About Several of DPC coordinated Network Partner Companies:  Informal Nationwide Small Businesses Network

Since 2008, DPC began building an informal Nationwide Network of successful small business partner companies with whom she had worked at prior companies or supporting on projects or bids since DPC formed. These informal associations hav now grown to include several "Small Business" Specialty Company Partners we refer to as the “DPC Network or GROUP”. Within our GROUP of  companies (informal network) we can provide your company or agency highly experienced  specialty staffing to support your air, earth, subsurface, water, wetlands, & watersheds, sea, natural, historical, and cultural resources protection oriented projects including other types of engineering, and geotechnical, as well as systems design and GIS and CAD graphics.  Our NETWORK member specialty companies can provide a wider range of services either seperately or together- when and where our clients need it in more areas of the country and internationally!

Partner company locations and Projects supported include the following states:  AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IN, IL, KS, KY, LA, MD, NB, NJ, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WV, WY.

Together our network can supply over 140 experienced and professional registered staff who are located in or support projects in more than 20 states within the U.S. We have experience in the U.S. and also internationally to support a wide variety of  technical projects and also B2B Business development related services (see the Services Page for more detail of the network service areas. All our network partner companies are listed on the Federal CCR database. Many are service disabled, veteran owned, minority or woman owned owned and/or SDB or EDWOSB disadvantaged businesses.

Benefits of our team approach include:

• Having available highly experienced staffing capabilities nationwide and also some internationally;
• Together or seperately, we can supply an expanded set of services to a larger geographic area economically, when & where it benefits the client;
• This team/network approach can improve project response time and also reduce project travel costs;
• Many of our company staff and consultants have prior project completion experience together or are referrals from other DPC informalnetwork companies;
• Companies can provide seamless support with many of the best specialists nationwide; 
• Within our Network, we can provide support from all small business classifications types to help you meet your agency or large businesses small business usage goals & plans. Coordinators help you select and coordinate the right companies in the GROUP for your particular needs. We have within the network and other partnering firms, member companies who are: WOSB, EDWOSB, SDB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), or small) for their primary or secondary "NAICS" code services; 
• 4 DPC Informal network companies are successful Federal GSA Environmental Advisory Services (EAS) 899 Schedule contract holders (see company listing on right CRA, Inc., MES, LG2 Environmental Solutions, and Terranext. Together we have over 1500 years of project management experience.
• BPC Group (SDB and Small Business) and MES (small business) recently were awarded NAVY MAS SeaPort-e contracts.
• Other DPC network member companies their staff, and consultants can be available to support our three 8(a)s: (two are Florida based SBA certified 8(a) Program Participants Partners; AKEA, Inc., and LG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc. (LG2ES is also a woman owned small business).
• AKEA, Inc. is a SDVOSB, and Morris Environmental, LLC in Virginia is a VOSB.
• We have several licensed and/or bonded engineering companies in our network, including AKEA, Terranext, MES, and BPC Group. BPC Group and terranext are also registered Geology Services liscensed firms.
• CRA, Inc. has many RPAs (registered Professional Archeologists).

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1. Primary Nationwide DPC GROUP Coordinator: Donna Potter, DPC at dpotter@donnapotterconsulting.com or mobile number at (770)367-9227
2. Alternate  DPC GROUP Coordinator/ Eastern US: Samantha Van Gieson's mobile number at (404)226-3189; or Andrea Redmon, MS, Earth Field Services, at (404)769-7296 or info@donnapotterconsulting.com.
3. Alternate DPC GROUP Coordinator/Western US Coordinator: Ted Bierman at ted@envisage3d.com or mobile number at(208)695-5243

We will return your phone or email inquiry by the next business day, please leave a detailed message. 

