Procurement Events 2008

The following are events and trainings that may be of interest to you in your pursuit of government procurement. Not all of them are sponsored by the Maryland Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Please use the websites given for further information.

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August 20-22

Elite SDVOB National Convention of Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses

Annapolis, Maryland

For more information and to register online please go to www.mdsdvobn.org

September 3

Vendor Day

Sponsored by:

The Defense Medical Standardization Board (DMSB), U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), the Naval Medical Logistics Command (NAVMEDLOGCOM), the Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity (AFMESA), the Air Force Medical Logistics Office (AFMLO), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hospital Type I Program Office

Fort Detrick

Odom Fitness Center, Bldg. 1507

Frederick, Maryland

8:00am – 12:00pm

Distributor Day

*Distributors may participate with no more than SIX of their top new products.
POC: 301-619-7267

http://www.detrick.army.mil/services/vendorDay.cfm

September 9

Federal Government Contracting 101

Sponsored by the Maryland Procurement Technical Assistance Program and

The Maryland Small Business Development Center

Bowie, Maryland

9:00am - 1:00pm

$65

For more information call 301-403-0501x11. To register, please go to www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu, or e-mail training@mdsbdc.umd.edu

September 16

Baltimore Metropolitan Council’s Regional Procurement Diversity Expo 2008

Martin’s West

Baltimore Maryland

8:00am – 12:30pm

For more information and to register please go to http://www.baltometro.org/content/view/1008/591/

September 30

Preparing A Winning Cost Proposal

sponsored by

The Maryland Procurement Technical Assistance Program and the Maryland Small Business Development Center

Central Region Emerging Technology Center at Johns Hopkins Eastern

Baltimore Maryland

9:30am-1:00pm

$75

For more information and to register please contact 410-704-5001 or to register, go to http://wwwnew.towson.edu/sbdc/training/registration.asp?sid=181&wid=986

November 5

Vendor Day

Sponsored by:

The Defense Medical Standardization Board (DMSB), U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), the Naval Medical Logistics Command (NAVMEDLOGCOM), the Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity (AFMESA), the Air Force Medical Logistics Office (AFMLO), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hospital Type I Program Office

Fort Detrick

Odom Fitness Center, Bldg. 1507

Frederick, Maryland

8:00am – 12:00pm

Medical-surgical Consumable Products

(note: please, if you have participated in a previous vendor day do not attempt to display your products.)
POC: 301-619-6222

http://www.detrick.army.mil/services/vendorDay.cfm

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Ongoing Events

Government Certification 8(a)/SDB/MBE

Maryland Small Business Development Center

Receive professional guidance on the certification process.

April 25 - Wheaton, Maryland

May 22 - College Park, Maryland

June 26 - Wheaton, Maryland

2:00pm-5:00pm

$55

Please go to www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu for more information and to register for this event.

First Tuesday Trade Association Meeting

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization's Director, James E. House, hosts meetings on the first Tuesday of every month. This meeting is designed to provide the various trade associations an opportunity to voice their concerns, opinions and ideas concerning current small business issues and take their findings back to the small businesses that they represent. Since its establishment the number of attendees has grown to include only trade associations, small business owners, State and Federal employees and large business representatives.

A speaker is invited to come to the meeting to share their expertise and help answer the questions that may arise concerning the topic at hand. Time is provided for the various trade associations to make announcements regarding upcoming conferences/events and for networking.

For additional information, please contact Roxanne Lane, Phone: 202-720-6058, E-mail: Roxanne.Lane@usda.gov.

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MONTHLY FREE WORKSHOPS – How to Become a General Services Schedule Contract Holder

For small, minority, HUBZone, veteran, service-disabled veteran and woman-owned businesses

General Services Administration-National Capital Region Small Business Utilization Center

Washington, D.C.

Please go to the following website for information:

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?eventId=4576&contentType=GSA_EVENTS&byEventId=y

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NON-CREDIT CLASSES AT PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

There are classes at Prince George’s Community College that may be of interest to you if you are interested in Government Contracting. Please go to their website at www.pgcc.edu to register. The MD PTAP is only advertising this and does NOT handle registration for these classes so please go to the PGCC website.