Conference for those seeking training or government contracting networking opportunities.
Register online (a nongovernment website)
Through its two business lines, the Public Buildings Service (PBS) and the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), GSA annually awards billions of dollars in contracts, leveraging the buying power of the federal government and managing more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars.
PBS is the largest public real estate organization in the country, providing superior workplaces for federal customer agencies at best value to the American taxpayer. With an inventory of over 350 million square feet of workspace and more than 1500 government-owned buildings to manage, PBS engages private sector architects, construction managers, and engineers to design and build award winning courthouses, border stations, federal office buildings, laboratories, and data processing centers as well as repairing, altering and renovating existing buildings. PBS also leases space to federal customer agencies and has over 7,000 leased assets in its inventory.
FAS delivers best value and innovative solutions in information technology, network services and professional services to support government agency missions worldwide. FAS also contracts for millions of goods and services, everything from paper clips to vehicles, to support the program needs of its customers, other government agencies.
Learn more about participating in these federal contracting programs by attending this conference.
Some of the agenda highlights include:
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – GSA has been allocated money for construction, repairs, and alterations of federal buildings; planned projects will be discussed
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The Green Initiative – GSA's energy saving efforts; the Green products and services contracted for / by the government
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Capital Projects – Project Managers discuss the conception to completion of large federal construction projects
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Small Projects – Property Managers discuss the maintenance of federal buildings; includes a discussion about marketing to Public Buildings Service (PBS)
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Socioeconomic Categories – A discussion of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification processes
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National Broker Contract – A discussion of PBS' major real estate contract and related opportunities for small business concerns
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Subcontracting Opportunities – A discussion led by GSA contract holders, particularly large firms looking for Small Business partners
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Facilities Maintenance Schedule Seminar – Understanding the process of obtaining the usage of this schedule
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Submitting a Bid – The "Do's and Don'ts" of responding to technical proposals; a discussion about bonding will be included
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Small Business Success Story – The strategies employed and obstacles overcome
- Networking Session – Matchmaking / one-on-one short meetings with government Contracting Officers, Project Managers, and current GSA contract holders
