DOC Small Business Matchmaking Event May 2nd, 2012

Dear Small Business Owner,

During Fiscal Year 2011, the White House launched the Small Business Contracting Initiative to encourage federal agencies to increase small business contracting opportunities and achieve prime and subcontracting goals.  As a result of continuous support towards the White House initiative, the Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Acquisition Management is sponsoring a “Small Business Matchmaking” event on May 2, 2012 from 1:00-3:00pm.  This event is targeted to Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HubZone) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) small businesses.

Registration
Attendance of the matchmaking event is by invitation only and firms interested in attending this event are required to register no later than April 24, 2012.  Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis due to space limitations.  To register, please submit the attached registration form completed with the company’s name, email, phone number, participants (please limit to a max of 2), and brief company profile to: OAM_Mailbox@doc.gov.  

Company Profile
All small business firms participating in the matchmaking event must submit a brief (one paragraph) overview of your company’s capabilities and qualifications on the attached registration form. This will better enable DOC to align vendors with the different Bureau representatives that may have specific requirements to discuss during the Small Business Matchmaking session.

The Small Business Matchmaking session offers:

• Business-to-business matchmaking (B2B) sessions with opportunities to meet government acquisition representatives and discuss mission needs and upcoming contracting opportunities slated for FY12 through FY14.
• Education and outreach provided from representatives within the Department’s Minority Business Development Agency and Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
• Meet and network with other firms in the small business community.

The event will be held at DOC’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM EST.  The address for USPTO is as follows:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
600 Dulany Street (Madison Building Auditorium)
Alexandria, VA  22314

We would be honored to have you participate in DOC’s Small Business Matchmaking event.  There is no cost to participate in this event. 

Please register no later than Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by submitting the attached registration form to: OAM_Mailbox@doc.gov.  Questions regarding this event may be directed to Jennifer Woodard at: JWoodard@doc.gov or Sherry Dames at SDames@doc.gov.

Participate…Learn…Network…Prosper