ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance: Agile Acqusition & Contracting

This event qualifies for 4 CLPs

Agencies such as Department of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration are among the many that indicate they rely on the Agile approach to IT development. Additionally several agencies have recently urged their procurement offices to operate using Agile principles in addition to buying from known Agile Services vendors. As the pressure continues to mount on Federal agencies to embrace Agile development methodologies, Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) have noted that long-standing acquisition processes and habits inhibit success. In turn, acquisition professionals are uncertain of how to acquire and ensure that agencies receive fair price on Agile services, since those services are expected to change significantly throughout their delivery.

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 for Agile Acquisition & Contracting. This half day seminar will gather leaders from a broad cross-section of Federal agencies to share lessons learned as it relates to the acquisition of agile services, the perceived chasm between changing IT needs and long standing procurement requirements and the way to overcome those challenges to help agencies acquire services from an agile provider.

Attendees can expect the opportunity to:

Discuss challenges and opportunities associated with procuring Agile IT services with federal leaders
Understand the perceived chasm between changing IT needs and long standing; procurement requirements
Identify ways to overcome those challenges in the Federal Government to help agencies acquire services from an Agile provider;
Plan and use Agile methods within a procurement organization; and
Identify the results and benefits of Agile procurement.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Invited Keynote Speaker:

David A. Blair, Chief, Transformation Delivery Division, Office of Information Technology, US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Keith Nakasone, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Acquisition, Office IT Category, General Services Administration

Invited Panelists:

Sheila Rose Campbell, Director, Office of Digital, Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
Eric Cho, Project Lead, Procurement Innovation Lab, Department of Homeland Security
Kevin R. Cooke Jr., Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Judith Jackson, Senior Product Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Daniel Levenson, Digital Service Contracting Adviser & Contracting Officer, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Brent Maravilla, Acquisition Strategist, US Digital Service
Michael Skorny, Contracting Officer, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), General Services Administration
Anish Soni, Director, Application Development, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security
Dave Zvenyach, Deputy Commissioner, Technology Transformation Service, General Services Administration

Invited Moderator:

Chris Hamm, Director, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), General Services Administration

Expected Number of Attendees

100

Relevant Government Agencies

Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, Office of Personnel Management, FAA, EEOC, Federal Government, FDA