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ECHOTA AWARDED THE DOD MENTOR-PROTEGE 2006 NUNN-PERRY AWARD
March 10, 2006
MARYVILLE, TN -- On March 9, 2006 Echota Technologies received the highest honor awarded by the Department of Defense (DoD) for small business mentorship--the Nunn-Perry Award. The DoD developed the Nunn-Perry Award to recognize outstanding program performance by Mentor-Protege teams formed under the auspices of the DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program. Some of the criteria for selection of the award include quality of technical assistance, return on investment and impact on Protege development.
Echota Technologies was teamed with AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. during the 2004/2005 DoD Mentor-Protege program. There are approximately 150 Mentor-Protege teams eligible for the award. "This is no small accomplishment," said Michael Brainard, Vice President AMEC Americas. "Our success was truly a team effort that was built upon the hard work and perserverance of both AMEC and Echota staff."
The award will be presented at the 2007 DoD Mentor-Protege Conference on March 5-8, 2007 in Temecula, California. Echota President Randy McGinnis has also been invited to speak on "Innovative Partnering" during the conference.
Echota Technologies Corporation is a Native American owned business that has been granted status to participate in the 8(a) BD program by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Echota Technologies consists of four active divisions: Commercial and Nuclear Services, Security Services, Information Services, and Tactical Training. The majority of Echota Technologies contracts are for training and technology related projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), federal and state agencies. Echota Technologies is currently the prime contractor for DOE’s National Training Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Contact:
Randy McGinnis
(865) 273-1270
randy@echotatech.com