Summit Activities on Day 1

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 Regional Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environment Summit on April 22-24, 2025 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: William J. Kenny, Executive Director, Contracting and Acquisition ManagementDefense Logistics Agency, Troop Support

The Federal Food Symposium, hosted by the Office of US Senator Thom Tillis, the Office of Senator Ted Budd, the North Carolina Military Business Center and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, connects the Department of Defense and federal subsistence buying and R&D agencies with food producers, growers and R&D entities in the southeast.
Military Sealift Command Ship Repair Industry Day
Description
MSC will host a Ship Repair Industry Day on 16 January, 2025, 0800-1630, at the Hilton Norfolk The Main Hotel (100 E Main St, Norfolk, VA 23510). General topics will include Small Business Opportunities, MSC Contracting; Maintenance Planning and Outyear Maintenance Projections; Ship Maintenance Process Improvement Initiatives; Perform to Plan Metrics; MSC Critical Equipment OEM requirements and MSC Non-OEM qualification requirements; Shipyard Safety and Fire Prevention requirements; and an open Q&A session.
Industry Day for Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services, (PMA-263)
INTRODUCTION
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Program Executive Office, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, PEO(U&W) PMA-263 at Patuxent River, Maryland, announces its intent to broaden industry partnerships for current requirements and future capabilities via Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) services for the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program Office (PMA-263) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Other Government Agencies (OGA).
DAU CYBER SOLUTIONS – PROTECTING DOD SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION (STI)
Learn about the DoD Scientific and Technical Information (STI) program and the requirements to protect scientific and technical information created or acquired in the execution of DoD research and engineering activities. A great review of distribution statement requirements on Public Release, Controlled Unclassified Information and Classified information.
DAU CYBER SOLUTIONS – WHERE TO BEGIN WITH NIST SP 800-171?
The DFARS 252.204-7012 requires contractors who are provided or generate Controlled Unclassified Information for the DoD to implement the cybersecurity standard NIST SP 800-171. The DoD IG has several reports about how this implementation is going. Let’s talk about NIST SP 800-171.
DAU CYBER SOLUTIONS – BASIC CYBER HYGIENE: A WALK-THROUGH OF THE FAR 52-204.21 AND CMMC LEVEL 1
Every federal contract contains the FAR 52-204.21 which is the same as CMMC Level 1. We will ensure that you understand the FAR, the cyber lingo and can recognize implementation of the fifteen basic cyber requirements to keep Federal Contracting Information from becoming pubic – in 2.5 hours.
DAU CYBER SOLUTIONS – A PRIMER ON SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT (SCRM) AND DOD CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCRM
The concept of the DoD supply chain is key to understanding the security of the lifecycle of acquisition. Learn about supply chains and the DoD contract requirements found in contracts. Let’s talk about questions to ask around supply chain risk management to verify the requirements are in place and active.
NAVFAC Southeast Industry Day
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE) is hosting an Industry Day in Jacksonville, FL on December 9 from 8 am to 5 pm.
The Industry Day will provide an avenue for NAVFAC SE to discuss its mission, goals, and contracting opportunities with private industry.
DoD/Navy 25.4 (R1) SBIR BAA Catapult Challenge
The Department of the Navy issued the pre-release of its 25.4 (R1) Catapult Challenge BAA which will open to receive proposals on October 23, 2024, and close to proposal submission November 20, 2024 at 12:00pm ET.
- Catapult Challenge will solicit Phase II proposals through a Broad Agency Announcement to identify existing SBIR prototype technology that can inform scaling decisions and meet priority operational needs.





