Heinrich advocates for small businesses and discusses new Albuquerque complex

During a Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich thanked Gen. Klotz for traveling to New Mexico with DOE officials for an information meeting with small business owners from across the state. Small business owners met with SCMC commodity managers and learned about upcoming procurement opportunities. The information meeting was successful and featured small group workshop sessions and discussions with representatives from Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), and the Small Business Administration. Senator Heinrich underscored that he will work with DOE to schedule a similar information meeting in southern New Mexico for small businesses that support WIPP. Senator Heinrich also discussed a proposal to build a new NNSA Albuquerque Complex at Kirtland Air Force Base. The current complex is outdated and inadequate for the 1,200 federal employees who work there. Last week, Senator Heinrich toured the complex with Gen. Klotz where they announced NNSA's plan to build a new facility. February 23, 2016