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Vendor-Buyer Conference 2017



                Conference Snapshot                                         Session by Track

                    Breakout Session I

                   10:10 AM - 11:00 AM                                 Purchasing / New Topics

        101: Boiler Plate Basics! What’s it all about?          101: Boiler Plate Basics! What’s it all about?
        102: Purchasing with Federal Grant Money                201: Annual Contract Renewals
        103: Streamlining the RFQ Process                       301: The Anatomy of Best and Final Offers
        104: Procuring Design and Construction                          - Part 1
               Services - What’s Legal & What’s Just            401: The Anatomy of Best and Final Offers
               Good Practice                                            - Part 2



                    Breakout Session II                          Best Practices/Compliance/Legal

                   11:05 AM - 11:55 AM
        201: Annual Contract Renewals                           102: Purchasing with Federal Grant Money
                                                                202: What’s in an IFB/RFP/RFQ Bid Folder
        202: What’s in an IFB/RFP/RFQ Bid Folder                302: Materials Disposition / GFA
        203: How to Interview the Architects from
                the Owners and Architects Viewpoint             402: New USDA Requirements for Food
                                                                        Solicitations
        204: Vendor Damages and How to Handle



                   Breakout Session III                                 Construction / Facilities

                     1:00 PM - 1:50 PM                          103: Streamlining the RFQ Process
        301: The Anatomy of Best and Final Offers               203: How to Interview the Architects from
                - Part 1                                                the Owners and Architects Viewpoint
        302: Materials Disposition / GFA                        303: How to Use Qualified Select Bidders
        303: How to Use Qualified Select Bidders                        List
                List                                            403: Local Vendor Outreach through

        304: Warehouse vs. J.I.T. (Just in Time)                        Subcontracting Opportunities


                   Breakout Session IV                                      Vendor / Supplier

                     2:10 PM - 3:00 PM                          104: Procuring Design and Construction
        401: The Anatomy of Best and Final Offers                      Services - What’s Legal & What’s Just
                - Part 2                                               Good Practice
        402: New USDA Requirements for Food                     204: Vendor Damages and How to Handle
                Solicitations                                   304: Warehouse vs. J.I.T. (Just in Time)

        403: Local Vendor Outreach through                      404: Modern Cooperatives - Which
                Subcontracting Opportunities                            Direction Do I Turn?
        404: Modern Cooperatives - Which
                Direction Do I Turn?
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