TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Supplier Diversity Launching Powerful Partnerships Through Supplier Diversity
Monday, April 17, 2023, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Networking Reception)
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm (Summit)
TIME ACTIVITY
8:00 am
8:45 am
9:00 am
9:15 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
Sign-In and Networking Breakfast
Welcome and Safety / Diversity Messages
Jan Cable, Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development
Opening Remarks
Don Moul, TVA Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Joe Ritch, TVA Board Director
Keynote
Jeff Lyash, TVA President & Chief Executive Officer
Elevator Pitches
Moderator – J.W. Cole, TVA Supplier Diversity Program Manager
Presentation: Supplier Success Stories
Introduced by Allan Trotter, Director, Supply Chain
Mark Mamaghani, Director of Sales, GEIS, Inc.
Dan Anderson, President, Diversified Supply, Inc.
10:30 am Exhibits Open
11:30 am Networking Lunch
12:15 pm
2023 Supplier Diversity Awards Presentation
Moderator – Gus Wintzell, Editor, Huntsville Business Journal
Diverse Supplier Award
Prime Supplier Award
Supplier Diversity Champion Award
1:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Doing Business with the Government
Moderator – Paul Buerkle, TVA Supplier Diversity Senior Program Manager
1:45 pm Break
2:00 pm
TVA Business Unit Panel Discussion: Positioning Your Business for Success
Moderator – Melanie Cross, Director, Supply Chain Support & Supplier Diversity
2:45 pm Closing Remarks
Bob Dalrymple, TVA Senior Vice President, Resource Management & Operations Services
3:00 - 4:00 pm Exhibits Open
AGENDA
Welcome Letter
Welcome all!
We’re honored to have you join us for the 2023 TVA Annual Supplier Diversity Outreach Summit, and we are pleased to host this year’s conference in Huntsville, Alabama.
TVA’s goal is to maintain a competitive, diverse supplier base that is reflective of the Tennessee Valley region. In seeking to do business with firms that offer exceptional products and services at competitive prices, we welcome businesses of all types — small, minority-owned, woman-owned, veteranowned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and those located in historically underutilized business (HUB) zones, among others.
This event is one way we work to fulfill our diversity commitment by expanding our outreach initiatives to identify suppliers and build relationships. During our time together, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in conversations, share experiences, and discuss innovations while launching powerful new partnerships and enhancing existing ones.
Thank you for participating. We appreciate your commitment to promoting inclusion with diversity among those who supply products and services to TVA and our industry partners.
Sincerely,
Laura Campbell Vice President, Supply Chain
Supplier Diversity Policy
At TVA, we’re committed to maintaining a competitive, diverse supplier base that is reflective of the Tennessee Valley region. We recognize that utilizing businesses that are valley based, small, minority owned, women owned, veteran owned, service disabled veteran owned, and located in historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones), strengthens TVA’s mission of service and our efforts to promote prosperity across the Valley.
Through Supplier Diversity, we are actively building relationships with local, small, and diverse businesses capable of providing quality products and services at competitive prices. We are committed to connecting these suppliers to our business units and providing equitable opportunities to compete.
TVA and its executive leadership team work to fulfill our commitment to supplier diversity through:
• Direct contracting and prime supplier subcontracting
• Federal government regulation compliance
• Supplier mentoring
• Partnerships with community-based business advocacy organizations
• Community outreach activities
• Active communication with current and potential suppliers (see Supplier Connections)
• Establishing annual Supplier Diversity goals and tracking our progress
Local, small and diverse suppliers bring great value to TVA, while creating jobs and opportunities in the communities we serve. We will continue to seek their partnership as we work to make life better for the people of the Tennessee Valley.
