Announcing Pre-FEDTEX Coffee Call Series

Announcing Pre-FEDTEX Coffee Call Series

Join the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition (DEFTECH) Office for a series of in-person and virtual Coffee Calls prior to the Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment (FEDTEX) Summit to learn more about the government representatives and prepare for your FEDTEX participation. 

Schedule. 

  • April 12: Innovations in Textiles: North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (NC DMCSP) (Virtual only).  Virtual credentials below. 
  • April 19: Scaling Success: Leveraging North Carolina’s Innovation Ecosystem for Business Growth.  In-person registration, click here.  Virtual credentials below. 
  • April 26: Innovation in Textile Technology, North Carolina State University.  In-person registration, click here.  Virtual credentials below. 
  • May 3: Soldier Survivability with PEO Soldier (Virtual only). Virtual credentials below. 

Virtual Participation for all sessions. 
*Coffee Call Connection Options*
1. Join via Teams on your computer, mobile app or room device 
​​​​​​Join Coffee Call
Meeting ID: 266 787 473 943  Passcode: Q7zfHp

2. Call in (audio only): 980-296-2533
Phone Conference ID: 802 776 946#
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FEDTEX WEBSITE: https://fedtex.ncmbc.us

The Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment (FEDTEX) Summit hosted by the Office of US Senator Thom Tillis, Office of Senator Ted Budd, the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH) connects the US Department of Defense (DoD) and federal agency clothing and individual equipment buyers with US textile manufacturers, textile supply chain suppliers, cut and sew contractors, research and development (R&D) facilities, testing labs and academic resources.

Who should attend– All prime textile manufacturers and textile supply chain manufacturers currently producing clothing, footwear, parachutes and textile-based tactical equipment for DoD, and producers of medical, PPE and related soldier systems. Any textile manufacturers that have interest in learning, understanding or possibly entering the DoD/federal marketplace should attend this Summit.  The event is open to all United States and Puerto Rico based textile firms.

FEDTEX 24 objectives:

  • Engage with existing contractors and attract new capable businesses into the federal and defense clothing, textiles, and tactical equipment marketplace.
  • Engage existing textile supply chain suppliers and attract new capable businesses into the federal marketplace, and to connect these component suppliers with federal prime contractors.
  • Inform the industrial and academic R&D ecosystem about desired future military technology requirements, and likewise inform DoD agencies about emerging and future textile innovations.
  • Establish a productive and DIRECT dialogue between businesses, government, and academia around critical warfighter issues in the defense textile marketplace – including workforce, supply chain, inflation challenges, and barriers to entry.

WHEN.  May 14-15, 2024

WHERE.
North Carolina State University – McKimmon Conference Center
1101 Gorman Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606

SUMMIT PARTNERS.