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Calendar of Events
Please submit all listings for conferences, seminars and
other events either by fax 202-686-3228 or e-mail: wpcorbett@setasidealert.com. Listings are free
and will run through the issue before the event.

JULY

10 Business Tool for Success-Costing and Pricing Basics in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $150. To register, go to www.vaptap.org and for more information call 703-277-7757.

11 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Treasury small business specialists. Registration opens at noon June 27.For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

12 - 13 Government Cost Proposal and Indirect Rate Workshops in Columbia, MD, presented by RGFCC. (Earns 8 CPE credits per day.) Fee is $359 single class or $629 for both classes. Includes Manual and Proposal/Budget Excel CD. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

13 Teaming and Subcontracting in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $45. To register, go to www.vaptap.org and for more information call 703-277-7757.

20 Veterans Affairs Department’s monthly Vendor Day Outreach Session in Washington. Program managers will be present for networking and to provide information on contracting opportunities. To register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu. For more information, contact Linda Sitney at 202-565-8132 or Tamika Gray at 202-565-8133 or 800-949-8387.

26-27 Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council annual conference in Tulsa. Contact Debra Ponder-Nelson at oklamsdc@aol.com.

27 Marketing Your GSA Schedule in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $99. To register go to www.vaptap.org and for more information call 703-277-7757.

AUGUST

2 SBA Business Matchmaking Event in Houston. Registration is free. For more information, go to www.businessmatchmaking.com.

2-5 Florida Minority Supplier Development Council annual conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Contact Malik Ali at malik@fmsdc.org.

7-8 Fourth Annual Four Corners Native American Procurement Fair: “Business Success through Contracting” in Albuquerque, NM. Get registration information at www.ncaied.org. Contact Terri Cook or Lori Sneezy at terri.cook@p-aid.org or lori.sneezy@ncaied.org.

14-16 Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Councils annual conference in Greensboro, NC. Contact Terry Amis at tamis@carolinasmsdc.org.

17 Veterans Affairs Department’s monthly Vendor Day Outreach Session in Washington. Program managers will be present for networking and to provide information on contracting opportunities. To register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu. For more information, contact Linda Sitney at 202-565-8132 or Tamika Gray at 202-565-8133 or 800-949-8387.

24 Developing and negotiating an IT Multiple Award Schedule Solicitation in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $150. To register go to www.vaptap.org and for more information call 703-277-7757.

24 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Treasury small business specialists. Registration opens at noon Aug. 10. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

SEPTEMBER

13 ISO 9000: Is it Right for You? in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $45. To register go to www.vaptap.org and for more information call 703-277-7757.

14 Marketing Your GSA Schedule in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $99. To register go to www.vaptap.org and for more information call 703-277-7757.

18-19 Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE “Raising the Bar” Business Conference in Atlantic City, NJ. Contact Ebony Bell at msdc.panjde@verizon.net.

21 Veterans Affairs Department’s monthly Vendor Day Outreach Session in Washington. Program managers will be present for networking and to provide information on contracting opportunities. To register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu. For more information, contact Linda Sitney at 202-565-8132 or Tamika Gray at 202-565-8133 or 800-949-8387.

21 How to Submit a Winning MOBIS Proposal in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $125. To register go to www.vaptap.org and for more information call 703-277-7757.


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