[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15648-15649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8276]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; 
Subcontracting Forum

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
(OSDBU) at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold its first 
Federal Subcontracting Forum on May 7, 1997, from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon. 
The meeting will be held in Room 107-A of the Jamie L. Whitten Federal 
Building, located at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20250. Attendance at the meeting is open to all large business 
concerns.
    Presentation topics include the Impact of the Adarand Decision and 
the Department of Justice's Proposal on the Federal Subcontracting 
Program; the Federal Subcontracting Program at USDA; and the Future of 
the Federal Subcontracting Program. Among the guest speakers will be 
Bob Taylor, Manager, Federal Subcontracting Program, Small Business 
Administration (SBA), and Linda Mesaros, Deputy Associate Administrator 
for Procurement Policy, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).
    Large business representatives should be prepared to address their 
subcontracting concerns/issues at the meeting. Legal counsel and a team 
of procurement officials from USDA, SBA and OFPP will be available to 
answer questions. Confidential and proprietary information will not be 
discussed. Seating at the forum is limited, and reservations are 
required. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served 
basis.

DATES: Reservations must be made by April 23, 1997 (fax or e-mail 
only).

ADDRESSES: Confirm by facsimile at (202) 720-3001. Confirm by e-mail at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Loretta D'Amico, USDA/

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OSDBU, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, AG STOP 9501, Washington, DC 
20250-9501, telephone: (202) 720-7117, or visit the OSDBU Home Page on 
the Internet at www.usda.gov/da/smallbus.html.
Sharron L. Harris,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged.
    Business Utilization
[FR Doc. 97-8276 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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