b'PARTNERING WITHSMALL BUSINESS FOR SUCCESSAS THE NATIONSnuclear laboratory, INL relies on businesses of all sizes to provide many of the supplies and services it needs toINLs partnership with RED Inc. Join INL for its monthly SupplierStatewide partnershipsaccomplish its mission. INL is committed to working with small businesses, and gives special attention to those owned by women,RED Inc. Communications has supported INL for 13Engagement webinar Things changed dramatically veterans and service-disabled veterans, as well as businesses located in Historically Under-utilized Business Zones (HUBZones) as years. Its graphic arts staff works with INLs GraphicThis webinar series began in June and is hosted by defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Partnerships with suppliers in Idaho also are important to INL. Arts team and other INL employees to producethe Small Business Program. It has covered topicswhen we started working with INLs partnership with MarCom LLC award-winning communications products. Thesuch as partnership opportunities with INL, theINL. They have been a huge company also provides significant administrativeneeds of advanced nuclear construction, general Founded in 2003 by Marcella Medor, a membersupport throughout the lab. RED Inc. staff areconstruction needs at the lab, small businesspart of B&Ks success, not of the Abenaki Tribe, MarCom LLC is an SBA- embedded in many INL facilities, assisting withdevelopment and recovery, and supply chain only because of the contracts certified, Native American-owned and woman- important projects.risk mitigation.owned business with offices in Idaho Fallsset aside for small Idaho and Butte, Montana. It provides management,We started in a room smaller than the averageFOR VIDEOS OF PAST WEBINARS businesses, but also because administrative, engineering, nuclear operations,conference room here at the lab, with two desks, and health and safety services to DOE sitestwo computers and no contracts, said LindaAND REGISTRATION INFORMATIONof how easy it is to workaround the nation. Keele, RED Inc. owner/manager. Developing thisFOR FUTURE WEBINARS, VISITwith INL. business has been a learning curve, but we have MarComs main role with INL is in wastegrown substantially in the past 27 years. I believePROCUREMENT.INL.GOV- Karen Ehrlich, B&K Supply Co.,management assistance and general support ofworking with INL over the years has helped RED its waste programs. This happens mostly throughInc. to diversify and grow into other markets.Coeur dAlenehiring or subcontracting people to work on INL projects and technical consulting work.RED Inc. appreciates the recognition it has received from its INL customers. The staffs talent One of the bigger waste projects where wehas not gone unnoticed. The company, as well as supported INL was the Remote-Handled Low- individual team members, has received several Level Waste (RHLLW) project, said Jim Jackson,awards in the past five years, including multiple MarComs administration manager. We madeCreative Summit and Communicator Awards, as determinations about the waste that went intowell as the 2019 SBA Region 10 Subcontractor of that project and supported the facilities workingMarComs Idaho Falls employees. the Year Award, for which INL nominated them.on it with staffing and consultation.Its so gratifying to see our employees receive CENTRAL Its support on this project earned the company DOEs Small Businesssuch high honors for their amazing work, Keele NORTHERN $62K 4 BUSINESS of the Year Award for fiscal year 2019. The RHLLW project enables safesaid. With these awards, theyre being recognized disposal of low-level radioactive waste. by not only their customers, but also their peers. PARTNERSThey are competing with high-end design firms $6.4M EASTERN MarCom supported technical and software development for the RHLLWfrom across the nation, and they are consistently 10 BUSINESS project. Those contributions improved productivity and efficiency for showcasing their amazing talent.PARTNERS $143.3M the project, which was struggling to start operations and recover from a six-month construction delay due to bad weather and equipment 218 BUSINESS failures. With MarComs support, the disposal facility was completed The RED Inc. team provides many important capabilities to their customers.PARTNERS $4.7 million under budget and six months ahead of schedule, despitethe earlier delays.WESTERN The software MarCom built and all the work they did for the RHLLW $67.4M project was fantastic, said Sadie Butler, an INL project manager on the1 2 3 4 5RHLLW project team. They are a great resource, and we are lucky to have 74 BUSINESS them supporting us here at the lab.SEND YOUR LINE PARTNERS MarCom is also assisting with staffing and consulting for INLs Transuranic5 SIMPLEOBTAIN A DUN &IF YOU DONTSMALL BUSINESSESREGISTER ON THE CARD OR CAPABILITY Waste Program and building computer software systems for the lab. InBRADSTREETALREADY HAVE(500 EMPLOYEESINL VENDORthe last two years, MarCom has doubled in size, going from 50 to 100STEPS TOD-U-N-S NUMBERONE, APPLY FOROR FEWER OVERPORTAL AT STATEMENT TO employees. AT DNB.COM AN EMPLOYERTHREE YEARS) MUSTVENDOR.INL.GOV STACEY.FRANCIS@INL.SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN WORKINGIDENTIFICATIONREGISTER ON THEGOVNUMBER ATSYSTEM FOR AWARDS $7.9M $3.8M WITH INLIRS.GOV MANAGEMENT (REGISTRATION IS 9 BUSINESS 32 BUSINESS To become a supplier, FREE) AT SAM.GOVPARTNERS PARTNERS all businesses must:20|Idaho National Laboratory|your.inl.gov your.inl.gov|Idaho National Laboratory|21'