Vendor Day - Suhl Germany
Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912PB25U3001
- Agency
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Army Contracting Command
Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Suhl Thuringia Germany
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command (Army Contracting Command) has issued a Special Notice for a Vendor Day event in Suhl, Germany. The event is designed to provide insights into the U.S. Army's contract procurement process for businesses in eastern German states, specifically Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. In 2023, the U.S. Army spent over $117 billion on civilian contracts worldwide, with numerous contracts in Germany's five U.S. Army Garrisons. The hybrid workshop will be conducted in German and hosted by the 409th Contracting Command, U.S. Forces Liaison Officers, and the U.S. Consulate General Leipzig. The event will take place at the Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Sudthuringen in Suhl on April 4, with a specific time yet to be determined.
The primary objective of this Vendor Day is to expand the U.S. military's supplier network, increase competition, and potentially secure more advantageous contract bids. The workshop will cover contract award processes, provide an overview of contract types, and introduce sam.gov as the central portal for government contracts. Eligible participants include business owners and representatives from the specified eastern German states interested in providing goods and services to U.S. military bases. The event aims to educate local businesses about contracting opportunities and demonstrate the practical benefits of the U.S.-German relationship, particularly in regions where historical perceptions of the United States may have been negative. By highlighting the potential economic opportunities, the workshop seeks to foster greater understanding and support for U.S. foreign policy priorities among local stakeholders. The event will include presentations, a comprehensive overview of the contracting process, and a dedicated Q&A session to address participants' practical questions.
Notice text
Vendor Day Suhl
In 2023, the U.S. Army spent more than $117 billion worldwide on 200,000 civilian contracts, including numerous contracts in Germany for the five U.S. Army Garrisons (Ansbach, Bavaria, Rheinland-Pfalz, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden). Whether large, medium-sized, or small, regional companies play an important role in the U.S. military's procurement process. Against this backdrop, representatives of the U.S. Army in Germany will explain the contract award process and entry opportunities for Thuringian companies. time: 1000-1200.
Agenda:
TOP 1: Welcome by Ms. Courtney Mazzone, Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, U.S. Consulate General Leipzig
TOP 2: Overview of the types of contracts
TOP 3: Introduction of the portal sam.gov as a central point of contact for government contracts
TOP 4: Q&A
What: A hybrid (in person and online) workshop in German of approximately 2 hours for an audience of business owners/representatives in Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony who are interested in learning about how to bid on government contracts with U.S. military bases in neighboring states. Colleagues from the Contracting Command could present the award system in German and would then be open to practical questions from interested companies. (Optional: Including a short presentation from ISOA, to be discussed)
Who: 409th Contracting Command (workshop presenters), U.S. Forces Liaison Officers, U.S. ConGen Leipzig, ISOA (to discuss)
Where: Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Südthüringen, Bahnhofstraße 4 – 8, 98527 Suhl
When: April 4, time TBD, to be deconflicted with liberation ceremonies
Why: This activity would make America stronger, safer, and more prosperous by helping the Contracting Command widen the circle of suppliers, increase competition, and potentially receive more advantageous bids on contracts; educating small business owners in eastern German states about contracting opportunities with the U.S. military for goods and services that cannot be supplied efficiently from the United States will reinforce the benefit to often skeptical local populations of the historically important role played by U.S. forces in the protection of NATO territory through deterrence, even as we work with Allies to ensure more robust contributions to those efforts. Particularly in a part of Germany where the United States was portrayed for four decades as "the enemy" and where the 2+4 Agreement foresees no permanent stationing of U.S. forces, German partners have pointed to the potential for contracting opportunities as a practical way of demonstrating the importance and closeness of the U.S.-German relationship in a way that can ultimately contribute to greater support for U.S. foreign policy priorities.
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