Events - Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

VIP International entrepreneurial training program VIP INTERNATIONAL flyer
Are you looking to diversify or expand your business and pursue Federal and commercial contracting opportunities overseas? If so, there are still several openings in the upcoming Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) INTERNATIONAL training session to be held in person at the Bolger Center in Potomac, MD on March 28-30, 2023.

National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit |DC Spring 2023
March 28-March 29
Arlington, VA

VIP INTERNATIONAL is a 3-day in-residence entrepreneurial training program that is offered at NO COST to veteran business owners nationwide. With a curriculum created and facilitated by industry and government subject matter experts, service-disabled and veteran-owned small businesses will receive hands-on, market-based instruction that gives them the tools to enter and/or expand their federal and commercial contracting opportunities overseas. Visit for more information or to apply.
March 28-30,2023
Potomac, MD

National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit | DC Spring 2023|Hybrid
April 5,2023
Virtual Matchmaking

U.S. Department of State Industry Day
March 22,2023
Arlington, VA

U.S. Department of State Industry Day
March 22,2023
Arlington, VAUSDOT’s 3rd Annual Women’s Wednesday for Small Business and Matchmaking Event
March 15,2023
Virtual

2023 ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance Event
March 7,2023
Rosslyn, VA

SMART PROC GovCon
February 23,2023
Frederick, MD

National 8(a) Association 2023 National Small Business Conference
February 13,2023
New Orleans

U.S. Department of State 2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Industry Briefing – Presentation Slides [2 MB]

2023 Virtual Industry Day – Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) with the Bureau of Administration & Diplomatic Security – Q1 FY 2023 (Jan 18th, 2023) – Presentation slides [15 MB]

U.S. Department of State Quarterly Industry Brief – Q1 FY 2023 (Nov 30th, 2022) – Presentation slides and Video

2022 Bexar County Small Business Conference
December 7,2022
San Antonio, TX

December networking event at Kennedy center hosted by Jennifer Shaus
December 12th
Washington, DC

ISOA Conference (OSDBU is attending matchmaking November 18)
November 16-18,2022
Virtual

Government Contracting Matchmaking Event (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
November 16,2022
Virtual

TiE DC Capital GovCon 2022
November 16,2022
McLean, VA

SAME Small Business Federal Conference
November 2-4,2022
Nashville, TN

USWCC-National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit Fall 22
October 20,2022
Virtual

ISOA Webinar: Global Advisory Industry Day
October 19,2022
Virtual

The National 8(a) Association: By Black Conference
October 18-19,2022
Virtual

2022 Small Business Symposium
October 5, 2022
Fairfax, VA

Norris Conference Center (OSDBU is attending matchmaking on October 5th)
October 5, 2022
San Antonio, TX

MBDA’s 39th annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference(OSDBU will participate in matchmaking 9/21/22)
September 19-22,2022
District of Columbia, 20024

National HUBZone Conference
August 31-Sept 2,2022
Chantilly, VA

US Department of State 2022 Virtual Subcontracting Training and Matchmaking
August 24,2022
Virtual

ICBS Show Hosted by the Oklahoma PTAC and Tribal Government Institute Native PTAC
August 15-18
Norman, OK

Small Business Training: Utilizing Unison Marketplace (OSDBU and Unison)
July 28, 1pm EST or Aug 5, 8:30am EST
Virtual

American Express® Business Class LIVE Event (OSDBU is attending and will be speaking at this event)
July 20
New York City

Kennedy Center FED GOV Quarterly Networking Event
July 18, 2022
Washington, DC

2022 USBC National Conference (OSDBU is attending the virtual matchmaking on July 14th)
July 14-16, 2022
Washington, DC

U.S. Department of State Quarterly Industry Brief – Q4 FY2022, OPE/OSDBU
June 29,2022 Download Presentation [3 MB] and Watch Video
Virtual

12th Annual National Small Business Contracting Summit | Southeast 2022 with the US Women’s Chamber
June 9,2022 Register Now!
Charleston, SC

