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Schedule of Events
Conference Keynote Address
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast “Terms, Time and Thought”
The Three Ts’ in Procurement and
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Protest
Welcome & Conference Overview
9:15 AM - 10:05 AM
General Session & Keynote Address
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Breakout Session I
11:05 AM - 11:55 AM
Breakout Session II
Scott Holcomb
Dickinson-Wright, PLLC
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Mr. Holcomb’s presentation will focus on
the interrelation, understanding and
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM practical application of:
Breakout Session III
*Differences in solicitation types
*Preparing and implementing the solicita-
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM tion
Break *Practical considerations
*Legal considerations, including applicable
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM statutes and rules
Breakout Session IV *Protest types
*Responding to protests
*Appeals to a hearing officer
3:00 PM *Preparing for a hearing
Adjournment *Interacting with the hearing officer
*The hearing
*The decision
*What happens post-decision
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