MODIFICATION
99 -- ANNUAL NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW (NOTE - ATTENDEE REGISTRATION FEE WILL INCREASE ON 5/19/07)
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AJA-8 FAA Headquarters (ASU)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 5284
- Response Due
- 7/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2007
- Description
- FAA to Host Annual National Small Business Procurement Opportunities Training Conference and Trade Show in Chicago, Illinois. The Annual FAA National Small Business Procurement Opportunities Training Conference and Trade Show will be hosted, July 16-19, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel located at 2233 South Martin L. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616. The FAA annually obligates more than $3 Billion a year in procurements. In Fiscal Year 2006, the FAA awarded 31% of the total procurement dollars to small businesses, 7% to 8(a) certified firms, 11% to small disadvantaged businesses, 5% to women-owned businesses and 1% to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. CONFERENCE CONTENT: The FAA continues to aggressively reach out to the nation's small businesses (including service-disabled veteran owned small businesses) by conducting technical panel sessions and procurement workshops throughout the conference. Sessions will link small businesses with program managers, address business issues and concerns, and provide information that will increase small business procurement opportunities. Workshop topics will include O'Hare Airport Modernization Project, System-Wide Information Management Program, Security Guard Services, Unmanned Aircraft Vehicals, Power Systems, Information Technology Support Services, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs at Airports (construction and concessions), NAS Architecture, Enroute Platform, Terminal NAVAIDS & Systems Acquisition, Mentor-Protege Program, Share-In-Savings Program, Lighting Systems, Environmental Platform, Air Traffic Organization Service Area Requirements/Engineering Services/Business Services, Facilities Management, Subcontracting Opportunities, Contractor Personnel Security Clearance Procuredures, Doing Business with the FAA, Lending, Legal/Dispute Resolution Perspectives, Contractor Personnel Security Clearance Procedures/Requirements and Industry Subcontracting Opportunities Panels. Industry and government matchmaking sessions will be provided during the conference as well as government and industry exhibits. Large businesses with major FAA contracts will also be on-hand to provide subcontracting opportunity information and conduct industry workshops. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: Networking Reception - 7/16/07 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) General Session - 7/17/07 (8:00 AM - 12:10 PM) Luncheon - 7/17/07 (12:10 PM - 1:30 PM) Speaker: James Washington, Vice President for Acquisitions and Business Services, FAA Acquisition Executive Exhibitor Trade Show - 7/17/07 (1:30 PM - 5:30 PM) Workshop Panels - 7/18/07 (8:00 AM - 5:15 PM) One-on-One Sessions - 7/19/07 (8:00 AM - 12:30 PM) FAA PARTICIPANTS: Acquisition and technical representatives from Eastern Service Area, Central Service Area, Western Service Area, William J. Hughes Technical Center, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and Washington Headquarters, Acquisition Executive and Vice President for Acquisition and Business Services, Air Traffic Organization Director for Information Technology, Chief Information Officer, Director of Information Technology, Washington Headquarters Small Business Development Program Manager, Region and Center Small Business Specialists, Director of Financial Controls, Office of Civil Rights (National External Program Manager), Contracting Officers, Security and Hazardous Materials Office, Environmental Platform Manager, Project Engineers, Terminal NAVAIDS Program Lead, Logistics Center, Terminal and Enroute Platform Managers, Technical Operations ATC Facilities Power Systems Program Manager, Assistant Chief Counsel for Procurement, Office of Disputes Resolution for Acquisitions, and many more. OTHER GOVERNMENT PARTICIPANTS: US Department of Transportation (Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization), Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Department of Commerce, Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. LARGE BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS: Harris Corporation, Northrup Grumman, ITT, AMTI, Lockheed Martin, L-3, Parsons, Boeing and many more. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: To receive additional information or register for the conference, go on-line to: www.asballiance.com or contact the American Small Business Alliance, Inc. @ (301) 596-6031. Early registration is encouraged.
- Web Link
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- Record
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