GSA PBS Together Building Change Small Business Conference May 26-27 2009, New York City

GSA PBS largest public real estate organization in US engages architects, construction,engineers - conference topics include ARRA (Stimulus) planned projects, contracts for Green products/services, bonding and more.....
By: Daisy Gallagher
 
April 12, 2009 - PRLog -- The United States General Services Administration Public Buildings Services
“Together Building Change” Small Business Conference
New York City May 26-27, 2009

(Washington DC) The General Services Administration (GSA) Public Building Services (PBS) “Together Building Change” conference, will take place in New York City, an evening reception kicks off the event on May 26, 2009 followed the next day, May 27, 2009 with the all day training conference. More information and registration online at www.gsabuildingchange.us

The GSA Public Buildings Service (PBS) mission is to provide superior workplaces for federal customer agencies at good economies to the American taxpayer.  GSA PBS is the largest public real estate organization in the country. It has an inventory of over 342 million square feet of workspace for 1.1 million federal employees in 2100 US communities.  This comprises more than 1500 government owned buildings. GSA PBS engages private sector architects, construction managers, and engineers to design and build award winning courthouses, border stations, federal office buildings, laboratories, and data processing centers.  It works to maintain and restore the vitality of communities where GSA has a presence.  PBS also leases space to federal customer agencies and repairs, alters and renovates existing buildings.

The conference is geared especially for small businesses in areas of Construction, Architecture / Engineering, Maintenance, Real Estate, Facilities Support Services,  HVAC services, those who provide services or subcontracts to those industries and  small businesses seeking training, government contracting and/or networking opportunities who specialize in these areas are invited to attend.  Some of the agenda highlights include;  
•   American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the Stimulus Package) – GSA has been allocated money for construction, repairs, and alterations of Federal buildings; planned projects will be discussed
•   The Green Initiative – GSA's energy saving efforts; the Green products and services contracted for / by the government
•   Capital Projects – Project Managers discuss the conception to completion of large Federal construction projects and Small Projects – Property Managers discuss the maintenance of Federal buildings; includes a discussion about marketing to Public Buildings Service (PBS)
•   National Broker Contract – A discussion of PBS’ major real estate contract and related opportunities for small business concerns
•   Subcontracting Opportunities – A discussion led by GSA contract holders, particularly large firms looking for Small Business partners.  
•   Socioeconomic Categories – A discussion of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification processes
•   Facilities Maintenance Schedule Seminar – Understanding the process of obtaining the usage of this schedule
In addition to GSA PBS, three of the other GSA hosts are; The GSA Office of Industry Relations, responsible for maximizing the purchasing power of PBS and this is accomplished through business intelligence, sound acquisition policy, knowledge of industry and vendor offerings and national acquisition strategies. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), delivering best value and innovative solutions in information technology, network services and professional services to support government agency missions worldwide. The GSA’s Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU), advocates for small, minority, veteran, HUBZone, and women business owners. Its mission is to promote increased access to GSA’s nationwide procurement opportunities. More Information and online registration is located at www.gsabuildingchange.us.  

Conference Contact: Daisy Gallagher, AMA, PMP  info@gsabuildingchange.us
GSA OSBU Contacts  Liz.Ivey@gsa.gov; Gwen.Anderson@gsa.gov; Janice.Bracey@gsa.gov

Media Contact: Daisy Gallagher, Gallagher & Gallagher Worldwide, Inc. / 202-465-0009

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