Small Business Event - PA Service Industry Day

PA Service Industry Day (Only 20 Seats Remaining) October 18, 2017 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania The PA Procurement Technical Assistance Program presents the PA Service Industry Day located at the Park Inn Radisson/Harrisburg West, 5401 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. The event is for PA service companies (not for construction or manufacturers) and is designed to help service companies understand how to do business with both Letterkenny and the Tobyhanna Army Depots. Continental breakfast will be served from 7:00 AM until 8:00 AM with the event starting promptly at 8:00 AM. Lunch will also be provided. Keynote speaker is Mr. Tommy Marks, Army SES, Director, Small Business Program and companies can also meet the Small Business Specialists and Army representatives from both bases. Small businesses will have an opportunity to learn about upcoming business opportunities with both Letterkenny and Tobyhanna and how to obtain a U.S. General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (GSA Schedule) to increase business with the army and other federal government agencies. Industry Day will be held from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the hotel with exhibits. Hotel room reservations can be made at: http://www.parkinn.com/harrisburgwestpa or via phone at 717-697-0321. When you call be sure to ask for the SEDA Council of Governments room block and you will receive a special rate of $92 per night. Participating small businesses are highly encouraged to register as a federal vendor at https://www.sam.gov and to bring their company capabilities statement so they can provide a copy to the Army personnel that will be staffing the exhibit booths. Small businesses can contact their local PTAC for assistance with this. Sponsors for this event include the SEDA Council of Governments PTAC, the Northeastern PA Alliance PTAC, the Southern Alleghenies PTAC, the Southeast PA PTAC, the Shippensburg University Small Business Development Center, the West Shore Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin County Area Development Corporation, U.S. General Services Administration, U.S. Small Business Administration, National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, the PA Manufacturers' Association and the IRC Network. Contact Robert Brown at [email protected] or via phone 570.522.7224 at the SEDA COG PTAC if you have questions. This event is forPA Service companies. See the attached brochure to register and pay for this event!