OFFSITE | MCC 4th Annual Making the Connection "Procurement One-on-One" Outreach Business Forum - 8:00 a.m.

**To RSVP, contact Chris Kelly no later than February 12, 2016, at Chris.Kelly@mcckc.edu or you may call Chris at 816-604-1106.** 

4th Annual Making the Connection

“Procurement One-on-One” Outreach Business Forum
 
On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the Human Resource and Purchasing Department of Metropolitan Community College, in partnership with the City of Kansas City, Kansas City Power and Light, Burns and McDonnell, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, JE Dunn, Kansas City Missouri School District and the Midwest Women’s Enterprise Business Council will host a “Procurement One-on-One” Outreach Business Forum at MCC-Penn Valley, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64111, Education Center PVEC0019.

The forum runs from 8:00 am until Noon and is designed to bring regional institutions, municipalities and state and federal government entities together in one venue to meet with Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, LGBT Owned, Veteran-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Enterprises.
We invite your organization to reserve a table to meet with these business owners.
 
The business owners will have an opportunity to sign up for 10-minute sessions to speak with representatives from several organizations about various subjects that may include:
·        Guidance on best/practical approaches for doing business with your organization
·        Upcoming RFP/Procurement Opportunities
·        Federal Set-Aside Program for Small Businesses
·        Certification
·        Other Topics
              
Businesses in the metropolitan/regional area would welcome an opportunity to visit with you and/or your representatives.  

**To RSVP, contact Chris Kelly no later than February 12, 2016, at Chris.Kelly@mcckc.edu or you may call Chris at 816-604-1106.**