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This is a modification notice (Amendment 1) to a pre-solicitation announcement for the 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE) event. The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is issuing this amendment solely to add an additional NAICS code (238290) to the original announcement to overcome a functional limitation in SAM.gov and expand the reach of the event to additional communities of interest. All other details remain unchanged from the base notice.

The event takes place December 8-9, 2026, at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, with sessions running 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. EST on December 8 and 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. EST on December 9. The response deadline is December 8, 2026, at 11:59 P.M. EST. This is a pre-solicitation notice designed to inform and facilitate networking between veteran-owned and small businesses with Procurement Decision Makers (PDMs) from federal agencies. Registration is available at https://portal.vetbiz.va.gov/nvsbe/2026/. The notice explicitly disclaims that this is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation; unsolicited proposals or offers will not be considered in response.