JEFFERSON LAB RECEIVES AWARD FROM DOE

Jefferson Lab's continued support of small businesses was the impetus of the first Oak Ridge Operations Office Small Business Award on July 30, 1996. The award was presented to the laboratory for its procurement support of small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and women- owned businesses during fiscal year 1995.

During the presentation made by the Department of Energy Site Office, Jefferson Lab was recognized for the many procurement awards it has won in the past and for its increased efforts to use small businesses. "Since 1990, Jefferson Lab has won four Secretary of Energy awards," said Dean Helms, DOE Site Office Manager. "Small business use has increased 34 percent, small disadvantaged-owned business use has increased 380 percent and women-owned business use has increased 164 percent." According to Wayne Skinner, DOE Site Office Contracting Officer, these increases mean, "Jefferson Lab is a leader not only within the Oak Ridge family but it is a leader within the DOE."

Hermann Grunder, Jefferson Lab Director, accepted the award on behalf of the laboratory stating that, "It means a lot that Oak Ridge deemed it appropriate to give us this recognition." The award, said Grunder, would not have been possible without the efforts of the Procurement department. Mark Waite, Procurement Director, and Danny Lloyd, Purchasing Manager and SURA's Small Business Representative, were thankful for their hard work and dedication to the small business program. Waite credited the success to the "wide spread support we have across all divisions."

Lloyd acknowledged not only the buyers in the Procurement department, but the members of the small business advocacy team. The team is composed of 13 staff members from each division, and is responsible for spreading the word about the small business program. "The advocacy team is procurement's eyes and ears in the field," said Lloyd. "They let everyone know that there is a small business program at the laboratory, and encourage staff to use small businesses as a vendor whenever possible."

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