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Why Choose a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business?

American Veterans International, LLC (AVI) was founded in May of 2008. AVI is based in Guam, a Native Chamorro-owned business headed by Benny Paulino, Major General, U.S. Army, retired- former Adjutant General of the Territory of Guam. AVI is a self-certified SDVOSB, and its primary focus is staff augmentation, and its secondary services is Unexploded Ordinance/UXO, construction, and environmental services.

AVI is currently undergoing verification of SDV eligibility through the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Vendor Information Pages Database. AVI plans to grow its business through strategic partnerships to capture worldwide UXO, construction, & environmental opportunities. AVI has strategically allied with Hawaiian Native Corporation (HNC) a non-profit organization, Dawson Group, Inc. a SBA SDB company, Dawson Technical, LLC an SBA 8(a), Native Hawaiian-owned company, Designer Built Systems, Inc. a SBA SDB and HUBZone company, and Native Hawaiian Veterans, LLC a SDVOSB, HUB Zone, SDB, SBA 8(a), Native Hawaiian-owned company.

CAPABILITIES:

561330- Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Specializing in providing human resources and human resource-management services to client businesses. AVI operates in a co-employment relationship with client businesses or organizations, and specializes in performing a wide range of human resources and personnel management duties, such as payroll accounting, payroll tax-return preparation, benefits administration, recruiting, and managing labor relations.

We also intend to broaden our capabilities, expanding into environmental remediation, UXO remediation, base/port operations support services, and management and logistics services.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF & RESOURCES:

AVI’s equity partner is Dawson Group, Inc. (DAWSON) founded in 1994

A Native Hawaiian Owned organization
A Small Disadvantaged Business
14 years of DoD and federal contracting experience and technical expertise
Core competencies
- Remediation and restoration
- Environmental investigations, monitoring, assessments and planning
- Engineering, design and construction

DAWSON has 18 experienced, qualified, and locally based professional, administrative and technical employees. The staff possesses the specialized skills and experience necessary for the performance, management, technical and administrative support required to successfully execute work. Supported by three independent, contract employees. These employees are brought in to facilitate execution of projects on an as-needed basis. Should additional resources or specialty skills be needed for executing work, these resources are readily accessible through our strategic partnerships

IN-HOUSE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS:

DoD-proven and DCAA-audited payroll and accounting
Human resources
Contracting
Subcontracting
Procurement

Why Choose a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business?

The wording in FAR 6.2 is particularly important in that it indicates there is no justification required for setting aside and acquisition for SDVOSB's. This means that the previously difficult process of justifying a set-aside no longer applies for SDVOSB set-asides. In fact, immediately following a 15-day Notice of Contract Action for Intent to Award synopsis; a SDVOSB sole-source award can be made if no other SDVOSB claimed an interest and ability to meet the requirement.

Reference:

Executive Order 13360, October 20, 2004, "Providing Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses to Increase Their Federal Contracting and Subcontracting"
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)) and Title 13 CFR part 125.8 define a qualifying SDVOSB as being a small business concern with 51% ownership and which has daily business operations management controlled by one or more service disabled veteran(s).
15 U.S.C. Section 308 and FAR Subpart 19.1406 define the procedures for contracting officers to award sole-source contracts.
FAR Subpart 19.1405 establishes the procedures for SDVOSB set-asides where contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that not less than two small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price.

Leadership

PRESIDENT & CEO: Benny M. Paulino, Major General U.S. Army, retired-the former Adjutant General of the Guam national Guard

EDUCATION
Graduate, Diploma
George Washington High School
Agana, Guam, Jun 1966
Bachelors of Art-Mathematics
San Jose State College
San Jose, California, Jun 1970
Masters of Art- Public Administration
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Dec 1976

BIOGRAPHY

Benny M. Paulino currently is the President and CEO of American Veterans International, LLC (AVI). AVI is a recently founded business that was certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA), Small Disadvantaged Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB), in May 2008. AVI is a locally owned company and based in Guam.

Concurrent to his business, Mr. Paulino is also the Chief Operating Officer for the Doctors’ Clinic, Tanning, Guam, since February of 2004. He is also the Guam Field Committee State Chair for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), United States Military Academy Military Liaison for Guam, member of the San Insider Catholic Church Pastoral Council, and Chairman of the San Insider Finance Council.

In the preceding 32 years, Mr. Paulino served his country for 26 years on active duty with the United States Army and then on 2 October 1996 through August 2002, he served as The Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard. As The Adjutant General, Guam National Guard, he was responsible for the soldiers and airmen of the Guam Army and Air National Guard as well as serving as the Director, Department of Military Affairs, a government of Guam Cabinet position.

As a result of Public Law 26-06 and its restructuring of the Department of Military Affairs, he became responsible for The Office of Civil Defense, Veterans Affairs and the Office of the Quartermaster. And, in the latter part of 2001, he was given the additional responsibility as the Homeland Security Adviser to the Governor of Guam.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Feb 2004 to Present       Chief Operating Officer, The Doctors' Office
Jan 2003 to Feb 2004     Director, Office of Finance and Budget, Office of the Vice Speaker
                                         27th Guam Legislature
Oct 1996 to Aug 2002   The Adjutant General, Guam National Guard
                                 - Director, Department of Military Affairs which includes:
                                                            - Office of Civil Defense
                                                            - Office of the Quartermaster
                                                            - Office of Veterans Affairs, Government of Guam
                                 - Homeland Security Adviser, to then Go. of Guam Carl T. Gutierrez
Jul 1970 to Oct 1996    Colonel, U.S. Army, retired

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND AWARDS
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Parachutist Badge
United States Army National Guard Equal Opportunity Award, 1998
Inducted in the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame, April 2002
Adjutant Generals Association of the United States
National Guard Association of the United States
The Retired Officers Association
Signal Corps Regimental Association
Guam Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee
Malcolm Parish Pastoral Council, member
Malcolm Parish Finance Council Chairman
State Chair, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
Co-Chair, American Red Cross 2005 Fund Raising Campaign

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