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Dept. of Health & Human Services holding small business outreach event in Nashville on Feb. 11

January 14, 2019 By cs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are hosting a Small Business Outreach Event in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, February 11, 2019.

The purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for small businesses to build relationships, interact, learn how to engage, and network with the Department’s procurement officials, other federal agencies, and HHS’s top 25 prime contractors.

In addition, small businesses will have the opportunity to participate in one-on-one matchmaking with various HHS procurement and prime contractors. Vendors will be vetted in advance to ensure a fit that will benefit both small businesses and the HHS program officials.

Who should attend?

Small businesses interested in learning about federal procurement opportunities and doing business with HHS.

Why should I attend?

Familiarize small businesses with the processes and procedures associated with federal government contracting.
Gain insight on identifying and pursuing contract opportunities with HHS.
An opportunity to network and learn how to do business with the Department, prime contractors and other Federal agencies.
Consider HHS spent over $24 billion dollars in contracts last year; $5 billion of them in prime contracts to small businesses.

TIME:

On-site check-in will open at 7:00 am on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. The event will begin at 9:00 am and conclude at 3:00 pm.

LOCATION:

Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214

COST:

Free – there is no cost to register*
*Additional costs related to lunch and co-located events are optional.

REGISTRATION:

For businesses, there is a limit of 2 representatives per company per event. Please note that the total registration is limited.

Pre-registration is required and limited. Registration will close when it is full. A registration link is provided at http://www.cvent.com/d/4bqvyj.

If you register and cannot attend, please cancel your registration as soon as possible so that someone on the wait list can participate.

QUESTIONS:

If you have questions regarding the event, please contact conference support at OS B2BMail@hhs.gov or (202) 690-7300.

OTHER INFORMATION:

You will also have the opportunity to elect to participate in matchmaking/counseling appointments with representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other government agencies.

The event is also being held in conjunction/co-located with the 2019 National 8(a) Association Small Business Conference and American Express Contract Connections.

Georgia Tech names new leadership for ATDC

November 6, 2018 By cs

**John Avery is the new director of Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC).**

The Georgia Institute of Technology has named John Avery as its next director of the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC).

Avery, a serial entrepreneur who was involved in four startups, assumes his position Nov. 6. Most recently, he was engineering group manager of Panasonic Automotive Systems’ Panasonic Innovation Center at the Georgia Tech campus.

A unit of the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2), Georgia Tech’s outreach and economic development arm, ATDC works with more than 800 technology startup entrepreneurs each year across Georgia. Founded in 1981, ATDC has become one of the most successful, longest-running, and largest university-based startup incubators in the country.

The announcement follows a comprehensive, four-month national search for a new leader at ATDC following the departure of Jen Bonnett, who left in June 2018 to become the Savannah Economic Development Authority’s vice president of innovation and entrepreneurship.

In taking the permanent appointment, Avery will lead a team of 26 full- and part-time staff and advisors who run ATDC’s various initiatives, including its financial, health, and retail technology verticals, support statewide activities such as the ATDC @ program, and coach technology entrepreneurs in Georgia.

Avery will report to Chris Downing, EI2 vice president and director.

“John is an outstanding leader and successful entrepreneur who understands the startup journey and commercialization process, with vast relationships in the startup and business communities,” Downing said. “We’re pleased to welcome him to EI2and see him bring ATDC, one of the nation’s premiere technology incubators, to even greater success in its mission of helping entrepreneurs build great companies here in Georgia.”

At Panasonic, Avery oversaw the innovation center’s development projects in next-generation automotive systems including, infotainment, bio-sensing, machine vision, deep learning, and heads-up displays.

A tech startup veteran with broad experience in data and wireless voice technologies, Avery was co-founder and chief technology officer of Convergence Corp., a maker of software that connects wireless devices to the Internet. Amazon acquired the company in 1999. Following that acquisition, he joined Amazon as engineering manager.

In 2001, Avery became an early employee of Mobliss, a mobile applications and messaging solutions company in the entertainment space. He later became the company’s chief technology officer. Japan’s Index Corp., a developer of mobile phone content and information and other media services such as video on demand,acquired Mobliss in 2004 for $15 million.

He holds six patents and owns Onboard Now, a developer of software for embedded devices such as smart phones, Web-enabled cameras, and industrial controls.

Avery, who sits on the board of the Midtown Alliance, is a familiar presence at ATDC, having served as a mentor to its startups since July of 2018.

“I am deeply honored to join ATDC and lead this amazing team,” Avery said. “ATDC’s work has resulted in the creation of great, disruptive Georgia companies in health, financial services, hardware, and numerous other sectors. I look forward to continuing ATDC’s momentum of success and legacy of impact.”

He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Georgia Tech.

About Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2)

Comprised of a dozen programs, including the Advanced Technology Development Center, Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive university-based program of business and industry assistance, technology commercialization, and economic development. Through its philosophy of innovation-led economic development, EI2serves all of Georgia through a variety of services and programs designed to create, accelerate, and growGeorgia’s tech-based economy. For more information, please visit, innovate.gatech.edu.

About the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)

The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), a program of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, is the state of Georgia’s technology startup incubator. Founded in 1980 by the Georgia General Assembly which funds it each year, ATDC’s mission is to work with entrepreneurs in Georgia to help them learn, launch, scale, and succeed in the creation of viable, disruptive technology companies. Since its founding, ATDC has grown to become one of the longest running and most successful university-affiliated incubators in the United States, with its graduate startup companies raising more than $3 billion in investment financing and generating more than $12 billion in revenue in the state of Georgia. To learn more, visit atdc.org.

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/11/05/georgia-tech-names-new-director-for-advanced.html

Be sure to read this reminder about upcoming events

August 21, 2018 By cs

The Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) wants to remind you of a series of events coming up in the next few months.

Each event is designed to provide businesses with instruction and information on how to do business with particular elements of the government. Check them out below:

August 30 – Coffee Break with Small Business Specialists – Columbus, GA. Click here for details.
September 6 – Coffee Break with Small Business Specialists – Albany, GA. Click here for details.
September 26 – National PTAC Day, including a free instructional webinar. Click here for details.
October 18 – NIST Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) webinar. Click here for details.
November 1 – Warner Robins Air Force Base Civil Engineering Industry Day. Warner Robins, GA. Click here for details.
November 30 – University System of Georgia’s annual procurement expo, Georgia State Univerity-Clarkston Campus Click here for details.

And, finally, GTPAC also wants to remind of all of our own seminars and webinars. They are free, and the complete list is available here: https://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/events.

DLA to hold Land & Maritime supplier conference June 19-20 in Columbus, Ohio

April 5, 2018 By cs

Suppliers should make plans now to join the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) June 19-20, 2018 at the DLA Land and Maritime Supplier Conference & Exposition. This event provides a forum for current and potential vendors to discuss future logistics support strategies, challenges and to streamline efforts to better support the Warfighter.

As DLA’s business model evolves from a primarily transactional model to one that values long-term relationships, DLA is executing an active industry engagement plan that fosters innovation through research and development.

This year’s conference theme — “Improving Warfighter Readiness by Improving Industry Alliances and Reforming Business Processes” — speaks to the Secretary of Defense’s priorities to military readiness: Building a more lethal force, strengthening alliances, attracting new partners, and bringing business reforms to the Department of Defense.

Registration will open soon! Visit this website — http://www.ndia.org/events/2018/6/19/dla-land-and-maritime-conference — for more information.

Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are now available. Be among the first companies to purchase prime exhibit space. You can select your space directly online by visiting https://exhibits.ndia.org/dla2018 and clicking on “Buy A Booth.” At the previous exhibition, there were over 90 exhibitors, so act quickly. To customize a sponsorship package, vendors may contact Allison Carpenter, 703-247-2573, ahcarpenter@ndia.org.

Event Dates: June 19-20, 2018

Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center | 400 North High Street | Columbus, OH 43215

Contact: Kimberly Williams | Director, Meetings | (703) 247-2578 | kwilliams@NDIA.org

This event is being hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association. For more information about NDIA, see:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NDIAMembership

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDIAtoday

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ndiatoday

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ndiatoday

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-defense-industrial-association

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/national-defense-magazines-podcast/id264426669?mt=2

OPM holding vendor event April 24-26 at Clark Atlanta

March 21, 2018 By cs

Because the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) wants to make businesses in Georgia and the southeast more aware of federal, state and local government opportunities, they are holding an event entitled Stay Ready: 4th Quarter Readiness at Clark Atlanta University on April 24 – 26, 2018.

This event will build upon the success of a one-day event held in 2017 where more than 220 attendees and 10 exhibitors participated.

Attendees will experience the following:

Two receptions, including a Top Golf outing.
Opportunity to participate in a Pitch Contest.
Over 17 different workshops with impactful contracting and procurement knowledge experts.
Access to contracting and procurement personnel bringing actual procurement opportunities.
Networking opportunities with other attendees that can offer joint venture, partnering and subcontracting opportunities.
Resources to help you finance your business and/or contract opportunities.

To register, attendees should go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-stay-ready-4th-quarter-readiness-small-business-conference-registration-43125763319?aff=eac2.

Fort Stewart holding ‘forecast forum’ on April 18

March 20, 2018 By cs

Fort Stewart is inviting vendors to attend a Forecast Forum where representatives of the Mission Installation Contracting Command {MICC) will provide details of their anticipated contracting opportunities for the remainder of FY18.

