[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44276-44277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18425]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small Businesses in the Midwest
Region of the United States
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of
the Department of the Interior is hosting a Vendor Outreach Workshop
for small businesses in the midwest region of the United States that
are interested in doing business with the Department. This outreach
workshop will review market contracting opportunities for the
attendees. Business owners will be able to share their individual
perspectives with Contracting Officers, Program Managers and Small
Business Specialists from the Department. Following the workshop,
businesses will also participate in a matchmaking event that will allow
businesses to talk with Department representatives during roundtable
discussions.
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DATES: The workshop will be held on August 12, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Colorado Convention Center,
700 14th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. Register online at: http://www.doi.gov/osdbu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Oliver, Director, Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1951 Constitution Ave., NW.,
MS-320 SIB, Washington, DC 20240, telephone 1-877-375-9927 (Toll-Free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Small Business Act,
as amended by Public Law 95-507, the Department has the responsibility
to promote the use of small and small disadvantaged businesses for its
acquisition of goods and services. The Department is proud of its
accomplishments in meeting its business goals for small, small
disadvantaged, 8(a), woman-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled
veteran-owned businesses. In Fiscal Year 2009, the Department awarded
56 percent of its $2.6 billion in contracts to small businesses.
This fiscal year, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization is reaching out to our internal stakeholders and the
Department's small business community by conducting several vendor
outreach workshops. The Department's presenters will focus on
contracting and subcontracting opportunities and how small businesses
can better market services and products. Over 3,000 small businesses
have been targeted for this event. If you are a small business
interested in working with the Department, we urge you to register
online at: http://www.doi.gov/osdbu and attend the workshop.
These outreach events are a new and exciting opportunity for the
Department's bureaus and offices to improve their support for small
business. Additional scheduled events are posted on the Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Web site at http://www.doi.gov/osdbu.
Mark Oliver,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
[FR Doc. 2010-18425 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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