Summit Session Summary: Program and Procurement Dialogue

US Army (Garrison/MICC/DPW)
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic and Marine Corps Installations East
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Southeast
Department of Veterans Affairs and General Services Administration
Defense Health Agency and Federal Agencies
US Air Force and US Coast Guard
US Army Corps of Engineers (Charleston, Jacksonville, Mobile and Caribbean Districts) & (Baltimore, Norfolk, Wilmington, and Savannah Districts)

Representatives will deliver briefings and engage in an interactive discussion with businesses about their programs, upcoming projects, and priority issues for FY 2026 and beyond. Panelists will outline planned acquisition and execution processes and provide insight into how industry can effectively engage throughout the program lifecycle. Audience participation is strongly encouraged to foster meaningful dialogue and address real-time questions.

Topics will include:

Installation/agency growth plans and facilities utilization strategies for FY 2026 and beyond
Major military construction (MILCON) projects planned for FY 2026 and future years
Sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) construction efforts for FY 2025 and beyond
Civil works projects projected for FY 2026 and beyond
Energy programs and infrastructure initiatives planned for FY 2026 and beyond
Environmental programs, compliance efforts, and remediation projects for FY 2026 and beyond
Horizontal infrastructure construction plans for FY 2026 and beyond
Non-appropriated fund major construction and SRM projects for FY 2026 and beyond
Current and upcoming architectural and engineering services acquisitions
Current and future service contract requirements
Use of public-private partnerships to deliver infrastructure and services
Processes for teaming, subcontracting, and supporting PPP initiatives
Impacts of budget constraints on FY 2026 and future programs
Anticipated acquisition strategies for FY 2026 projects
Agency use of MATOCs, MACCs, IDIQs, BPAs, BOAs, and other acquisition tools (e.g., Sourcewell, OTAs, GSA BIC, Mandatory Sources, MAS)
Small business set-asides, sole-source authorities, and related procurement tools
Ways industry can support federal agencies in executing growing workloads and delivering innovative solutions

The Offices of US Senator Thom Tillis and US Senator Ted Budd and the North Carolina Military Business Center are pleased to announce the Southeast Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environmental Summit on April 14-16, 2026 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

When. April 14-16, 2026

Where. Wilmington Convention Center, 515 Nutt Street, Wilmington NC, 28401PURPOSE. “The Summit” brings together over 800+ representatives of the Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Fort Liberty, Marine Corps Installations East, Seymour Johnson AFB, other Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps installations, US Coast Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, other federal agencies, general and specialty contractors, designers and construction suppliers from throughout the Southeast of the United States.

ATTENDANCE. Attendance is encouraged for:

General and specialty contractors that work in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
Design firms that work in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
Construction supply firms that work in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
Companies that provide facility-support contracts in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
Current federal contractors seeking partners and suppliers

WHY ATTEND THE SUMMIT?

The Summit is the premier, best-established and most-recognized federal construction event in the Southeast– businesses who are already engaged or want to perform in the federal market need to be there!
“Program and Requirements Dialogues” address future projects and acquisition strategies, contractor experiences, teaming and supplier opportunities and other issues related to acquisition and execution of projects at military bases and government throughout the Southeast. These sessions also include information on federal opportunities in environmental engineering and remediation, energy and horizontal infrastructure (including roads and intersections, water, wastewater, natural gas and other utilities)
Other Summit sessions address critical and timely topics, including supplier, service contract and public-private opportunities, small business programs and utilization, budget impacts, contracting processes and pre- and post-award legal issues for federal contractors
Summit networking and trade show activities allow businesses to market their services and products to over 800+ general contractors, specialty contractors, engineers, architects and suppliers
In addition, Summit networking opportunities include a golf event hosted and organized by the Cape Fear Post of the Society of American Military Engineers and an evening Summit Social at the Embassy Suites in downtown Wilmington – a huge hit from for the past several years!