The event will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Location: SFC Paul R. Smith Education Center, 100 Knowledge Dr., Fort Stewart, GA 31313.

There is no fee to attend, but advance registration is required!

Register on-line at: https://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/events/8468

See the agenda here: MICC Fort Stewart Forecast Forum Agenda 18 April 2018

Important access information: This event is being held outside Gate 1. Make a right onto General Stewart Way, and then a left onto Knowledge Drive.

Atlanta-Fulton County library system to hold subcontracting opportunity forum Mar. 22nd

March 19, 2018 By cs

The Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library System is hosting an outreach event to educate contractors about subcontracting opportunities associated with multiple upcoming library renovation projects.

The event will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Aviation Community Cultural Center, located at 3900 Aviation Circle, NW, Atlanta, GA 30336.

The library renovation work is scheduled to take place at the Sandy Springs Library, Dogwood Library, Southwest Library, Roswell Library, Kirkwood Library, Washington Park Library, West End Library, East Point Library, and the Fairburn Hobgood-Palmer Branch Library.

A project overview will be provided, as well as details on bid packages for: fencing, tree removal, masonry, caulking, roofing, painting, abatement/demolition, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, structural steel, fire protection, and site utilities.

Bid documents are to be released on Friday, March 23, 2018.

Fort Gordon holding ‘acquisition forecast’ open house on Dec. 7th

November 13, 2017 By cs

The Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Gordon is inviting vendors to a “Forecast Forum” to provide anticipated contracting opportunities for FY 2018 and beyond.

Additional presentations will be provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA), the General Services Administration (GSA), FedBid, and the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC).

Date: 7 December 2017

Time: 1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.

Sign-in: 12:30 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Location: Alexander Hall, Building 29805, Fort Gordon, GA 30905 (next to Signal Towers)

Registration: Send an email to: Ophelia.M.Brown.civ@mail.mil

IMPORTANT NOTES: If you have Military/DoD Civilian ID or CAC Card, you can gain access to Fort Gordon through any gate. If you do not, you can only gain access through the Main Gate by way of Dyess Parkway and Gordon Highway. You will need to show Auto Registration, Auto Insurance, Driver’s License and another form of ID. Please allow extra time for background check and vehicle inspection. Do not speed or use cellular phones without a hands-free device while driving on Fort Gordon. All vehicles must stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.

Ft. Gordon holding ‘forecast forum’ on July 13th

June 30, 2017 By cs

The U.S. Army’s Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Gordon invites you to a “Forecast Forum” where anticipated contracting opportunities for FY 2017 and beyond will be presented.

The Form will be held on July 13, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Event sign-in is from 7:30 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.

Location:

Olmstead Hall, Building 29805, Fort Gordon, GA 30905 (Located next to Signal Towers)

For further information:

Contact: ophelia.m.brown.civ@mail.mil

Important access information:

If you have Military/DoD Civilian ID or CAC Card, you can gain access to Fort Gordon through any gate. If you do not, you can gain access only through the Main Gate by way of Dyess Parkway and Gordon Highway. You will need to show current Auto Registration, Auto Insurance, Driver’s License and another form of ID. Please allow extra time for background check and vehicle inspection. Do not speed or use cellular phones without a handsfree device while driving on Fort Gordon. All vehicles must stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.

Fort Stewart forecasts their contract opportunities on July 27

June 26, 2017 By cs

Fort Stewart invites all interested vendors to a “Forecast Forum” — featuring representatives from Fort Stewart Units and Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) — where anticipated contract opportunities for the remainder of FY17 will be discussed. (FY17 ends Sept. 30, 2017.)

When:

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Time:

9:00 am to 1:00 pm – Event sign-in begins at 8:30 am

Where:

SFC Paul R. Smith Education Center, 100 Knowledge Drive, Fort Stewart, GA 31313

Registration:

There is no fee to attend but advance registration is required!

For your convenience, Registration may be completed in any of three different ways:

On-Line Registration at: https://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/events/signup/8376
Call Mr. Larry N. Blige of the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center to: 912-963-2524
Fax a registration form to: 912-963-2522. Download the registration form here: Ft Stewart MICC Forcast Forum Registration Form – 07.27.2017

Important base access information:

This event is located outside Gate 1 (No gate access is required). Make a right onto General Stewart Way and a left onto Knowledge Drive. If you have Military/Federal Civilian ID or CAC Card, you can gain access to Fort Stewart through any gate. If you do not, you will only gain access to this event at Gate 1 and will need to show a CURRENT Driver’s License, Auto Registration, and Auto Insurance. Also, allow extra time in case they need to inspect your vehicle. Do not speed on this installation. Use of (non-hands free) cell phones while driving on Fort Stewart is illegal, and you could be fined.