Jeffrey J. Lyash President and Chief Executive Officer
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From
— TVA Chief Operating Officer Don Moul
Where We Make a Difference
TVA Values SAFETY INTEGRITY INCLUSION SERVICE
AND YOU CAN, TOO We are part of a diverse and successful enterprise serving 10 million people. T e n e s s e eT o m b ig bee W ta e r w a y C u m b e r l a n d R i v e r River Tennessee M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r O h i o R i v e r Upper Bear Creek Dam Little Bear Creek Dam Cedar Creek Dam Tims Ford Dam Chickamauga Dam & Lock Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant Ocoee #1 Dam Watts Bar Dam & Lock Ocoee #2 Dam Ocoee #3 Dam Nottely Dam Chatuge Dam Blue Ridge Dam Hiwassee Dam Apalachia Dam Fontana Dam Tellico Dam Ft. Loudoun Dam & Lock Melton Hill Dam & Lock Norris Dam Doakes Creek Dam Cherokee Dam Douglas Dam Nolichucky Dam Normandy Dam Great Falls Dam Pickwick Landing Dam & Lock Wilson Dam & Lock Wheeler Dam & Lock Guntersville Dam & Lock Ft. Patrick Henry Dam Boone Dam Clear Creek Dam Beaver Creek Dam Wilbur Dam Watauga Dam South Holston Dam Bear Creek Dam Kentucky Dam & Lock Sycamore Dam Beech Dam Lost Creek Dam Pine Dam Dogwood Dam Pin Oak Dam Cedar Dam Redbud Dam Nickajack Dam & Lock John Sevier Dam Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Kingston Fossil Plant Bull Run Fossil Plant Gallatin Fossil Plant & Combustion Turbine Cumberland Fossil Plant Shawnee Fossil Plant Lagoon Creek Combustion Turbine & Combined Cycle Plant Brownsville Combustion Turbine Kemper Combustion Turbine Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant Southaven Combined Cycle Plant Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant Marshall Combustion Turbine Gleason Combustion Turbine Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant Allen Combined Cycle Plant & Methane Facility Colbert CombustionTurbine John Sevier Combined Cycle Paradise Combined Cycle Plant Johnsonville Combustion Turbine NORTH CAROLINA ALABAMA KENTUCKY VIRGINIA ARK. MISSOURI IL. W.V. TENNESSEE MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA
The TVA generating system stretches across the state of Tennessee and parts of six other southeastern states. TVA-operated facilities include: 5 Fossil Plants 3 Nuclear Plants 29 Hydroelectric Plants 1 Pumped Storage Plant 9 Combustion Turbine Plants 16,400 Miles of Transmission Lines 8 Combined Cycle Plants 1 Diesel Generator Site 14 Solar Energy Sites 1 Wind Energy Site
our generation portfolio to our supplier base, TVA recognizes the essential role diversity plays in delivering on our mission to provide clean, affordable energy, steward our natural resources, and promote economic prosperity for the people of the
Tennessee Valley.
To support supplier diversity, TVA actively:
• Assists small, diverse suppliers in the qualification process for contract opportunities through promotion of joint ventures, partnerships and subcontracting relationships to aid in business development and growth.
• Partners with Supplier Diversity and Development organizations to provide support services, which include guidance on the TVA sourcing process, attendance at events and networking opportunities.
• Provides for small business set-asides when procurement is between $25,000 and $250,000.
Keys to Success
Companies that wish to do business with TVA can enhance their competitiveness in the following ways:
• Learn TVA’s sourcing process.
• Focus on safety, diversity and quality performance.
• Understand your core competencies and niche.
• Sharpen networking skills:
– Research how to do business with TVA.
– Prepare a brief capability statement.
– Schedule an introductory meeting with a TVA representative and be prepared to follow up with company materials as requested
Getting Started
For suppliers that would like to be considered for future opportunities, follow the steps below:
• Visit the Supplier Connections website at: www.tva.com/supplier
• Go to the “I am seeking to build a relationship with TVA” bullet and “Click here to learn how”
• Click the “Complete Your Introduction” link at the bottom of the page
• For additional information, go to the Important Information section to view:
– Anticipated Contract Opportunities
– Potential Subcontracting Opportunities
At TVA, we’re committed to maintaining a competitive, diverse supplier base that is reflective of the Tennessee Valley region. We do this by supporting the utilization of qualified businesses that are small, minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran owned, and located in historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones).
