U.S. General Services Administration
Native American Industry Day
2023 Native American Industry Day
Description: Join us in Washington, D.C. to understand the landscape of Native American vendors in the federal marketplace at our first Native American Industry Day. We’ll show you how to use our new tools and resources that support Native American-owned businesses, intertribal commerce, SAM.gov registration, the Buy Indian Act and more. You’ll connect with experts from GSA's Federal Acquisition Service and Public Buildings Service to discuss how to do business with us.
When: November 8, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern time
Where: GSA headquarters, 1800 F St NW, Washington, DC 20405 | F Street entrance | GSA auditorium
Zoom for Government link — Wednesday, November 8, 9 a.m. Eastern
Passcode: 127536
Agenda
Subject to change.
| Time (Eastern) | Topic | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| 9 a.m.-9:10 a.m. | Opening remarks | Robin Carnahan, GSA Administrator |
| 9:10 a.m.-9:35 a.m. | Native contracting metrics presentation | Julie Ramey, GSA Tribal Liaison |
| 9:35 a.m.-9:45 a.m. | GSA tribal resources seminar | Andrea M. O’Neal, GSA Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Equity |
| 9:45 a.m.-9:55 a.m. | U.S. Small Business Administration update on Ultima and Rothe | John Klein, Associate General Counsel for Procurement, SBA |
| 10:05 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | WHCNAA presentation | Anthony Morgan Rodman, Executive Director of the White House Council on Native American Affairs |
| 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Public Buildings Service panel discussion | Crofton Whitfield, Assistant Commissioner for Leasing, PBS Bonnie Bueter, Office of Facilities Management John Dennis (JD), IRA Program Division Climate & Infrastructure Program Management Office Cory Anderson, Office of Project Delivery Tracy Marcinowski, Office of Acquisition Management |
| 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Federal Acquisition Service panel discussion | Tom Howder, Deputy Commissioner, FAS Corey Nickens, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, AAS Jeff Koses, Senior Procurement Executive OGP Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner - Compliance Tom Merion, Office Director of F4 PMO |
| 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Break for self-provided lunch | |
| 1:30 p.m.-2:55 p.m. | Networking expo and Workplace Innovation lab tours | |
| 3 p.m.-3:25 p.m. | Question and answer session hosted by DOI, DOE, and DOD | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Event concludes |
Questions? Contact tribalaffairs@gsa.gov.
