Lifting the Curtain with Reverse Industry Day

This event qualifies for 8 CLPs

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) invites you to the Lifting the Curtain with Reverse Industry Day on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, DC.

REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION -- Before there is a contract and before there is a solicitation, there is a need or requirement that the end-user deems necessary to meet the agency’s mission. The identification and definition of this need occur during the requirement development phase, and sound requirement development is the key to successful procurement for Federal agencies, the contractor, and the people involved in this process. However, there are internal and external challenges in this process. During the morning session, you will hear from Government and Industry leaders in the field of Acquisition, as they discuss these challenges in this process.

Following the morning session, we will have a working lunch followed by a Reverse Industry Day.

REVERSE INDUSTRY DAY -- This Reverse Industry Day will provide an opportunity for industry to express their views and perspectives on Request for Information (RFIs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), Oral Presentations, Pilot Demonstrations, and other acquisition-related interactions with the government

You will hear expert panelist, share and discuss “real-life” examples and impacts from an industry perspective. In addition, they will provide recommendations and suggestions on how to improve the overall proposal process. The ability to share these perspectives helps to improve and diminish the myths, misunderstandings, and ambiguities associated with the proposal processes. It further intends to improve communications and interactions more openly between government and industry.

AS A RESULT OF THIS FORUM YOU WILL ABLE TO:

Comprehend the interaction between stakeholders during the requirement development process
Calibrate industry business development efforts with agency requirement development processes
Develop effective industry engagement strategies during the requirement development phase
Align agency needs and mission objectives with available private-sector market solutions
Improve private-sector and agency interaction throughout the requirement development phase
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of current agency requirement development practices
Improved communication and understanding between government and industry
Better clarity in the proposal process
Determine whether a more simplified process can be developed that would save time and cost to both government and industry

Speaker and Presenter Information

Kenneth M. Brennan, Defense Procurement, and Acquisition Policy Deputy Director, Services Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, Department of Defense
Eric Cho, Acquisition Innovation Advocate, DHS Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL), Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security (Invited)
Polly Hall, Strategy & Planning Lead, Procurement Innovation Lab, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security (Invited)
Scott Hine, Director, Information Technology Services Office, Department of Energy
Douglas Jackson, Sr. Director, Business Analysis, and Requirements, RG
Casey Kelley, Director of the Customer Engagement, Information Technology Category (ITC), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Services Administration
Michael Alvin A. Marquez, Army/Navy Enterprise Sector Acquisition Group Manager, Federal Systems Integration, and Management Center, General Services Administration
Michelle Street, PhD, Deputy Director for Operations, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, United States Department of Health and Human Services
Mitchell D. Winans, Special Assistant, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
James Williams, Partner, Schambach & Williams Consulting