Contracting with Government and Prime Contractors

3rd Annual Statewide Conference at Volk Field

August 5, 2009 - August 6, 2009 -- Camp Douglas, WI

Facility: Volk Field Air National Guard Base City: Camp Douglas, WI  Focus of Event: Business Development Event Contact: Aina Vilumsons 414-270-3600 Contact Email: jasonr@wispro.org

Volk Field Air National Guard Base....Juneau County Economic Development Corp Wisconsin Procurement Institute.....7 Rivers Alliance State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce Reception sponsored by D&S Manufacturing Description: Third Annual Statewide Conference REGISTRATION CLOSED Who should attend on August 5th? Manufacturing & Construction companies who are starting or have been working with the government and are seriously interested in further technical training. You MUST be CCR registered prior to training. Who should attend on August 6th? Any business that would like to grow their business by selling to state or federal government agencies or selling to prime contractors should attend. Small, Minority, Native American, Women, Service Disabled Veteran and Veteran Owned businesses are highly encouraged to attend. Agenda - August 5 REGISTRATION CLOSED 8:30 AM Check In Manufacturing Track 9:00 - 11:45am: Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) TRAINING: Quality Standards, Contract Management, and Performance The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is the Department of Defense (DoD) component that works directly with Defense suppliers to help ensure that DoD, Federal, and allied government supplies and services are delivered on time, at projected cost, and meet all performance requirements. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 1:30 - 4:15pm Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) - Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) TRAINING How to find open solicitations, learn procedures for downloading drawings, submit a quote through DIBBS, advised on the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Web Invoicing System (WInS) for electronic invoicing process. Throughout the world, the Defense Supply Center, Columbus, is known to more than 24,000 military and civilian customers and 10,000 contractors, as one of the largest suppliers of weapon systems spare parts. DSCC is a Supply/Demand Chain in the Defense Logistics Agency, which is in Ft. Belvoir, Va. DSCC manages more than 2 million different items and accounts for more than $3 billion in annual sales. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Construction Track 9:00 - 11:45am...1:30 - 4:15pm: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) TRAINING Selling to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Finding opportunities, Responding to a Federal Government construction solicitation Operates more than 600 dams, 12,000 miles inland navigation channels, dredges more than 200 million cubic yards of construction and maintenance dredge material annually, maintains 926 coastal, Great Lakes and inland harbors, preserves tens of thousands of acres of wetlands annually, supplies storage capacity of 329.2 million acre-feet in major Corps lakes, operates 24 percent of the U.S. hydropower capacity, supports Army and Air Force installations, manages an Army military construction program totaling approximately $44.6 billion between—the largest construction effort since World War II. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO US Small Business Administration (SBA) TRAINING: Teaming and Small Business Programs Ayres & Associates TRAINING: Working with a Prime Contractor David Schuppler & Associates TRAINING: Building a bonding program Noon................Lunch, on your own (meet at German Haus Target Bluff Restaurant) 5:00 - 6:30 PM....Reception at Runway's Edge All Ranks Club sponsored by D&S Manufacturing Agenda - August 6 REGISTRATION CLOSED Who is paricipating? • Air National Guard, Madison, WI • Army Material Command, Rock Island, IL • Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) • Fastenal Company, Winona, MN • Mathy Construction, Onalaska, WI • Pierce Manufacturing, Appleton, WI • Case New Holland (CNH), Racine, WI • Ayres Associates, Eau Claire, WI • Pierce Manufacturing, Appleton, WI • Lunda Construction, Little Chute, WI • WPS Health Insurance, Madison, WI • Rayovac/Spectrum Brands, Madison, WI • State of Wisconsin • US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, MN • US Small Business Administration • Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Camp Douglas, WI 7:30 AM Check In 8:30 AM Program Overview of the Government marketplace, Contracting with Federal, State, and Local Governent, Briefings from Prime Contractors, and Attendee Introductions 11:45 AM Lunch and Presentation of Small Business Olympics Winners 1:30 PM: Breakout Sessions....................Matchmaking & Networking Resource Rooms Selling to the State of Wisconsin Marketing and Selling to the Federal Government US SBA - small business programs, lending, bonding, ARRA Hotels for Volk Field 2009 Super 8 Mauston 1001 A Highway 82 I 90/94 and 82E, Exit 69 Mauston, WI 53948 (608) 847-2300 Country Inn 1001 State Road 82 East, Exit 69 Mauston, WI (608) 847-5959 Cranberry Lodge 319 Wittig Road Tomah, WI 54660 www.cranberrycountrylodge.com (608) 374-2801 Holiday Inn Tomah, Wisconsin (608) 372-3211 Offers a Government rate of $70.00 Travelers Inn New Lisbon, WI (608) 562-5141 1700 E. Bridge Street View Larger Map