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NORTHERN VIRGINIA CHAPTER CHAPTER - Jul 13, 2022

In-Person Small Business Breakfasts Return

In July, 60 people gathered for the return of the first in-person chapter Small Business Breakfast since the start of the pandemic. The speaker, Ronald Saville, is the senior procurement analyst with the Department of the Air Force Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SB), where he is the policy chief for U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Small Business. His latest achievement was drafting Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive 1-30, Director, Small Business Programs, obtaining the acting secretary of the Air Force's signature on the document, and managing its publication. His ongoing project is updating Air Force Instruction 90-1801 and Air Force Policy Directive 90-18, Small Business Programs.

At the breakfast, Saville discussed the SAF/SB organization and shared information about the U.S. Space Force. He went on to explain the Small Business Program and its areas of interest and mandates, as well as goals for fiscal year 22. Of particular interest was the First Look Program. This commander-driven program gives local and small businesses to the base's mission requirements the "first look" for micro-purchase requirements.

Saville also discussed the need for women-owned and HUBZone contractors and advised qualified firms to contact their local Procurement Technical Assistance Center advisor and the U.S. Air Force Small Business representative. U.S. Air Force is currently working to award 15% of its work to small, disadvantaged businesses by 2025. The chapter's Small Business Committee would like to thank our Platinum Sponsor, HireVue, our Silver Sponsor, Macro Solutions, and Host Sponsor, Oracle, for their support. Please join us for the next Small Business Breakfast on August 10 and hear from Stephen Wallace, chief technology officer and director of Emerging Technology.

Event Photographs:

In July, (from l-r) Susan Caulfield, Ronald Saville, Anneli Connell and Sean Caulfield attend the Small Business Breakfast.
In July, (from l-r) Susan Caulfield, Ronald Saville, Anneli Connell and Sean Caulfield attend the Small Business Breakfast.

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