Native American Industry Day 2024

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Interior, GSA is bringing together Native American industry leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and allies to explore new contracting opportunities and foster growth as part of Native American Heritage Month. GSA’s Native American Industry Day is a unique event dedicated to celebrating and empowering Indigenous innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development.

Event highlights include:

Panel discussions: Engage in thought-provoking conversations on topics such as sustainable development, technology in tribal communities, economic sovereignty, and the intersection of traditional knowledge with modern business practices.

Meet and greet sessions: Connect directly with GSA and other federal agency contracting and program officials through exclusive matchmaking opportunities, allowing Native American and tribally-owned businesses to build valuable partnerships.

Networking opportunities: Meet like-minded professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders to build relationships, share experiences, and explore potential partnerships.

This event also showcases GSA and DOI leadership and program officials committed to promoting the 8(a) Program, Buy Indian Act, and other policies that help Native American-owned large and small businesses successfully connect with federal contracts and programs.

Date: November 19, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Yates Auditorium, Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20744

Watch the Industry Day online at DOI Live Events.

Find more information on our work regarding Native American affairs.

Agenda

Time	Topic	Speakers
9 a.m.	Leadership remarks	Robin Carnahan GSA Administrator Bryan Newland BIA Assistant Secretary
9:10 a.m.	Program overview and Native contracting metrics	Julie Ramey GSA Tribal Liaison, Office of Government-Wide Policy
9:30 a.m.	BREAK
9:45 a.m.	Working with GSA acquisitions	Thomas Meiron Executive Director, CASE Maria Swaby Procurement/Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman, GSA Tracy Marcinowski Asst. Commissioner of Acquisitions, PBS Jack Tekus Director, MAS PMO
10:30 a.m.	Interagency set-asides	Julie Ramey GSA Tribal Liaison, Office of Government-Wide Policy Shannon Jackson Executive Director, HHS, OSDBU Carla Johnson Assoc. Director, DoD OSBP Marisa Perez Procurement Analyst, DoS OSDBU
11:15 a.m.	DOI heads of contracting activity	Colleen Finnegan Anthony Wesley Brian Schoellkopf Diana Terrell Nikki Weber Kirsten Cortes-Bernard Scott Morton Sharon Roberts Doug Marr Michael Reimers
12:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m.	Exploring and empowering GSA IT solutions	Thomas Meiron Executive Director, CASE Joel Lundy Director, Office of IT Products, ITC Misty Claypole Division Director, Office of Interagency Acquisitions Joel Schatz Program Mgr, 8a STARS III
2 p.m.	Indian energy purchase preference	Julie Ramey GSA Tribal Liaison, Office of Government-Wide Policy Bonnie Bueter Contracting Officer, Retail Utility Procurement Branch Raymond “Studie” RedCorn Policy Analyst, DOE Indian Energy
2:20 p.m.	Working with OSDBU	Colleen Finnegan Director, OSDBU DOI Andrew Tulli Deputy Associate Administrator and Director of Compliance and Goaling, OSDBU, GSA
2:40 p.m.	Closing remarks	Julie Ramey GSA Tribal Liaison, Office of Government-Wide Policy
2:45 p.m.	Federal marketplace meet and greet	GSA, OSDB, DOI, IBC, USGS, BIA, BOR, BSEE, USFWS, DOS, USPTO, HHS, IHS, DOD OSDBU, NCAIED APEX Accelerator

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Nov 19 to Nov 19, 2024

9am ET - 4:30pm ET

In Person
Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building

1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington , District of Columbia 20744
Room: Yates Auditoium
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Native American Industry Day 2024

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