchase Agreements• Fixed Price Contracts and

Individual Fixed Price Delivery or Task Orders

• Personal Services Contracts• Cost Type Contracts• Grants, Cooperative

Agreements and Interagency Agreements

USAID was created in 1961 by an executive order from President John. F. Kennedy. It is the primary U.S. agency that works to combat extreme global poverty and enable democratic societies to reach their potential.

USAID operates in more than 100 countries with an allocation of less than 1 percent of the federal budget. Their objectives include:

• Promoting economic prosperity;

• Strengthening democracy and good governance;

• Protecting human rights;• Improving global health, • Advancing food security and

agriculture; • Improving environmental

sustainability;• Furthering education;• Helping societies prevent and

recover from conflicts; and• Providing humanitarian

assistance in aftermath of natural and man-made disasters.

Logical Innovations awarded USAID closeout contract

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LI2 joins Logical Innovations Scholarship recipient for College of the Mainland Student and Donor Luncheon

On March 4, we joined Angel Eguia and his family at the 2014 College of the Mainland (COM) Student and Donor Luncheon. Eguia is the first recipient of the annual Logical Innovations Scholarship awarded through the COM Foundation.

Eguia was one of three scholarship recipients who shared testimonials on how receiving a scholarship has impacted their ability to pursue a college education.

Video of Eguia’s testimonial can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlrv1qzFteo&feature=youtu.be

The COM Foundation also presented a special thank you video featuring all 2013 scholarship recipients. The video, entitled “I’m Here Because…” can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGqYaZlqNfI&feature=youtube_gdata_player.

Eguia is the first student featured in the video.

Logical Innovations annually awards a two-year $2,800 scholarship to a graduating senior from a Galveston County high school to attend COM.

To qualify, the student must exhibit a financial need, score a minimum 2.5 high school GPA, enroll in at least 6 hours per semester, and maintain a 2.8 college GPA.

Students graduating in the Spring of 2015 can visit the College of the Mainland Foundation website at h t t p : / / w w w . c o m . e d u / c o m -foundation/scholarships.php, to register with their Scholarship Tracking and Review System (STARS). The opening date for the 2015 application process has yet to be announced.

“Without your

scholarship, it would

have been very

difficult to live my

dream of studying

culinary (arts).”Angel Eguia

Top: Eguia and his family join Logical Innovations, Inc. Director of Business Operations, Michael Navarro (right) at the Student and Donor Luncheon.

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LI2 President featured in NASA Women’s History Month publication

Logical Innovations, Inc. and President Denise Navarro are featured in a special publication, produced by the NASA Office of Small Business Programs at NASA Headquarters, celebrating the 2014 National Women’s History Month. Navarro is being honored along with the owners of eight other Women-Owned Small Businesses for the contributions their companies provide to the various NASA centers.

It is an especially prestigious honor as each business was selected for recognition by their respective center. Logical Innovations was selected by the Glenn Research Center for its prime role on the Visitor Education and Community Outreach Support Services (VECOSS) Contract.

To view the entire publication, visit the following link, http://www.osbp.nasa.gov/docs/2014_WOSB_Honors.pdf

Texas City High School student receives 2014 Logical Innovations, Inc. Scholarship

Edgar Salinas, a 2014 graduate of Texas City High School has been named the second recipient of the Logical Innovations, Inc. Scholar-ship.

Salinas will receive $700 per se-mester during the 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 school years to attend College of the Mainland (COM), a community college located in Texas City, Texas.

Mary Ann Amelang, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the COM Foun-dation presented Salinas with his LI2 scholarship certificate on May 20. Salinas was not able to attend the Texas City High School awards cer-emony to accept his certificate due to work obligations.

“While we were disappointed that we could not personally present Ed-gar with his scholarship certificate, his work ethic and determination to pursue a college degree proved that we chose the right recipient,” Logi-cal Innovations Director of Business Operations, Michael Navarro said.

Salinas worked up to 38 hours a week alongside his mother at a local restaurant while also attending his senior year of high school.

The Logical Innovations scholarship value increased by $200 per semes-ter this year to ensure the recipients receive sufficient funding to pay for all of their tuition and textbook fees.

