For September we will be taking a break from the usual discussion around opportunities and focusing on educating the community.
Did you know that for HHS the prior Small Business Review System (SBRS) and Procurement Forecast Data Repository (PFDR) systems that contracting officers, contract specialists, and procurement center representatives use to access information on small businesses is no longer available? The Small Business Customer Experience (SBCX) has replaced both systems. All previous users registered in the SBRS and PFDR systems should have registered in SBCX. *
Why is this important to you? If you are not registered in the SBCX system then you are missing out! It is a Small Business Directory at your fingertips. You (yes, you and contracting officers) can locate small businesses for procurement opportunities by this system.
Hear more about SBCX and the importance of registering in the system from our speaker this month: Michelle Street, Director (A), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).
When: Friday, September 18, 2020; 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Topics that will be addressed:
- The Small Business Customer Experience (SBCX)
- HHS Small Business Programs
- Stay for your questions to be answered
- Stay for the networking and the opportunity to connect with industry leaders
The SPARC Happy Hour event has been a huge success since the IDIQ has been awarded at CMS.
In the past year it has expanded its first intended goal of getting the SPARC IDIQ winners together to talk about opportunities among our government contracting community.
Coming together more regularly over the past few months has allowed us to broaden our topics, speakers and content. SPARC is taking on a new name and meaning in the government contacting community in order to satisfy what the industry wants to hear and talk about…. OPPORTUNITIES!….See for yourself!
S – small and large businesses coming together
P- procurement processes and requirements are discussed
A- acquisition planning for all
R-requirements for RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and SS are covered
C- contracts and task orders are addressed
This event is usually a happy hour event held face 2 face; however, given the circumstances, this event will be a virtual camera-ready event!
!!Be on the look out for an email from Eventbrite with the details near the event date with your access information!!
Are you interested in sponsoring and being my co-host? Let me know – shelley.mcguire@g2xchange.com.
