2010 Agenda

7:30am - 7:50am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Breakfast ham, Original Fair Scones, yogurt, fresh fruit, milk, juice, hot & cold beverages

7:50am - 8:00am
Open Remarks & Ribbon Cutting (Dining Hall)
Erin Nielsen, Program Director, Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Don Malloy, Mayor Emeritus City of Puyallup
Deborah Knutson, President & CEO, EDC of Snohomish County

8:15am - 11:30am
Exhibitor Showcases OPEN

8:30am - 9:20am (Pioneer Room)
Selling to the Government 101
Erin Nielsen, Program Director, WA State Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

Learn the process for accessing government opportunities. Gain knowledge on how to position your business for success.

8:30am - 9:20 (Founders Room)
U.S. Navy Panel
Diane Kostelecky, Deputy, Small Business Program, Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Keyport
Lucy Leu, Deputy, Small Business Programs, Fleet and Industry Supply Center Puget Sound
Steve Shapro, Deputy, Small Business Programs, Naval Facilities Engineering Command NW

This is your opportunity receive valuable information and ask questions. Learn steps to begin doing business with the Navy, Marketing (who, what, where & when), Navy contracting.

8:30am - 9:20 (Heritage Room)
ITAR -International Traffic in Arms Regulations
Diane Mooney, Director, Seattle Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
George “Sam” Sevier, Vice Chair, Defense Trade Advisory Group, US Department of State,
Debra Straume, ITAR/EAR Compliance Specialist, PCSI Design, Inc.
Facilitated by Brice Barrett, President, Pacific Northwest

Defense Coalition This panel discussion on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) will provide three very different perspectives on compliance and ITAR enforcement. Whether your company is currently exporting products, or you manufacture parts for the Aerospace industry, this is a discussion you can’t afford to miss.

9:00am-11:00am (Southwest Bay)
Matchmaking Pre-Registration Required
No onsite registrations (must have pre-registered before 3/17/10, no exceptions)

9:30am - 10:20am (Pioneer Room)
Department of Transportation Panel
Gregory Bell, External Civil Rights Manager, Office of Equal Opportunity
Kimberly Williams, Purchasing and Materials Manager, Washington State Department of Transportation
Forrest Gillette, Diversity Program Specialist, Sound Transit
Facilitated by Lily Keeffe, Program Director, Small Business Transportation Resource Center.

Learn about upcoming opportunities and how to access them. Gain insight into the flow down from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

9:30am - 11:20am (Founders Room)
SEAPORT-e (Part I and Part II)
Sharon Rustemier, SEAPORT-e Contracting Officer, NAVSEA

How the Navy buys services. SeaPort-e is the Navy's electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management. The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corps, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst 1800+ SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders. Since nearly 85% of its contract–holders are small businesses, the SeaPort-e approach to acquiring services provides opportunity that fuels the Nation’s engine of job growth.

9:30am - 10:20am (Heritage Room)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Dr. Gary Spanner, Economic Development Office, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Learn how the Economic Development Office at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory helps start and grow technology-based businesses via technology assistance, entrepreneurial expertise, and other supportive programs.

10:30am - 11:20am (Pioneer Room)
Construction Panel
Kenyon Taylor, Office of Small Business Utilization, GSA Northwest/Arctic Region
Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc.
Marvin Doster, Construction Executive, Mortenson - Seattle Office
Facilitated by Tiffany Scroggs, Manager, Southwest Regional PTAC, Thurston EDC

Learn about the landlord for civilian federal government, U.S. General Service Administration Public Building Services; prime contractors Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. which support large facilities and infrastructures; Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc specializing in the management and performance of Job Order Contracts (JOC) with Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, numerous schools and universities and several county and state agencies; Mortenson Construction, prime contractor for the 2009 Nakamura Federal Courthouse Renovation and the 2010 Fort Lewis Special Operations Forces - Support Battalion Complex.

10:30am - 11:20am (Heritage Room)
Manufacturing Panel
Brice Barrett, Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (PNDC) & Tom McLaughlin, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS) will discuss resources for the Northwest’s manufacturing community.

11:30am - 1:00pm (Dining Hall)
Lunch
Longhorn BBQ beef & chicken, Rice Pilaf, coleslaw Kaiser Bun, cornbread & apple cobbler. Vegetarian burger & fresh condiments also available.

Posting of the Colors| Army JROTC |
Ram Battalion | Rogers High School, Puyallup

Lunch Keynote:
Jim Wigfall, Vice President -- SSG Supplier Management Boeing Shared Services Group

Jim Wigfall is vice president of Supplier Management for Boeing’s Shared Services Group (SSG). He is a member of the Shared Services Leadership Team and reports to SSG President Tim Copes. Wigfall is responsible for the purchase of all non-production goods and services for The Boeing Company. SSG Supplier Management employs more than 330 people at various U.S. and international sites. The Supplier Management team is responsible for more than $12 billion in company spending. Prior to the October 2005 realignment of Shared Services Group, Wigfall led the Supply Chain Services organization, which included Investment Recovery and Distribution, Business and Technical Information Management, Creative Services, Library and Learning Centers, and Printing Services & Engineering Information Management.

Active in the community, Wigfall is a member of the Board of Directors for several organizations – Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, King County Library System Foundation, and Special Olympics Washington. Wigfall was named a Seattle YMCA Black Achiever 1990-2000. Wigfall is also the Boeing executive representative for the National Society of Black Engineers and received the Career Achievement in Industry Award from Career Communications Group at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards in February 2009.

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Exhibitor Showcases OPEN

1:30pm-3:30pm (Southwest Bay)
Match-Making Pre-Registration Required
No onsite registrations (must have pre-registered before 3/17/10, no exceptions)

1:30pm - 2:20pm (Pioneer Room)
Selling to the Government 101
Daucey Brewington, Program Manager, Native American Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

Learn the process for accessing government opportunities. Gain knowledge on how to position your business for success.

1:30pm - 2:20pm (Founders Room)
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers, Purchasing Division

Doing Business with USACE - Simplified Acquisition Procedures are generally used for those purchases of $100,000 or less or commercial items. An acquisition valued at $2,500 or less does not require competition and is classified as a micro-purchase. Micro-purchases are generally purchased using the Government purchase card. Acquisitions valued between $2,500 and $100,000 is listed on advertised solicitations. With both of these types of purchases, simplified acquisition procedures are used. FAR, Part 13 and its supplements will apply.

1:30pm-2:20pm (Heritage Room)
Department of Defense Packaging Requirement
Gary Moe, President, ID Integration, Inc.

Learn what packaging and identification requirements are needed to bid and perform on Department of Defense opportunities. Discover the FARS for packaging requirements and regulations; understand how to complete those requirements to get paid.

2:30pm-3:20pm (Founders Room)
Micro-purchases (under $3,000/ credit card buys)
Nicky Champion, Purchase Card Branch Manager, US Navy Keyport

Learn the basics about micro-purchases. Vendors learn how to provide our commodity requirements under $3000 via purchase card transactions or to provide services under $2500 for general repair, and $2000 for construction type services. Open Q&A.