by William Brownsberger on September 2, 2010
VOB108.org Guest Speaker on 9-Sept 2010 is Deborah Gross of DGross Consulting
Meeting Location:
3155 Research Blvd, Dayton, OH 45420, the EMTEC/PTAC Bldg.
Located in the Miami Valley Research Park campus. 2nd floor
conference room.
Seating is limited, early registration is suggested
Meeting Time: 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM
Registration: Via email to XO@vob108.org, This is a lunch meeting, so bring your’s
or purchase pizza from The Pizza Factory at the meeting, $5 per person.
Indicate that you want to purchase pizza at the meeting in your email.
Registration Deadline: COB on Wednesday, 8-Sept 2010
Presentation Topic: Doing Biz with WPAFB through regional partnerships.
Ms. Gross has 25 years experience dealing with government contracting. She
is currently Executive Director of the Dayton Area Defense Contractors Assn.,
DADCA, (www.daytondefense.org). Ms. Gross has received numerous awards,
both locally and nationally, for her business and community leadership. This will be
an ideal opportunity to gain a better understanding of the opportunities that are on
the very near horizon at WPAFB and the huge base expansion now underway.
Bio Attached
by William Brownsberger on August 4, 2010
Subject: Conference Notice
Please join us at the Defense Logistics Agency Enterprise Supplier
Conference in Columbus, OH on Aug 23-25, 10. You may register at
http://www.ndia.org/meetings/0780/Pages/default.aspx. DLA is actively
seeking small businesses, HUBZone businesses, Small Disadvantaged
Businesses, 8a, Woman-Owned Small Businesses and SERVICE-DISABLED,
VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES for contract opportunities. Small business
representatives from DLA HQ and DLA centers will be on hand to discuss your
capabilities and DLA requirements with the objective of finding a match.
Thank you for your service.
Joan R. Turrisi
Associate Director, Office of Small Business Programs DLA Energy
Tel: 703-767-9465
Fax: 703-767-9446
by William Brownsberger on August 4, 2010
4 AUG 2010
VETERANS BUSINESS GROUP GAINS TAX EXEMPT STATUS
DAYTON: VOB108.org, a Dayton, OH based Veteran Owned Business (VOB) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) organization has been granted Tax Exempt status by the IRS under Section 501c(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The group hopes to be able to expand its influence and advocacy to create opportunities for Veterans, especially from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. VOB108 also is the local chapter of NaVOBA, the National Veteran Owned Business Association, representing SW Ohio. NaVOBA has been working on legislation in all 50 States to bring veteran friendly status to State and local government purchasing processes.
VOB108 meets the second Thursday of every month for a 2 hour “teaming meeting” starting at noon in the 2nd floor conference room at the EMTEC/PTAC Building, in the Miami Valley Research Park, 3155 Research Blvd. The meetings are free, and open to all, however membership is restricted to Honorably Discharged Veterans with a DD-214.
More information can be found at VOB108.org
The next meeting is Thursday Aug 12. For those interested in attending, please RSVP by email to: XO@vob108.org. Pre-registration is required.
by David Esrati on July 21, 2010
The Executive officers: Chairman Bill Brownseberger, XO David Esrati, Treasurer Bob Leibecke, Member at large, Jim Silcott and consultant Paul Salchak met on July 8 2010 to plan and evaluate process and procedures for the coming year and to review past performance.
The following is a podcast of the meeting.
by David Esrati on July 7, 2010
We don’t like the word “retreat” – but, that’s the plan for the July 8 2010 meeting.
We’re going to hold it at The Next Wave, 100 Bonner Street, Dayton OH 45410 from noon to 2pm.
All are welcome. The program will be to evaluate our progress from last year- and to plan for the next.
If you want pizza for $5- RSVP to XO@vob108.org
by William Brownsberger on June 1, 2010
Meeting Announcement, Thursday, June 10, 2010
VOB108.org will feature Mr. Nick Lair, VP Purchasing, Premier Health Partners.
Presentation will focus on PHP Diversity Supplier Program as it pertains to VOB/SDVOB companies. The second half of the meeting will deal with plans and information concerning the “veteran lead” CAPS 2 solicitation at WPAFB in 2011.
Location: EMTEC Building, 3155 Research Blvd, 2nd floor conference room,
Noon to 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 10, 2010. Seating is limited.
Registration suggested. Email: Name, Company Name w/ phone number to
XO@vob108.org.
