2024 AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING SUMMIT

The Federal Government is required to award 23% of Prime Contracts to Small Businesses with almost $160 Billion in Federal Government Contracts awarded to Small Businesses in 2022 and another $100 Billion awarded to Small Businesses as Subcontractors to Prime Contractors. Register Today for this Important National Summit.

The American Small Business Contracting Summit will provide the latest details on:

• Small Business Contracting with the U.S. Department of Defense including all Branches of the Military

• Small Business Contracting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, NASA, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and other Federal Agencies

• Small Business Contracting with Prime Defense Contractors, including Booz Allen Hamilton, Caterpillar, CGI Federal, Jones Lang LaSalle, Parsons, Raytheon, and SAIC

• Small Business/Diversity Supplier Contracting with the State of Maryland

• Military Base-Community Partnerships Driving Construction and Service Contracts

• Financing for Small Businesses, including Public Financing from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Private Financing, and Special Defense Department Venture Capital Programs

• Procurement Assistance Resources for Small Business, including SBA, Commerce Department/MBDA, APEX Accelerators (formerly PTACs), and more

• Small Business Tracking Opportunities available under various GWACs (Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts)

• Accelerated Contracting Opportunities via Other Transaction Authorities (OTA’s)

• Accelerated Contracting with the Defense Department’s ‘Innovation Hubs’/DEFENSEWERX

• Federal Mentor-Protege Programs – SBA, Defense Department, NASA, Department of Energy, and more

• Federal Grant Opportunities Driven by Administration Initiatives in the Infrastructure, Green Energy, and Blue Economy

• Special Preferential Contracting/Set-Aside Opportunities for Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a) Certified Companies, Woman-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, and Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Companies

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