SOURCES SOUGHT
91 -- Small Business Networking and Training Conference
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 424720
— Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6222
- ZIP Code
- 22060-6222
- Solicitation Number
- SP0600-09-DU-0001
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2009
- Point of Contact
- Garrell L. Armstrong, Phone: 7037678530, Lula M. Manley, Phone: 703-767-9465
- E-Mail Address
-
Garrell.Armstrong@dla.mil, lula.m.manley@dla.mil
(Garrell.Armstrong@dla.mil, lula.m.manley@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Defense Energy Support Center, a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, is hosting a no cost Small Business Networking and Training Conference Sept. 9 in the Rhode Island Metropolitan area at the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel and Spa, One Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island. The purpose of the conference is to enhance small business participation in federal acquisitions with companies capable of providing energy commodities and services. These commodities include petroleum refineries/terminals in the production of aviation fuels, aviation gasoline, Naval Fuel Distillate (F76), gasohol; producers of aerospace fuels to include liquid propellants, non-propellant cryogens and compressed gases; suppliers of electricity including wind, biomass and geothermal renewable energy, suppliers of coal; and managers of Government Owned Contractor Operated/Contractor Owned Contractor Operated storage terminals and Utility Privatization services. The conference will also engage large businesses interested in participating in the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé program by becoming a mentor or providing subcontracting opportunities to small businesses. The all-day event will provide valuable information on how to do business with the federal government, the Small Business Program, DESC’s products/services contracting requirements and more. Scheduled guest speakers for the conference include representatives from the Small Business Administration Rhode Island District Office, Rhode Island Procurement Technical Assistance Center and the DLA Office of Small Business Programs. There will also be three training/breakout sessions in the afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.; 2:45 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. These sessions provide an opportunity for vendors to meet with DESC representatives and guest speakers during a training, question and answer period. To register online, visit https://www.desc.dla.mil/apps/conferencereg/sbc2009ri. For more information about the DESC Small Business Networking and Training Conference, visit DESC's web site at http://www.desc.dla.mil. If you have any problems with registration or have questions about this conference, please contact DESC Small Business Specialist Ms. Virginia Broadnax at (703) 767-9400 or e-mail virginia.broadnax@dla.mil; DESC Small Business Specialist Ms. Jackie Craft at (703) 767-9681 or e-mail jackie.craft@dla.mil; or DESC Associate Director of Small Business Programs Ms. Lula Manley at (703) 767-9465 or e-mail lula.m.manley@dla.mil. For those attendees who wish to stay at the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel and Spa, DESC established a discounted group rate of $178 (USD) per night. In order to take advantage of this rate, lodging reservations must be scheduled no later than August 31. If making reservations via phone, please contact the Hotel Reservation Coordinator at 401-851-1234 or www.newport.hyatt.com.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DLA/J3/DESC/SP0600-09-DU-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
- Record
- SN01900555-W 20090807/090806001609-ec80a7a514c657f415a6e73a37875dcd (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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