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Missile Defense Agency holding small business event in Huntsville on June 8 & 9

April 28, 2016 By Andrew Smith

The 2016 Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Small Business Programs Conference will be held in Huntsville, Alabama on June 8-9, 2016.

The tentative program includes briefings from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Small Business Programs, the Directors of MDA Acquisitions, MDA Contracts and Program Office officials on relative upcoming MDA procurements.  Also, the MDA Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC), along with applicable MDA program office representatives, will be in attendance to discuss small business opportunities, one-on-one, with individual company representatives.

The MDA’s SBAC will host a panel discussion at this year’s conference. If you have a question(s) you would like to be considered for this portion of the conference please submit your recommended question(s) via email to MDASBAC@mda.mil

Registration is at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ndia-tvc-2016-missile-defense-agency-small-business-programs-conference-registration-24049868805

The draft Agenda follows.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

0700 – 1900 Conference / Matchmaking Registration

0700 – 0800 Continental Breakfast

0700 – 1845 Exhibit Hall Open

0800 – 0810 Commencement of Ceremony

0810 – 0820 Introduction of the Mayors

0820 – 0920 Introduction of Keynote Speaker

0920 – 0930 NDIA-TVC Remarks and Sponsorship Acknowledgement

0930 – 1030 MDA Acquisitions – On the Forefront

Welcome and Administrative Remarks

Presentation of Colors

National Anthem

Missile Tones (Invited)

Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Office of Small Business Programs. Missile Defense Agency

Welcome

Mayor Tommy Battle, City of Huntsville (Invited)

Mayor Troy Trulock, City of Madison (Invited)

Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Missile Defense Agency

Keynote Speaker: MDA Overview

Mr. John James (Invited), Executive Director, Missile Defense Agency

Ms. Patty Popour, President, NDIA-TVC, GMD Next Follow-on

Mr. Frank Barrow (Confirmed), Chief, GMD Future Acquisition/Policy Division, Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GM), Missile Defense Agency Advanced Research Center (ARC) 17

Ms. Sherry Trowbridge (Confirmed) Contracting Officer, Director for Test (DT), Missile Defense Agency

1030 – 1050 Networking Break

1050 – 1200 Research & Development Enterprise Collaboration Services (RECS)

Mr. Kurt Knapp (Confirmed), COTR, MICS, Missile Defense Agency, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Dr. Doug Deason (Confirmed), Director, Advanced Research, Missile Defense Agency

1200 – 1315 Invocation

1315 – 1335 Small Business Resources

TBD

Introduction of Lunch Speaker, Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Missile Defense Agency

Lunch Speaker

Dr. James Galvin (Confirmed). Deputy Director for Portfolio Management, DoD Office of Small Business Programs

Joanne Randolph (Confirmed), President/CEO, Women’s Business Center of North Alabama (WBCNA)

Mary Jane Fleming (Confirmed), Procurement Counselor, Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

Mr. Doug Gerard (Invited), Procurement Center Representative, SBA

1335 – 1435 Small Business Administration (SBA) Updates

1435 – 1450 Networking Break

1450 – 1520 Mentor Protégé Updates

Ms. Ruth Dailey, Mentor Protégé Manager, Missile Defense Agency, Mentors/Protégés (TBD)

Introduction/ Panel Discussion

1520 – 1645 Missile Defense Agency Small Business Advocacy Council

1645 – 1845 Networking Reception

Thursday, June 9, 2016

0700 – 1900 Conference / Matchmaking Registration

0700 – 0800 Continental Breakfast

0700 – 1700 Exhibit Hall Open

0800 – 0815 Pledge of Allegiance and Administrative Remarks

0815 – 0915 The MDA Acquisition Town Hall Forum

0915 – 1015 Cybersecurity Awareness

Ms. Laura Anderson, Outreach Program Manager, OSBP Missile Defense Agency

Welcome & Introduction of Town Hall Forum, Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, OSBP Missile Defense Agency

Ms. Laura DeSimone (Invited), Director for Acquisition, Missile Defense Agency

Ms. Lynne Washburn (Invited), Director of Contracts, Missile Defense Agency

Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Missile Defense Agency

Mr. Kyle Hoover (Invited), BMDS Chief System Security Engineer (SSE), EIR, Missile Defense Agency

1015 – 1025 Networking Break

1025 – 1125 Proposal Preparation Seminar

Ms. Theresa Hainsworth (Invited), Director of Contract Pricing, Missile Defense Agency

Ms. Megan Dake (Invited), Supervisory Contract Specialist, Missile Defense Agency

Ms. Jennifer Woehler (Invited), Attorney Acquisition, Missile Defense Agency

1125 – 1230 Invocation

TBD

Introduction of Lunch Speaker, Mr. Lee Rosenberg,  Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Missile Defense Agency

1230 – 1700 Matchmaking

Lunch Speaker

Mr. Seán F. Crean (Confirmed), Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Government Contracting

One-On-One Matchmaking (15 Minute Sessions/Pre-Registration Required)

(Small businesses should register in advance for matchmaking sessions to meet with Prime Contractors and Government Representatives.)

Note: Exhibitors will be available throughout the entire Matchmaking period.

 

Filed Under: GTPAC News Tagged With: contracting opportunities, DoD, industry day, matchmaking, MDA, Missile Defense Agency, small business, subcontracting

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