“This is the place to be if you’re in business and want to sell to the government directly or subcontract with large corporations,” said Dolcey Chaplin, an attorney who directs NJIT’s Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center.  “We’ve invited a slew of representatives from government and industry who will be there throughout the day to offer their unique insight on how to do business with their organizations. You don’t want to miss this chance.”

(ATTENTION MEDIA: Dolcey Chaplin is available to discuss more about how small business can get into the government marketplace.  To set up interviews, call Sheryl Weinstein at 973-596-3436.)

Participants will have the opportunity to network with government representatives who are interested in encouraging small businesses to sell their goods and services in the government marketplace.   Other sponsors include the Center for Veterans Enterprise, Washington DC, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and the US Department of Defense Mid-Atlantic Regional Council.

Exhibitors include large prime contractors such as Novartis Pharmaceutical, BAE Systems, Sanofi Aventis and agencies such as US Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, McGuire Airforce Base and the Delaware River Port Authority.

NJIT’s Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center works to encourage small businesses to sell their goods and services in the government marketplace.  This year, alone, her clients received more than $200 million in contract awards. The center’s services are for the most part free or there is a very minimal charge.

For more information about the event contact Letty Jumbo at the Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center, 973-596-3105 or www.njit.edu/DPTAC.