NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER-DAHLGREN DIVISION 8TH ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS FAIR NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER -- DAHLGREN DIVISION 8TH ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FAIR WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999 The Naval Surface Warfare Center -- Dahlgren Division's Deputy for Small Business is sponsoring a one day, on-site Opportunity Fair on Wednesday, May 12, 1999. This event will run from 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The day is aimed at giving companies a chance to display their products/services, attend informative seminars on how to do business with NSWCDD and confer with representatives from DoD and civilian agencies. The event will kick off at 9:15 a.m. with opening remarks from Captain V.E. Mahaffey, Commander, NSWC-Dahlgren Division. The first seminar will be given from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. by NSWC-Dahlgren Division's Deputy for Small Business, Mr. Jim Howard. There will be a 30 minute break with a chance to view the exhibits. The second seminar will be held from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on "Omnibus Contracts and Small Business- The Silver Lining", speaker TBA. As in the past, this year NSWCDD will be awarding small purchases to companies right on the spot! Your company could walk home with a small purchase on May 12, 1999. Just a sample of the products/services NSWCDD is looking for include: Laptops/Notebooks, Office Automation, Industrial Hardware, Networking, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Multimedia, LAN/WAN, Office Supplies, Electrical, Services, Furniture, UNIX, Systems Integration, Automotive, Presentation Systems, Safety/Maintenance, Plumbing and Heating, and more. Some of the agencies invited to participate as government counseling tables will include: Warfare Analysis & Systems Department, Systems Research and Technology Department, Weapons Systems Department, Strategic & Space Systems Department, Combat systems Department, Public Works Department, Naval Space Command, AEGIS Training Center, AEGIS Ship Combat Systems & Cruise Missile Division, and the Quality Engineering Division. This Opportunity Fair will be co- sponsored by the National Small Business Council and the NCMA-Dahlgren Chapter. For registration information please contact the National Small Business Council, Inc. (NSBC), at (301) 596-0770 and Karin Bruce at extension 227, Belinda Hopp at extension 216 or Jason Semerakis at extension 225 will be happy to assist you or outside the DC metro area call (800) 333-6722. We hope you will be able to join us for this networking event. WEB: National Small Business Council, Inc., http://www.nsbc.com. E-MAIL: Karin Bruce, bruce@nsbc.org. Posted 03/15/99 (W-SN308453).

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