MICROSOFT | January Career Invitational To Kick-Off 2008 Season!

M I C R O S O F T  Career Invitational

Washington, D.C.--This Thursday, January 10, 2008, Microsoft will host a Career Invitational for professionals in the National Capital Region (NCR). BDPA members, guests, small business owners and prospective interns are cordially invited. Visit the Chapter's online Calendars or view Events to RSVP and register. Attendees must RSVP with Ms. Lisa Brown-Hall at: lbrown@microsoft.com 
Microsoft is a BDPA Platinum Sponsor.

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S E A P O R T - e  Billion-Dollar Navy Contract

Dahlgren, Virginia--The Navy's Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has opened "Rolling Admissions" in fiscal year 2008 (GFY-08) for its multi-year, multi-billion dollar SeaPort-e contract. Interested bidders may visit http://www.seaport.navy.mil for the latest details.  BDPA-DC HSCC sponsors RS Information Systems (RSIS) of McLean, VA [Northern Virginia Chapter] and Tec-Masters (TMI) of Huntsville, AL [Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; and Washington, D.C. Chapters] are current SeaPort-e [Large Business] prime contractors.  BDPA Entrepreneurs are highly encouraged to contact BDPA sponsors for teaming opportunities and/or functional area support as SeaPort-e [Small Business] prime contractors. The U.S. Navy awards over 85% of their task orders to small businesses through this contract vehicle. Most tasks ordered from small businesses via SeaPort-e are systems engineering, IT,  and related technology support services for all major Department fo the Navy (DoN) virtual systems commands (NAVAIR, NAVFAC, NAVSEA, NAVSUP, ONR, SPAWAR, et. al.) and the United States Marine Corps.

The Chapter's October issue of bdpatoday features a [Federal] Government Contracting Primer and highlights other BDPA entrepreneurs in this special Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) edition: http://www.ncr-bdpa.org/bdpatoday/OCT07-Newsletter_DC-Final.pdf.  The Chapter's November issue of bdpatoday features a [Federal] Government Subcontracting Primer and highlights this month's program meeting topic, High Performance Computing (HPC): http://www.ncr-bdpa.org/bdpatoday/NOV07-Newsletter_DC-Final.pdf . 

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I T S [Small Business] Contract

Ft. Belvoir, Virginia--The Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) through the Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4) office released its Sources Sought announcement for potential muli-year multi-million dollar IT contract vehicles for small businesses. Interested vendors must complete a survey on or before January 18, 2008.  The Solicitation Number is: W91QUZ-08-R-0011.

The Army's Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) has additional information on their Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SADBU) site: http://www.sadbu.cecom.army.mil/sadbu/ .  Of note, CECOM is expanding to Aberdeen, Maryland.  Opportunities to support CECOM and other tennant organizations are increasing within the region. The U.S. Army will use their contract vehicles to purchase IT, relocation, training,  telecommunications, and multimedia services from qualified vendors.

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P R O G R A M   M E E T I N G   R E M I N D E R

Washington, D.C.--REGISTER TODAY FOR JANUARY'S PROGRAM MEETING.

On January 24th, BDPA-DC will feature a special presentation:

"HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) 101"

In 2008, online registration is required of BDPA-DC events for accurate head-counts (catered venues), after-hour access lists (security), and metrics. Members and associates can review, select their events, register or donate online using Google Check-out by visiting: http://bdpa-dc.eventbrite.com. Member discounts apply for most BDPA-DC events.

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2 0 0 8   I N T E R N A T I O N A L   C E S 

Las Vegas, NV--The 2008 International Consumer and Electronics Show (CES) is underway.  Powered by the Consumer and Electronics Association (CEA), the show lasts through January 10, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Emerging technologies featured this week include:

• High-Performance Audio & Home Theater


• Home-Networking


• In-Vehicle Technology


• Gaming
  
  "Experience the Power of Technology" by visiting: www.cesweb.org

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