NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES CLASSIFIED AS 8(a), HUBZone or SDVOSB that provide supplies/services OTHER THAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)! Large businesses, small businesses without the aforementioned classifications, or small businesses that primarily provide IT supplies/services cannot participate! The Internal Revenue Service is hosting a HUBZone/8(a)/SDVOSB Small Business Expo. The purpose of the event is to bring together HUBZone, 8(a), and SDVOSB concerns to our customers managing non-information technology supplies/services, to display their marketing capabilities at vendor booths and speak with Program Offices on how they can help with upcoming acquisitions. WHERE: IRS Headquarters Office, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224 DATE: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 TIME: 10:00am - 2:00pm REGISTRATION INFORMATION: All vendors must register in order to participate. Vendors who do not register in advance cannot participate. Registration opens at 5;00pm, Eastern Standard time, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 and closes at 5:00pm, Eastern Standard Time, Friday, October 21, 2011. The FBO notice will be updated when the registration spaces are full. Registrations must be sent to
[email protected] . The email must include SMALL BUSINESS EXPO-NOV. 2, 2011 in the subject line, with the name and address of the company, the company's DUNS number, and the full name of the person(s) planning on attending the event in the body of the email. Registration requests that do not contain the aforementioned information will not be considered. Registration requests will not be taken by telephone. The small business must be a SBA-Certified HUBZone or 8(a) concern, or a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned firm, at the time of the event that provides non-information technology supplies or services. Any change in the firms socio-economic status must be reported to the IRS Small Business Office immediately. The event is open to all HUBZone, 8(a) or SDVOSB concerns as described, however, registration is on a first come, first served basis. Socio-economic status will be confirmed before confirmation of your registration. Security information will be sent with your confirmation email. You are not confirmed for this event until you receive a confirmation email from the IRS Small Business Program Office. DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, THERE ARE ONLY 13 SPACES AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT. ONLY 2 PERSONS PER COMPANY WILL BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER. Please ensure that your firm is registered in the Central Contractor Registration database ( www.ccr.gov ) and ensure that your Dynamic Small Business Search profile is updated and complete. If you have any questions regarding this event, please email us at
[email protected] .