Texas Government Procurement Conference | SmallGovCon

I am back from a trip to the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, where I gave two presentations at the Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium. My first presentation focused on upcoming legal developments (including the big Kingdomware Supreme Court decision, which is due any day now); my second talk centered on the SBA’s pending universal mentor-protege program.

It was great to spend two days meeting with small government contractors, large mentors and small business liaison officers, government officials and others in the industry. A big “thank you” to the Iowa/Illinois Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association for organizing an outstanding event. Thanks also to the Illinois PTAC, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, and all of the other event sponsors for their contributions, and to the Midwest SBLO Group for inviting me to address its quarterly meeting. And of course, thanks to all of those who attended the conference (and my presentations!)

If you weren’t able to make it the Quad Cities for this year’s event, please feel free to contact me for copies of my PowerPoint slides. As for me, I’ll be sticking closer to home for a little while, before kicking off a busy August with a trip to Texas for the 20th Annual Government Procurement Conference. Hope to see you there!

I am back in Kansas after a trip to Texas, where I spoke at the 18th Annual Government Procurement Conference. My presentation provided an overview of recent legal developments of importance to small government contractors, as well as a look at potential changes on the horizon. In between sessions, I met lots of engaging industry and government representatives in the exhibit hall and enjoyed listening to a great roster of speakers over lunch.

A big “thank you” to Gregory James and his team at the Cross Timbers Procurement Center for sponsoring this great event and inviting me to participate. Thank you, also, to the many other speakers who shared their knowledge and guidance about a wide range of government contracting topics. And, of course, a big thank you to the hundreds of government contractors, government representatives, and others who attended the conference.