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SMALL BIZ NOTES

NAVFAC Marianas awarded about $237.4M in contracts from October 2019 through June 2020 on which Small Business (SB) concerns may participate as prime or subcontractors. Of that amount, about $201.5M was awarded to SB concerns to provide a variety of products and services on Guam. Socio-economic breakdown of the SB awards are: - $170.0M - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) - $163.2M - HUBZone Small Business (HZSB) - $15.1M - Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) - $12.1M - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) The sum of the figures above exceed the overall SB awards of $237.4M because some SB concerns qualify for multiple socio-economic categories.

Significant SB awards in June:

• Landscape Management Systems, Inc. was awarded about • Kwikspace Guam Inc. was awarded about $826K to $1.6M for the lease and maintenance of industrial heavy provide to provide portable office space on Andersen Air equipment on Naval Base Guam. Force Base. • Fargo Pacific Inc. was awarded about $5.9M to re-design • Fargo Pacific Inc. was awarded about $2.1M to provide and replace a HVAC system on Naval Base Guam. facility repairs on Andersen Air Force Base. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was about $1.9M to provide structural steel repairs on Naval awarded about $2.9M to repair bilge & oily wastewater

Base Guam. treatment systems on Naval Base Guam. • Pacific Rim Constructors Inc. was awarded about $1.3M to • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was replace the existing generator data loggers and annunciator awarded about $2.3M to replace HVAC units at various alarms on Naval Base Guam. facilities on Andersen Air Force Base. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was about $1.8M to repair/renovate various facilities on Anderawarded about $1.3M for electrical circuit repairs on sen Air Force Base. Andersen Air Force Base. • S. K. Construction Inc. was awarded about $836K for facility • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was repairs on Naval Base Guam. awarded about $1.1M replace underground cable and

Source: Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG) pad-mounted switchgear on Andersen Air Force Base.

MANAGING WORK WITH A SKELETON CREW

Covid-19 restrictions continue to impact the business environment and businesses may have no recourse but to close down or reduce staffing. As things start to open up, good employees may choose not to come back for various reasons and it may be difficult to find qualified replacements. No matter the reason, not having a full team can aggravate an already challenging situation. An incomplete team will need to pick up the slack and/or may work longer hours. However, overworking employees who shoulder the extra workload increases the risk of burnout and chances for mistakes. It could also decrease productivity and morale. Here are some tips if you are contending with an understaffed team: - Bring in extra help: Hire an intern or temporary help to take some of the more tedious tasks off your team’s plate; e.g. filing or data input. - Prioritize the big stuff: Line up the most urgent and important projects, and expect that others might be delayed. With the workload spread among fewer people, some tasks won’t be completed within the same timeframe as they normally would. - Take breaks to relieve stress: Though an understaffed team may feel like there’s no time, it is important that everyone takes regular breaks during the day to unwind from the added stress and prevent fatigue. - Communicate more often than usual: Increase project communication, including providing periodic updates and establishing timelines. This helps keep the team on track of deliverables due, but also indicate whether someone is overburdened. - Cross-train on everything: No task should collect dust because the only person who knows how to do it is out of the office. Make sure multiple employees have the skills and training to capably accomplish every task. - Prepare a coverage plan: Make it easier for your team to compensate for not having a full roster by developing a coverage plan, which will determine who picks up what tasks when short-staffed and more evenly distribute the additional workload. - Keep micromanaging to a minimum: Stress levels are high and the workload is piled on, so do not give your team unnecessary pressure. Trust that your team members are doing their best given the situation. But, continue to check in on their progress and how they are handling the added workload.