All small companies wanting to "do business with IAP" must first register with the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the "Central Contractor Registration" homepage. If you have not registered, we encourage you to complete their application by visiting www.ccr.gov

To verify your company's size based upon the Small Business Administration's size standards along with the corresponding NAICS codes, please visit the NAICS Association at www.naics.com/sba_sizestandards.htm

IAP's Small Business Council was created to heighten organizational awareness of the importance of small business relationships, educate internal stake-holders on program components and monitor the organization's compliance with small business requirements. Members of the council meet monthly to discuss pertinent small business issues and concerns. Each year, the Small Business Council recognizes small business partners through the "Wings of Eagles Award" given to small companies demonstrating stellar performance. Each quarter, the Council recognizes projects that have met their small business goals or who have gone above and beyond the norm to develop an innovative opportunity to increase small business participation.

IAP takes a great deal of pride in supporting our small business partners and ensuring their success. We realize that it takes an investment of time and resources to build long term relationships and strategic business alliances. Therefore, we have developed internal programs to help ensure the success of IAP's small business partners.

Small Business Enablement Program
As a global contingency contractor, IAP understands the difficulties experienced by small businesses performing in foreign environments that are often austere and/or hostile. Therefore, we constantly seek small businesses with OCONUS experience to help support our International contracts. To further alleviate some of the potential difficulties that may be experienced by U.S. based small companies participating on these projects, IAP has developed a Small Business Enablement Program. Through this program, small business partners have access to IAP's internal deployment services which include training for employees deployed to OCONUS locations, shipping and customs services, insurance coverage, and travel agreements which have been negotiated with strategic partners. Small companies that are new to international opportunities have access to networking and peer tutoring sessions with more seasoned small business partners having several years of experience performing work in foreign countries or hostile and austere environments.

Small Business Supplier Development Program
IAP provides informal mentoring to our small business partners through the company's Small Business Supplier Development Program. This program is limited to small businesses actively performing as a subcontractor to IAP on a customer project. Informal mentoring is normally targeted towards a specific area of improvement identified during the Supplier Evaluation process. The initiative is designed to assist small businesses with their efforts to improve performance based on contract requirements or deliverables.

IAP has an ethical responsibility to adhere to high standards of performance and conduct. That responsibility is extended to our small business suppliers.
To ensure the highest standard of quality for our customers, suppliers are evaluated on organizational structure, past performance, financial stability and management capabilities. After contract award, supplier performance is actively monitored.

Potential Items Procured by IAP from Small Business Concerns:

• Administrative Supplies & Promotional Merchandise
• Advertising and Marketing
• Aircraft Maintenance and Repair
• Banking / Financial / Leasing Services
• Cabling / Automation
• Call Center Operations
• Commercial Transportation and Shipping
• Computer Equipment, Peripherals & Software
• Construction
• Consultants, Contractors, & Managed Team Engagements
• Environmental
• Equipment Refurbishment
• Facilities Maintenance
• Food Services
• Help Desk
• HVAC and Mechanical Services
• Information Technology
• Landscaping
• Laundry
• Leasing Services
• Logistics
• Mobilization
• Network Equipment and Services
• Office Equipment and Supplies
• Power/Utility Systems
• Procurement Services
• Products / Supplies
• Project & Risk Management
• Real Estate Operations
• Staff Augmentation Services
• Teleservices & Credit/Collections
• Temporary Staffing Services
• Training
• Transportation
• Travel/Events
• Vehicles and Equipment
• Voice and Data Communications
• Warehousing - Supply Chain Management

IAP shares its commitment to small business utilization with other corporate peers by helping to form strategic alliances between small business concerns and large partners providing similar services. Emphasis is placed on specific core competencies and shared information through mentoring. As a direct result of the partnering efforts, small businesses gain access to markets and industries previously unapproachable. It's a win-win for all parties involved. We've enjoyed success with program initiatives in the waste management, refuse collection, and food services arenas.

IAP offers informal and formal mentoring through our Mentor Protégé Program. Formal mentoring relationships are established with the Small Business Administration (SBA) or other Federal Agencies with active Mentor Protégé programs. Mentoring is offered in a variety of areas to include Operations, Business Management Processes, Quality, Safety, Business Development, Proposal Development, Contract Administration, Customer Relationship Management, Organizational Development, Budgeting, Compliance and IT Systems and Infrastructure. Due to the extensive resources required to ensure the success of Mentor Protégé Relationships, IAP requires the following prior to entering into a formal Mentor Protégé relationship:

• An existing relationship with IAP Worldwide Services performing as a subcontractor or prime
• A minimum of two years in business
• An established portfolio of products and services
• Excellent client references
• Open disclosure during the Initial Review Process and throughout the various stages of the Mentor Protégé relationship

In support of the SBA's regulations and policies established to advance socially disadvantaged business owners, IAP continuously seeks relationships with 8(a), Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) and Tribally Owned small business entities having diverse business portfolios. Depending on the type of opportunity pursued, IAP traditionally uses one of the vehicles listed below to structure successful business arrangements with small business partners.

• Prime / Subcontractor
• Joint Ventures
• Teaming Agreements
• Memorandums of Understanding
• Mentor Protégé Relationships
• Strategic Alliances

IAP has dedicated resources to developing relationships with Veteran-Owned and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (VOSB and SDVOSB). Approximately 15% of the nation's 25 million veterans and national reservists are self-employed. As a leading contractor in Facilities Management Support Services and Global Contingency Operations, experience clearly demonstrates working with VOSB and SDVOSB companies on DOD opportunities and other contracts with OCONUS performance requirements creates a strong value proposition for the customer. IAP actively seeks VOSB and SDVOSB concerns with whom we can partner and build long-term relationships.

For more than 25 years, our team has partnered with the U.S. Army at Fort Gordon as the facilities management and base support services provider. Team members there are proud to have won the Small Business Administration's Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in the services category for our outstanding record of subcontracting to small, minority and women-owned businesses.