NIMA'S REPEAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DAY The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) plans to host a repeat session of its second annual Business Opportunity Day (BOD) on May 7, 1998 for those companies that were not able to attend the session held in Virginia on March 12th. All industry representatives are invited to attend this event. However, information that will be provided on May 7th will essentially be the same information provided back in March. This repeat Business Opportunity Day will be held at the St. Louis University, St. Louis Room, Busch Memorial Center, St. Louis, Missouri, May 7, 1998, from 9:00 am until 3:00 PM CST. This Business Opportunity Day coincides with DoD Acquisition Stand-down week. NIMA intends to use this repeat Business Opportunity Day as NIMA Acquisition Stand-Down Day as well and solicit interaction with industry for identifying improvements to the acquisition processes within NIMA. During its first year, NIMA sent a clear message to industry that it seeks to improve mission performance by capitalizing on proven commercial capability, capacity and efficiency. Industry has become crucial in producing products that go directly to NIMA's military and national customers. Industry remains the key provider of the technology used internally by NIMA and supplied to our customers. As more non-core functions are out-sourced, Industry provides an increasing amount of NIMA's internal support to customers. Currently, more than one-half of NIMA's total budget flows to the private sector for acquisition of technology, products and/or services. As private companies have responded to NIMA's initiatives, they have consistently requested information about planned contract dollar levels in order to conduct strategic business planning, capitalization and expansion. Present and prospective contractors have requested that they be informed of potential or effective reductions or increases to multiple year contract dollar levels that result from the budgeting process. The Business Opportunity Day program will address those industry questions with unclassified information about NIMA future requirements, contract opportunities and funding levels. Information concerning this event may be found on the NIMA home page at http://164.214.2.59/comad/bod98-stl.html. A Draft agenda is available on the NIMA home page. The final agenda is expected to be posted on the NIMA home page by mid April. Additionally, NIMA will run several demonstration and information booths throughout the day. These booths will provide all attendees displays of various imagery and geospatial products and services that NIMA provides to their customers. Technical and contracting representatives for the products and services outsourced to industry and a NIMA Small and Disadvantaged Business specialist(s) will be attendance at those booth. Registration is free. NIMA will initially take registrations for up to two individuals per company location. All registrations must be received no later than 29 April 1998. It is requested that participants register electronically using the form available on the NIMA home page. Registration confirmation will be provided prior to the conference. For additional information concerning registration, please contact Jane Dickerson at (314) 263-4802, extension 145. Media desiring more information or planning to attend should contact Jim Mohan at NIMA's Public Liaison Office at (314) 263-4142.

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