Above DPC GROUP map was developed by DPC Informal Network company member, Envisage, Inc. www.envisage3d.com

Photo is courtesy of Darling Environmental & Surveying, Ltd. showing their BIM Modeling Services - www.darlingltd.com

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Example Environmental Litigation Support/Case Development Projects: DPC GROUP Member Company Environmental Compliance Assurance Management (ECAM):

Sunil Hangal, PhD Environmental Engineering and MS Chemical Engineering, has extensive multi-disciplinary environmental compliance and technology assessments experience. His projects have primarily been for industrial, refinery, and chemical manufacturing facilities in the norhteast, mid-Atlantic, and nationwide. Dr. Hangal also is a certified lead auditor (ISO14001) and has extensive CAA and GHG management project experience.

1.  CAA/MACT Violation, PA: ECAM provided technical support for negotiating a consent decree for a MACT violation case at a chemical plant. ECAM prepared all the technical analysis including emission estimates, technology review as well as technical comments for the consent decree. ECAM also attended all the negotiation meetings with the agency to provide technical support.

2. CAA/Air Permit Violation, NJ: ECAM prepared the technical documents in support of a defense to an air permit violation case including investigation of control technology and negotiating penalty assessment with the agency.

3. CAA/RMP Violation, NJ: ECAM conducted a RMP compliance assessment and provided technical assessment in support of a consent decree involving violations to RMP requirements. Attended agency negotiations.

4. OSHA Violation, NJ: ECAM conducted a health and safety audit and hazard evaluation to negotiate an OSHA case.

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Example GIS Project: DPC GROUP member company Envisage, Inc.

The Biermans own this woman owned small business which is primarily a GIS desgn graphics specialty company, and they and their staff are experienced utilizing CAD, 2D, and 3D GIS graphics. Their company is located in Meridian near Boise, Idaho. Envisage has completed projects successfully with another GROUP company Darling Environmental & Surveying, Ltd. and has completed project work for DPC as well. Envisage is a Woman owned small business, and also provides website design and logo design and promotional materials services.

1. GIS Mapping/Modeling Project: Intertech Services Corporation (2008); Project Title: "Yucca Mountain Rail Route (Proposed Mina Rail Route)" This GIS project was coordinated with Intertech Services Corporation to create a series of maps illustrating a possible rail route through central Nevada; to transport hazardous materials to/from Yucca Mountain. The proposed Rail route extended along the I-8o corridor (East/West from West Wendover, NV-Lovelock; heading South through Fallon, around Lake Lahonton, Tonapah to Mina, NV). The relevant tasks included: Composite project elevation model from tiled (SRTM/SDTS) 10m Digital Elevation Models. (7 count); 100k scale; Overlay tiled Digital Elevation Model with merged color corrected ETM+ Landsat Imagery. and 1m NAIP (National Agriculture Imagery Program) natural color photography; Spatial data included: Ownership, wetlands/riparian zones, and proposed rail line; Create graphic board displaying 4 sheet maps, sheet map location boundaries and statewide study area) of project in an eye pleasing manner.

Other Envisage 2D and 3D GIS visualization projects include displaying ecological information, topography information, and site design graphics displays such as wind farm siting designs, golf course designs, development designs, and electrical substation designs and more....... 

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Example T&E Species ENR/GIS Projects: LG2 Environmental Solutions

Leesa and Lee Gerald own LG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc. This DPC group member company is a successful woman owned SBA approved 8(a) disadvantaged business with 3 offices in Florida. The following is but one of a long list of projects you can read about on their website.

1. Government Agency Natural Resources and GIS Project - "Florida (Statewide) Army National Guard Facilities Project to Conduct a Threatened and Endangered Species Survey and GIS Database & Map Development" 

LG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc. was contracted by the Florida Army National Guard to develop a comprehensive web-based GIS database of 60+ facilities across the state of Florida.  As a basis for initial population of the database, a protected species survey was conducted on all facilities. Field collection include protected species habitat, GPS location of occurrences of protected species, GPS verification of key structures and on-site features, and panor-amic photographic points throughout each site.  This data, as well as other in-house date (aerial photographs, soils maps, NWI maps, etc.) was used to populate the database.  For each site, a linked web site was developed as a repository of all specific site information and documents including site surveys, engineering reports, compliance reports, archaeology surveys and data, storage tank reports, etc.  Total LG2ES project cost-approximately $95,000.

