National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit - Spring 2016

Details

This popular event boasts a robust agenda that includes:

• Increased focus on making sure small business federal contractors secure our fair share of federal contracting (taxpayer) dollars
• Access to federal agencies and prime contractors (scroll to the bottom of the page to see the list of agencies and prime contractors who have been invited)
• Timely education and information on current trends, opportunities and threats to small business contractors
• Legal education important for teaming, joint ventures and related topics
• Connections to potential teaming and joint venture partners
• Setting a course for a brighter future with specific FY 2016 objectives
• Influence on The Hill -- connecting votes to action for our congressional leaders

Agenda
 
Day One:
March 16, 2016
On the Hill

8:15	Registration & Networking
9:00	Welcome & Logistics Margot Dorfman, CEO, U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Capitol Visitors Center, Room 201
9:30	Briefing on HR 4341 SBA Reform Bill Eminence Northcutt (confirmed) and Emily Murphy
10:00	Briefing on Senate SBA Bill    Debbie Korbin
11:00	Senate Meetings
1:00	Lunch   On Your Own
2:00	House Meeting
4:00	Reception & Awards Ceremony B369 Rayburn
5:00	Remarks by Ranking Member of the House Small           Business Committee Representative Nydia M.                 Velázquez
6:00	Adjourn

Day Two:

March 17, 2016

7:30 am	Registration & Networking (Coffee Available)
8:00	Welcome  Cris Young - President, The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce Vikki Hawthorne - National Director | Supplier Development, USWCC & ASBCC
8:30	Doing Business With U.S. Dept of HHS Opportunities Briefing Wayne Berry - Small Business Specialist, OSDBU, Health & Human Services
9:00	Socioeconomic Programs Sole Source Contracting Rules Michael Wagner and John Sorrenti, Covington & Burling LLP
9:30	Effectively Responding to RFI and Sought Notes Jacqualine Fogg - Manager, Global Health & Education, Tetra Tech
10:00	Break
10:15	Doing Business with Defense Logistics Agency Opportunities Briefing Amy Sajda - Director, DLA Office of Small Business Programs
11:15	GSA Schedules Overview  Judith Stackhouse-Jordan, Small Business Specialist,          Office of Small Business Utilization, General Services           Administration
12:00	Lunch (Lunch on Your Own)
1:00	One-on-One Agency / Prime Meetings*
4:00	Adjourn

Registration & Fees
Registration fees are based on membership level.  Members and non-members are welcome. Fees for this summit (includes admission to both days) are as follows:  $95 - Supplier Members | $125 - Business Members | $205 - Individual, Advocate and Non-Members | Complimentary - Government Agency and Large Prime Contractor Representatives (as approved by American Small Business Chamber of Commerce). If you are not currently a Supplier or Business Member, consider joining here and then returning to this page to purchase your discounted registration.

Sponsorship
Sponsorship provides extra visibility and summit registration. To purchase a sponsorship, begin the registration process and then select the appropriate sponsor level as you complete your meeting registration.

• Gold Sponsor - Full page ad in our program, 6' display table, 2 summit attendees. Price - $1,000
• Silver Sponsor - Half page ad in our program, 2 summit attendees. Price - $750
• Bronze Sponsor - Quarter page ad in our program, 1 summit attendee. Price - $500

One-on-One Matchmaking

Agencies / Primes invited and previously participating include - confirmed are noted:
(Confirmed are in bold)

• Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Federal Reserve Board
• General Services Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
• National Science Foundation
• Procurement Technical Assistant Center - George Mason University
• Small Business Administration (SBA) - Office of Surety Guarantees 
• Smithsonian Institution
• U.S. Agency for International Development: Professional Services
• U.S. Dept of Agriculture: Construction, Professional Services, IT
  • Farm Services Agency
  • Agricultural Marketing Service
  • Forest Service
  • Office of Inspector General
• U.S. Dept of the Army: HQ
  • U. S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)
  • Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)
  • National Capital Region Contracting Center
  • Mission and Installation Contracting Command
• U.S. Dept of Commerce
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• U.S. Dept of Education: Professional Services
• U.S. Dept of Energy
• U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
  • Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
  • Coast Guard
  • Customs and Border Protection
  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• U.S. Dept of Justice
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
  • Bureau of Prisons 
• U.S. Dept of Labor
• U.S. Dept of State: Construction, Professional Services, IT
• U.S. Dept of the Treasury
  • Office of the Comptroller of Currency
  • Bureau of Engraving & Printing
• U.S. Dept of the Air Force:
  • Air Force District of Washington/Joint Base Andrews
  • 11th Contracting Squadron/Joint Base Andrews
• U.S. Dept of the Interior:
  • National Park Service
• U.S. Dept of the Navy - HQ Office of Small Business Programs
  • NAVFAC
  • Naval Air Systems Command
  • NAVSEA
• U.S. Dept of Transportation – Construction, Professional Services, IT
  • FAA
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) - HQ
• U.S. Postal Service
• U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs 
• Washington Headquarters Services: Construction, Professional Services, IT
• Academi
• Accenture Federal Services
• All Native Group
• APTIMA - Professional Services, IT
• BAE Systems
• Care First BlueCross BlueShield
• CGI Federal
• DC Health Links
• General Dynamics IT
• Harris Corporation
• IBM
• Johnson Controls
• Kelly Government Solutions/Kelly Services Inc.
• Lockheed Martin
• Maryland Department of Commerce
• National Government Services - Anthem
• Northrop Grumman
• PAE
• Raytheon
• SAIC
• Siemens Government Technologies, Inc.
• Southern Research
• Skanska
• Tetra Tech
• Washington DC District
• WMATA - Washington Metro Area Transit Authority

Matchmaking Process

At the start of the session, Agencies / Primes will introduce themselves. You then meet with any of the agencies/primes in which you have interest in doing business. There are no sign up sheets or bells and whistles. You are allowed 5 minutes - or longer if there is no line behind you. If you are patient, you will have the opportunity to meet with everyone. Make sure to bring your one-page capabilities statement and business cards that include your information.