Description
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is hosting a Virtual Small Business Roundtable on 12/14/2023 from 2:00pm-4:00pm EST. Government participants will be the Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Special Operations Forces Warrior (SW), Director of Procurement, and Director of the Office of Small Business Programs. This session will be hosted virtually. Connection details will be provided upon selection to attend. The Program Executive Office for Special Operations Forces Warrior (PEO-SW) aggressively executes responsive and tailored acquisitions to enable global SOF operations. The primary focuses of this event are the following warfighting areas: - Mobility - Individual and Ground Vehicles - Lethality - Operator Weapon Systems/Accessories, Ammunition, Demolition, Loitering Munitions, Target Acquisition, and Visual Augmentation Systems - Survival - Operator Protection, Load Carriage, Medical and Casualty Evacuation - Multi-Mission Countermeasures - Detect, Identify, Track, Deter, and Defeat Intent of these meetings: SB Roundtables are intended to for USSOCOM to assess the state of its SB program and to allow small businesses to discuss barriers to doing business with USSOCOM, provide input as to what USSOCOM is doing well, and provide suggestions for ways to make doing business with USSOCOM easier. These roundtables are not meant to be an opportunity for firms to present their capabilities to USSOCOM, or to receive a forecast of upcoming requirements USSOCOM would like to have participation from all socio-economic categories and a variety of industries. Space is limited to 100 individuals; therefore, participation is restricted to one connection per small business. Therefore, each firm shall only submit one request for one individual to attend. Please note that multiple people from the same firm may participate, as long as it is from the same connection (ex. Multiple people gather in a conference room and participate using the conference room computer.) Requesting multiple slots may result in no participants from the firm being selected to participate. Expected of attendees: We are actively soliciting your comments/feedback. Please be willing and prepared to engage/discuss. When discussing barriers or ways to do business easier, please provide examples of issues and possible solutions. TO REQUEST AN INVITATION: If interested in participating, please fill out all of the information at the following link: https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/Small-Business-Roundtable-Invitation-Request.aspx Even if you requested an invitation to a previous roundtable but were not selected to attend, you must respond to this notice in order to be considered for this roundtable. The criteria considered when selecting attendees (in no particular order and not listed in order of importance) - Socioeconomic status (we would like representation from each socioeconomic category (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, and SDVOSB) - Products and/or services provided (we lean more towards firms that provide what we buy, but want a variety of industries represented) - Experience with USSOCOM (we would like a mix of experienced and inexperienced firms) - The last time your firm has attended a SB Roundtable (we want to afford all firms an opportunity to attend a roundtable) - When your request to attend was received; and - Where your firm is located (we would like a mix of local and non-local firms). Responses are due by 8:00:00 AM local time on 11/7/2023. Invitations for those selected to attend will be sent out no later than close of business on 11/14/2023. You may still submit a response after the due date. However, late submissions may be accommodated on a space available basis.