Small Business Committee Hosts Dale Rainey From NGA

In November, a large crowd gathered for the AFCEA NOVA Small Business Breakfast to hear Dale Rainey from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), director of the Office of Small Business Programs. He is responsible for promoting the use of small, small disadvantaged, HUBZONE, small women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions with the organization. Rainey is instrumental in acquisition planning and helps ensure small businesses are provided an equitable opportunity for prime and subcontracting opportunities.

At the breakfast, Rainey discussed how to do business with the NGA. He went on to explain the Small Business Program and its areas of interest and goals for the upcoming year. Of particular interest was that the NGA is actively looking for small businesses to bring innovative solutions to the agency. In some cases, the NGA is willing to help individual candidates gain security clearances in anticipation of contract opportunities.

The AFCEA NOVA Small Business Committee would like to thank its Platinum Sponsors, HireVue and Phoenix Operations Group, and Silver Sponsors, Deep Dive Series, Insperity and Macro Solutions, for their support. Please join us for the next small business breakfast on January 18, 2023, at the Oracle Auditorium in Reston, Virginia.

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