"Thanks for visiting our site and feel free to contact our office or each DPC NETWORK company directly! See the Services page of this website for most of DPC and the DPC NETWORK services. If you are a small business and would like to join our network/"GROUP", contact DPC to dicuss possibilities. We continue to add additional companies, state GROUP member locations, and to add additional services as we grow."  ~ Donna Potter, "DPC Nwork/GROUP" Coordinator

• Our clients can contact the companies in the Network directly if preferred; or
• For full membership network Partner companies below that did not list a website, contact one of the DPC NETWORK coordinators for that company's contact information.
• The small businesses listed below with detail and contact info provided are full members this year in our informal partner network.
• Companies listed after the detailed list of small business companies below were member companies in prior years but not at present. We continue those mutual relationships in supporting their select specific proposals or had supported past projects together. Please feel free to contact DPC about those companies contact information and their specialties, small business status, services, and locations.

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DPC Network/GROUP: Informal Partner Companies Listing  

1. AKEA, Inc. 

FL 

"AKEA is an emerging 8(a)/SDB, SDVOSB offering professional engineering services of a variety. 8(a) was issued January 2009. AKEA's Mission is to provide our clients professional services, utilizing innovative technologies and proven management systems. Civil, Environmental, Mechnical, Electrical engineering design services."

2. Applied Water Technology (AWT)

NC

"Environmental Permitting (CAA, RCRA, CWA), Compliance & Technology Assessments - Licensed Engineering Company, Greenhouse Gases Inventories & Carbon Mmanagement, Title V Inventories, EPCRA Inventories, Compliance Plans, Litigation Case Environmental Engineering Support, Brownfield Site Assessments, Phase I-II ESAs, Registered P.E. NC, SC, and GA. owner: Mr. Charles Blackwell, PE, Cary, NC" 

3. Ardea Consulting                     

CA

"Ecological Risk Assessments & NEPA studies and NEPA EAs, GIS, Avian Specialist for Eastern and Western US, Contaminated Properties Related Ecological Risk Assessments"         

4. BPC Group, Inc.  

(Orlando FL Headquarters), Palm Beach County (Greenacres), FL Branch Office, & Pompano Beach, FL Satellite Office                                 

" BPC Group and its professionals have historically worked for private and public sector clients on projects located throughout the USA where engineering design, evaluation, and management play a large part of the scope of services.  The combination of technical knowledge, experience, and state-of-the-art resource capabilities enable us to provide comprehensive engineering expertise in the following specialty areas; Civil Engineering; Construction; Engineering, Design, & Inspection; Environmental; Geotechnical;                             GIS and Remote Sensing; Water Resources & Subsurface Modeling; Water Resources & Water Supply Planning. BPC Group recently was awarded a NAVY SeaPort-e contract vehicle. BPC Group, Inc. is a Florida Licensed Engineering and Geology Services firm; Recently Graduated SBA 8(a) Program Participant; small, minority owned and disadvantaged (Asian Subcontinent Owned); Owner/president is PhD, PE, PG, D.WRE."

5. Calloway & Assocites, Inc.

(NC, DC, CA) with onsite Federal staff of a variety in over 10 states in more than 6 Federal Agencies at present. (8(a)/SDB (African American Owned), SDVOSB (Air Force Veteran), EDWOSB. Staff Augmentation, Financial Services, IT & Graphics Services, ENR, Engineering, Logistics, Fac. Mgmt., Construction and Design/Build. Purchased Env. Div. of DPC January 1, 2012. Calloway began in 1985. Has 2 NAVY SeaPort-e subcontracts, prime DOJ, DOI, DHHS/NIH, DHS, DOE, and Dept. of Veterans Affairs Subcontracts presently. Owner Helen Calloway.

www.calloway-assoc.com

Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc.   

