SMALL BUSINESS EVENT - CONTRACTING OFFICER/PROGRAM MANAGER VENDOR OUTREACH SESSION

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR OUR APRIL 12th EVENT. APPOINTMENTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. PLEASE SEE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. The Internal Revenue Service, Small Business & Reporting Team, is hosting the 2nd of a 3-part series of Contracting Officer/Program Manager (CO/PM) Vendor Outreach Session (VOS) located in Lanham, MD, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. Firms with the following NAICS are welcomed to attend: 541519; 541512; 443120; 511210; 541511; & 334111. The CO/PM VOS will be held at New Carrollton Federal Building (NCFB), BUILDING A, 5000 Ellin Road, Lanham, MD 20706. NOTE: PARTICIPANTS MUST ENTER THROUGH BUILDING A, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE NEW CARROLLTON METRO STATION. THERE WILL BE NO ESCORTS AVAILABLE FROM ANY OTHER SECURITY LOCATION. The VOS's are pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Contracting Officers and Program Managers, jointly, from various Information Technology components of the IRS. These sessions provide the small business community an opportunity to discuss their capabilities and learn of potential procurement opportunities. Appointments with the IRS Small Business Office are also available. There is no cost to the small business vendors. Registration opens on March 23rd and closes on April 1, 2016. To schedule an appointment, please follow the instructions below (NOTE: APPOINTMENTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED VIA THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AS APPOINTMENTS FILL UP QUICKLY. APPOINTMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL OR PHONE, AND WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING AT THE DATE/TIME INDICATED. EMAILS REQUESTING A VOS APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED: 1. Go to https://sbecs.treas.gov and register your firm to do business with the Department of the Treasury (if you have not already done so). Please read "New to SB-eCS?" before you begin. 2. After registering your firm, log into SB-eCS using your login and password and select "Schedule Vendor Outreach Sessions." 3. Select the upcoming IRS Program Manager/Contracting Officer Vendor Outreach Session (4/12/2016) and select the IRS Program Office you wish to meet with. 4. Print a copy of the appointment schedule and bring it with you to the event. In the event OPM issues the Federal Government Closed or a 2-hour delayed opening due to inclement weather, VOS will be cancelled. On the morning of the event, please visit www.opm.gov. The remaining IRS CO/PM VOS's will be held on May 10, 2016 - Registration opens April 18th, 12:00noon, closes April 30th. Open to ALL Small Business. SPECIAL NOTE for VOS Participants: The IRS NCFB is a secure location. A clearance list is generated based on the registered person's name. If a substitute will attend VOS, please send the name of the person to AWSS.SBRO@IRS.GOV to add to the clearance list at least 3 days prior to the day of the event. Please add "VOS Participant" to the subject line of the email. All participants must appear on the clearance list, therefore, WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to attend VOS due to security requirements. ALL PARTICIAPANTS MUST ENTER THROUGH BUILDING A, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE NEW CARROLLTON STATION METRO. THERE IS NO PARKING PROVIDED BY THE IRS.