UPDATE: Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Encourages Participation in SMART PROC09
A Small Business How-To Procurement Conference on Friday, October 30th
Washington,
Oct 28 -
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett encourages small business representatives to attend the sixth SMART PROC conference being held in conjunction with SMART – Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow - on Friday, October 30 in Frederick, Maryland from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the FSK Holiday Inn. SMART PROC 09 is designed to help small businesses succeed in obtaining contracts with the federal government. A complementary continental breakfast will be included from 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. A complementary hot and cold light buffet will be provided from 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Concluding the event will be a wine & cheese reception featuring two Frederick County wineries: Frederick Wine Cellars and Linganore Winery. Additional information is at the SMART PROC 09 website: www.smartproc.com. Congressman Bartlett’s website is www.bartlett.house.gov. Please forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested.
More than 700 individuals have already signed up to attend the free SMART PROC 09. There are 62 confirmed speakers and 42 exhibitors and sponsors. Space is limited. Online registration is closed, but walk-in registration begins at 7:00 am. Exhibit halls open at 7:00 am. Additional information is available at www.smartproc.com.
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett said, “Over six hundred people attended SMART PROC 08. SMART PROC 09 is bigger and better. It is designed to be useful to small businesses to identify market and partnership opportunities and to learn how to win federal contracts. As a former small business owner, I have worked for more than seventeen years in Congress to increase opportunities for small businesses to successfully compete for federal contracts. That’s because small businesses are the engine of America’s economy, producing most new jobs and innovations. The federal government needs these innovations to obtain rapid improvements in America’s homeland security and new capabilities to win the war against terrorism.”
Congressman Bartlett added, “I encourage you to stop by all 42 exhibitors’ booths. At my booth, you can discover government programs, tax incentives and grant information to help your small business become more energy efficient and a better environmental steward.”
Congressman Bartlett concluded, “For seven years now, SMART PROC has been assisting small businesses from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey provide our federal and state governments the best value for our hard-earned tax dollars while strengthening our local and regional economies. That is smart.”
Congressman Bartlett previously organized nineteen procurement conferences involving more than 3,000 businesses, including the first SMART PROC held in 2004 in Frederick.
Scheduled Welcome & Keynote Speakers at SMART PROC 09 include:
• The Honorable Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett, 6th District, Maryland
• The Honorable Christian S. Johansson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
• The Honorable Sean J. Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition
• MG James Gilman, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC)
• Colonel Orlando W. Ortiz, Commander, US Army Garrison, Aberdeen Proving Ground
BRAC Updates will be given throughout individual panels.
