Announcements

 

 

Updated November 18, 2008

    

PACA Special Events

 

PACA Board of Directors Elections

March 2009.  Elections are held annually to fill any open positions (only the Vice President position is open). If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact Fred Jonas, Immediate Past President and head of the nominating committee, PACA of NM at either (505) 883-3636 or via e-mail at fjonas@ara.com

 

Briefing for Industry (BFI) 2009

Monday, August 17 – Wednesday, August 19, with full day sessions on both Tuesday and Wednesday

BFI is the premier regional conference for strategic insights and new business opportunities including presentations by representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), DOD, DOE and NASA. The conference will convene at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW.

 

Annual Christmas Luncheon

Friday, December 5, 2008, 11:10 am to 2:00 pm

This festive holiday luncheon is a members-only event and is limited to 120 attendees including members and spouses. The luncheon will convene at the Tanoan Country Club,10801 Academy Road NE 87111.

 

    

Industry Announcements

 

SBA PROVIDES LINK TO FEDERAL POST-DISASTER CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON— Information about federal contacting opportunities for small businesses able to support post-disaster cleanup and rebuilding in areas devastated by recent storms and flooding is now accessible through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Contracting Assistance Center.

The DCAC provides a central point of reference for small businesses, particularly minority, women and veteran-owned businesses, to register for and learn about federal contracting opportunities.

“A vast area—from the Gulf States to the Midwest—suffered millions of dollars in property damage when these massive storms struck, and the rebuilding projects will stretch well into next year,” said Acting SBA Administrator Sandy K. Baruah. “We want to make sure small businesses have the opportunity to seek federal contracting dollars, armed with detailed information that will make it possible for them to take advantage of the network of available resources.”

Business owners can visit the Web site at www.disastercontractingassistance.gov for a detailed look at how to seek government contracts. Also on the main page is a link to FedBizOpps, which allows businesses to sign up for e-mail notification of open contracts related to specified fields. In addition, steps on how to register for a Data Universal Number System identification number from Dun & Bradstreet, and information on how to sign up with the Central Contractor Registration —which establishes a company’s eligibility to seek federal contracts—are provided on the DCAC site.

The site also provides information on prevailing wages in construction contracts, sub-contractor information and federal acquisitions regulations.

The DCAC can be contacted by phone at 1-888-4USADOC (1-888-487-2362) Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Saturday and Sunday. Contact the center by e-mail at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

For more information about SBA’s Disaster Assistance program, visit the Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.

 

Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise

 

The United States Air Force has been investigating the option of instituting a Strategic Air Command organization – the following web site provides access to a copy of the latest report on this subject.  Following the latest incident of a fire in Minutemen facility (not in the area where the missile is) that went undetected for 5 days, this new Global Strike Command will probably become a reality soon.  http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081024-073.pdf

 

Doug Beason is a long time friend of PACA and a personal friend to many.  Doug sent the following job posting information regarding his position at Los Alamos National Laboratory and is provided for your interest and information.

(Click here to download the Job Posting)

“…the posting for the job I am vacating this December. 
        Could you please pass this along to anyone who might be interested in applying for this position?  They may visit the Los Alamos web-site for more information ( http://www.lanl.gov ), or give me a call at 505-667-1437 for additional details.
        My position is responsible for all non-nuclear weapons national security programs and people at Los Alamos -- over $700M out of a total Lab budget of $2.2B -- and is expected to exceed the LANL nuclear weapons budget in a few years.  It requires interactions at the Assistant and Under Secretary-level at the Departments of State, Defense, Energy, NASA, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community as well as with our foreign collaborators and the IAEA.  I've held this position for 4 years, and it has been the most demanding, yet most full-filling (and fun) job I have ever held.  I'd be happy to speak to prospective applicants in confidence.  Thanks in advance for your help.”

 

 

 

From AIAA

Early Bird Registration for ISPCS 2008


 The fourth annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS 2008) set for October 22-23 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is accepting Early Bird registration now!  Register early and save $$$! ISPCS is organized by New Mexico State University, supported by the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, in collaboration with the New Mexico Economic Development Department and AIAA.  

After three years of rapid growth as the premier symposium for personal spaceflight opportunities, ISPCS has expanded to encompass the growing importance of the commercial aspects of this exciting industry. This change is reflected in our new name which was formerly ISPS. Our ISPCS 2008 theme is "Positioning for Profit." We are planning dynamic discussions and enlightening conversations as we recruit the world's most informed subject matter experts on the rapidly evolving commercial and personal spaceflight business.

ISPCS 2008 will once again meet at the beautiful New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum.  We hope you will be able to participate in this lively symposium - it promises to be an exciting and productive event, sure to stimulate ideas on positioning your business for profit. There is a veritable "Space Week" in New Mexico developing -- including the free Sugerman Public Forum on Tuesday October 21st, ISPCS 2008 on Wednesday and Thursday and other concentric events to be announced, all in Las Cruces. 

New Mexico is clearly emerging as a central location for personal and commercial spaceflight!  We look forward to seeing you in Las Cruces at ISPCS 2008.  Seats are limited, so we encourage you to register soon. Visit http://www.ispcs.com/ to register, or call 1-575-646-6414 for more information!

 

 

 

    
     
     
     

REGULAR SMALL BUSINESS MONTHLY EVENTS

    

NATIVE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST MIXERS

Hotel Elegante

Every 3rd Thursday morning at 7 am

Contact:  (505) 966-9545

 

NATIVE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS MIXERS

Quarterly

Contact (505) 966-9545

 

HISPANO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIXERS

Monthly

Contact: Alisa (505) 842-9003

 

HISPANO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS EXCHANGE LUNCHEON

Monthly

Contact:  Alisa (505) 842-9003

 

NEW MEXICO NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER LUNCHEONS

Quarterly

Contact:  (505) 766-9200

 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS

Monthly Meetings

Contact:  (505) 890-5062

 

PROFESSIONAL AEROSPACE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

Every 3rd Tuesday Luncheon, Kirtland Air Force Base

Contact:  (505) 338-2863

 

NEW MEXICO SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS BUSINESS ADVOCATES

Every 3rd Friday

TBD

8:00 am

Contact:  505-350-3584

 

NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SUPPLIER ALLIANCE

Contact:  Ed Jimenez (505) 662-6706