Dear Small Business and Contracting Communities:

On behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) and the Office of Grants Management, we are inviting you to attend and/or share with your constitutes the U. S. Department of the Interior Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) In-Person Industry Day. The event will be held on the morning of Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. local time (Mountain Standard Time) at the Bureau of Land Management Training Center, 9828 North 31st Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051-2517.

The BIL Industry Day will include a presentation from twelve DOI Bureaus and Offices, Federal Partners including the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation, and guest speakers who will share information on Fiscal Year 2023/2024 BIL related contracting and financial assistance opportunities, followed by each hosting a breakout room where participants can ask questions, and engage directly with DOI Bureaus/Office and Federal representatives.

THIS EVENT IS FREE!

Please click on the link to register: https://forms.office.com/g/MmY9uDVur8

To promote the capabilities of small business vendors, increase awareness of downstream contracting opportunities as a result of DOI financial assistance awards, and facilitate partnerships between Small Businesses and the Financial Assistance Community, a listing of event registrants (names, organizations, email addresses) will be made available to all registrants after the event.

For more information about this event or if you have questions about physical access, need handouts in alternate format, require American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, Live Captioning or other reasonable accommodations to participate, please contact DOI_OSDBU@ios.doi.gov. Please request special accommodations by February 24, 2023, so that arrangements may be made.