31st Annual Government Procurement Conference (GPC)
June 16,2022
Washington, DC

U.S. Department of State – IT Vendor Day
September 19, 2019
Washington, DC

Women Impacting Public Policy Symposium on Cyber Resiliency (OSDBU is attending the matchmaking on Oct 1)
September 29 – October 1
Virtual

USAID – Veterans International Small Business Conference (VISBOC)
October 8, 2019
Arlington, VA

Federal Procurement Fair – Connecting Businesses to Opportunities hosted by Senator Ben Cardin and Mayor Jack Young (OSDBU is attending)
October 11, 2019
Baltimore, MD

The Federal Government Procurement Conference (GPC)
October 14-15, 2020
Virtual

US Department of State OSDBU Invitational Industry Day and Small Business of the Year Award THIS EVENT IS FULL, REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
October 16, 2019
Arlington, VA

ACT/IAC – Imagine Nation ELC 2019 (OSDBU is attending)
October 20-23, 2019
Philadelphia, PA

ASBCC – National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit (OSDBU is attending)
October 23, 2019
Arlington, VA

ChallengeHER DMV (OSDBU is attending)
October 24, 2019
Arlington, VA

NCMBC – Southeast Region Federal Construction 2019 Infrastructure and Environmental (FEDCON) Summit (OSDBU is attending)
October 26-27, 2019
Wilmington, NC

PSC – Vision Conference (OSDBU is attending)
October 29-30, 2019
Falls Church, VA

ISOA – 14th Annual Summit (OSDBU is attending)
October 29-30, 2019
Arlington, VA

Department of Transportation – DOT’s Veteran-Owned Small Business(VOSB) Outreach and Matchmaking Event (OSDBU is attending)
November 7, 2019
Washington, DC

SAME – Federal Small Business Conference (OSDBU is attending)
November 20-22, 2019
Dallas, TX

GovConnectx – Maryland Outreach & Small Business Matchmaker (OSDBU is attending)
November 21, 2019
Hanover, MD

Connections that Count Hosted by FDIC , NCUA , OCC , and SEC . (OSDBU is attending)
December 5, 2019
Arlington, VA

Bexar County – SMWVBO Conference (OSDBU is attending)
December 11, 2019
San Antonio, TX

GovConnectx – Winter Showcase – Small Business Seminar and Match Maker (OSDBU is attending)
January 28, 2020
Alexandria, VA

GovCon Networking Soiree at the Kennedy Center (OSDBU is attending)
February 10, 2020
Washington, DC

GNational 8(a) Association 2020 Small Business Conference (OSDBU is attending)
February 11-13, 2020
New Orleans, LA

USAID Frankfurt 2020 Small Business Conference/Small Business Event (OSDBU is attending)
March 3-4, 2020
Frankfurt, Germany

USWCC / ASBCC National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit (OSDBU is attending / speaker)
March 5, 2020
Arlington, VA

USAID Small Business *Virtual* Matchmaking (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
Jun 18, 2020
Virtual

US Women’s Chamber of Commerce Virtual Summit (OSDBU is attending)
Jul 21-23, 2020
Virtual

Virtual ICBS SHOW – Oklahoma PTAC / Tribal Government Institute PTAC (OSDBU attending matchmaking 8/19)
August 18-20, 2020
Norman, OK – Virtual

OSDBU Event – U.S. Department of State Small Business Virtual Matchmaking Event (FULL)
August 20, 2020
Virtual DOWNLOAD : Vanguard FAQs [252 KB] * DOS Vendor Management Plan [391 KB] * AQM Presentation Slides [332 KB]

NoVA B2G Matchmaking Conference & Expo (OSDBU is attending)
August 27, 2020
Virtual

US Women’s Chamber National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit | DC Spring 2021 Virtual (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
March 2-4, 2021
Virtual

SBE Small Business Expo (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
March 18, 2021
Virtual

