WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE AND EXPO AT THE RADDISON HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, PA
Commerce Business Daily
WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE AND EXPO AT THE RADDISON HOTEL,
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) are invited to attend the Women-Owned
Small Business Conference and Expo sponsored by The Southeastern PA
Federal Procurement Agencies and the SBA on 17 March 1999 from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. at the Radison Hotel, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA
(south of the Philadelphia Airport). For directions to the hotel, call
(610) 521-5900. The Conference and Expo will focus on procurement of four
types of services: Architecture and Engineering, Construction, Facility
Maintenance and Environmental. The agenda will include a light breakfast,
seminars, lunch, presentations and Q and A sessions. The Conference and
Expo is limited to the first 100 people that register. Requirements for
registration are detailed in this announcement. The purpose of the expo
is two fold: (1) Enhance knowledge of women owned companies about the
services purchased by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northern
Division, General Services Administration (GSA) and Army Corps of
Engineers. and (2) to promote networking between large businesses and
WOSB. WOSB companies will be able to discuss opportunities for work with
Federal Government Contracting Officers, Project Managers and
representatives from large business seeking subcontractors. Additionally,
organizations that provide support for WOSB such as Procurement Technical
Assistant Centers, State Small Business Development Centers, Women
Business Development Centers, State Associations of Women Business Owners
and the Electronic Commerce Resource Center will be represented. Northern
Division is an Engineering Field Activity under the Navy Facilities
Engineering Command that procures Architecture-Engineer Services,
Construction Services, Facilities Maintenance Services and Environmental
Services. Among the professional services of an Architecture and
Engineering are studies, investigations, surveying, tests, evaluations,
consultations, conceptual designs, plans and specifications and soils
engineering. Construction services include construction, alteration or
repair (including dredging, excavating and painting) of buildings,
structures or other real property. Building structures and real property
include improvements of all types, such as bridges, plants, highways,
parkways, streets, sewers, mains, power lines, pumping stations,
railways, airport facilities, terminals, docks, piers and wharves.
Construction does not include the manufacture, production, furnishing,
construction, alteration, repair, processing, or assembling of vessels,
aircraft, or other kinds of personal property. Facilities Maintenance
Services consist of custodial or housekeeping services, security or fire
protection services, refuse collection, grounds or surfaced area
maintenance, heating systems operation and maintenance, military family
housing maintenance, energy monitoring control systems maintenance and
repair. The principle types of environmental services are restoration,
compliance, planning and Base Realignment and Closure. For more
information about Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, contact website at: www.efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil/. GSA provides
expertly managed space, supplies and solutions, at the best value, to
enable Federal employees to accomplish their missions. In support of this
mission, GSA provides workspace, security, furniture, equipment,
supplies, tools, computers and telephones. GSA also provides travel and
transportation services, manages the Federal motor vehicle fleet,
oversees telecommunting centers and Federal child care centers, preserves
historic buildings, manages a fine art program and develops, advocates,
and evaluates governmentwide policy. For information about GSA contact
website homepage www.gsa.gov/and Public Buildings Services Component
www.gsa.gov/pbs/pbs.htm. The Corps of Engineers provides comprehensive
engineering, management and technical support to the Department of
Defense, other agencies, and to State and Local government. They help
defend America's security -- militarily, economically and
environmentally. For information about the Army Corps of Engineers
contact their website www.usace.army.mil/. If you are interested in
attending the Conference and Expo, please mail the following for
registration: A check in the amount of $35.00 per person made payable to
the U.S. Treasury along with your company letter indicating that your
company is a women-owned small business, point of contact, Standard
Industrial Classification Code(s) for services you provide, telephone and
fax numbers and an internet address to: NORTHERN DIVISION, NAVAL
FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, ATTN: SHEILA BROWN, CODE 02X, 10
INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY, MS 82, LESTER, PA 19113-2090. Prior to the Conference
and Expo you will receive a letter confirming that a seat has been
reserved in your name. Based on a survey of the Philadelphia metropolitan
area business community this will be a very popular event. Attendance
will be limited to the first 100 people to register. If you have any
questions, submit them to Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Deputy for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at
jxch...@efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil or fax to (610) 595-0644. Small
Businesses that are not owned by women are encouraged to submit inquires
or questions to above internet address or by facsimile number. If
necessary a Small Business or similiar conference may be held in the
future. Some other websites with information about procurement: (1)
Women-Owned Small Business at http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/wosb (2) OSB
SADBU Home Page at http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu (3) Asst Secretary of the
Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition at
http://www.abm.rda.hq.navy.mil/ (4) Naval Facilities Engineering Command
at http://www.navfac.navy.mil/ (5) DoD Mentor-Protege at
http://www.madentech.com/mpp/. Posted 02/03/99 (I-SN294351).