Subcontracting
TVA works to ensure that small, diverse businesses have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in TVA direct contract and subcontracting opportunities. TVA’s Subcontracting Program supports this policy by providing such businesses with opportunities to participate in subcontracting relationships with prime contractors. In addition, TVA encourages its prime contractors to identify and contact small, diverse and Valley-owned businesses to subcontract work to support their TVA contract or their corporate operations.
Contracts valued at $700,000 or more ($1.5M for construction) require a subcontracting plan. TVA maintains a list of subcontracting partners on the Supplier Connections website.
Outreach
TVA’s commitment to outreach is a critical component of our Supplier Diversity strategy. Outreach activities provide opportunities for TVA representatives to meet with small, diverse suppliers face-to-face to learn more about their business capabilities. TVA’s annual Supplier Diversity Outreach Summit is one way TVA furthers its efforts in the Tennessee Valley region.
TVA was built for ALL the people, and we want to represent all the people. Our work with small and diverse businesses supports our mission of improving life in the Tennessee Valley. We are creating jobs and opportunities for our neighbors and the people who live and work in the communities we serve.
— Jan
Cable, Manager, TVA Supplier Diversity
& Development
TVA SUPPLIER DIVERSITY Our Results
$2 billion
TVA SPENT WITH VALLEY-BASED BUSINESSES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022
$1.1 billion
TVA SPENT WITH SMALL BUSINESSES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022
$518 million
TVA SPENT WITH DIVERSE BUSINESSES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022
The following is a list of anticipated contract opportunities:
Contract Solicitation Contract Award TVA Sourcing Department TVA Site Opportunity Contract Manager Contact Info Winter 2022 Summer 2023 TVA Corporate Office Chattanooga Office Complex Flooring Barry Shaver bwshaver@tva.gov Winter 2023 Winter 2023 Transmission Contracts Valley Wide Substation and Telecom Equipment Centers Chep Herron ccherron0@tva.gov Winter 2023 Spring 2023 Coal and Gas Generation Contracts Valley Wide Water Processing Services, Chemical, and Other Related Products and Services Shika Payne eppayne@tva.gov Spring 2023 Spring 2023 Corporate Contracts Various Aquatic Plant Management Wesley Hale wghale@tva.gov Spring 2023 Spring 2023 Corporate Contracts Various General Office Supplies Barry Shaver bwshaver@tva.gov Winter 2023 Winter 2023 Transmission Contracts Transmission Instrument Transformers (Current and Voltage) Chep Herron ccherron0@tva.gov Winter 2023 Winter 2023 Transmission Contracts Valley Wide Medium and Large Power Transformers Chep Herron ccherron0@tva.gov
Contract Solicitation Contract Award TVA Sourcing Department TVA Site Opportunity Contract Manager Contact Info Spring 2023 Spring 2024 Transmission Contracts Valley Wide Sand and Stone Kim Bishop ksbishop@tva.gov Winter 2023 Winter/Spring 2023 Corporate Contracts TVA Nuclear Fleet Staff Augmentation Health Physicist (NPG) James Hindman jehindman@tva.gov Spring 2023 Summer 2023 Corporate Contracts GIS/Transmission GIS Remote Sensing Data Acquisition and Related Services Jay Nelson jaynelson@tva.gov Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Corporate Contracts Various Cultural Resources Services Taylor Thurmond tmthurmond@tva.gov Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Corporate Contracts Corporate Clothing / Arc Flash Clothing & Equipment Jay Nelson jaynelson@tva.gov Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Corporate Contracts RM&OS Aviation Aviation Services Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney Engine Jay Nelson jaynelson@tva.gov Summer 2023 Fall 2023 Corporate Contracts HR Social Media Services Vicki Tweed vrtweed@tva.gov Winter 2024 Summer 2025 Corporate Contracts Corporate Employee Recognition Vicki Tweed vrtweed@tva.gov Spring 2025 Summer 2025 Nuclear Generation Fleet Wide Equipment Rental Greg Bentley jgbentley@tva.gov
The following is a list of key contacts for potential subcontracting opportunities.
