Keith Webster
President, Defense and Aerospace Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
President, Federal Acquisition Council, Cyber, Space and National Security Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Published
May 08, 2020
Colleagues:
DAU and the Office of Small Business Programs within Industrial Policy are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 13 at 3:00pm EST. The topic is “DPC Policy Guidance” featuring Mr. Kim Herrington. For more details, visit here.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Office of Small Business Programs monthly webinar provides small businesses and others with information about DLA's mission and business opportunities within DLA supply chains. This month’s webinar is Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 2:00pm EST. To register, please send the following information via email to Alandra.Jones@dla.mil.
1. Organization/Company Name
2. Attendees Name
3. Business Size
4. Session date
5. Please list your North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for your company's core competencies (list up to 5)
DoD does not have a single contract writing system but we do have a single environment where contracting information is stored, passed, distributed, etc. That environment/system is called the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment or PIEE.
DPC issued a memo on Thursday on new capabilities that have been added to PIEE that support the telework environment that we are in because of COVID and help speed actions overall. The memorandum highlights two capabilities recently added to PIEE to enable exchanges of information with industry in a secure, traceable environment. Use of the Solicitation Module and Contracting Communication Module by government and contractor employees is highly encouraged due to the abundance of telework conducted during the national emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Solicitation Module also has the capability to accept unsolicited proposals, further providing opportunities for industry engagement.
Industrial Policy’s new Trusted Capital webpage is available here.
About the authors
Keith Webster
Keith Webster, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Defense and Aerospace Council, guides the focus of the council to strengthen the U.S. defense and aerospace industries by influencing domestic and international policy on behalf of its members.
