Doing Business with Giants - 2025
Meet the
Buyers
Meet the Buyers is the ultimate opportunity for small businesses to connect and gain insight with procurement agents, government agencies and prime contractors from several industry sectors seeking to expand or enhance their supply chain networks.
February 5, 2025
Rockport Conference CenterPrime Contractor Requirements
Prime Contractor Requirements provides small businesses with information and specific obligations that may be needed to participate with prime contractors to include issues such as the utilization of Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise on goal-oriented construction, professional services, and goods and services contracts.
February 19, 2025
Rockport Conference CenterSupplier
Expectations
Supplier Expectations provide the small businesses with a working knowledge of how to prepare for pre-bid requirements, good faith efforts, required participation documents, non-construction participation documents and post-bid efforts.
March 5, 2025
Rockport Conference CenterCost Estimating and Negotiating
Cost estimating and negotiating is a workshop opportunity to gain insight on the importance for getting the best price of a product or service that includes gathering relevant data, analyzing costs, creating a budget, discussing and agreeing on financial terms of a contract or participation with prime contractors.
March 19, 2025
Northshore Country ClubCertifications, CEU’s, and Training
The small business may enhance their ability to participate in contracts or with major contracting opportunities by earning specific certifications and earning continuing education units or credits (CEU), or other beneficial training opportunities. This workshop will help identify some of the obligations that can help enhance the ability to increase the value of the small business.
April 2, 2025
Northshore Country ClubCommunicating Your Capabilities Statement
Communicating Your Capabilities Statement will help small businesses to learn tips and essentials for a complete capability statement. Topics can include how to be concise, the use of preferred professional language, tailoring the statement to a particular audience, and the use of visual elements such as logos, branding images, info graphics and illustrations.