--Business Transformation Agency (BTA) Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) Industry Day #2

The Business Transformation Agency (BTA)/ Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) Program Office invites prospective bidding teams to attend an Acquisition Strategy and BEA/SFIS Training Day on 11 December 2006 from 0900 to 1500. This session will be pres ented in two parts: Part 1 (0900-1100) will be dedicated to providing prospective teams with an overview of the DAI acquisition strategy, in particular the Statement of Objectives (SOO) and Section B; and Part 2 (1200-1500) will be focused on training on the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) and the Standard Financial Information Structure (SFIS). The intent of DAI is to provide a financial management business solution for the Defense Agencies that is OFFM-compliant with common business processes and data standards for the following business functions: Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Fulfill, Acquire-to-Re tire, Budget-to-Report, Cost Accounting, Grants Management, Budget Formulation, and Time and Labor. The solution must be compliant with the Department of Defenses Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA). Areas of scope may be added or removed as the prog ram office finalizes its approach, requirements, and schedule. The location of this event is the Defense Business Transformation Agency (BTA) located at 1851 South Bell Street (Crystal Mall #3), Arlington, VA 22240, Room 318. Industry representatives interested in participating should contact Ms. Shelle Harpley-Hoppa at contact@example.gov by 7 December 2006 in order to pre-register for this session. Due to the secure location, no late or walk-in registrants will be able to attend. On the day of the conference, attendees are required to: - Register at the front desk at CM#3; - Provide security with a government- or state-issued identification card (i.e. drivers license); and - Wait for an identified BTA employee to confirm registration and escort you to the room. Industry participation is on a first come basis. Participation is limited to no more than fifty (50) individuals from industry with a maximum of two (2) participants per company, per session. Industry representatives must identify which participants will be attending which session, if not the entire day. The BEA/SFIS training will consist of detailed presentations and interactive discussion around the specific data elements and business rules that will be fundamental to a successful solution for DAI. We encourage industry to keep this in mind when determining the skill set and role of the people who attend this session. Participants will not be given access to any proprietary or competition sensitive data. Event Details WHAT: Acquisition Strategy and BEA/SFIS Training Day WHEN: 11 December 2006 WHERE: 1851 South Bell Street (Crystal Mall #3), Arlington, VA 22240, Room 318 TIME: 0900 to 1500 Program Manager: Ms. Diane Morrison, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov Contracting Officer: Ms. Teresa Lukavec, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov