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Miles, Tamara

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DOE OSTI2019

Panel Session 21: Small Business Contracting with the US DOE

This panel session provided a fast paced, high energy and thought-provoking session on how to do business with the US DOE. Charles Smith, the Director, of the US DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) provided an overview of DOE OSDBU's best practices. Representatives from the Office of EM and the NNSA will give attendees insight on how to market and seek opportunities within their program offices, sites and laboratories. Also featured current DOE, small business Presidents, shared best practices on how to engage with DOE, find and win contracts. Presentations proposed include: 1 - Doing Business with the U.S. Department of Energy (Charles R. Smith, US DOE OSDBU (USA)); 2 - Small Business Contracting with the US DOE (Tamara Miles, US DOE (USA)); 3 - Small Business Contracting with NNSA (Greg Gonzales, US DOE NNSA (USA))

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DOE OSTI2019

Panel Session 73: DOE-EM End-State Contracting

US DOE-EM's new end-state contracting model, the ID/IQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quality) approach, is intended to give EM the flexibility to better define discrete scopes of work for site closure or end states. This is the result of several years of dialogue between industry and DOE about the way to collectively improve the way to do business more safely, quickly and cost effectively. This model requires a fine balance between incentives and clearly defined end states, with the ability for contractors and DOE to react quickly to respond to changes. By March 6, DOE and industry were one month into the new end-state contracting model with two requests for proposals issued and contractors responding. The purpose of the panel was to hear from DOE and industry about the status so far. DOE and the contractor community are generally supportive of the new model, but it will require closer partnership and a new mindset and approach among DOE, contractors, regulator and the workforce. This panel focused on the implementation of DOE EM's new End State Contracting Model, which uses a single-award ID/IQ approach to give EM the flexibility to better define discrete scopes of work for site closure or end states. The panelists provided their perspective on the initial implementation of the new approach and the path forward for upcoming opportunities utilizing this model. Presentation proposed: DOE EM End State Contracting (Tamara Miles, US DOE (USA))

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DOE OSTI2019

Panel Session 88: US DOE EM Tier 1 Procurement Activities and Strategy Update

This Panel was open to all WM participants, including exhibitors and was held in the Panel Zone of the Exhibit Hall attended by over 70 participants. The panel was complimentary to Session 73 - DOE EM End State Contracting. This panel placed focus on DOE EM and NNSA procurement activities including procurement strategies and planned activities for Tier 1 contracts. DOE federal and procurement officials provided the participants with DOE rationale and insights for recent and upcoming procurement strategy changes. Representatives for the Energy Community Alliance and the Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association provided perspective on the DoE's procurement process improvements. Presentations proposed include: 1 - DOE-EM Tier 1 Procurement Activities and Strategy Update (Tamara Miles, US DOE (USA)); 2 - ECA - SRSCRO Perspective on US DOE Tier 1 Procurement Activities and Strategy Update (Rick McLeod, Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization - SRSCRO (USA)); 3 - Tier 1 Procurement Activities (Greg Gonzales, US DOE NNSA (USA))

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