[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 26196-26197]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    TRIBUTE TO TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF REE'S CONTRACT SERVICE, INC.

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                           HON. DENNIS MOORE

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2000

  Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to pay tribute to B. Marie 
Foster, the founder and president of Ree's Contract Service, Inc., as 
that Overland Park, Kansas, based firm celebrates its twentieth 
anniversary in business.
  For several years prior to the founding of Ree's Contract Service, 
Ms. Foster was employed by government contractors, including Quality 
Maintenance of Kansas City and for Tombs and Sons, which assisted in 
the construction of the Alaska petroleum pipeline. Based upon the 
knowledge and experience she gained from those positions, Ms. Foster 
decided in September 1980 that she could provide quality services to 
the federal government through her own contracting firm. Working from 
her home, she won her first contract in November 1980 to provide armed 
guard services at the U.S. Weapons Testing Area in Jericho, Vermont, 
providing twenty-four hour service with four employees. In March 1981, 
Ms. Foster won her second service contract in Champaign, Illinois.
  During 1981, Ree's Contract Services was awarded its first major 
contract at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, 
Georgia. The firm contracted to provide services that included armed 
security guards, bus transportation, training support, janitorial 
services, and dormitory management. The firm held the armed guard 
service contract for three consecutive terms totaling fifteen years; 
the other service contracts were held for two

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consecutive terms. Two of the contracts were cost reimbursable with 
incentive fees, during the terms of the contracts from 1981-1995, the 
firm never received a rating of less than superior.
  Ree's Contract Services, Inc., was incorporated on March 1, 1992. As 
founder, owner, president and operator of the firm since its inception, 
Ms. Foster has always believed that the actions of her employees are a 
personal reflection of herself, and that for her business to be 
successful, her employees must provide the highest quality service. 
Since her employees are her most valuable assets, Ms. Foster wants each 
one to know they are important and cared for by her.
  Ree's Contract Services has developed into a successful contracting 
firm, ultimately growing to approximately 400 employees. The firm has 
held contracts providing services in 17 different states. Most 
recently, the firm was awarded the Heartland Regional Contract for 
guard services at all federal facilities under the management of the 
General Services Administration within Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and 
Nebraska.
  As the result of Ree's Contract Service's employees' professionalism 
and provision of quality services, the firm has developed a reputation 
for excellence in government contracting. B. Marie Foster and the 
firm's employees should be extremely proud of this reputation and I 
know they will continue to expend every possible effort to maintain and 
improve that reputation. In 1996, the firm was nominated for the Small 
Business Administration's Prime Contractor of the Year Award; 
subsequently, for 1996 and 1997, the firm received the SBA Director's 
Award of Excellence.
  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to have this opportunity to pay 
tribute to B. Marie Foster and Ree's Contract Service. I am proud to 
represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives and I wish Ms. 
Foster and her staff continued success in the years ahead.

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