Fall Healthcare Forum– November 7th
Due to the overwhelming popularity of our Spring Healthcare Forum, we are adding another one this Fall! Our Fall Healthcare Forum
will take place on November 7th at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls
Church, VA. The Coalition will also be hosting its Excellence in
Partnership Awards Dinner that evening as well, along with our Fall
Training Conference the next day, all at the same venue.
The Coalition is very pleased to announce that attendees will begin the Forum hearing from Guy Kiyokawa,
Deputy Director, DHA, who will provide opening Keynote remarks,
followed by two superb Panel Discussions that will focus on the latest
acquisition strategies and contracting programs that support our
nation’s warfighters and veterans during two morning panel discussion
sessions. The first Panel, titled, VA Acquisition Leadership Panel, will feature speakers Phil Christy, Acting Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, VA; Tammy Czarnecki, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Health for Administrative Operations, VA; and Ricky Lemmon, Acting Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, VA.
During the second panel discussion, the DHA Acquisition Leadership Panel, John Tenaglia, Head of Contracting, Defense Health Agency, will be joined by Pat Flanders, Chief Information Officer, Defense Health Agency; and Col (S) Randy Ivall, Deputy Chief, DHA Medical Logistics.
After
a networking lunch, attendees will have the opportunity to engage
in Business Intelligence Sessions, which provide an interactive,
collaborative, and informative dialogue with Federal experts and leaders
in procurement. You will be able to choose form the following sessions:
First Business Intelligence Session:
VA Pharma Session
- Tom Emmendorfer, Deputy Chief Consultant, PBM, VA (Confirmed)
MSPV Session
- Dr. Jaime Friedel, Director of Procurement MSPV, VA (Confirmed)
- Spencer Roberts, Director, Healthcare Commodities Program Office, Veterans Health Administration (Confirmed)
- Brian Love, Contracting Officer, MSPV 2.0, VA (Confirmed)
Second Business Intelligence Session:
DoD Pharma Session
- David Bobb, Chief, Pharmacy Operations Division, DHA (Confirmed)
DAPAs and ECATs
- Steve Bollendorf, DLA Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor Program Manager, Defense Logistics Agency (Confirmed)
- Jody Goldsmith, Deputy Program Manager, MSPV Formulary Management (Confirmed)
Prosthetics and Non-Expendable Equipment
- Jack DuFon, Executive, Non-Expendable Equipment Office, VA (Confirmed)
- Julian Thrash, Procurement Director, SAC, VA (Confirmed)
- Ricky Lemmon, Acting Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, VA (Confirmed)
- Kristen Nelson, Assistant Director of Procurement Operations, VA
- Lawrence Toperoff, Contracting Officer, VA
Click here to view the draft agenda, and click here to register! To reserve a room in our discounted block at the Fairview Park Marriott (event location), please use this reservations link.
2018 Excellence in Partnership Awards – November 7th
The
Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Awards honor individuals and
organizations in the acquisition community who have made significant
contributions to the procurement system that deliver best value and meet
agency missions. Historically, these awards have been given to
individuals and organizations in the public and private sectors that
demonstrate excellence in procurement with GSA, VA, DOD, DHS, and other
government agencies.
We are honored to announce that Emily Murphy,
Administrator for the General Services Administration, has been
confirmed to discuss GSA’s priorities in keynote remarks during the EIP
awards ceremony. There will be additional keynotes from Lesley Field, Administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (Confirmed), and Phil Christy,
Acting Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics
and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Confirmed).
The
Coalition is pleased to recognize the following individuals,
organizations, and agencies for their outstanding contributions:
Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Award
Jim Fraser, Vice President, ManTech GWAC Center
George Foley, Government Contract Channel Leader, 3M Government
Acquisition Savings Award
The Ambit Group
Technical Sergeant James Sempter, 45 Mission Support Group, Detachment 1, United States Air Force
Veteran’s Employment Award
B3 Group Inc.
SAIC
Contract Streamlining Award
John Baumert, Contracting Officer, United States Secret Service, DHS
Increasing Competition Award
Nicole Smith, Contracting Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS
Improving Transparency Award
Mike Pullen, Vice President, Strategic Operations, CGI Federal
GSA Alliant Program Management Office
DHS Procurement Innovation Lab
The EIPs will take place from 6:00pm – 10:00pm at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA on November 7th. Click here
to view the draft agenda. To register for this special evening, along
with the Fall Healthcare Forum (earlier in the day) and Fall Training
Conference (next day), please click here! View the EIP agenda here!
Fall Training Conference – November 8th
The Coalition for Government Procurement is pleased to invite you to our annual Fall Training Conference - The Federal Market Forecast, on November 8th in Falls Church, VA.
