SECTION IV - USA COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS IV-1 PREAMBLE Systems Engineering & Management Company (SEMCO) provides commercial products and services to the Federal Government. We are committed to promoting participation of small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses in our contracts. We pledge to provide opportunities to the small business community through reselling opportunities, mentor-protégé programs, joint ventures, teaming arrangements, and subcontracting. IV-2 COMMITMENT To actively seek and partner with small businesses. To identify, qualify, mentor and develop small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses by purchasing from these businesses whenever practical. To develop and promote company policy initiatives that demonstrate our support for awarding contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns. To undertake significant efforts to determine the potential of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business to supply products and services to our company. To ensure procurement opportunities are designed to permit the maximum possible participation of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business. To attend business opportunity workshops, minority business enterprise seminars, trade fairs, procurement conferences, etc., to identify and increase small businesses with whom to partner. To publicize in our marketing publications our interest in meeting small businesses that may be interested in subcontracting opportunities. We signify our commitment to work in partnership with small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses to promote and increase their participation in Federal Government contracts. To accelerate potential opportunities please contact: Mr. Robert Kincade Vice President, Strategic Programs (760) 727-7800, ext.162 (voice) (760) 727-5200 (FAX) e-mail: bob_kincade@semco.com