99 -- Marketplace Procurement Opportunities for Small Businesses 2007

INFORMATION: Marketplace Procurement Opportunities for Small Businesses, Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham, NC. Hosted by Representative Bob Etheridge (NC 2nd District), Representative Brad Miller (NC 13th District) and Representative David Price (NC 4th District) in cooperation with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center's Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). More than 50 representatives from Federal Government, Military and Civilian agencies including DHS, DoD and DHHS with CDC and NIH and large prime contractors will meet one-on-one with small businesses during breakout sessions in the conference. The one day format features seminars geared towards those new to contracting as well as those who have experience contracting with the Government. Multi-track sessions will provide a variety of training opportunities from marketing to agencies and primes to learning the nuts and bolts of the GSA FSS Schedule. Preference programs including set-asides will also be a seminar topic. Present or future state and federal contracting opportunities may be briefed at the conference. Registration and networking will begin at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday May, 30, 2007 at the Sheraton Imperial. The conference closes at 5:00 p.m. For more information call 919.715.7272 or (800) 258.0862 (in NC only). You can register securely online at http://www.sbtdc.org/events/marketplace