(KY), WV, IN, OH, IL, CO, WY, LA, VA                               

Since 1983 CRAI has been a full service historic preservation and archeology services firm that provides architectural history, Section 106 NHPA compliance, NRHP studies, prehistoric and historic studies, geophysical surveys, GIS & CAD graphics services. Federal GSA 899 Environmental Advisory Services contract holder, "SIN I" Planning and compliance. Over 60 experienced staff.

6. Darling Environmental & Surveying, Ltd.                                    

AZ                             

"Surveying & Mapping (Traditional, 3D Laser Scanning, BIM Modeling for site design/redevelopment), Environmental Compliance, Ecology, Natural Resources Studies, Section 404 Permits, CAD and GIS Graphics, Woman-owned, disadvantaged, JD, Biologists, Environmental and NEPA specialists, and Registered Surveyors "

7. Donna Potter Consulting (DPC) 

                                                                 (NC), FL, (& several consultants in 10  states including NC & FL)  

"B2B Specializing in Federal Sector Business Development and Growth Support (ENR, ESH, IT(env.), A&E/Env.Proposal Writing and Review), Federal Teaming, Positioning, Marketing & Sales Support Nationwide. Coordinates the DPC Nationwide Small Business Partners Network with over 15 member specialty companies that together have over 140 staff in over 20 states.  Self Certified Woman-owned & Economic Disadvantaged Small Business" 

8. Earth Field Services

Atlanta GA Metro Area 

"Phase I and II ESAs, Groundwater Monitoring Support, Cell Tower NEPA EAs, Wetlands Delineations suport, biology related endangered species field services, archeology shovel tests and artifact cataloging experienced. Contaminated property RCRA Closure Support. Commercial and Government Experienced owner with a MS Geology. Proposal Writing Support." Ms. Redmon is also the alternate Eastern Network Coordinator presenly.                            

9. El Dorado Engineering, Inc.                                                              

UT               

"Licensed Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Compliance, Risk Assessments Company, Chemical  Demilitarization Specialists, Technology Design and Assessments, MECs, UXOs"                 

10.Envisage 3D                                                                                  

ID                                        

"CAD, 2D & 3D GIS Graphics Design & Website Design"  

11. GEOS Environmental, Inc.                                                        

FL

"Licensed Geology Firm, Due Diligence, Phase I - III Environmental Site Assessments, USTs, RCRA Corrective Actions & Site Closures, Remediation, Restoration, SWPPP Plans, Environmental Compliance"                 

12. LG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc. (LG2ES)                                                   

FL HQ St. Augustine, & Jacksonville and Orlando offices)    

"SBA Certified 8(a) and Woman owned Program Small Business that is Focused on Providing Solutions  to your Challenges or Environmental Problems". GSA EAS (899) Schedule Contractor. Existing Jacksonville and Savannah District Corps of Engineers "8(a) IDC" Environmental Services Contracts. USACE Services include Natural Resources Assessments/Management; GIS Graphics; EMS System Development; Safety (OSHA); Environmental Compliance (NEPA, CAA, CWA, RCRA, TSCA, MMPA, OPPA, Sikes Act & Executive Order Compliance); Permitting; Risk Management; one of their HUBZone Partner supports LG2ES Site Contamination Assessments including USTs & Remediation; Wetlands Mitigation & Banking; NEPA Studies; Green Infrasructure Consulting. Clients: Private Industrial, Commercial, & Federal, State, & Local Agency Client experience. SBA and State of Florida Certified Woman Owned, Disadvantaged Business, and in the US SBA 8(a) Program since 2009."                                                                                          

