99 -- NETWORKING SESSIONS In our continuing effort to enhance General Services Administration (GSA) procurement opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses, the Office of Enterpise Development (OED), in conjunction with the Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS), will be conducting three networking sessions under Solicitation TQA-JA-7-0001. This multi-billion dollar procurement is for the aquisition of wire and cable services and support of Federal agencies in the contiguous United States as well as Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This event is designed to allow interested major wire and cable firms the opportunity to meet small, minority, an woman-owned small businesses that could serve as teaming partners on any subcontracting opportunity to be let under the aquisition. One of the goals of the GSA is to increase the procurement dollars and percentages of contracts going to our Nation's small business community. OED has nationwide responisibility for the agency's Small business Program and is aggressively seeking ways to make GSA contracting opportunities more accessible to small, small disadvantaged, and woman-owned small businesses. The proposed acquisition will permit the Federal Government to satisfy its nationwide wire and cabling needs. It is anticipated that approximately four prime contracts will be awarded and numerous subcontracting opportunities will exist und the prime contracts. The first networking session is scheduled for, May 6, 1997, 7:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m at Benjamin Hotel and Suites, I-435 & 87 Street, Kansas City, MO near the Bannister Mall. A $9.00 Breakfast fee is required for admission, call (816) 328-7203 to register. The second session is scheduled for, May 12-15, 1997, 10:00 a.m. until, at the New Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. this sessioin will be a part of the "Third Annual Cabling the Workplace Technical Conference and Exhibition" sponsored by the Cabling Business Magazine. Call Cindy Webbon (213) 328-1717 to register for the event. The third session is scheduled for, June 4, 1997, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Ramada Inn, San Francisco International Airport, 245 South Airport Blvd., south San Francisco, CA 94080. A $12.00 breakfast fee is required for admission, call (415) 589-7200 to register. Space for the May 6th and June 4th sessions are limited. We encourage all businesses wishing to participate in the sessions to register early. Government contracting and technical personnel will be available to discuss the Wire and Cable solicitation during the sessions. All businesses will be given an opportunity to make a presentation during the May 6hth and June 4 th sessions. For any additional information concerning the networking session, please contact Ernest Woodson on (202)501-1400.

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