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C -- SYMPOSIUM FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT/ENGINEER (SIC CODES 8711 & 8712) DUE 041897 POC Ms. Adria R. Friedman, 212-264-9489 E-MAIL: Adria.Friedman@gsa.gov, Adria.Friedman@gsa.gov. The US General Services Administration (GSA), Northeast and Caribbean Region, Property Development Division will sponsor a Networking Opportunity Symposium for Professional Architect/Engineer (SIC Codes 8711 and 8712) firms who are qualified as Small, Small Disadvantaged, and/or Women Owned Small Business A/E firms (including 8(a)) and who are located within the State of New York, and New Jersey (Counties of Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passiac, Hudson, Middlsex and Monmouth), Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. This symposium, conducted in cooperation with the Small Business Administration (SBA), will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 1997, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, at the Court of International Trade, 1 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. The theme of the symposium will concentrate on "How Professional Architect/Engineering (A/E) firms can do business with the Government" and explore potential opportunities. This symposium will cover aspects of the Government Procurement Process for the encouragement of maximum participation of Small, Small Disadvantaged, and/or Women Owned Small Business A/E firms (including 8(a)) in Government A/E Contracting. The overall program will provide opportunities to speak with specialists in each area of expertise, in addition to brief presentations provided by representatives of GSA & SBA; topics will include Architect/Engineer Contracting, GSA's Design Excellence Program, Elements of GSA's Small Business Subcontracting Plan, Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Program, Federal Dollar$ and Sense for Women-Owned Small Businesses, and other SBA assistance programs. There will be a brief session held following the symposium for those 8(a) firms who have not been awarded any Government contracts. If you're interested in attending this symposium or have any further questions, please address your concerns in writing, no later than April 18, 1997, to Ms. Adria R. Friedman, Contracting Officer, General Services Administration, Acquisition Services Branch, Property Development Division, Room 1639, NY, NY 10278. Our telefax number is 212-264-0588, and should you have any questions, please contact Ms. Friedman. (0093)

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