Understand trends in the Military market and government contracting in these back-to-back sessions:

Defense Procurement: Do We Finally Have A New Way of Doing Business?
Ron Houle, Founder and President, Pivot Step Consultants LLC

This session will provoke thoughts on what we can do to adjust to ways of doing business in the military market, and ties to relevant procurement leadership. Details will be included from DLA Clothing and Textiles Division, DEVCOM Soldier Support (Natick), DLA COTS Shelter Contract, CRADA and DEVCOM Soldier Support BPOA.

Paperwork, Pitfalls, and Practical Help!
Lee Moritz, Regional Program Manager, Hickory and Reena Bhatia, Regional Program Manager, Raleigh, North Carolina Military Business Center

Attendees will learn how to break down a massive bid package into manageable components, build a defensible compliance matrix, track amendments without losing the thread, and identify the requirements that most often lead to rejection. The session also covers recent updates in DFARS, cybersecurity (CMMC/NIST SP 800 171), Berry Amendment compliance, first article testing, and packaging/marking pitfalls under MIL STD 129.