[Federal Register: November 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 224)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Vendor Outreach Workshop for Women Owned Small Businesses in the
National Capitol Region of the United States
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of
the Department of the Interior is hosting a Vendor Outreach Workshop
for women owned small businesses in the National Capitol region of the
United States that are interested in doing business with the
Department. This outreach workshop will review market contracting
opportunities for the attendees. Business owners will be able to share
their individual perspectives with Contracting Officers, Program
Managers and Small Business Specialists from the Department.
DATES: The workshop will be held on January 21, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the U.S. Department of the
Interior Main Auditorium, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
Register online at: http://www.doi.gov/osdbu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Oliver, Director, Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1951 Constitution Ave., NW.,
MS-320
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SIB, Washington, DC 20240, telephone 1-877-375-9927 (Toll-Free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Small Business Act,
as amended by Public Law 95-507, the Department has the responsibility
to promote the use of small and small disadvantaged business for its
acquisition of goods and services. The Department is proud of its
accomplishments in meeting its business goals for small, small
disadvantaged, 8(a), woman-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled
veteran-owned businesses. In Fiscal Year 2010, the Department awarded
50 per cent of its $2.6 billion in contracts to small businesses.
This fiscal year, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization is reaching out to our internal stakeholders and the
Department's small business community by conducting several vendor
outreach workshops. The Department's presenters will focus on
contracting and subcontracting opportunities and how small businesses
can better market services and products. Over 3,000 small businesses
have been targeted for this event. If you are a small business
interested in working with the Department, we urge you to register
online at: http://www.doi.gov/osdbu and attend the workshop.
These outreach events are a new and exciting opportunity for the
Department's bureaus and offices to improve their support for small
business. Additional scheduled events are posted on the Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Web site at http://www.doi.gov/
osdbu.
Mark Oliver,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
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