A Regional Conference - For Small, Rural, Native and Tribal Businesses
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay, 2040 Airport Drive, Green Bay
January 29, 2013
Tuesday, January 29
7:00 – 8:00am Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00 am Opening and Welcomes
8:30 am Update on Federal Small Business Programs and the American Jobs Act - Presented by Marianne O’Brien Markowitz, Regional Administrator and Eric Ness, Wisconsin District Director, US Small Business Administration
9:00 am General Services Administration Presented by GSA's Great Lakes Regional Administrator Ann P. Kalayil
9:30 am Leveraging the Federal HUBZone Program Presented by Mariana A. Pardo, Director of HUBZone Program, US SBA (webcam)
10:00 am BREAK
10:30 am A Mentoring Panel – The Challenge and Rewards of Selling to the Government Presented by successful Federal contractors
11:15 am Selling to the Federal Government – What you should know Presented by Anne Mendoza Jennings, Economic Development Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Ruby Crenshaw-Lawrence, Indian Incentive Program, Department of Defense and Terri Billups, PCR, US Small Business Administration, Shawn M. Lacina, Contracting Officer, Lake States Acquisition Team US Forest Service
12:15 pm LUNCH - with Special Guest Speaker Steve Moffitt, Partner, CNP, Washington, DC
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SESSION ONE |
SESSION TWO |
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1:30 pm |
SELLING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE |
Basics of Federal Contracting for Native and Tribal Businesses (FACC PTAC) |
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2:15 pm |
SELLING TO THE FOREST SERVICE |
The HUBZone, Woman Owned and 8(a) Certification Process (US SBA) |
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3:00 pm |
SELLING TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION – part one |
Locating Business Opportunities (NW MI PTAC) |
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3:45 pm |
SELLING TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION – part two |
Preparing to Meet with a Federal Agency or Prime Contractor and Basic Market Research (WPI) |
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4:30pm END OF PROGRAM
Certificates of Completion will be issued at the end of the final Breakout Session
Hosted and Sponsored by:
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
FACC PTAC - Tribal Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Oneida Chamber of Commerce
Working With:
Northwest Michigan PTAC
Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)
REGISTER NOW! Early registration ends January 11 - Early Price: $70 After Jan 11: $85
A limited number of rooms have been blocked at a special rate of $79 (not including taxes) on reservations made before Jan 15, 2013 at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay. Use the special code word “FEDERAL CONTRACTS” Call 1-800-333-3333 HOTEL RESERVATION LINK HERE
Event Contact: Adam Warpinski 920-496-7430 adam@faccptac.com