Panel Discussion: Experience with Government Contracting

Wendi Goldsmith, CPG, CPSSc

CEO Bioengineering Group

Teaming to excel in federal contracting!

Who We Are

19%

31%

4%

11%

35%

PhDs

Engineers

Scientists

Other Technical

Design

Certified DBE/WBE

• California

• Connecticut

• Delaware

• Louisiana

• Maine

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Mississippi

• Montana

• New Hampshire

• New Jersey

• New York

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania

• Texas

• Vermont

• Virginia

Federal Clients • Natural Resources Conservation Service

• National Park Service

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Federal Bureau of Prisons

• Federal Highway Administration

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• United States Army Corps of Engineers

– Alaska District

– Baltimore District

– Chicago District

– ERDC

– Fort Worth District

– Huntsville Center

– Louisville District

– Nashville District

– New England District

– New Orleans Hurricane Protection Office &

Protection Restoration Office

– New York District

– Philadelphia District

– Memphis District

– Pittsburgh District

– Rock Island District

– Sacramento District

– Vicksburg District

• LEED Silver Rating - Lexington DPW Facility

• LEED Silver Rating - Charlestown Police Station

• LEED Gold Rating - International Fund for Animal Welfare World

Headquarters

• LEED Silver Rating - Design-Build Child Development Centers at Ft.

Campbell, Ft. Bragg, and Ft. Sill (in progress)

• CMAA Public Project of the Year - INS Border Patrol Stations (first Army

Corps project based on LEED principles)

• First Green New England District, USACE Facility - Natick Thermal Labs

• AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project - CT Water Purification Facility

• American Public Works Association Projects of the Year - Lexington DPW

Facility

• Awarded Business Achievement Gold Medal Award by Environmental

Business Journal

Recognition

Dr. Steven Chu, Nobel Prize winner, US Sec. of Energy

General Van Antwerp, Chief, US Army Engineers

Warren Buffett, legendary investor and philanthropist

Connecting with Top Leaders

Walden Pond

Whitney Water Purification

Facility and Park Hamden, CT

Simulation courtesy of Steven Holl Associates, New York City

Linkage of building, site and operations

Winner AIA COTE

Award 2007

3 INS Border Patrol Stations

for USACE NED, in Maine

Developed one building design

Designed and permitted for three

sites

LEED Silver based design

Winner regional CMAA award

2007

New Orleans Flood Risk Reduction

$150M A/E Services Prime Contractor

.

• New Ways to Collaborate

– Government ↔ Industry

– Government ↔ Public

– Government ↔ Researchers

• New Ways to Communicate

– Risk and Uncertainty

– Future Scenarios

– Transparency and Verification

• ACEC Grand Conceptor – Surge Barrier

• AAEE Environmental Excellence Honor Award – West Closure Complex

• Army Corps of Engineers Innovation Award – HSDRRS Program

• And many more….

Awards & Recognition