AECOM Energy & Construction – Princeton, NJ
Primary: Sam Artis, 208-890-3053 Sam.artis@ueci.com
Secondary: Tim Beale, 734-777-1545 tim.beale@ueci.com
TVA Contract Manager: Darrell Parks, dlparks@tva.gov
Babcock & Wilcox Company – Barberton, Ohio
Todd Trachok, 330-860-1939, tdtrachok@babcock.com
Greg Sallee, cgsallee@babcock.com
TVA Contract Manager: Katie Quast, kmquast@tva.gov
Barnard Construction – Bozeman, MT Quincy Anderson, 303-204-6632, quincy.anderson@barnard-inc.com
TVA Contract Manager: Darrell Parks, dlparks@tva.gov
Black & Veatch Corporation – San Marcos, CA
Stephen Bowers, 423-661-7424, BowersSP@BV.com
TVA Contract Manager: Taylor Thurmond, tmthurmond@tva.gov
Day & Zimmermann NPS Inc. – Lancaster, PA
Curtis Casey, 423-421-2112, Curtis.Casey@dayzim.com
TVA Contract Manager: Chep Herron ccherron0@tva.gov
Enercon Services, Inc. – Kennesaw, GA
Dave Tolman, 770-590-2010, dtolman@enercon.com
TVA Contract Manager: Taylor Thurmond, tmthurmond@tva.gov
G.D Barri -– Sweetwater, TN
Lisa Prestridge, 423-803-0509, lisa@gdbarri.com www.gdbarri.com
TVA Contract Manager: James Hindman, jehindman@tva.gov
GE Steam Power, Inc. (GESPI) (Turbine Generator Alliance) – Atlanta, GA
Ryan Vesque, ryan.vesque1@ge.com
TVA Contract Manager: Paul Mulcahy pdmulcahy@tva.gov
GUBMK Constructors – Knoxville, TN
John Simonetto, 865-632-2129, jjsimon5@tva.gov
TVA Contract Manager: Tom Kuhnert, tlkuhnert@tva.gov
Hatch – Pittsburg, Pa
Ryan Berg, 978-609-8317, ryan.berg@hatch.com
TVA Contract Manager: Taylor Thurmond, tmthurmond@tva.gov
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. David Thurman, 423-265 6909, david.thurman@hitachienergy.com
Adam Litowsky, 615-306-9938, adam.d.litowsky@hitachienergy.com
TVA Contract Manager: Chep Herron, ccherron0@tva.gov
TVA Contract Manager: Deborah Elsea, delsea@tva.gov
Holtec International – Marlton, NJ
Kyle Trotter | Program Manager
Holtec International, Nuclear Power Division Office: (856) 797-0900 ext. 3912 Mobile: (570)-903-0436
TVA Contract Manager: Tim Corbett, tdcorbett@tva.gov
Jensen Hughes – Baltimore, MD vendorsubmission@jensenhughes.com
TVA Contract Manager: John Houdasheldt jhoudasheldt@tva.gov
Johnson Contractors, Inc. – Muscle Shoals, AL Sonora Mann, 256-383-0313, smann@johnsoncont.com
TVA Contract Manager: Travis Mccroskey, tmccroskey@tva.gov
Johnson Service Group – Atlanta, GA
Greg Howard, 865-539-8234, ghoward@jsginc.com
TVA Contract Manager: James Hindman, jehindman@tva.gov
Working with small, diverse and local suppliers is good business. The economic impact of these relationships goes well beyond the relationships themselves, stimulating job creation and a variety of down-stream activities that contribute to the economic prosperity of the communities we serve.
