2024 ITVMO Annual Summit

ACT-IAC Support Team

Jacqui Winters- Principal and Lead Client Service Partner for General Services Administration (GSA), Deloitte Consulting

Kyra Stewart, IT Governmentwide ITVMO Program Manager, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Share summit objectives. Provide a quick overview of the day’s sessions and provide relevant logistics.

Laura Stanton, Assistant Commissioner for IT Category, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

The IT Category is the fourth largest federal portfolio with $77 billion in IT spend annually and more than 50% of that funding spent on IT products. Hear how as a portfolio, we are continuously looking for ways to scale, maximize, and innovate how the category operates by fostering lasting improvements across people, process, and technologies used in the federal IT acquisition ecosystem.

Keynote-
Jason Miller, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Explore the transformative power of Emerging Technologies within the public sector.

Technology- Equipping government buyers with technology practices to innovate acquisition and operations

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are reshaping how agencies meet their mission. This panel discussion will explore the profound implications of these technologies on government operations and procurement practices.

Moderator-
Samantha Hubner - AI Policy Advisor, Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President

Panelists-
Leigh Ann Giraldi - Associate Chief Information Officer (NASA)
Udaya Patnaik - U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) 
Shweta Mulcare - Director, Data Science Futures AI & Data Strategist/SAIC Technical Panel, SAIC

People: Developing an inclusive and equitable technology talent pipeline that enables the government to solve our toughest challenges

The Federal government is the Nation’s largest employer with more than 2.1 million civilian employees and over 4.1 million federal contractors. People are the backbone of our operations. Listen to how the government is using DEIA best practices, dynamic training approaches, and small businesses to maximize our talent pools in new and unconventional ways that increase operational efficiency.

Moderator-
Bea Dukes, Acquisition Career Manager, General Services Administration (GSA)

Panelists-
Exodie C. Roe III - Associate Administrator for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Joanie Newhart - Associate Administrator of Acquisition Workforce Programs, Office of Federal Procurement (OFPP) 

Breakout Sessions during Lunch and Networking. Exhibitors are-
 

Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Table - 
Exodie Roe III, Associate Administrator for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), United States General Services Administration (GSA)
Cherita Thomas, Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Jenista Tobias, Desk Officer, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Jo-Lynn Davis, Small Business Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U,s, Department of Commerce
Angela Washington, Senior Business Development Specialist at Minority Business Development Agency, United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
Jackie Robinson, Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
Natasha Brown, NIH Small Business Professional, United States, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Jonathan Ferguson, IHS/NIH Small Business Professional United States, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Emerging technology and innovation are needed by the government from both large and small businesses. Many small businesses harvest the emerging technology and innovation that are key to supporting important federal government transformation. Small businesses, both seasoned firms and those new to government contracting, need to determine which agency is best aligned with its capabilities and if its skill sets meet the requirements set forth by agency contracting offices. The networking session will feature representatives from several agency OSDBUs, where they can discuss specific agency IT forecasts and upcoming opportunities and companies can share their corporate capabilities.

IT Best-in-Class Vehicles (BIC) Table - 
Stacey Watson, Enterprise Solutions Division Director, Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), United States Army
Brian Goodger, Director and Associate Director, Office of Logistics and Operations, NITAAC
George Nicol, Deputy Program Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA)
Brian Gladney, Director, FAStlane Division, Office of Acquisition Operations and Solutions, IT Category, United States General Services Administration (GSA)
Tara Lea Wetli, Team Lead/Senior Contracting Officer, FAStlane Division, Office of Acquisition Operations and Solutions, IT Category, United States General Services Administration (GSA)

As part of the larger Federal Category Management Framework, the ITVMO works in tandem with the IT Category to drive down federal IT costs. The Best-in-Class (BIC) vehicle solutions leverage federated best practices to ensure agency IT buyers acquire common IT goods and services equitably, efficiently, and securely.  The networking session will include representatives from the key IT BIC programs. Summit participants can inquire about opportunities on how the vehicles serve as a pipeline for marketplace suppliers (large and small businesses) to provide innovative technology services and products as well as how agency buyers can leverage the vehicles to avoid cost burden, gain efficiencies, and secure, compliant  emerging technologies

Quality Service Management Offices (QSMO) -
Thomas Longnecker, Communications Specialist, Financial Management Quality Service Management Office (FM QSMO)
Andrea Sampanis, Acting Director of Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) at United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Shaila Shaheed, Market Research Lead, Office of Grants/Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO)

The QSMOs engage regularly with federal agencies to understand needs, support planning, and assist agencies with adopting solutions in the Marketplace. At the summit the QSMOs will educate federal agencies on the benefits of using standardized, efficient, and collaborative IT solutions, ultimately contributing to a more effective and future-ready government. Speak with the QSMOs on how they can help you to succeed in the federal IT marketplace as well as procuring the needed services to achieve your agency mission.
 

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Value Added Resellers VARs) - 
Sampak Garg, Director of Legislative Affairs & Senior Corporate Counsel, Juniper Networks
Wesley Day, Federal Sr. Subcontracts Manager, Intel

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Value Added Resellers (VAR) are the leading suppliers of government IT products and services in the marketplace. The OEM-VAR relationship enhances the value of other companies' products by adding customized products or services to the core product for resale to end-users. Connect and network with our IT OEMs and VARs to learn more about their leading products and services, innovating how the government operates today and tomorrow.

Empowering Government Procurement: Leveraging Value-Added RESELLERS (VARS) for Efficiency and Innovation

Understanding how VARs work between OEMs and customers to enhance the delivered solution and improve government outcomes . The federal government extensively users Value Added Resellers (VARs) to provide hardware and software needed for the government IT environment. But what do VARs really do? This panel will explore the ways in which VARs add value for the government and will explain OEM-VAR relationships and illuminate challenges that impact options when working with the government.

Moderator-
John Radziszewski, Director, Federal Government IT Vendor Management Office, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Panel Participants-
Carahsoft-Corey Rooney, Director, Partner Business Development
Four Points Technology, LLC-Joel A, Lipkin, Phd, Chief Operating Officer
Dell Technologies, Bob Nicholson, Director of Business Development, Federal Strategic Programs

Process: Strengthening contract approaches and leveraging data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IT acquisitions.

This closing panel will discuss the BCI and related initiatives and how the initiatives are working to reengineer and improve acquisition processes to avoid agency waste and secure the best value for the government. Hear how gov/industry collaborations are driving these improvements and what’s coming in Fiscal 2025.

Moderator- 
Christine Harada, Senior Advisor Office of Federal Procurement (OFPP)

Panelists-
Jeffrey A. Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Lesley Field, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Jaclyn Rubino, Executive Director, Strategic Programs Division at United States Department of Homeland Security (HHS)
 

Leading Change through Process-People-Technology Improvements: Reimagining the RFI-RFP process.

RFP- RFI Think Tank-
The business development process or commonly known as the sources sought/RFI to RFP/RFQ process is burdensome both to government and industry parties involved. Join our closing track to hear about the ITVMO’s new initiative launching off to determine opportunities for modernizing this process by examining policies, processes, people (or roles), and technologies that are interdependent on its execution and ways we can do better as a marketplace. We want to hear from you and hope you can join to share your immediate reactions and ideas.

Moderator-
Jeffrey A. Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Kyra Stewart, IT Governmentwide ITVMO Program Manager, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Warren Blankenship, Deputy IT Category Manager, IT Government-wide Category Management at General Services Administration