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DRAFT  --  SUBJECT TO CHANGE

APTAC
ANNUAL FALL TRAINING
CONFERENCE
October 5 – October 8, 2008
“Contracting in a Changing Environment”
 
SUNDAY, October 5th 2008
 
10:00am – 5:00pm                 Registration
 
1:00pm - 5:00pm                   Optional Workshop:
Salon D&E                             Unlocking GSA Schedules

                                             Sue Coates, Arkansas PTAC
                                             In this workshop, PTACers will learn how to teach clients the complex
                                             and confusing process to compile a proposal
for GSA Federal Acquisition
                                             Service Multiple Award
Schedule contract.  Instructional materials will be
                                             provided that PTAC counselors can use to explain some
peculiarities in the
                                             solicitation documents, with
worksheets clients can use to compile portions of their                                                          proposals.  Because every Schedule is different, PTACers need to be aware of
                                            
the different GSA Service Centers, which participants will work on in breakout
                                            
sessions.  The focus of the workshop will be on how to help clients, rather than
                                            
on content of the solicitations.

                                             

5:30pm – 6:30pm                   New Member Orientation
Salon D                                  Sandra Ledbetter (PTAC)
                                             A brief history of the Association, its goals, services a
nd how members can
                                            
participate in the organization.


MONDAY, October 6th 2008
 

7:30am – 8:30am                   Continental Breakfast

7:30am – 5:00pm                    Registration
 
8:30am – 8:40am                    Presentation of Colors
Potomac Ballroom                   D.C. Area Corps

8:40am – 8:45am                    Host PTAC Welcome                                   
Potomac Ballroom                   Speaker - TBD
 
8:45am – 9:00am                    Welcome
Potomac Ballroom                   Morris Hudson, APTAC President
 
9:00am – 9:15am                    Opening Remarks
Potomac Ballroom                    U.S. Representative- TBD                             
 
9:15am – 10:00am
                  Working With Your Area Congressional Representatives

Potomac Ballroom                   Keith Morrison, Vice President, Van Scoyc Associates

                                              As the APTAC Legislative Liaison, Keith Morrison will
provide members
                                             
with a comprehensive update on Congressional actions regarding PTAP
                                              and PTAP budget,
hints on best ways for PTACs to educate their Congressional
                                              offices about their services, elections
forecasts for White House, Senate, and
                                              House and APTAC
challenges and opportunities with new administration and
                                              new congress in 2009.

10:00am – 10:30am                BREAK - exhibitor showcase
 
10:30 – 11:45am                     United States Air Force Installation Acquisition Transformation           
Potomac Ballroom                   Speaker - TBD
                                              The United States Air Force (USAF) initiative, “Installation
Acquisition
                                              Transformation (IAT)”, is a restructuring of the
USAF Contracting Organizations. 
                                              The IAT will allow the
USAF to take advantage of strategic sourcing for installation
                                              level requirements, leverage buying power
and more effectively use resources across
                                              the enterprise.
The USAF 71 buying organizations will be reduced to six locations:                                                           Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Hampton Roads Virginia; Robins AFB, Georgia;
                                              St. Louis, Missouri; San
Antonia, Texas; and Peterson AFB, Colorado.
 
12:00 – 1:00pm                       Luncheon – Luncheon Speaker
Potomac Ballroom                   Scott Denniston, Director, Center for Veterans Enterprise,
                                              Department of Veterans Affairs

                                              Scott will discuss VA’s verification of veteran status,
ownership and control
                                              of veteran owned small business
as well as new initiatives at the Center for Veterans
                                              Enterprise.
 
1:30pm – 2:45pm                    Missile Defense Agency (Small Business)
Potomac Ballroom                   Lorena Henderson, Small Business Specialist
                                              The Missile Defense Agency’s mission is to develop
test and prepare for
                                              deployment of a missile defense
system.  Using complementary interceptors,
                                              land, sea,
air and space based sensors, and battle management command and
                                              control systems, the planned missile
defense system will be able to engage all
                                              classes and
ranges of ballistic missile threats.  In this session you will learn
                                              about the types of products and services the
Missile Defense Agency purchases
                                              and set aside programs.
 
2:45pm – 3:15pm                    BREAK  - exhibitor showcase
 
Potomac Ballroom                   Ms. Mare Lucus
                                              The Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation
(FPDS NG) is
                                              your one stop shop for all procurement spending dollars!  Interested in how
                                              many dollars were
spent in your state?  Find it here!  Interested in the number
                                              of vendors getting defense contracts?  Find it here!  FPDS
NG has several
                                              reports that will answer all of your
questions.  Not quite sure what you’re looking
                                              for?  Try the
EZ Search feature – a Google-like search across every record in NG. 
                                              Educating your small business clients on
how to use this tool will take the guess
                                              work out of finding
out who is buying what!                

5:15pm  - 6:15pm                    PRB Exam
Salon D                                   PRB committee
 

6:30pm – 8:30pm                    Optional Workshop?
Salon E                                   Speaker - TBD
 
6:30pm – 8:30pm                    Optional Workshop?
Salon F                                   Speaker - TBD

TUESDAY, October 7th 2008

7:30am – 8:30am                    Continental Breakfast                      
 
8:30am – 10:00am                  Defense Logistic Agency PTA Update                                
Potomac Ballroom                   DLA Representatives
                                              Everyone associated with PTA Program needs to stay
abreast of what is
                                              happening with the program.  This
session will be an update of current
                                              information and
issues regarding the PTA program. 
 
10:00am – 10:30am                Break
 
10:30am – 12:30pm                Teaming Arrangements                    
Potomac Ballroom                   Ms. Pam Mazza
                                              In this session you will learn the key things to consider
when drafting an
                                              agreement and the necessary due
diligence in selecting teaming partners.
 
12:30pm – 1:30pm                  LUNCH – ON YOUR OWN
 
1:30pm – 5:00pm                    Hill Visits
 
2:00pm – 4:00pm                    Collaborate, Collaborate, Collaborate
Potomac Ballroom                    Session for those not visiting the hill
                                               Joe Beaulieu (Georgia PTAC)

5:00pm –8:30pm                     Reception on the Hill – Rayburn Building

                                    

WEDNESDAY, October 8th 2008


7:30am – 8:30am                    Continental Breakfast                      
 
8:30am – 10:30am                  Government Contract Law
Breakout Session                     Ms. Sharon L. Larkin, Deputy Assistant General Counsel/U.S.
                                               Government Accountability Office

                                               In this session you will learn information that you can
take directly back
                                               to your clients; the FAR, what a
government contract looks like, contract
                                               formation
process and contract administration process.

8:30am – 10:30am                  National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Breakout Session                    Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)  
                                              Speaker(s) - Potential panel of 3 PTAC counselors and 3 MEP counselors        
                                             
In this session you will learn how beneficial the MEP counselors can be for
                                              PTAC when working with local manufacturing companies.  You will hear from
                                              both sides of the aisle; how MEP has benefited PTAC programs and how PTAC
                                              has benefited the MEP programs. 

10:30am – 11:00am                         Break
 
11:00am – 11:45am                APTAC Website
Potomac Ballroom                   Mary McGovern, APTAC Communications Chairperson
                                              and Jason Porch (Montana PTAC) will show
the latest and greatest updates
                                              to the APTAC website.
 
11:45am – 12:00                     Conference Wrap Up
Potomac Ballroom                   APTAC President – Morris Hudson
 


APTAC P.O. Box 1607 405 N. 3rd Street Orange, TX 77631     Phone: (409) 886-0125     Fax: (409) 886-2849
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