99--Small Business Event - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Small Business Outreach

Due to the lapse in appropriations on January 19, 2018, USGS made the decision yesterday while conducting shutdown activities to cancel the Small Business Outreach Event to be held in Denver this week. Shortly after cancelling the event, Congress authorized and the President signed a continuing resolution reopening the Government. Operations at USGS resumed this morning. Yesterday's decision to cancel the event was the only prudent course of action given regulations surrounding the conduct of Federal employees during a shutdown. Federal employees were scheduled to travel to Denver for the event yesterday, and at the time there was no way to know how long the Government shutdown would last. We recognize this last-minute change caused disruption in travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience. In order to remedy the situation, the Government plans to reschedule the full two-day outreach event in the near future. However, for those already in Denver or in the process of traveling to Denver today, an abbreviated one day event will be held tomorrow, January 24, 2018. The revised agenda is being developed and will be emailed out as soon as possible. Further, any attendee is welcome to schedule a personalized one on one session with the USGS Small Business Specialist to review your corporate capabilities and identify which procurements on the USGS Advance Procurement Plan may be of interest to your firm. Please respond to this email with a copy to Tracy Meeker if you plan to attend tomorrow. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience this situation has caused. USGS appreciates your interest in our procurements and our Small Business Program.