Meet the Buyers Conference
Nebraska APEX Accelerator
Meet the Buyers is Nebraska’s premier government contracting conference where businesses can advance their contracting knowledge, connect with other business owners, and network directly with agency representatives and buyers.
Don’t miss the chance to meet directly with Federal, State, and Local government agency reps, government contracting industry people, and resource providers.
Full Agenda
October 17 | Regional MILCON and Contracting Symposium
Agenda subject to minor time adjustments.
9:00-10:00 | Check-In and Networking Hour
10:00-10:45 | Opening Remarks and Sentinel Briefing
Colonel Elizabeth Harwood, Chief of Nuclear Enterprise Division, Air Force Civil Engineer Center
10:45-11:30 | Sentinel and GBSD Update from USACE
Jacob Wiegmann, Program Manager of Military Programs Branch at USACE
11:30-1:00 | Break for Lunch
1:00-1:45 | B-21 Bed down Update and MILCON at Ellsworth AFB (South Dakota) Overview
Andrew Temeyer, Program Manager of Military Programs Branch at USACE
1:45-2:30 | MILCON at Offutt AFB and Base Reconstruction Project Update
John Jaszkowiak, Program Manager of Military Programs Branch at USACE
2:30-4:00 | Networking, Matchmaking, and Meeting with Resource Providers and Agencies
October 18 | Government Contracting Training Workshops
Agenda subject to minor adjustments
Track 1 | USACE Construction Quality Management Course | 9 AM – 4 PM
All-day training course presented by Todd Tobias, Construction Representative at USACE. Pre-Registration required for this course. Maximum of 25 attendees. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the course and exam.
Track 2 | GovCon Trainings
9:00-10:00 | CMMC Overview
Kareem Sykes, Program Manager, Project Spectrum (virtual livestream)
10:30-11:30 | Joint Ventures (In-Person)
John Holtz, Senior Associate Attorney, Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC
11:30-12:30 | BREAK FOR LUNCH
12:30-1:30 | Mentor-Protégé Programs (In-Person)
Timothy Laughlin, Associate Attorney, Schoonover & Moriarty LLC
1:30-2:15 | DPA Title III (In-Person)
Daniel Kuchar, NBDC APEX Accelerator Business Development Specialist and Josh Nichol-Caddy, NBDC Innovation & Technology Program Director
2:30-3:15 | HUBZone Program Overview and Local Updates
Lisa Tedesco, Deputy District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration (virtual livestream)
3:15-4:00 | Subcontracting (In-Person)
Tracy Jerman, Small Business Liaison, Northrop Grumman
Track 3 | GovCon Trainings
9:00-10:00 | Size and Affiliations (In-Person)
John Holtz, Senior Associate Attorney, Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC
10:30-11:30 | Buy Indian Act (In-Person)
Timothy Laughlin, Associate Attorney, Schoonover & Moriarty LLC
11:30-12:30 | BREAK FOR LUNCH
12:30-2:00 | E-Verify and I-9 Form for Employers and Government Contractors
Joel Grauer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Department of Homeland Security (virtual livestream)
2:30-3:15 | Nebraska Department of Transportation’s DBE Program and Support Services (In-Person)
Jacob McSheffrey, Business Projects Manager, Project Solutions, Inc3:15-4:00 | How to Market to Federal Agencies & the Role of SBA PCR for Small Business
Daniel Curado, Procurement Center Representative (PCR), U.S. Small Business Administration (virtual livestream)
October 19 | Meet the Buyers
8:00-9:00 | Check-In, Networking Hour, and Agency Table Set-Up Time
9:00-11:45 | Agency Presentations
11:45-12:45 | BREAK FOR LUNCH
12:45-4:00 | Networking with the Agencies
Participating Agencies
- Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Offutt Air Force Base
- Northrop Grumman
- Bechtel
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- National Park Service
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Department of Veterans Affairs (virtual presentation only)
- General Services Administration
- U.S. Department of Transportation – West Central
- University of Nebraska Procurement
- Nebraska Department of Administrative Services
- Nebraska Department of Transportation
- Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) APEX Accelerator
- Society of American Military Engineers
- More To Be Announced!
