2012 National Small Business Federal Contracting Fall Conference

ATTN:  If you are looking for hotel accommodations, please make use of the following:

(1)  We arranged lodging space here:  
Sleeping Rooms: $239 Use code: WCC
HIlton Crystal City at Washington Reagan National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202, 703-414-0564
Crystal City Metro Station.  Courtesy shuttle available to the hotel from DCA and to the metro.
Should you encounter any challenges in booking, please contact us and we will assist you in securing accommodations.


(2)  If you are arriving via Reagan National Airport, here are several links to hotels nearby.  You can easily use the metro or a cab to get to the meeting hotel.

(3)  And, here is a link to hotels in the region near the meeting.  Remember, cabs are very affordable and available everywhere. 

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Join us for the 2012 National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit - Summer Conference presented jointly by the National Association of Small Business Contractors (the Supplier Council of The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce) and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce being held in Washington DC.

This popular event boasts a robust agenda that includes: 

• Increased focus on assuring 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 confirmed)
• 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
• Taking new ground - setting a course for the future with specific FY 2013 objectives
• Influence on The Hill -- connecting votes to action for our Congressional leaders

AGENDA 
October 16, 2012

October 17, 2012 

• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• U.S. Agency for International Development
• U.S. Dept of Education: Professional Services
• U.S. Dept of Agriculture
• U.S. Dept of Energy
• U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
  • TSA
  • Science & Technology Directorate: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541712 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). 
• U.S. Dept of Interior
• U.S. Dept of Justice
  • FBI
• U.S. Dept of Labor
• U.S. Dept of State
• U.S. Dept of Treasury
• • IRS:  541519, 541512, 541513, 443120, 517110, 541611, 541618
  • US Mint
• U.S. Dept of the Air Force
• U.S. Dept of the Army
  • U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
  • National Guard Bureau
  • U.S. Army Research Lab
  • National Region Contracting Center
• U.S. Dept of the Navy
  •  Office of Naval Research 
  • NAVFAC
• U.S. Dept of Transportation
  • FAA
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Postal Service
• VA 
• BAE Systems
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Wellpoint / National Government Services
• Weston Solutions

*One-on-one Matchmaking 
At the start fo the session, everyone will introduce themselves. You then meet with any of the agencies/primes in which you have interest in doing business.  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.