KANSAS CITY, Mo.— A Kansas City man with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District was recently selected and presented with a national award given by the U.S. Army for his efforts in the arena of Small Business.
Arthur Saulsberry of Kansas City, Mo., was selected from more than 200 Army Small Business Specialists around the country and presented with the Fiscal Year 2011 Small Business Specialist of the Year Award in Washington, D.C., in early August.
The award was presented by Tracey L. Pinson of the Secretary of the Army's Office of Small Business Programs.
Saulsberry manages the Office of Small Business Programs for the Kansas City District. On behalf of the district commander, Saulsberry maintains liaison with other key staff and operating elements within the district, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division, and other federal agencies. He serves as the district’s small business advocate in regards to regulatory requirements and the development of contracting opportunities for all types of small and disadvantaged businesses.
Saulsberry has served as the Kansas City District’s Deputy of Small Business for 16 years. Throughout his tenure he has consistently demonstrated selfless service, professionalism, integrity and exceptional contracting knowledge by executing the district’s Small Business Program. He was instrumental in fiscal year 2011 in leading the district in awarding more than $325 million to small business firms, which equaled 58 percent of the district’s total program awards of $564 million. The Kansas City District ranked #8 out of all USACE districts in awards to Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.
A Federal Procurement Data System report shows that of the $325 million executed in FY 11, $117 million was awarded to small businesses in the state of Missouri and $30.5 million for the state of Kansas totaling $147.5 million for small businesses in these two states.
Saulsberry is a USACE Small Business Advisor on the National Society of American Military Engineers Small Business Planning Committee and the Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board Small Business Committee. He is a native of Memphis, Tenn.,and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.
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Release no. PA-2012-56