Last 50 Seats for the Spring Conference
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There are only 50 seats left for OSBU’s Spring Conference held on March 10th at The General Services Administration Building (1800 F St NW) in beautiful Washington, DC. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network and learn!
To register for the conference go to www.gsa.gov/askosbu
Small Businesses: when registering, select “Check-In Only”. Complete the required red fields then scroll down using the inner navigation bar to select “OSBU Spring Conference: Making It Easier to Do Business with GSA”.
Acquisition Workforce: you will be contacted directly to register.
If you have any problems with registration, please email Jasmine King at jasmine.king@gsa.gov.
We look forward to seeing you on March 10th!
Agenda
8:00 GWAC Vets Exhibits Set-Up ONLY
8:30 Guest Arrival and Welcome, Exhibit Open
9:00 Welcome
Denise T. Roth, GSA Administrator
A. Jerome Fletcher II, OSBU Associate Administrator
9:10 Housekeeping
Christy L. Jackiewicz, Outreach Manager
Small Business Vendors Training
9:15 Contracting Opportunities for Women Owned Small Businesses
Alexandra Piotrowski, Economic Development Specialist,
Marketing Outreach Division, Small Business Administration
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Judith Stackhouse-Jordan, Small Business Specialist
Office of Small Business Utilization
10:15 Providing Professional Services through GSA Schedules
Kathy Jocoy, Procurement Analyst
Professional Services Branch, Federal Supply Service
11:15 How to Bid Competitively on Construction and Facility Projects
Tracy Marcinowski, Supervisory Procurement Analyst
Acquisition Management and Policy Division, Public Buildings Service
Agency Buyer's Training (1 CLP Per Class, 2 CLP’s for Speakers)
9:15 Providing Professional Services through GSA Schedules
Kathy Jocoy, Procurement Analyst, Professional Services Branch, Federal Supply Service
10:15 New Forecast Tool Demo
Alla Goldman Seiffert , Innovation Specialist, 18F Consulting Group
Yolanda Johnson, Inreach Program Manager, Office of Small Business Utilization
11:15 How to Conduct Market Research to Find Small Business Resources
Randall Burleson, Supervisory Contract Specialist, GWAC Contract Operations Division
Networking Lunch 12:15 – 1:30
Roundtable Discussion (1/2 CLP Per Class for attendee and facilitator)
Government-to-Business Roundtables
1:30 FAS: Category Management and the Acquisition Gateway Impact on Small Businesses
Tanika Jenkins, Communications Specialist
Stakeholder Management Division, Federal Acquisition Service
2:30 PBS: Key Sustainable Products in Construction
Rebecca Stevens, Procurement Analyst
Acquisition Management and Policy Division, Public Buildings Service
Business-to-Business Roundtables
1:30 Breaking Through the Federal Market to Find New Opportunities
Tommy Benz, Vice President Government Business Development, First Generation
2:30 SAM Registration Process and Improvement
Sheila Edmondson, Procurement Technical Assistance Specialist
DC Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Small Business Counseling
Appointments Between 1:30 and 3:30
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Small Business Administration
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Procurement Technical Assistance Center
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GSA Contracting Staff
- Office of Small Business Utilization
