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Champion of Veteran Enterprise
5th Annual Awards Ceremony
June 28, 2006

Enterprising Veterans Awards

American Product Distributors, Inc. (APD) Charlotte, NC

C. Ray Kennedy, President

Mr. C. Ray Kennedy, a Vietnam veteran, founded American Product Distributors, Inc. (APD) in 1992 and currently serves as its President and CEO. APD has built a reputation with its partners as a company that continually demonstrates creativity and “out-of-the-box” thinking. Johnson & Johnson states of APD, “They provide us a world of small company innovation and flexibility that many times could be missed when working directly with a larger company.” APD became one of Johnson & Johnson’s first fully functional suppliers on the Ariba platform – a breakthrough for a small business enterprise.

Mr. Kennedy started his business with an initial $1,000 investment and finished last year with nearly $135 million in revenue. He attributes the success of the company to what he learned while in the military. Mr. Kennedy says that, “The common sense approach you learn in the Army in breaking things down to the common denominator to make decisions has stuck with me to this day. I learned a lot of valuable lessons that help me run my business from day-to-day.” Just as on the battlefield when quick thinking and adaptation can be critical, APD has shown that adaptation and innovation can be a proven success formula in the boardroom.

Technical Systems Integration, Inc. (TSI), Chesapeake, VA

Nicholas Ross, Program Manager (Owner)

Gerald Harper, Program Manager (Owner)

Technical Systems Integrations, Inc (TSI) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business founded in 1993. The founders of TSI were comprised of a retired Chief Petty Officer and three retired Naval Officers, all of whom came up through the ranks. Because of this heritage, the corporate culture of TSI is to support our customer, which we see as the war fighter. We think the loyalty that we show our customers is returned in kind. Through the years, TSI has looked first at veterans with diversified levels of experience and proven records of accomplishment, as we have grown. Of our current 54 employees, 65% (35) are veterans of one classification or another. Twelve of the fourteen current owners are veterans; eight of them are documented as Service Disabled. Our veterans were part of the Vietnam and Cold War in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s and more recently some were part of Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Some of our employees continue to work side by side with our military during their day-to-day operations. Clearly, TSI believes in capitalizing on the experience, maturity and leadership abilities that military service develops in a person. TSI provides hands-on involvement from the beginning to the end of projects to ensure that the war fighter has what they need to meet the stringent system requirements under which they operate. In each instance TSI’s goal was, and remains the same; provide support to the war fighter by delivering a quality product, on time the first time, with superior customer interface. With headquarters in Chesapeake, VA, TSI also has offices in Panama City, FL, Patuxent River, MD, Washington DC and Fort Worth TX. TSI has developed a strong reputation for its excellence in analysis, documentation development and technical support of mission critical systems. TSI supports these functional areas with quality logistics support, system integration and operational and task analysis. Throughout the years, TSI has formed many mutually beneficial relationships with industry leaders who displayed the willingness to extend an opportunity to a growing company. Partnership were formed with Anteon Corporation, Northrop Grumman, EDO Corporation, General Scientific Corporation, AMSEC and ARINC to name a few. As the holder of several Prime contracts under NAVSEA SEAPORT E contract, TSI now enjoys the opportunity to work in a support role with those who have helped us succeed.

Lindberg Bing, Founder and CEO

L&E Associates, Inc., Oxon Hill, MD

Mr. Lindberg Bing served 29 years and 9 months in the Army where he was a Contract Officer/Program Manager for the Army Signal Corps. Applying the knowledge and experience he gained in the military to the commercial sector, Mr. Bing founded L&E Associates, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, in 1985. Headquartered in Oxon Hill, MD, L&E provides specialized service in communications, security, information technology, and management support. L&E has worked with the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies in both sub-contractor and prime contractor capacities. L&E has grown to include offices in Virginia Beach, VA and Rome, NY as well as supporting more than 350 sites across the United States. Mr. Bing is a shining example that veteran-owned businesses come with references that are hard to beat.

Rebecca Aughney,

Applied Computing Technologies (ACT)

Falls Church, VA

Applied Computing Technologies (ACT), a veteran-owned small business headquartered in Falls Church, VA, was incorporated in 1993 to provide software quality assurance, help desk support, and financial management domain expertise. In 1996, ACT was an original partner on Anteon’s National Emergency Management Information Systems (NEMIS). Through this partnership, ACT served a vital role in establishing the infrastructure that was needed for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to needs of those affected by Hurricane Katrina and provided support to 60 Disaster Recovery Centers throughout Louisiana. When you talk about “Performance Under Pressure” ACT has certainly shown they have the ability to handle anything thrown at them.

Federal Agency Achievements

Department of Veterans Affairs

Health Care Networks
Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
VISN 1 - James Gunn	3.37%	$7,397,040
VISN 4 - Cheri Szabo	5.03%	$4,146,733
VISN 5 - Victor Heinrich	2.99%	$15,350,128
VISN 6 - Gus Davila	6.69%	$12,569,548
VISN 7 - Dean Harrell	4.99%	$19,794,173
VISN 8 - Lori Curit	3.98%	$5,984,240
VISN 10 - Jodi Coki	2.98%	$4,237,695
VISN 19 - Danny Freeman	3.53%	$9,448,637
VISN 20 - Dennis Lewis	5.21%	$7,321,585


Special Units
Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Memorial Affairs	6.01%	$2,493,806
Office of Information and	4.13%	$247,608
Technology
Office of Administration	4.10%	$8,323,000

