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Office of Management

The Mission of the Office of Management is to provide the Department of Energy with centralized direction and oversight for the full range of management, procurement and administrative services.

Politics and Structure: Working with Your Union Partners

Former SMART Local 80 Business Manager, Mark Saba, will describe the inner workings of a local union.  To truly work effectively with a local union, one must understand the interplay between the business manager, the local’s executive board and the local’s members, both active and retired.  SMART International’s structure and relationship with its locals will also be covered.

Rebecca Klein Scott and Keith Scott

Office of Procurement, Acquisitions and Logistics (OPAL)

The Office of Procurement, Acquisitions and Logistics (OPAL) OPAL provides comprehensive, strategic acquisition support for VA’s highly complex requirements, including strategic Information Technology and medical systems. 

Roberto Herrera

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Ronald McGuire

Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization

The VA OSDBU mission is to enable Veterans to gain access to economic opportunity by leveraging the federal procurement system and expanding participation of procurement-ready small businesses.

Insurance Policies

SMACNA Premiere Partner, Federated Insurance, will  detail the types of insurance every association should have in place as well as the factors the association should consider when determining coverage levels.  Federated will also discuss optional coverage lines and when they should be strongly considered.  Finally, Federated will also give a brief overview of common construction business coverage and answer common questions a chapter executive may be asked.

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SBA Local Assistance

Several agencies provide assistance to small businesses who want to do business with the federal government. You can find one of the resources closest to you simply by entering your zip code on this SBA website.

Ryan Hayes

Sheet Metal Industry Introduction

SMACNA’s Executive Director of Technical Services, Eli Howard, explains what the sheet metal industry is for those who have not worked for a contractor or in the field.  This session will introduce chapter executives to common terms, systems, and technologies within the sheet metal industry as well as an overview of the major sectors that most sheet metal contractors work within.

SMACNA Labor Department

SMACNA offers resources to help employers understand some of the federal laws and regulations impacting their workforce. This includes information on the Fair Labor Standards Act, immigration and the federal E-Verify program, as well as guidance on terminating employees and developing workplace policies.

Stan Kolbe

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PRIVACY POLICY

James Lawrence

Small Business Administration Federal Contracting

This SBA website has information on a contracting guide, contracting assistance programs and counseling and help with federal contracting.

Small Business Administration's (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Program

The surety industry supports bonding at all levels and there is a great deal of capacity in the market and bonds are available for contractors that meet the surety underwriting criteria even for the design and construction portion of public-private partnerships (P3) projects. However, for those small and emerging contractors who tend to lack the performance and financial track record of success and may not qualify for surety credit in the standard market, there is a federal program known as the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Program.

Maintaining a Labor-Management Relationship

A panel of experienced chapter executives will discuss methods for maintaining a working, and preferably good labor-management relationship with the union during the life of the collective bargaining agreement.  Panelists will discuss how to approach both the union official who is open to a good relationship as well as those where the relationship is more challenged and how they may have changed the relationship overtime.

Danielle Quesenberry

SMACNA Website Terms of Use

Small Business Concerns

This webpage provides resources small businesses need to learn and adhere to regarding applicable pay, safety and health, and nondiscrimination requirements.

The Office of Small Business Utilization

The Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU) connects small businesses with people and resources to help them grow.

Angie Simon

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

The Department of Veterans Affairs runs programs benefiting veterans and members of their families. It offers education opportunities and rehabilitation services and provides compensation payments for disabilities or death related to military service, home loan guaranties, pensions, burials, and health care that includes the services of nursing homes, clinics, and medical centers.

Duane Smith

What You Need to Know About the Rapid Response Protocol

This Protocol is intended for use by businesses and chapters to help prepare for and respond to incidents of bias, discrimination, and harassment. It contains best practices and recommendations for the entire industry, and a version of this Protocol has also been developed for use by local unions, regional councils, and JATCs. It is acknowledged and underscored that creating respectful workplaces is a responsibility shared by everyone in our industry, however, it’s contractors who face the greatest liability exposure when this does not occur.

USACE: Office of Small Business Programs

To sustain the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a premier organization in developing small businesses and maximizing their opportunities to participate in our procurements, thereby ensuring a broad base of capable suppliers to support the Corps of Engineers' mission and strengthen our nation’s economic development.

John Tschohl

USAspending.Gov

USA Spending tracks federal spending to ensure taxpayers see how their money is being used in communities across America.

Video: Federated Insurance DRIVE S.A.F.E.

Watch this short video where Federated Insurance Chairman, Jeff Fetters shares information on the current, alarming trend of distracted driving crashes and fatalities.

Fringe Benefit Funds

A multiemployer plan is a foreign concept to most people who come from a world of single employer health plans and 401ks.  This seminar will help executives understand the basic functions of multiemployer retirement, health and training funds.  Additionally, the seminar will cover the fiduciary role of the chapter as a benefit fund sponsor.

Peter Zeihan

Construction Trends

In conjunction with the New Horizons Foundation, NEMI and the ITI, this seminar will explore trends in the construction industry and future trends that are predicted that chapter executives need to be aware and potentially provide education on to their contractors.