8th Annual SBA - Southern California Small Business and Government Contracting Conference
Date and Time
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM PDT
Thursday, April 12, 2018
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration/Networking begin at 7:00 a.m.
Location
Irvine Marriott
18000 Von Karman Avenue
Irvine, CA 92612
Fees/Admission
Cost: $85 if registered on or before March 20, 2018; $95 after.
Fee includes a continental breakfast, morning plenary session, a seat banquet lunch, and onsite complimentary parking.
Contact Information
For additional information, please contact Sandra Anguiano at the email address listed below.
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Description
Southern California's Largest Business Development and Procurement Event of the Year. Join SBA and its partner network for an exciting day of presentations, workshops, matchmaking and business development opportunities.
Confirmed matchmaking participants include:
Department of General Services
Department of General Services (GSA) received a rating of A from SBA’s FY2016 Small Business Procurement Scorecard. GSA exceeded all of their small business goals for the year which amounted to $1.6B in small business contracts and another $19B in subcontracts. GSA implemented the “Making It Easier” initiative to offer a more efficient and straightforward process for small business and companies new to the federal market. GSA also launched the GSA Forecast Tool, a GSA-engineered product, to make it easier for small business vendors to find potential contracting opportunities with the Federal Government.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Los Angeles District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) fully supports the government’s policy of placing a fair proportion of our contracts with qualified small, small disadvantaged, woman‐owned, HUBZone, veteran‐owned and service‐disabled veteran‐owned business concerns. The USACE surpassed 4 of the 6 small business goals in FY 2016 which amounted to $1.4B in prime contracts awarded to small business. The Los Angeles district had a budget of $483M in 2016.
Last year's conference attracted more than 36 corporate and government sector buyers and drew more than 450 attendees. This year's event is expected to be even bigger and better!