13. Marc Enviro Services, Inc.                                                        

NB               

"Licensed Engineering Firm, Bonded,  Civil & Environmental Engineering, Environmental Compliance, Permitting, Asbestos/LBP Surveys and Sampling, Restoration, Remediation, Excavation, Brownfield Redevelopment, NEPA, has CHMM Staff & Consultants, HAZWOPER Staff, Certified Asbestos and LBP Survey, Sampling, and Monitoring  Staff, CAA, RCRA/CERCLA/CWA. Federal GSA 899 Environmental Advisory Services contract holder. Has two ARRA funded competitive awards "USDA/Forest Service Region Environmental Compliance Services Support" Current 3 year Contracts, chemicals site investigations & chemicals documentation, sampling, and hazardous waste inventories, transport and disposal coordination for hazardous waste on these 2 regions Forest Service sites issued out of USFS Atlanta contracts office." Mark Schaefer, BSCE, owner. Licensed and bonded engineering and environmental services small business company. MES was recently awarded a NAVY SeaPort-e contract.

14. Morris Environmental, LLC 

VA    

"VOSB for past 3 years, Environmental Audit and Contaminated Site Investigation specialist. ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, VA Asbestos Inspector Certification, Owner is a registered CHMM, CES, CEP, etc. Call us for details. Federal past service included manager in EPA Superfund Field Office, Nebraska; and DHHS/FDA, retiring from Veterans Administration. Military service included USAF and NAVY Reserves Intelligence Officer, Inactive TS clearance."                                

15. Silva Tech Solutions                                                                  

PA                

"IT Technology Specialist, Systems Software Development, GIS, Data Crawling & Recrawling, Website Design, Web-based Database Systems, Systems Integration, Programming, Data Management, Statistical Support, Data Mining" 

16. Terranext,LLC                                    

(CO), NY, GA, KS, AZ, TX                                    

"Licensed Engineering & Geology Firm with 6 offices, Remediation Systems Design Engineering, Prototyping, O&M, Cost Estimating; Site Assessments, Compliance, Permitting (CAA, RCRA, CWA), Plans Development, NEPA, Wetlands Delineations, Historical & Archeological Surveys. Federal GSA 899 Environmental Advisory Services contract holder. Small & Woman- owned licensed geology and engineering buisness,  same ownership 10 years. 25+ staff, 6 states offices. Kim Martin, CPA, owner, woman owned small business" 

17. Uma Shankar, LLC                          

NC                                                                   NC                                   

"Environmental Computer Model & Database Development, CAA Topic Research, Risk Assessments, Statistical Analyses, Data QA/QC, Peer Reviews". Owner is working on her PhD Environmental Engineering, has MS in Physics & an MS in Nuclear Engineering, BS Physics and Math. Woman-owned & Asian Subcontinent owned & Disadvantaged" 

This informal partners network coordinated by DPC, also includes several other associated small business companies that are not presently full members of our partners network (they were past members or past colleagues that we can bid certain proposals with): such as Advanced Environmental Solutions (AES) (SC), Multi Management Solutions (VA), SciMedCo (MD), Preston Environmental (NC), Ravenwood Forest Consulting (GA), Barney Popkin, LLC (AZ), Bosch Environmental, Ltd. (NC), Common Sense Solutions (VA/DC), etc. See also DPC consultants listing on the DPC BIOs page of this site for over 25 available highly experienced independent consultants available to work through DPC. with specialties in environmental, natural resources, ESH, engineering, geotechnical, IT, research. Call or contact DPC for more information.  

September 2011 Network News: Our network was included in a successful EPA/ORD Cincinnati, Ohio "STREAMS2" contract, which is an EPA 5 year, 55 ,million contract bid through another small business, the CADMUS Group to provide additional support to specific competed task orders that CADMUS submits under this research contract. Congratulations CADMUS on your award!

"Within our network of small business companies we routinely team with large and mid sized businesses or them with one of us, for large agency contract proposals of a variety." ~ Donna Potter, DPC Network Cooridnator