— Bob Dalrymple, SVP, TVA Resources Management & Operations Services
Kiewit Power Constructors Co – Lenexa, KS
John Kruse, 913-928-7029, john.kruse@kiewit.com
TVA Contract Manager: Darrell Parks, dlparks@tva.gov
L.E. Myers Co. – Chattanooga, TN
Danny Gessman, Dgessman@myrgroup.com
TVA Contract Manager: Kevin Featherston, 423-751-7133
Merrick & Company – Charlotte, NC
Michael Varner, 865-206-4182, Michael.varner@merrick.com
TVA Contract Manager: Taylor Thurmond, tmthurmond@tva.gov
Mesa Associates – Madison, AL
Kim Hillman, 256-258-2123, KHillman@mesainc.com
TVA Contract Manager: Taylor Thurmond, tmthurmond@tva.gov
Phillips & Jordan, Inc. – Knoxville, TN
Gerry Arvidson, 865-337-0265, garvidson@pandj.com
TVA Contract Manager: Darrell Parks, dlparks@tva.gov
Sargent & Lundy – Chicago, IL
Terry L. Sopkin, terry.l.sopkin@sargentlundy.com
TVA Contract Manager: Taylor Thurmond, tmthurmond@tva.gov
Stantec – Lexington, K
John Montgomery, 859-422-3000, john.montgomery@stantec.com
TVA Contract Manager: Valorie Barton, vbarton@tva.gov
Steam Generator Team – Spring City, TN
Watts Bar Nuclear Unit 2 Steam Generators Replacement
Michael D. Pacholke, PMP
WBN2 SGR Project Manager: 623-734-6179, michael.pacholke@ueci.com
TVA Contract Manager John Houdasheldt: jhoudasheldt@tva.gov
Thalle Construction Co. Inc. – Hillsborough, NC
Brian Sharp, 919-245-1490, bsharp@thalle.com
TVA Contract Manager: Darrell Parks, dlparks@tva.gov
Trans Ash – Cincinnati, OH
Bob Gerbus, 513-733-4770, bgerbus@transash.com
TVA Contract Manager: Darrell Parks, dlparks@tva.gov
Trevicos Nicholson Joint Venture – Charlestown, MA
Mr. Luca Barison, 617-970-4544, luca.barison@nicholsonconstruction.com
TVA Contract Manager: Chase North, canorth@tva.gov
United Conveyor Corporation – Waukegan, IL
Gerald Sullivan, 847-672-5130
TVA Contract Manager: Valorie Barton, vbarton@tva.gov
Voith Hydro Inc. – York, PA
Jeremy Smith, 717-792-7868, Jeremy.Smith@Voith.com
TVA Contract Manager: Rachel Johnson, rmsells@tva.gov
Diversity Alliance Program
Each year, TVA is pleased to partner with organizations that support Supplier Diversity and Economic Development in the Tennessee Valley region. Below are the 2022-23 Diversity Alliance Partners. For more information on TVA’s Diversity Alliance Program, contact J.W. Cole at (423) 260-9497 or jwcole4@tva.gov.
Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Mitchell
700 Arcadia Circle, Suite D Huntsville, AL 35801 admin@naaachamber.org
Mainstream Development Corporation, Inc.
Freddie Hogan
PO Box 2058
Muscle Shoals, AL 35662 mdc26@bellsouth.net
Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum
Patrice Harris
158 Madison Avenue, Suite 300 Memphis, TN 38103 pharris@mmbc-memphis.org
Minority Economic Development Initiative
Henry Snorton III
1101A South Main Street Hopkinsville, KY 42240 hsnorton@medisuccess.org
Nashville Business Incubation Center
Angela Jones
1009 3rd Avenue, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37201
ajones@nbiconline.com
Pathway Lending
Amy Bunton
201 Venture Circle
Nashville, TN 37228
Amy.Bunton@pathwaylending.org
Southern Region Minority Supplier Development Council
Al Williams
400 Poydras Street, Suite 1960 New Orleans, LA 70130 awilliams@srmsdc.org
TriState Minority Supplier Development Council
Cheri Henderson
220 Athens Way, Suite 105 Nashville, TN 37228 chenderson@tsmsdc.net
University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services
Paul Middlebrooks 744 McCallie Avenue, Suite 502
Chattanooga, TN 37403 Paul.Middlebrooks@tennessee.edu
Women’s Business Enterprise Council South Phala K. Mire
2800 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 180 Metairie, LA 70002 pkmire@wbecsouth.org
TVA SUPPLIER CONNECTIONS WEBSITE www.tva.com/supplier QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES vendor2@tva.gov Jan Cable Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development Paul Buerkle Sr. Program Manager, Supplier Diversity JW Cole Program Manager, Supplier Diversity 2023-130 0223
