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How to Become a Vendor with the US Department of Health & Human Services

Date:September 13, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Live Webinar, Sponsored by UCEDC, NJ
Price: Free

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How to Become a Vendor with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. With 11 operating divisions and over 300 programs, HHS purchases a vast array of services and products from small and disadvantaged businesses.US Dept. of HHS

HHS’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization offers a comprehensive outreach program to assist small businesses in identifying and bidding on appropriate contracts.

Attend this free workshop to get started.

Get Free Assistance with Government Contracting

The PTAC Team will discuss the free services offered to small business owners when exploring government contracting opportunities.


Learn from the experts

Michelle Street, PhD
Deputy Director, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Dr. Street joined the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in April 2016. Prior to joining the OSDBU, she led complex management initiatives as a Lead Procurement Analyst at the National Institutes of Health Information Technology and Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC).

As the Deputy Director of OSDBU, Dr. Street is responsible for compliance with SBA reporting requirements, ensuring the proper execution of the small business programs at HHS’s 29 operating and staff divisions and overall program and project management.  Also, in addition to advising the OSDBU director, she has set her priorities on developing initiatives that will enhance the OSDBU’s internal and external stakeholder experience through the development of new systems.

Maryann Williams

Director, UCEDC PTAC

Maryann brings over 30 years of government contracting experience to her position as director of UCEDC’s PTAC program.  She brings a unique perspective to the job as she’s held positions on both sides of the table – helping businesses to obtain government contracts as well as overseeing the government contract process for a manufacturing concern in New Jersey.

Following an 18-year tenure as a senior contracting official for Greenbrier Industries in Englewood Cliffs, Maryann served as director of the Rockland County PTAC for 13 years. She joined UCEDC in 2007, and under her direction, the PTAC program was awarded the 2010 “Outstanding Center Award” by the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC).


Nadine Clark
Procurement Counselor, UCEDC PTAC

In her role as a procurement counselor with UCEDC’s PTAC program, Nadine assists small business owners with marketing and selling their products and services to federal, state and local government agencies.

With more than 20 years of combined experience in both the public and private sectors of government contracting, Nadine has a thorough grasp of how to navigate the government contracting system.  She believes that this familiarity enables her to successfully help small businesses understand how to find, bid, win, and perform on government contracts.


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For more information, contact Rogers Ramsey at rramsey@ucedc.com or 908-527-1166.


Date:
September 13, 2018
Time:
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://ucedc.ecenterdirect.com/events/6805
Live Webinar, Sponsored by UCEDC NJ
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