Light To Guide Our Feet Victory Bulletin - U.S. Small Business Administration Honors Nation’s Best Small Business Contractors

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May 2012

U.S. Small Business Administration Honors Nation’s Best Small Business Contractors

National Prime Contractor & Subcontractor of the Year to be Named During National Small Business Week

WASHINGTON - - (April 18, 2011) - - More than twenty small business contractors, federal acquisition executives and business and industry leaders from around the country will come to Washington, D.C., in mid May 2011 to accept awards for excellence in the federal contracting arena.

Two small businesses from among regional prime contractors and subcontractors of the year will receive the National Prime and Subcontractor of the Year awards honoring small businesses that have provided outstanding goods and services as contractors.

They are among the nation’s top entrepreneurs who will be honored at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week events May 18-20 in Washington, D.C. Under the theme, “Empowering Entrepreneurs,” a series of events and educational forums will mark the 58th anniversary of the agency and the 48th annual National Small Business Week.

The procurement award small business winners provide a broad range of products and services to the federal government and private industry including environmental remediation services, the construction of transmission lines, aviation management and staffing services, and they hail from 18 states from Massachusetts to Alaska.

The three-day event in Washington, D.C., will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Events can be viewed virtually through SBA’s free, live webcasting, which will be accessible at http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/. Business owners, business organizations, other individuals and the news media can register online at www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com where additional information is available.

Other procurement awards that will be given out during the 2011 National Small Business Week award events include:

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence, recognizing large prime contractors who have excelled in their utilization of small businesses as suppliers and subcontractors.
The Gold Star Award, recognizing exemplary performance of federal staff who manage the aggressive goals and strategic initiatives that help ensure a role for small business in the federal marketplace.
The Frances Perkins Vanguard Award, honoring government and industry for excellence in the use of women-owned small businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.

Below is the list of the regional prime contractors and subcontractors of the year:

Region I Prime Contractor of the Year
Ms. Shirley Young, President
Global Advanced Technology, Inc.
Scituate, MA

Region II Prime Contractor of the Year
Ms. Suzanne Musolf, President
Benchmark Construction Services, Inc.
Lakewood, NJ

Region III Prime Contractor of the Year
Mr. Dennis James Yee, President
Abacus Technology Corporation
Chevy Chase, MD

Region IV Prime Contractor of the Year
Ms. Meredith Anderson, Managing Member
Can’t Be Beat Fence & Construction, LLC
Perkinston, MS

Region VI Prime Contractor of the Year
Ms. Cheryl Cohenour, President
Cherokee CRC, LLC
Tulsa, OK

Region VII Prime Contractor of the Year
Mr. Kent Schien, CEO
Innoventor, Inc.
St. Louis, MO

Region VIII Prime Contractor of the Year
Ms. Cindy L. Phillips, Treasurer
S.E., Inc.
Deaver, WY

Region IX Prime Contractor of the Year
Ms. Cynthia A. Liu, President and CEO
Engineering/Remediation Resources Group
Martinez, CA

Region X Prime Contractor of the Year
Mr. Lewie D. Silva, Owner
L&M Services
Petersburg, Alaska

Region I Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Thomas Dolan Jr., President
Hi-Rel Products
Essex, CT

Region II Subcontractor of the Year
Ms. Joell I. Runge, President
InTomes Technical Services, Inc.
Springville, NY

Region III Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Michael O’ Kane, President and CEO
Evolver, Inc.
Reston, VA

Region IV Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Pat Khamken, CEO
Khamken Industries, Inc.
Montgomery, AL

Region V Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Robert E. Collins, President
Collins Consulting, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL

Region VI Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Douglas F. Carlberg, President and CEO
M2 Global Technology, Ltd.
San Antonio, TX

Region VII Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Brent Williams, Vice President of Operations
US Tool Group
Desloge, MO

Region VIII Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Steve Trutna, President
Faith Enterprises, Inc.
Colorado Springs, CO

Region IX Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Lee Lewis, Member-Manager
Lewis Electric, LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii

Region X Subcontractor of the Year
Mr. Michael Rauch, President and CEO
Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc.
Port Angeles, WA

Courtesy U.S. Small Business Administration

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