The FAA will host the Annual National Small Business Procurement Opportunities Training Conference and Trade Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma beginning from June 28, 2010 – July 1, 2010. Note – Registration fees will increase after June 18, 2010.

The Annual FAA National Small Business Procurement Opportunities Training Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel.  The forum will provide small businesses knowledge on how to contract with the FAA, marketing strategies, and give important information on procurement opportunities such as NextGen, Systems Engineering 2020, Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST), Information Technologies Support Services (ITSS), EnRoute Automation Modernization System (ERAM), EnRoute Technical & Administrative Support Services (ETAS), National Airspace System (NAS) Implementation Support Contract (NISC), Mentor-Protégé Program, power systems, terminal field operational support, engineering development services, safety and operations support, communications flight service and weather engineering, technology transfer, airport and aircraft safety R&D, quality standards,  research partnerships, operational support, security guard services (Federal Protective Service contracts consolidation), construction, airport modernization,  information technology support services, management services, technical support services, engineering services, facilities infrastructure and security services, environmental services, telecommunications services, major system and subsystem manufacturing, architectural and training services etc.

Workshop sessions will address technical program requirements and business issues as well as provide detailed procurement information that will help increase small business opportunities with the FAA. Small businesses will be encouraged to market their capabilities during the forums with large primes, FAA technical and procurement subject matter experts, and by participating in the Exhibit Hall Trade Show.

For more information including registration please see: https://faaco.faa.gov/?ref=9148

Contact: Fred Dendy; Phone Number: (202) 267-7454; E-Mail: fred.dendy@faa.gov

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