Manufactures Guide to Doing Business with the Department of Defense

Begins: 03/15/2010 - 8:30am
Ends: 03/15/2010 - 4:00pm

 

Name:
Manufacturers Guide to Doing Business with the Department of Defense
Date: 03/15/2010
Time:
8:30 AM Registration
9 AM to 4 PM
Location:
Premier Banquet Center
2000 Constitution Avenue
Olean, New York 14760
Free Parking
Presenter:
Brian Duddy, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF-Retired, RIT CIMS Senior Program Manager
Joe Williams, Cattaraugus PTAC Program Manager
To register: Click here to register.
Fee:
No fee to attend.
Refreshments and lunch provided.
Description:
The Basics of DOD Contracting
Making Sense of DOD Acquisitions
Deconstructing the DOD Contracting Process
Topics:
  • Pre-requisites to defense contracting
  • Doing basic research on opportunities
  • Who buys what in the DOD; services, commands and agencies
  • Acquisition process and life cycle
  • Where companies can “break into” the business
  • Marketing to the DOD
  • How the DOD finds businesses
  • Getting your name out there – trade shows, websites, etc.
  • Points of contact in the DOD acquisition
  • Types of contracts
  • Contract structure
  • The RFP and Source Selection Process
  • Acquisition timelines
  • Drawings, specs and standards