General Information

Small Business Opportunities

As a reminder, local area Department of the Navy attendance at AFCEA/USNI West 2013 has been approved by Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work.

AFCEA San Diego Chapter Small Business Training Forum

Tuesday, January 29 - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Location: Small Business Theater (Exhibit Floor, end of 1400/1500 aisles)

Attention Small Businesses! The AFCEA San Diego Chapter is once again sponsoring a Small Business Training Forum at West 2013. Content is designed to provide small businesses valuable, straightforward information to help them succeed and grow. From the latest technology opportunities, to forming alliances and partnerships, to maximizing government small business resources, this is a “must attend” event!

Sessions are included with registration - no additional registration necessary.

Small Business Theater Schedule

Tuesday, January 29

Welcome and Agenda Introduction

Mr. Eric V. Gruenloh

Vice President for Small Business, AFCEA, San Diego Chapter

Director, C4ISR Solutions Group, Innovative Defense Technologies, LLC

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m

Ask the Experts Panel

Moderator:

Ms. Faye Esaias

Director of Small Business Programs

SPAWAR

Panelists:

Mr. Rod Smith, Deputy Commander, SPAWAR
John Metzger, Deputy PEO for Acquisition Management, PEO C4I
Mr. Martin Brown, Director, SPAWAR Logistics and Fleet Support
Mr. Tim Dowd, Director, Contracts, SPAWAR
Capt. Joe Beel, Commanding Officer, SSC Pacific

10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Open Systems Architecture: Brief to Industry

Mr. John M. Hong

SPAWAR

Mr. Randy N. Mactal

PEO C4I

SLIDES

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Navigating the RFP and Proposal Process

Ms. Sheila Bishop

San Diego Site Lead, MS2 Capture Support

Lockheed Martin

SLIDES

Attachment 1

Attachment 2

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Small Business Resources

Dr. Ruben R. Garcia

SBA District Director

U. S. Small Business Administration

Mr. Lou Kelly

Program Director

San Diego Advanced Defense Technology Cluster

San Diego State University

SLIDES

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Meet the Primes

Participants:

BAE Systems

General Dynamics

Lockheed Martin

Northrop Grumman (invited)

SAIC

What are primes looking for in small business teammates? Rapid fire thoughts, followed by an informal opportunity for small businesses to discuss capabilities with representatives from prime Integrators.

Wednesday, January 30

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

PEO C4I: Challenges and Industry Opportunities. Program Managers Introductions

Mr. Pat Sullivan

Executive Director

Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I)

Synopsis: Mr. Sullivan will introduce selected PEO C4I Program Managers.

SLIDES

10:35 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.

Small Business Engagement with the U.S. Coast Guard

RADM Robert E. Day, Jr. USCG

Assistant Commandant for C4IT and

Director

Coast Guard Cyber Command,

Pre-Commissioning Detachment

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

TBD

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

How to Do Business with SPAWAR and the SPAWAR Procurement Forecast Tool

Mr. Mark McLain

SPAWAR Deputy

Office of Small Business Programs

How to do business with SPAWAR & the SPAWAR Procurement Forecasting Tool. Following a brief command overview by SPAWAR Deputy Commander Mr. Rod Smith, Mr. McLain will discuss the procurement forecasting tool and how small businesses can work with SPAWAR

SLIDES

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Meet the SSC Pacific Portfolio Management Board

Mr. Wadad Dubbelday, Discovery and Invention, Business Portfolio Manager
Mr. James Reed, Transport and Computing Infrastructure, Business Portfolio Manager
Mr. Mark Blocksom, Production, Installation and In-Service Support, Business Portfolio Manager
Ms. Linda Kusumoto, Business and Force Support, Business Portfolio Manager
Mr. Joe Summa, Decision Superiority, Business Portfolio Manager
Mr. Bryan Tollefson, Battlespace Awareness, Business Portfolio Manager
Mr. Josh Caplan, Integrated Cyber Operations Business Portfolio Manager

Pacific Portfolio Managers represent more than 100 years of science, engineering, and high-level business development in the Navy. Portfolio Managers are positioned to see across the entire SPAWAR enterprise. They are chartered to pull together aggregated teams of experts to apply best tools for best solutions. They’ll introduce themselves and tell you about their respective portfolios, priorities, specific areas of interests, near-term/long-term business and partnership opportunities.