10th-Anniversary-Volk-Field-Small-Business-Conference

Meet with and learn from Agency and Prime Contractor Representatives, Contracting Experts and a broad range of resources on Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16, 2016 for the 10 th Anniversary Volk Field Small Business Conference. This conference will focus on procurement procedures that are used by the federal government and prime contractors. Businesses will be able to attend a Command Briefing that will provide them with an overview of the base, the facilities and the types of services and products that are needed to support unit training, real world operations and the maintenance needs at Volk Field and at other Air National guard Facilities. The following training will be provided on the afternoon of the first day – Sales and Marketing Topics of Interest to Small Business Selling to the Government and Prime Contractors These workshops will provide attendees with information needed to better understand today’s procurement marketplace, resources available , trends that are being seen and how to become more competitive in this marketplace . Two traditional elements of this event have been the Capability Statement Competition and the Minute to Win It Competition. Both events are designed to help businesses prepare for and hone the skills needed when reaching out and contacting both federal buyers and primes. The afternoon of the second day will be dedicated to Networking Roundtables. This portion of the event is designed to provide companies with direct access to both agency and prime representatives. Time slots allow for discussions to be held and for in-depth questions and answers. Without a doubt this is certainly the reason to attend. In between sessions, businesses will have time to network and visit exhibitor booths. Below is a partial list of resource partners who will be attending. An up to date listing will be provided on the event web site. ACE Chicago & Detroit ACE Rock Island Arsenal C&H DIstributors EPA Chicago Fastenal Kreuger International (KI) Mathy Construction MICC Ft McCoy Contracting Michels Oshkosh Pierce Spectrum Brands USFS Forest Products Lab VA Milwaukee Wisconsin Department of Correction Woodward WPS Limited exhibit space is available at the conference. Please contact Carol Murphy at 414-270-3600 to reserve your space. Large businesses looking for small business subcontractors are encouraged to join us. Please CLICK HERE for more information. Please CLICK HERE to view a working agenda. Contracting Office Address : 301 7 Street, SW Washington, District of Columbia 20407 United States