Arcata Receives US SBA Region IX Prime Contractor of the Year Award

Arcata Associates, Inc. was named the 2006 Region IX Prime Contractor of the Year by the US Small Business Administration. The announcement was made on February 22, 2006.

This annual award honors small businesses that have provided the government and industry with outstanding goods and services as prime contractors. Only federal agencies may nominate a small business for the award. Kevin Petersen, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) Director; Robert Medina, NASA DFRC Small Business Specialist; Don Shehane, NASA DFRC Research Facilities & Engineering Support Services (RF&ESS) Contracting Officer Technical Representative; and Louann Beu, DFRC RF&ESS Contracting Officer nominated Arcata for the award. Currently, Arcata provides engineering, operations and maintenance, information technology multimedia services to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center as the Research Facilities and Engineering Support Services (RF&ESS) contractor. Arcata was selected among all nominees in SBA Region IX which covers Nevada, California, Arizona and Hawaii.

Prime Contractor of the Year nominations are judged on the following criteria: overall management, technical capabilities, cost performance, resource utilization, financial strength, delivery performance, labor relations, special achievements, customer interface and exceptional results. Regional winners are eligible for the national award, the US SBA Prime Contractor of the Year Award. This Award will be announced during National Small Business Week (April 12-13) in Washington D.C.