This is a working lunch meeting. Pizza Factory pizza available @ $5/person, if indicated on the your email registration.
Registrations due by COB on Wednesday, June 9th.
by David Esrati on May 24, 2010
On Thursday, May 20, 2010, VOB108 had LTC Matt Stevens from the 88th Air Wing at WPAFB speak to the group about selling to the base. We’ve got his slide deck on Slideshare for you to review or download. It includes contacts, org charts, lists of what the Air Wing buys. Even though WPAFB is a major logistics center, the 88th Air Wing doesn’t buy aircraft or weapons systems- it buys the same things a city would buy.
Here’s the deck:
by William Brownsberger on May 10, 2010
The normal 2nd Thursday VOB108 Teaming Meeting for May has been moved to
20-May 2010. The time and location remain Noon to 1400 Hrs, the 2nd floor
conference room in the EMTEC/PTAC Building, 3155 Research Blvd., Dayton
45420. Speaker for this meeting is LTC Matthew Stevens, Cmdr, 88th ABW,
Contracting Squadron, WPAFB. LTC Stevens will be addressing contracting
opportunities that are specific to the 88th ABW. The presentation is tailored to
target small business opportunities that VOB/SDVOB companies should find within
their individual NAICS code(s) and capabilities. This is an excellent opportunity for
you to gain an insight into the “goods & services” purchased by the 88th ABW, Con-
tracting Squadron, that are used within the fence line of WPAFB. The squadron
does not buy aircraft or weapons systems , but they do buy most every
other item or service used within the fence line.
Registration: Email Attendee’s Name, Company Name & Phone # to XO@VOB108.org.
Indicate in the email if you desire pizza from The Pizza Factory @ $5.00. Or,
bring your own brown bag lunch. Seating is limited and registration will be closed
on Wednesday, 19-May 2010 or sooner if the limit of 30 attendees is reached before
the deadline.
by William Brownsberger on March 29, 2010
VOB108 Presentation
General Informational Session 08-April-2010
Location: EMTEC/PTAC Building, 3155 Research Blvd, Dayton, OH 45420, second floor conference room.
Time: Noon, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Veterans Teaming for CAPS-II (Consolidated Acquisition of Professional Services)
As follow-on to CAPS-1, the Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force
Material Command, is expected to award a set of five, one year,
small business-led contracts with a combined ceiling of 3 billion
dollars. CAPS-I has been used for wide-range professional services
and support at Wright Patterson AFB. So what does that mean to you,
the veteran? That will be the subject of our next regular meeting
of VOB108. If you’ve been involved in work that will transition to
CAPS, if you’ve been watching CAPS and wondered how you could engage,
or if you just want to gain first-hand experience with the process of
building teams and executing the competitive mission for this type
large scope procurement, then this is the session for you. We will
review the CAPS-I history and expectations for CAPS-II future.
We will also introduce a teaming opportunity for veteran-owned (VOB),
service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOB) or just veteran-friendly companies.
While not essential for the discussion, it may be of help review the
published draft documents (work statements, labor categories, etc) at
the following PIXS webpage:
https://pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=6441
Be part of the mission now to create pathways to performance.
Email the following registration information to XO@VOB108.org :
Name, Company Name, Phone #, Pizza Factory pizza ($5/ person, Yes/No),
before COB Wednesday, 7-Apr ’10.
Note, this meeting is a working lunch meeting and seating is limited.
by David Esrati on March 7, 2010
Attention VOB & SDVOB Companies
VOB108.org feature speaker for the 11-Mar 2010 meeting will be Mr. Carl D. Hayden, Academic Dean for the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), Midwest Region. Dean Hayden’s presentation will explain the mission and purpose of DAU. He will also speak about Federal Procurement Certification, along with what procurement classes and instructions are available through DAU. DAU offers not only formal classroom instruction, but Internet instruction as well. All of which are available to government employees and government contractors throughout the Region. Please come to the meeting to find out how to get this valuable information to your people!
The meeting will be held in the second floor conference room of the EMTEC/PTAC Building, 3155 Research Blvd, Dayton, OH 45420, from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM, Thursday, 11-Mar 2010. Seating is limited and registration is required. Please email your registration to XO@VOB108.org. This is a Working Lunch meeting. Pizza is available at $5/ person or bring a brown bag lunch. Registration Deadline: COB, Wednesday, 10-Mar 2010.
