Industry Day Announcement: Industry Day(s) for Omnibus 3 wil be held on 15-17 November 2011. The Industry Day will be conducted in San Diego, CA on a non-government facility. More specifics concerning the venue will be published later. Industry, academia, and Government personnel are cordially invited to participate in / attend the inaugural Omnibus 3 Industry Day. The Army Contracting Command - Natick Contracting Division publicly announced on August 15, 2011 the awardees for contracts issued under solicitation W911QY-10-R-0027, Navy Medicine Omnibus 3 Multiple Award IDIQ Contract. Please see the FedBizOpps posting for the list of contractors. This Industry Day will provide an opportunity for the following: (1) market research data to facilitate small business determination for upcoming task orders; (2) contractor presentations to market their capabilities to attending potential clients represented on the Omnibus 3 contracting vehicles; and (3) client presentations to announce future plans for outsourcing their requirements (not necessarily limited to Omnibus 3, for example, the target acquisition vehicle could be a Broad Agency Announcement). There are four venues: (1) presentations by both industry and Government, (2) semi-private one-on-one meetings with the Government client; (3) conference exhibition space; and (4) contractor suites. Space for items (1) and (2) will be provided by the Industry Day. Space for item (3) will be made available by the Industry Day but paid by the contractor. Space for item (4) will be arranged/paid solely by the contractor. INVITATION TO INDUSTRY - This Industry Day is not limited to Omnibus 3 contract holders. Any company may provide a presentation provided that their presentation is applicable to Navy Medicine Research. However, Omnibus 3 prime contractors will be given first priority for presentation time slots. Subcontractors will be given second priority. All others will be given third priority. Presentations (for planning purposes) will be limited to 30 minutes. Those contractors requiring more time after their presentations can announce during their presentation that their presentation/discussions will continue in their self-designated suite. A bulletin board will be available for contractors to post their suite locations and times. Contractors are solely responsible for scheduling their suite times. Costs for suites are solely the responsibility of the contractor and the Government assumes no responsibility for such costs. INVITATION TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL - Government personnel having current or future military medical research requirements with the expectation of outsourcing such requirements may present their plans at this Industry Day. First priority will be given to Navy personnel for presentation time slots. Second priority will be given to OASD(HA) personnel. Third priority will be given to all other DoD personnel. Presentations (for planning purposes) will be limited to 30 minutes. Government personnel desiring private one-on-one meetings with contractors should announce their availability during their presentation. A bulletin board will be available for Government personnel to post their booth location and available times. Government personnel are solely responsible for scheduling their booth location times. Booth will be provided by Industry Day. Anything said or discussed during these one-on-one meetings does not represent any commitment on the part of the Government. REGISTRATION - Registration by phone will not be accepted. All registrations shall be done by e-mail. Registration for a presentation time slot must be done prior to 9/15/2011 and a draft copy (Power Point) of their presentation included. Any presentations provided will not be returned. Acceptance of the presentation will be announced by 9/22/2011. Registration for exhibition space must be done prior to 9/15/2011. Registration fee for exhibition space must be received by 9/29/2011. More information on exhibition space will be made available to those contractors registering by 9/22/2011. Registration request shall include name, company/agency name and address, phone, and e-mail address. Registration and questions concerning the logistics of Industry Day shall be addressed via e-mail to
[email protected]. Contractors are hereby notified to not send any marketing literature to this e-mail address and to not put this e-mail address on any distribution list for contractor information. Doing so may place your originating e-mail on a spam list and be prohibited from receiving further correspondence. This is the same week as America's Cup World Series in San Diego. Advanced accommodation reservations is recommended. DISCLAIMERS: The Government will NOT assume liability for costs incurred by an Industry Day participant for travel expenses, presentations, marketing efforts, or data offered for examination. Any change in travel arrangements due to a change in Industry Day locations or time is solely at the risk of the contractor. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or provided. This is not a commitment by the Government to issue an RFP, pay for any proposal or proposal preparation costs, or award a contract or task order. This is an UNCLASSIFIED meeting. All information discussed must be unclassified. Security clearances are not required. All information provided by or discussed by attendees must not be Contractor Proprietary or Business Sensitive Information. Any information or ideas shared during this Industry Day will be used to develop Omnibus 3 technical and/or acquisition documents. Information made available at the Industry Day, either formally or informally, will not be made available on FEDBIZOPPS. There is no expectation that any of the briefing slides will be formally distributed. Government contractor support service personnel may be in attendance at Industry Day to provided administrative support and include: Evolution Enterprises Inc.