9th Annual NoVA B2G Matchmaking (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
May 6, 2021
Virtual

Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Matchmaker Madness (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
May 6, 2021
Virtual

Florida State Minority Supplier Diversity Council (FSMSDC) 36th Annual Business Expo (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
May 19, 2021
Virtual

11th Annual National Small Business Contracting Summit | Southeast Conference 2021 (OSDBU + other State Dept Bureaus are participating, co-hosting)
June 2-3, 2021 Presentation Slides
Virtual

USAID Annual Small Business Conference (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
June 10, 2021
Virtual

US Department of State, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Virtual Matchmaking Event
July 21, 2021
Virtual, facilitated by the Virginia PTAC Download Presentation Slides [2 MB]

National Association of State Workforce Agencies 2021 Veterans Conference (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
July 28-30, 2021
Virtual

Federal Insights Exchange/ Department of State Cyber Security Industry Day
August 19, 2021
Virtual

Virtual ICBS SHOW – Oklahoma PTAC / Tribal Government Institute PTAC (OSDBU attending matchmaking 8/19)
August 19, 2020
Norman, OK – Virtual

2021 National HUBZone Conference (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
September 8-11, 2021
Washington, DC

SBA Small Business Government Contracting Matchmaker (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
October 15, 2021
Virtual

2021 National 8(a) Association New Orleans Regional Conference (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
October 18-20, 2021
New Orleans, LA

National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit (OSDBU attending matchmaking)
October 19-21, 2021
Virtual

Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) EVOLVE Industry Day
October 25, 2021
Virtual

North Carolina Military Business Center: SE Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environmental Summit (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
October 27-28, 2021
Virtual

Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium (VETS21) (OSDBU is attending)
November 2-5, 2021
Orlando, FL

OFPP / DOE Co-Sponsored Crowdsourcing Opportunity: Shaping Solutions to Address Barriers to Equity in Federal Procurement
November 8-19 Crowdsourcing Campaign Download More Info [274 KB] Register

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Industry Day
November 10, 2021
Virtual

WIPP’s 20^th Anniversary Virtual Summit and MatchMaker (OSDBU is attending matchmaking)
November 16, 2021
Virtual

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Small Business Conference (OSDBU is attending)
November 15-19, 2021
Atlanta, GA

Briefing on the Future Business Forecast: by the Office of the Procurement Executive (A/OPE) and Professional Services Council (PSC)
December 17, 10:00am – 11:30am
Virtual.

U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security – Countermeasures Program & Industry Exchange
Presentations
February 2, 2022
Virtual

3rd Annual Houston Business Matchmaker
March 4,2022
Virtual

National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit |Matchmaking DC Spring 2022 |USWCC
March 10,2022
Hybrid (Virtual Attendee)

Department of State 2022 Small Business Industry Day and Matchmaking with ISOA and Virginia PTAC
April 28,2022 The Event is FULL
Arlington, VA

WIPP & HUBZone Virtual MatchMaker: MatchMaker Madness
May 2,2022 Register Now
Virtual

Reston Chamber 10th Annual NoVA B2G Mathmaking Conference & Expo
May 5,2022 Register Now
Reston, VA / Virtual

AFCEA NoVA Small Business Enterprise IT Day Matchmaking
May 5,2022 Register Now
Reston, VA / Virtual

USPAACC CelebrAsian Conference Business + Procurement
May 25-27,2022 Register Now
Washington, DC

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OPE Industry Brief: Q4, 2022 (June 29, 2022) Presentations and Video

Briefing on the Future Business Forecast: by the Office of the Procurement Executive (A/OPE) and Professional Services Council (PSC) Download Briefing File

GLOBALCAP Industry Day Briefing

US Women’s Chamber June 2021 event: Slides

OSDBU Virtual Conference, Aug 20, 2020 : Vanguard FAQs [252 KB] * DOS Vendor Management Plan [391 KB] * AQM Presentation Slides [332 KB]

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U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future