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NEW YORK, NY - Representatives Tom Davis (R-VA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) welcomed business representatives from throughout New York City and the region to a unique forum today entitled "Doing Business with the Federal Government" held in Manhattan at Hunter College.
Held in cooperation with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), the forum included presentations by the Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, and Defense on new contracting and procurement procedures available to the nation's businesses. Rep. Maloney, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy, Trade & Technology, and a member of the Government Reform Committee, said, "New York companies need to know that the federal government will award about $270 billion dollars in contracts this year and their doors are open for business. In this economic climate, every contract counts for every business and for the region's fiscal health. In 2002 alone, New York City businesses entered into contracts with the federal government amounting to more than $1.5 billion. There are new contract opportunities out there every day, and our region's companies could certainly use the new markets for their products and services." At today's forum, representatives of the Department of Homeland Security discussed changing government needs and business opportunities in light of heightened domestic security concerns. Businesses were also introduced to new information technology strategies for procuring federal contracts.
Presenters at the forum included Steve Ruggiero, Deputy Regional Administrator, GSA; Harris Miller, President, ITAA; David Drabkin, Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy, GSA; Dennis Maloney, Acting Director, Acquisition Support, CBO/VHA, Veterans Administration; Charlie Weill, R2 Associate Regional Administrator, FSS, GSA; Mike Sade, Director of Acquisition Management, DOC; Martin Wagner, Associate Administrator for Governmentwide Policy, GSA; Steve Cooper, CIO, Department of Homeland Security; Kerry Blette, Assistant Regional Administrator, FTS; Michael J. Rzeplinski, Project Director GSA FTS, Ft. Monmouth, N.J.; Felipe Mendoza, Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business Utilization, GSA; Michael McCall, Director of Small Business, Defense Supply Center; and Kevin S. Corbett, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Deputy Commissioner for Empire State Development.
Some Facts About the Federal Government's Contracting & Procurement System Federal Procurement Contracts Total for New York City, FY2002: $1,528,549,041 Federal Procurement Contracts Total for New York State, FY2002: $7,417,432,637 Federal Procurement Contracts Total for the United States, FY2002: $270,965,430,424 New York State's percentage of federal procurement dollars: 2.7% New York City's percentage of federal procurement dollars: 0.56% (U.S. Census Bureau) Increase in Federal Procurement Contracts for New York City from FY2001 to FY2002: $214,085,314 or approximately 16% (U.S. Census Bureau) Federal spending on technology is expected to hit $59.3 billion in fiscal 2004, up from $49.8 billion in fiscal 2002. (Investor's Business Daily, 5/30/03) 49,366 firms received small-business contracts from the federal government in fiscal 2001. (General Accounting Office) New York State is ranked 40th of the 50 states in federal procurement expenditures for 2002 on a per capita basis. (U.S. Census Bureau) New York City is ranked 994th in per capita federal procurement spending out of 3,139 counties or county equivalents nationwide that are involved in federal procurement. (U.S. Census Bureau) New York City is ranked 26th in per capita federal procurement spending in New York State. (U.S. Census Bureau) Per capita spending in federal procurement for 2002 was $939 nationwide, $387 in New York State and $189 in New York City. (U.S. Census Bureau) ### |