U.S. Department of the Army

Organization	SDVOSB %	SDVOSB $
Army Contracting Agency Northern Region
ARCC Ft. Dix	6.40%	$8,853,785.00
ARCC, Los A1amitos,	5.60%	$844,099.00
ARCC, WCCO	6.60%	$2,245,366.00
AP Hill	9.20%	$807,905.00
Ft. Meade	3.10%	$773,220.00
National Defense University	17.80%	$5,721,648.00
Ft. Lewis	3.40%	$4,127,476.00


Army Contracting Agency Southern Region
Ft. Bliss	4.10%	$12,067,826.00
Ft. Bragg	3.00%	$6,911,813.00
Ft. Gordon	3.60%	$2,885,714.00
Ft. Hood	8.00%	$24,573,290.00
Ft. Jackson	28.40%	$15,212,804.00
So Region Contracting Ctr-East	11.90%	$13,495,838.00


The Americas Office
Key West	9.60%	$859,916.00
Miami	8.70%	$1,041,202.00
SotoCano	3.20%	$119,529.00


Army Corps of Engineers
Gulf Region Division	16.50%	$2,792.00
Norfolk	3.60%	$8,684,703.00
Sacramento	5.40%	$12,254,451.00
Humphrey Engineering Center	3.60%	$7,780,952.00


Army Material Command
Blue Grass	4.80%	$426,582.00
Tooele	5.10%	$348,507.00


Space and Missile Defense Command
Army Forces Strategic Command,	3.10%	$4,382,547.00
Colorado

National Guard Bureau
Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Alabama	5.20%	$1,054,159.00
Arkansas	5.80%	$971,486.00
Idaho	4.10%	$74,444.00
Maryland	9.40%	$561,158.00
Missouri	3.30%	$630,352.00
National Guard Bureau-AQ	4.70%	21476699
New Mexico	3.20%	$259,731.00
North Carolina	19.70%	$2,242,544.00
Oklahoma	10.10%	$784,501.00
Rhode Island	6.50%	$468,795.00


U.S. Department of the Navy
Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston	2.99%	43,501,395
Navy Surface Warfare Center
Port Hueneme Division, CA	3.52%	8,186,683
NWS Charleston, SC	8.12%	3358499


U.S. Air Force
Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Air Combat Command
9 CONS, Beale AFB	5.30%	$1.8M
49 CONS, Holloman AFB	12.20%	$5.4M
99 CONS, Nellis AFB	3.40%	$3.3M
20 CONS, Shaw AFB	3.10%	$4.5M


Air Mobility Command
375 CONS, Scott AFB	4.20%	$3.3M
60 CONS, Travis AFB	3.70%	$2.5M
319 CONS, Grand Forks AFB	6.00%	$1.6M
22 CONS, McConnell AFB	3.70%	$799T
92 CONS, Fairchild AFB	5.10%	$2.0M
AMC CONS, Scott AFB	3.10%	$5.4M
43 CONS, Pope AFB	7.10%	$2.4M


Air Education and Training Command
37 CONS, Lackland AFB	4.64%	$7.7M
12 CONS, Randolph AFB	5.12%	$7.6M
81 CONS, Keesler AFB	5.00%	$3.3M
82 CONS, Sheppard AFB	7.42%	$6.6M
14 CONS, Columbus AFB	4.66%	$2.2M
325 CONS, Tyndall AFB	3.10%	$4.84M
USAF Academy	5.00%	$7.0M

Defense Logistics Agency

John Henley, Associate Director for Small Business Programs
Susan Rapoza, Associate Director for Small Business Programs
Essie Scholoss, Assistant Deputy Administrator

Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Defense National Stockpile Center	40.50%	7823000
Document Automation and	4.40%	$6,566,000
Production Service
Special Achievement: Defense Supply Center Richmond


Department of Housing and Urban Development

Joseph Neurauter, Chief Procurement Officer
David Kimbro, Assistant Procurement Officer of Field Operations
Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Denver Contracting Operations	3%	4060
Atlanta Contracting Operations	3%	1981


Department of Transportation
Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, Administration

Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Pipeline and Hazardous	29%	$3,142,000
Materials Safety Adm.


Department of Agriculture
James E. House, Director, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Office of the Chief Financial	14%	$1,403,156
Officer


Department of Labor
Paul Briggs
Bradford Campbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Lawrence Kuss
Dennis Sprouse, Contract and Financial Management Specialist
Babette Williams, Budget Officer

Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy	100%	$1,000.00
Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$

Bureau of Labor Statistics	3.54%	$2,321,000.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration	8.90%	$2,541,000.00
Occupational Safety and	19.70%	2777000
Health Administration




CORPORATE ACHIEVEMENTS


L-3 Communications

Christina Boden, Joe Dittrich, Mary Gordon, David Kooritsky,
Lori Ritchie and David Stinson

Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Interstate Electronics	7.30%	38891113
MPRI	28.50%	5733168800.00%
L-3 Systems Company	10.40%	$15,859,965
Systems and Imagery	6.10%	1902263
Technical & Management
Services Division	3.50%	25413792
Aviation & Maritime Services	3.60%	3860064



Computer Sciences Corporation

Jeffrey Purnell, Vice President
James Sheaffer, President,CSC Federal Sector

Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Applied Technology Division	8%	14574256
Defense Group	3.65%	$25,705,288






BECHTEL National, Inc.

Jeannie Houston, Supplier Development & Diversity Program Manager
Darrell McGhee, Construction Manager

Organization	SDVOSB%	SDVOSB$
Project-Customer - Dept.	3%	5106290
of Energy

Special Achievement:
Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction	8.10%	VOSB:$42,689,546
Yucca Mountain	3.60%	VOSB:$2,648,977
Ground-based Midcourse Defense	11%	VOSB:$4,205,054
FEMA-Katrina	23.90%	VOSB:83,833,537