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Upcoming Events

  • ACC APG S3CoE DoD U.S. Cybersecurity Strategies for DoD Acquisitions Symposium​

    Description of event:

    Event Date (or Dates): 12 February 2025

    Who is hosting the event: ACC-APG Source Selection Support Center of Excellence (S3CoE)

    Location (If applicable): MS Teams

    Where to go for more information: https://sam.gov/opp/5104eb3066ad4da2a9e7135892930203/view

    Point of Contact or Organization Contact to be published: usarmy.apg.acc.mbx.acc-apg-s3coe@army.mil ​

  • Purpose: Assistant Program Executive Office Soldier (APEO Soldier) will conduct an Industry Summit on 4-5 March 2025 at the Hilton Marks Center, 5000 Seminary Rd, to brief industry on APEO ac vi es/capabilities and to inform Project Polaris ’26.

    Key tasks center around an explanation of Project Polaris, the vision for the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) focused Forma on Based Architecture, outlining current capability roadmaps, and identifying common integra on and interoperability interfaces on the Soldier and Squad platform to Industry and Key DoD Stakeholders.

    DoD Briefers include:  PEO Soldier  Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team (SL CFT)  Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integra on Directorate (MCDID)  Assistant PEO (APEO) Office [PEO S]  Project Manager (PM) Soldier Warrior (SWAR) [PEO S]  Project Manager (PM) Soldier Lethality (SL) [PEO S]  Project Manager (PM) Soldier Survivability (SSV) [PEO S]  Project Manager (PM) Soldier Medical Devices (SMD) [PEO S]  Members of our S&T Communities (DEVCOM SC, DEVCOM AC, DEVCOM C5ISR and Army Research Laboratories)  Stakeholders of the Close Combat Integra on Enterprise (CCIE)

    The desired End State: APEO receives and incorporates feedback from Industry Summit participants into the Polaris’26 document during 2025. Industry and DoD Stakeholders have a shared understanding of PEO Soldier’s Modernization Plan and Project Polaris.

    DRAFT AGENDA: This is a two-day event and is subject to change. An agenda will be published a later date. The government is not reques ng any input from Industry. No requests for one-on-one mee ng will be accommodated at this event.

    This Industry Summit will be held at the CUI level.

    For Reservation Information: https://sam.gov/opp/fe874e7c1b9743988e29f9372f2cac66/view

  • ACC-Orlando will host a Hybrid PALT Update Session on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 from 1100-1200 EST at the Tech Grove Facility, located on the ground floor of the Partnership IV facility, 12809 Science Drive, Orlando, FL. The session will include ACC-Orlando, PEO STRI, and PM TRASYS (U.S. Marine Corps) representatives.

    Information to be provided by the Government during this hybrid PALT Update Session will be limited to status updates pertaining to specific procurements. The Government will not provide any procurement sensitive information that would violate the integrity of the source selection process.

    This hybrid session can accommodate a maximum of 150 industry partners for in-person attendance, and up to 300 to participate virtually via MS Teams. In order to attend this Hybrid PALT Update Session, individuals must register/RSVP whether they intend to participate in person or virtually. The deadline to register/RSVP is Sunday, 2 March 2025.

    For more information, please visit the following link:

    https://sam.gov/opp/ded03b2a693848c6839df4844d93571c/view

  • MICC’s APBI is an annual initiative hosted virtually on MS Teams Live to promote transparency for hashtag#SmallBusiness representatives. During the 4-day event, hashtag#ArmyContracting subject-matter experts and unit mission partners with upcoming contracts opening in 2025 and beyond will provide virtual attendees with valuable insight on hundreds of forecasted Army contract opportunities.

    REGISTRATION OPENS: Thursday, January 30. Start the hashtag#NewYear off right, monitor MICC social media, http://spr.ly/6041v9nCb "announcements" and/or http://spr.ly/6044v9nCe for details and the registration link.

Forecast to Industry

AFARS

  • Ms. Megan R. Dake
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement)
    Ms. Megan R. Dake
  • MG Douglas S. Lowrey
    Commanding General, Army Contracting Command
    MG Douglas S. Lowrey
  • Mr. Denver S. Heath
    Director of Contracting, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Mr. Denver S. Heath
  • Ms. Monica C. Williams
    Director of Acquisitions, National Guard Bureau
    Ms. Monica C. Williams

Links

Army Contracting Command (ACC) - https://acc.army.mil/news/

Army Office of Small Business Programs - https://www.army.mil/osbp#org-programs

Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - www.armysbir.army.mil

Army XTech - xTechSearch – Accelerate innovative technology solutions

National Guard Bureau (NGB) - www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Special-Staff/Director-of-Acquisitions/

System for Award Management (SAM)- https://sam.gov/content/home

Tradewinds - https://www.tradewindai.com/index

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) - https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/

Ombudsman

National Guard Bureau

Mission: Serves as an impartial resource to review a contractor complaint, dispute/conflict under multiple task order contracts under $25M
How it works: View more info
Ombudsman: Ms. Wanza B. Jonjo
Email: NG Task Order Ombudsman

ACE Mission and Vision

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