[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15033-15034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05376]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small Businesses in Georgia of the 
United States

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the 
Interior is hosting a Vendor Outreach Workshop for small businesses in 
the Southeast region of the United States that are interested in doing 
business with the Department. This outreach workshop will review market 
contracting opportunities for the attendees. Business owners will be 
able to share their individual perspectives with Contracting Officers, 
Program Managers and Small Business Specialists from the Department.

DATES: The workshop will be held on April 8, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Georgia Tech Research 
Institute Conference Center, 250 14th Street NW., Atlanta, GA 30318. 
For registration information, please call (404) 679-4146 or email 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nijua Heard, Small Business 
Specialist/Contract Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, 
Atlanta, GA 30345, telephone (404) 679-4146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  In accordance with the Small Business Act, 
as amended by Public Law 95-507, the Department has the responsibility 
to promote the use of small and small disadvantaged business for its 
acquisition of goods and services. The Department is proud of its 
accomplishments in meeting its business goals for small, small 
disadvantaged, 8(a), woman-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled 
veteran-owned businesses. In Fiscal Year 2012, the Department awarded 
over 50 per cent of its $2.7 billion in contracts to small businesses 
and in Fiscal Year 2011 also awarded over 50 percent of its $2.7 
billion in contracts to small businesses.
    This fiscal year, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization is reaching out to our internal stakeholders and the 
Department's small business community by conducting several vendor 
outreach workshops. The Department's presenters will focus on 
contracting and subcontracting opportunities and how small businesses 
can better market services and products.

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Over 3,000 small businesses have been targeted for this event. If you 
are a small business interested in working with the Department, we urge 
you to register online at: https://www.fbo.gov and attend the workshop.
    These outreach events are a new and exciting opportunity for the 
Department's bureaus and offices to improve their support for small 
business. Additional scheduled events are posted on the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Web site at www.doi.gov/osdbu.

Debra Glass,
Director (Acting), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization.
[FR Doc. 2013-05376 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
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