2024 FDA Women-Owned Small Business Fair

Register now for the Fiscal Year 2024 FDA Women-Owned Small Business Fair
This is the official announcement of the event!
Your Women-Owned Small Business is invited to attend the Fiscal Year 2024 FDA Women-Owned Small Business Fair!

The event will include a hybrid morning speaker session followed by in-person matchmaking meetings and large business partnering. After the hybrid morning session, women-owned small business representatives will be able to meet one-on-one with FDA Project Officers, Technical Leads, and Contracting Officers to discuss upcoming requirements. Representatives will also be able to meet with large business representatives regarding subcontracting and partnering opportunities. More information about FDA's Fiscal Year 2024 contract opportunities can be found at the HHS OSDBU SBCX *LINK: https://osdbu.hhs.gov/industry/opportunity-forecast*.
Date and Time:
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); In-person check-in begins at 8:30 AM ET.

Matchmaking meetings are limited (one per representative) and will only be available for in-person attendees. Meeting sign-ups are first come, first serve.
Location:
FDA White Oak Campus Great Room
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Building 31
Silver Spring, Maryland 20903

Registration:
Each Small Business Representative must register for the event at the following link: REGISTER HERE *LINK: https://fda.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_BW9KQSz9SrObaT1Vpge6Yg*

Registration closes on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET.

About FDA:
To learn more about the FDA organizations, please go to: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/default.htm *LINK: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/default.htm*

Top Ten (10) Awarded NAICS Codes by Dollars by FDA for FY 2023:

NAICS

Dollars Obligated

COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES

$263,578,683

CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES

$256,804,721

OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES

$229,623,158

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES

$227,425,155

ADVERTISING AGENCIES

$155,294,626

ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

$148,886,366

DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES

$109,249,879

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

$84,756,104

SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS

$64,880,987

ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS

$63,801,787

Grand Total

$ 1,604,301,465.82

Large Business Engagement:
ATTENTION LARGE BUSINESSES HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERS!
The FDA is looking for large businesses with subcontracting or joint venture opportunities to participate in this event. If you are a large business willing to network with small businesses to recruit potential women-owned small business partners, please register at the above link and choose Large Business Interested in Partnering for Business Type. The event coordinators will reach out by email with details about the afternoon large business networking session.
Special Accommodations:
The FDA is committed to providing access to all individuals attending this event. If you require special accommodations (e.g., sign language, etc.), please provide this information in your registration (*LINK: https://fda.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_BW9KQSz9SrObaT1Vpge6Yg*) before May 15, 2024.

Visitor Parking:
Attendees must park in FDA's visitor parking lots. See link below for driving directions and parking at the FDA White Oak Campus: Visitor Parking and Campus Map *LINK: https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ucm241748.htm*

Questions:
Should you have any questions about the registration form or event, please send them to FDA-Small_Business_Outreach@fda.hhs.gov