Meet the Buyers Conference - Omaha

Meet the Buyers is an experience where businesses can learn directly from State/Local and Federal government agencies about how they do business AND can network their products/services directly to contracting officers and other decision-makers in the contracting world.

AGENDA

April 19th - Training and Prep Workshops (Virtual Only)

9:00-10:00: Capability Statements

Presented by Scott Knapp, Kansas PTAC

10:00-11:30: "Tactics, Tools and Resources for Connecting the Dots"

Presented by Guy Timberlake, GovConClub

12:30-1:30: Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act

Presented by Andrea Rasmussen, Assistant District Director for Wage & Hour Division, Department of Labor

1:45-2:45: Proposal Writing With GSA

Presented by Terry Morgan, General Services Administration

2:45-3:45: Panel: How to Break Into Government Contracting as a Small Business

Erin Dutter, Aryse; Javier Arias, Turtle Creek Construction; Tom Svoboda, Schemmer Associates;

April 20th - Meet the Buyers Conference (In-Person Only)

8:00-9:00: Check-In, Coffee, and Contacts

9:00-11:30: Agency Presentations

11:30-12:30: Lunch (Provided)

12:30-4:00: Networking

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

• Kiewit
• Union Pacific
• Weitz
• Nebraska Department of Transportation
• University of Nebraska Procurement
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• General Services Administration (GSA) - Building Maintenance & Operations
• Offutt Air Force Base
• City of Omaha/Douglas County Purchasing
• Nebraska National Guard
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Nebraska Indian Community College PTAC
• Society of American Military Engineers
• Omaha Chamber of Commerce REACH Program

Video: Why You Should Attend Meet the Buyers

Conference Testimonials