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The U.S. Agency for International Developments Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (USAID/OSDBU) and the U.S. Small Business Administrations Washington Metropolitan Area District Office (SBA/WMADO) are co-hosting a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Outreach session on Monday, December 14, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at SBA Headquarters located at 409 Third Street, SW, Eisenhower Conference Room, Washington, DC 20416.
We invite current and future HUBZone Program Participants to attend this session to 1) become familiar with processes and procedures associated with contracting with USAID; and 2) to identify and pursue contract opportunities with USAID for the HUBZone Program. This outreach is designed for small businesses new to government contracting.
The session will feature presentations on:
HUBZone Program Eligibility and Certification
Contract Financing
Accounting Systems
Cost and Technical Proposal Tips
Strategic Partnerships
Getting on a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule
Due to limited space, registration will be on a first come basis's limited to firms that pre-register for this event through the attached registration link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1STKIwObqAeltWtAFCwpENDPNu1NxUWEsB5AwyqRdqBM/viewform
If interested, please submit the name of one representative from your firm that will attend the session.
At this time we request that you provide only the requested information to be placed on the pre-registration attendee list. Once, your attendance is confirmed, you will be provide further information and requested to provide additional information to be admitted into the SBA facility. Please access the pre-registration link below and provide the information as requested to attend this event.
USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.
Spending less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to:
• Promote broadly shared economic prosperity;
• Strengthen democracy and good governance;
• Protect human rights;
• Improve global health;
• Advance food security and agriculture;
• Improve environmental sustainability;
• Further education;
• Help societies prevent and recover from conflicts; and
• Provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of natural and man-made disasters.
Please visit our website for further information regarding the agency's work.
http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do
http://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work