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Show c T Lukoidc Asks Bids ROY Hill Air Force Base gives to small businesses in communities surrounding the base in contracting for goods and services, and Hill is particularly interested in getting bids from disadowned vantaged or minority businesses and those owned and operated by women, according to a Hill official. Doyle Perkins, director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at Hill, told the Roy Chamber of Commerce that while the base wants to encourage bidding by business. minority and women-owne- d about the only way we have is to make ure they are solicited. ixx, October 30, 1900, Iage 9 Small Businesses, OffficerSeays. We want them to bid, but we treat During the last fiscal year there all bids once we get them the same, he were $7 million in contracts let at Hill, said. He said the government seldom most of them for projects or items he said. So challenges companies that may be costing under $150,000, and not really you can see there is a lot of opportunity front companies owned by minorities or women. We to bid. He said there are about 3,500 people have to wait for a complaint, he said. Perkins - said 95 percent of con- living on the base, creating a small struction projects done totaling less community that is a neighbor to Roy. than $1 million are done by small local He said Hill does not maintain a large businesses contracting with the base. work force at the base, but contracts for services to maintain the living and He said from 75 to 80 percent of contracts for base support work is given to work facilities. We award annual contracts for small businesses located in the area from Salt Lake City to Logan. family housing services and main' He said large projects, costing more tenance, for materials from appliances than $1 million, are done by the Army to electrical supplies and even janitorial work, he said. All these Corps of Engineers. preferential treatment VAA A Fromm Hex orders and contracts are made to cities surrounding the base, he said. We give preferential treatment to small businesses, Perkins said. If there are at least two small businesses in a nearby community, we set aside much of the work and say only small businesses can bid. He said even some aircraft parts are obtained from small businesses. He said each division at the base maintains bidders lists which contain the names of businesses who have indicated they want to do business with the base. I encourage you to let us know what you would like to supply, Perkins said. There are different lists in different areas, so make sure you get on all the are interested he said. He said some bidders lists are inadequate and buyers will sometimes go to the yellow pages to solicit for bids. One thing I would caution you about if you want to do business with the lists you , in, Its difficult to bid only occasionally, because it takes time to get used to the way we do things." Our system doesnt cost you anything, it just takes a little more time some people find they like our bidding system better after they try it for a government, Perkins said. Our while," he said. . contracts are different they are thick and involve a lot of reading. Perkins said a small business is Stop up and see what we are buying generally defined as one having fewer at the moment, he said. Boards are than 500 employees. There is some located in reception centers on the difference depending on the industry, base, so you can see what we need and however, he said. you can request a bid set right there, he said. But, generally, if you employ fewer If you want to bid with us, plan to do than 500 people you are a small it for a period of time, he advised. business, he said. x &J1 NOW OPEN WILDERNESS FIREPLACE SHOPPE GA7G C:0UJ! ON FEATURING: ALL SIERRA CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MARCO MALM CENTENNIAL FIRE KING K Come in ond see imports like you SEE US BEFORE never seen before! FIREPLACE YOU BUY-A- LL YOUR NEEDS AND ACCESSORIES 140 N. MAIN, CLEARFIELD 1 OPEN DAILY MON-FR- I SAT 6, 11 Boleeii Jew e&ui Tel. Fort Lone Shopping Center 376-959- 5 L.M. vwrvk - 10 P.M. MOtJ.-SA- T. 10-- 4. p, 0 Layton, Utah 84041 . We Will Match PX Repair Prices With The Showing of Your MILITARY CARD J & PEPSI OR MOUNTAIN DEW Away now freeze the price! lay SEIKO 8 PACK 16 oz. PULSAR BULOVA ? CASIO u.s.i'sSLDOfl.G0 $6501! UP $350 t Between Ernst Safeway 766 1221 Mon Sat 10 9 Sot 10 6 N Mon 4201 Mam 27 176 Kaysville CIO ANTIC CHILflD System I f795 4 TRANSISTOR WLKIE Entertainment COIL SIMILAR TO ILLUSTRATION Complete with 5 Cartridges t jA033P3JE Ol.CJyd. cr CifAurr msxic fo roue IffbliaVr Setterlcfc, SVKINQ. I'OfiM, Simplicity, McCallc onU , Pattern. 1 lUCTRONfC OAMfS m a, --w. 4. 776-344- 3 SCI pnejaHi&iS ANTENNA CALL BUTTON i 6 Computer iO TXLICIES FLEXIBLE MATTIL The Fairchild Video 2SOUD STATE 376-591- 90 GOLD'N RIPE BANANAS CARAVELLE tfwlfc Seer . . ' , 0 |