We will start the day with a Keynote Acquisition Executive Panel! The following panelist have been invited to participate: Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS (Confirmed); Elliott Branch, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Procurement, Department of Navy (Confirmed); and Jeff Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, GSA. This panel will be moderated by Angela Styles, Partner, Bracewell. Following the Keynote Panel, we will have an Inspector General Panel where we have invited Brian Miller, Former GSA Inspector General to moderate; Michael Missal, VA Inspector General (confirmed); and Theresa Hull,
Audit Assistant Inspector General for Acquisition, Contracting,
Sustainment, and Healthcare, DoD Inspector General (confirmed).
The latter half of the morning will be comprised of two additional panels. The first, Schedules Modernization – The $46 Billion Market, in which we have invited Stephanie Shutt, MAS Program Management Office, GSA, Dan Shearer, FSS Director, VA (Confirmed), and will be moderated by Jonathan Aronie, Partner, Sheppard Mullin. The second, The Future of e-Commerce: Section 846, GSA Advantage, and DOD’s FedMall, where we have invited the following participants: Laura Stanton, Assistant Commissioner for Enterprise Strategy Management, GSA; LeAntha Sumpter, Director, Contracting eBusiness, Defense, Pricing, and Contracting (DPC) (Confirmed); Mathew Blum, Associate Administrator at the OFPP (Confirmed), and will be moderated by Tom Sisti, SAP.
In
the afternoon, attendees will have the opportunity to engage
in Business Intelligence Sessions, which provide an interactive,
collaborative, and informative dialogue with Federal experts and leaders
in procurement. We have invited over 30 of these such leaders to
discuss the following eight sessions that you can choose from:
2:15 First Business Intelligence Session
- IT Modernization & Innovation
- Dominic Sale, Assistant Commissioner for Operations, TTS, GSA
- Judith Zawatsky, Acting Assistant Commissioner for Office of Systems Management, GSA
- Eric Cho, Project Lead, Procurement Innovation Lab, DHS (Confirmed)
- Bill Zielinski, Acting Assistant Commissioner for the IT Category, GSA
- Host: Mike Pullen, Vice President, Strategic Operations, CGI Federal
- General Products
- Jill LaDuca, Director, Southwest Supply and Acquisition Center, GSA
- Brian Knapp, Director, Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center, GSA
- Peter Han, Director, Northeast and Caribbean Acquisition Center, GSA
- Teresa McCarthy, Director, Heartland Acquisition Center, GSA
- Host: Ben Nichols, Vice President of Government Sales, Grainger
- Services
- Sheri Meadema, Director, Office of Program Operations, GSA
- Ken Brennan, Deputy Director, Defense, Pricing, and Contracting (DPC) (Confirmed)
- Jacob Bertram, Director of Contract Operations, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital, GSA
- Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA
- Host: Matt See, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
- VA Federal Supply Schedules
- Dan Shearer, FSS Director, VA
- Host: Troy Mizell, President and CEO, AvKARE
3:30 Second Business Intelligence Session:
- Cyber and Supply Chain Security
- Emile Monette, Cybersecurity Strategist, DHS (Confirmed)
- Bill Zielinski, Acting Assistant Commissioner for the IT Category, GSA
- Host: Bob Metzger, Shareholder, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell
- GWACs
- Paul Bowen, Director of Enterprise GWAC Division, GSA
- Al Marshall, Technical Strategy Manager, NASA SEWP (Confirmed)
- Pete Burr, Deputy Director of FEDSIM, GSA
- Keith Johnson, Contracting Officer, NITAAC (Confirmed)
- Host: Howard Byrd, Managing Director Federal Contracts, Deloitte
- FedMall
- Adarryl Roberts, Portfolio Manager, DLA (Confirmed)
- Kathleen Lemming, Senior Procurement Analyst, DPC (Confirmed)
- Host: Roger Waldron, President, Coalition for Government Procurement
- MSPV Attributes Discussion - Is The Future Now?
- Spencer Roberts, Director, VHA Procurement & Logistics Office (Confirmed)
- Dr. Jaime Friedel, Director of Procurement MSPV, VA (Confirmed)
- Host: Richard "Curt" Curtis, Strategic Account Manager, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 3M
As
always, the Conference will conclude with a networking reception from
4:30pm – 6:00pm to allow you to further engage your peers and the day’s
speakers.
To view the full agenda, click here. To reserve a room in our discounted block at the Fairview Park Marriott (event location), please use this reservations link.
|
Fall Healthcare Forum |
EIP Awards Dinner |
Fall Training Conference |
Bundled Price |
Standard/Affiliate Members |
$375 |
$250 |
$575 |
$1,080 |
Premier Members |
TWO complimentary passes, then $275 |
$225 |
TWO complimentary passes, then $375 |
$787.50 |
Strategic Partner/Executive Members |
FIVE complimentary passes, then $250 |
$175 |
FIVE complimentary passes, then $250 |
$607.50 |
Keystone Members |
Complimentary |
Complimentary |
Complimentary |
Complimentary |
Government |
$100 |
$100 |
$100 |
$270 |
Non-Members |
$495 |
$300 |
$1000 (includes EIPs) |
$1,345.50 |
If the pricing generated by the system does not match your member type, please contact Jason Baccus at [email protected].