Dear ASA Members,
I am so excited to start this letter off with something we’ve all been waiting for: Events! We have had a jam-packed May with three incredible webinars, including the “ASA Day with SBA”. More webinars are coming up, so check the ASA website for the latest calendar. Even more exciting is that SUBExcel registration is opening soon! I hope you are as excited as I am to gather together in Florida after so much time apart. If you have never attended SUBExcel, this is the perfect time to plan to bring the entire family down to Florida for some sun and fun with ASA. SUBExcel will be on March 9-12, 2022, so mark your calendars now!
ASA’s Government Relations Committee has been hard at work “behind the scenes” with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), assisting Reps. Peters (D-CA) and Stauber (R-MN) with the launch of a construction procurement caucus for the 117th Congress to advance “sensible reforms” for federal contractors on Thursday, April 22, 2021. The goals of the caucus are to simplify the process for federal construction procurement, foster a competitive market for businesses of all sizes, support better opportunities for businesses in the federal marketplace, and advance procurement-related legislation. Thank you to all of the ASA Members that participated in the launch on April 22nd; your support is noted and appreciated.
In yet another stellar event, ASA’s Government Relations Director, Mike Oscar, hosted a podcast on May 20th that highlighted ASA’s governmental affairs working relationship with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). This incredible event showed that we collaboratively work together on a host of legislative issues rooted in federal government procurement.
The GRC continues to monitor closely the American Jobs Plan recently proposed by the Biden Administration – especially how it will present contracting opportunities to subcontractors, along with local and state governmental entities, in different areas of traditional infrastructure, housing, and environment. The GRC is also determining the capabilities our subcontractors will need to conquer these contracting projects regarding resources, funding, and how the plan will address them. We need to review the interaction between the Small Business Administration’s small business programs and the goals of the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency.
To stay up to date on all of the latest news from the Government Relations Committee, make sure you check out each week’s ASAToday newsletter. ASAToday is delivered to your inbox every Thursday and is just one of the many incredible member benefits included in your ASA membership. We are coming up on the time of year for you to renew your ASA membership, and we want you to know just how hard we are working for you and the entire subcontracting industry. You joined ASA to strengthen not only your company but the entire subcontracting community, and we are all stronger when we stand together. I look forward to all of our amazing ASA members standing together for years to come, so keep your eyes open for renewal information in the next couple of months.
To all of our members, I look forward to seeing you next year at SUBExcel!
God Bless,
Brian Cooper
ASA President 2020-2021
