The Procurement Searchers/Researchers Business Stagiest Author Gary Allen Washington President

1. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. The Procurement Searchers/Researchers Business Stagiest Author Gary Allen Washington President Michele Washington Vice President Columbia Office: 1815 Gervais Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Office - (803) 931-8881 Fax - (803) 933-9140 E-mail: gawcpi@att.net Garyawashington.com

2. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Table of Contents • 1. Company Overview 9. CPI Organizational Chart • 2. CPI Application 10. Trade Affiliations • 3. CPI Work plan 11. Certifications • CPI Management • Mission Statement • CPI Client Services • CPI Services for Women, • Minority, & Small Business’ • 8. Quality Control

3. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Company Overview • Carolina Procurement Institute (CPI) corporate office is based in Columbia South Carolina; our company specializes in expert procurement management and finding resources. • We assist your company by creating growth and reducing cost. • CPI management has 60 years of experience dealing with various business • situations with business owners growing their company which involves contracting acquisition, purchases, management of personnel and creating wealth. CPI develops solid relationships with contractors that provide equal opportunities. • Maintains familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), The • Procurement Code, standard business practices, commercial regulations, • private industrial procedures, OSHA standards • CPI provides reliable contractors to you that you may get your job done.

4. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Application • CPI minimizes risk of faculty workmanship through quality control. • Verifies work history of its clients to ensure their past performance does not indicate potential pitfalls for your company. • Ability to investigate construction competence, certifications, licenses and financial stability, insurance, trade reference and organization through client assessment. • We refer contractors that are very capable of meeting your expectations and completing the contract timeline. • Savy slogans and high-tech designs do not consistently yield profitable ventures. Your company can be a valuable corporate member with positive, measurable results by building an alliance with CPI, producing a positive image in the community and to your lenders • Strong supporter of contract opportunities for minorities, women, and local small businesses and people needing a second chance.

5. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Work Plan • CPI aligns your bid opportunities with the clients’ strengths by studying their company’s size and infrastructure. • Monitor projects after award from inception to completion with schedule checks, reports, evaluations and customer satisfaction surveys. • Set conditions for client’s acceptable performance so that it meets the specifications, terms and clauses that are in the award contract. • Evaluate client’s “on-hand” equipment, personnel and financial resources as they relate to the scope of work in the contract. • We provide assistance to the client in the realm of time tables to ensure they fulfill contract timeline. CPI realizes timing is very important and can be costly to both the owner and client.

6. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Management Gary Allen Washington, President and CEO • Contracting degrees from the college of the U.S. Air Force, Saint Leo University and the University of Maryland. • Has more than 25 years of experience working in all facets of human resource management, contracting and marketing services. • Achieved $50 million in contract awards for clients, which include women-owned and minority-owned companies, as their procurement consultant. • Minority Small Business Advocate for SC. Small Business of the Year - SBA • B B & T Bank Nominee for the Trailblazer Award. • HubZone, SCDOT, Governor's Office Minority Certification • Junior Achievement Leader, Ernest and Young Runners Up Award • Experienced in conducting formal negotiations and evaluating sealed bids for service contracts. Professional grant writer, business plan/loan package expert, excellent speaker and business trainer/mentor. • Has excellent working knowledge of federal, state, local and private financial resources that provide assistance to businesses. • Author of “Just Business” – Principle Based Strategies to Achieve Business Success

7. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Mission Statement CPI invests in your company! Our mission is to maximize the volume of products and services through quality materials, customer satisfaction and performance to increase your company’s bottom line. We provide excellent matches to achieve worthwhile results while utilizing proven clients. Certified Minority Owned Firm

8. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Client Services • CPI service benefits - Ease of one-stop full service capabilities, savings of competitive pricing, peace of mind from strong liability protection, efficiency of fast accurate service delivered. CPI provides clients in namely all fields, just to name a few: Electricians Secretarial staffing Environmental Auto Svs/Car Washes Manufactures Computer/Sales/Services Custodial Painting Interior Design HVAC Brokering Medical Supplies Construction-all types Travel Collections Irrigation Keys/Locks Lawyers Fabrications/Welding Drug testing Investigations services Transportation Business Consulting Building Supplies Excavation/Demolition Fencing Fire Systems Carpeting/Tile Computer Software Waste Management

9. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Client Services, Continued Security Systems Concrete contractors Copiers/Maintenance Engineers Furniture Appliances Insurance Ground Maintenance Janitorial Supplies Roofers Plumbing Pest Control /Pesticides Movers Interior Decoration Paper Products Lead Removal Marketing consultants Screen Printing Real Estate Hazardous Waste Sound Systems Medical Claims Telecommunications Temporary Job Services Tires Tools Tree Planting/removal Uniforms Welding Window Covering Conference Planning Computer Programming Auditing Public Relations Services Facilities Support Architects Photography Mailing Services

10. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Client Services, Continued Chemicals Plastics Upholstery Ice Making Equipment Lighting Fixtures Carpenters Steel Structures Blueprinting Matting/Framing Advertising Floor contractors Custom Draperies Church Builders Restaurant Cleaning Deck/Ramp Const Hospital Janitorial Physicians Picture Painting Courier Service Ceramic Tile Sportswear CPI provide many other type services as they relate to customized contracting. CPI have developed services, built partnerships, and secured loyal customers. CPI business processes are universal and collectively we can maximize your business success.

11. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Quality Control • CPI stands by “best practices’’ which means the “best’’ for you. This cognitive prospective demands a resolution to problems, simple or complex. CPI provides an assessment of what the potential client is presently doing , evaluates and determines what measures must be accomplished for the potential client to be eligible for contract work. This is key to success. We then devise a work plan with the client of timelines and performance based measuring standards (benchmarks). • Conduct thorough screening and collect documentation on bid awards to ensure that client’s are working within their capacity. • Consider your company’s vision, perspective, disciplines and controls to minimize work crisis. • Adhere to proactive communications to eliminate client’s internal operational oversights. Maintain a superb documentation trail. • Develop positive ongoing relationships with company managers to ensure contract requirements are fulfilled to the highest possible level of customer’s satisfaction.

12. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Organizational Chart President/CEO CPI Corporate Support Quality Assurance Vice President for Administration Director of Procurement Procurement Associates Administrative Staff Marketing Services

13. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Trade Affiliations • Department of the Army Bank of America • Pirelli Cables& Systems BB& T • The Citadel Columbia Park Services • Columbia Fire Department Champion Mortgage Company • Brookland Baptist Church Food Lion Grocery • Clemson University South Carolina Electric & Gas • SC Department of Mental Health E. L. Wright School • United States Postal Service Palmetto Health Alliance • SC Department of Transportation University of South Carolina • SC Department of Public Safety Columbia Housing Authority • Coastal Carolina University City of Columbia • US Small Business Administration Richland School District One • SC Department of Social Services

14. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Trade Affiliations, Continued • Charleston Navel Complex • County of Lexington • SC Forestry Commission • Pee Dee Health District • College of Charleston • Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

15. Carolina Procurement Institute, Inc. Trade Affiliations, Continued BMW Fort Jackson Calvary Baptist Church Cherryvale Baptist Church City of Orangeburg Coastal Carolina University Columbia Mall Food Lion County of Lexington Providence Hospital System Honda Way Palmetto Health Sumter Housing Authority Benedict College Manchester State Forestry Com. Morris College Medical University of SC Victory Baptist Church Richland School District Two SC State University SC Department of Corrections Sumter Packing Company Spartanburg Technical College Shaw Air Force Base Charleston Naval Complex SCDHEC/DMH/DJJ SCDOT/DSS/DPS Lexington School District Five

16. United Parcel Service Brown Chapel Baptist Church Darla Moore School of Business and many, many more… Carolina Procurement Continued … Gary A. Washington CPI President