“After speaking with our inaugural winner, Angel Eguia, at the recent student and donor luncheon, we dis-covered that our initial award did not completely cover his textbook fees,” Navarro said. “That was counter-productive to the goals we set forth when establishing this fund, so we increased our award amount and added additional funding to the re-mainder of his scholarship.”

Salinas’ story is spotlighted on the COM website at http://www.com.edu/news-events/ar t ic le .php?id=1717

2014 Logical Innovations Scholarship winner, Edgar Salinas accepts his scholarship certificate. Salinas is a 2014 graduate of Texas City High School.

5Logical Innovations employees Dwayne Hunt and Wyatt Clark represented the company at the 2014 NASA Exhibit Managers and Speaker Bureau Consortium in California.

The pair toured NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC), formerly known as Dryden Flight Research Center, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and participated in forums discussing the current state of agency-wide exhibit programs and speaker bureau activities.

During the exhibits manager’s break-out sessions, Hunt gave a presentation on the Glenn Research Center Traveling Exhibits program which Logical Innovations manages through the Visitor Education and Community Outreach Support Services (VECOSS) Contract.

Employees attend 2014 NASA Exhibit Managers and Speaker Bureau Consortium

Top: A sample of exhibits at the JPL visitors center.

Middle from left: ER-2 High-Altitude Airborne Science Aircraft at AFRC, A piece of the Surveyor lander from an Apollo moon mission and a lunar sample at JPL visitors center.

Bottom from left: MSL curiosity rover, Mars missions control room at JPL. Lunar Lander Research vehicle at AFRC.

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LI2 President panelist at NCMA conference

Logical Innovations, Inc. Pres-ident/CEO Denise S. Navarro (pictured with Kelly Rubio, NASA JSC Small Business Specialist) served on a dis-cussion panel at the 12th an-nual National Contract Man-agement Association Space City Houston Chapter Small Business Conference and Trade Fair.The panel entitled Federal Procurement Data Systems – New Generation: “Market Research from a Government and Industry Perspective”, dis-cussed the various strategies and tools available to compa-nies who are preparing to pur-sue government contracts.The event was held Thursday, April 10 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Confer-ence Center.Logical Innovations is a long-time sponsor of the event.For more information on the NCMA Space City Houston Chapter, visit www.ncmas-pacecity.org.

A Message From the President

Here we are, halfway through 2014. Where does the time go? We have been truly fortunate in our accomplishments to date, with awards with new agencies and more on the horizon. As always, I do want to pause and thank all that contributed and supported, from our wonderful employees to the great customers we support, and happy to say that the list is growing! We welcome new Logical team members supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development. They are located at our new

facility in Silver Spring, MD. This new team, customer and location are a direct result of our partnership with DB Consulting Group – I thank them for their commitment to Logical Innovations.This year has also brought in new industry partners and new opportunities already underway across the country – we look forward to reporting to you another successful year in just a few short months.Our teams and individual employees continue to receive customer awards and recognition; I couldn’t be prouder of all the accomplishments, and again thank you all for growing Logical Innovations in such a positive manner and keeping the light shining bright on us all.I’m happy to report that we have awarded our annual scholarship to a deserving young man, and look forward to hearing updates from him on his achievements. Lastly, thanks to our employees across the country, Logical Innovations continues to receive recognition, from our honor as being spotlighted in the recent NASA Headquarters Office of Small Business Programs’ Women Owned Small Business publication, where Glenn Research Center honored Logical Innovations for our role as a prime contractor - to the SBA Houston District Office’s recent recognition of us as a small business success story. See the article at www.sba.gov/offices/district/tx/houston. Again, this newsletter is yours and I ask you to please contribute to keep us all informed and keep our communication lines open. Thanks, as always, for the great job you all do in support of our great customers across the country. I hope you end the year with laughter and joy, sharing with family and friends, and I look forward to a new year with you all.

Denise S. NavarroPresident/CEOLogical Innovations, Inc.8(a) / SDB / WOSB / EDWOSBwww.logical-i2.com

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