The Monroe County Finger Lakes (MCFL) Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and partners invite you to attend the 2^nd Annual Congressman Morelle Defense Forum & Expo, Monday, October 3, 2022 – Live in Rochester, NY.

Featuring Special Guest Speaker: Mr. Farooq A. Mitha, Director of the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

The purpose of the event is to support the supply chain, and increase the number of diverse small business participation. 

  Partners

REGISTRATION is currently closed.

Please contact 585-753-2017 with any questions.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

What you need to know about the Forum & Expo:

• • October 3, 2022  |  9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Rochester, NY – Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, International Arrivals Hall
  • No fee to attend / Boxed lunch provided thanks to our generous sponsors
  • No Appointments – We’re trying something new this year. No appointments to facilitate increased availability of buyers.
  • See Draft Agenda Below

Agencies and Primes registered to date:

• • Air Force:
    • AFRL – Rome, NY
    • 914th Air Refueling Wing
  • Army:
    • Fort Drum MICC
    • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Department of the Navy OSBP
  • Defense Contract Audit Agency
  • Defense Logistics Agency (tentative)
  • Christa Construction
  • ConServe
  • CUBRC
  • Elbit Systems of America
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS Electric Boat
  • L3Harris Technologies (Communications Systems)
  • L3Harris Technologies (Space & Airborne Systems)
  • Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Small Business Administration
  • Triumph Engine Control Systems
  • Ultralife Corporation
  • University of Rochester
  • Veterans Administration VISN2 Network Contract Office

Agenda:

• • 9 a.m. Welcome Remarks – Congressman Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25)
    • Joe Morelle currently serves as a member of the House Committee on Rules, the House Committee on Budget, the House Committee on Armed Services, and the House Committee on Education and Labor.
      • Numerous Caucuses, including: Optics and Photonics Caucus (Co-founder), Buy American Caucus, Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, House Manufacturing Caucus, Biomedical Research Caucus, among others
    • Monroe County Executive Adam J. Bello
      • Rochester is the county seat for Monroe County, NY
      • Upon taking office as County Executive in 2020, Adam Bello and his new administration immediately faced the COVID pandemic and its many challenges that are still being dealt with today. Now, Bello is leading Monroe County past the pandemic and into recovery – focusing on public safety, public health, economic development and infrastructure.
  • Best Practices Panel Discussions
    • • Monroe County Finger Lakes PTAC Introduction
      • Agency Small Business Offices
        • Air Force Research Labs – Rome, NY
        • Department of the Army – Fort Drum – MICC
        • Department of the Navy – Mr. Jimmy D. Smith, Director, Office of Small Business Programs
      • Prime SBLOs
        • L3Harris Space & Airborne Systems
        • Northrop Grumman
        • Sikorsky a Lockheed Martin Company
  • 11 a.m. Special Guest Speaker –  Mr. Farooq A. Mitha, Director of the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
    • • As Director, Mr. Mitha oversees more than $140 billion of annual awards to small business. In addition, he assists the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretaries of Military Departments, Under Secretaries of Defense, Directors of Defense Agencies and Major Commands in including small business planning into the readiness of the Department.
  • Expo
    • Buyer/Seller meet and greets at tables

About Monroe County and the City of Rochester: Ever since George Eastman commercialized film, Monroe County has been a world leader in imaging technology. Today, we’re not only on the cutting edge of imaging, but biotechnology, telecommunications, optics, photonics – a Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and much more. In fact, we rank among the top communities in the nation in the number of patents granted per capita. Monroe County and the City of Rochester – located on the south shore of Lake Ontario, are home to the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology, two of the finest research institutions in the nation, along with Monroe Community College Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center, are training the workforce of tomorrow. Our goal as a community is to turn these discoveries into new industries—creating jobs and enhancing our quality of life.

Questions? Contact the PTAC

• • Anna Vulaj Fitzsimmons (585)753-2017
  • Mercy Morrison (585)753-2015
  • Amber Stevens (315)489-0849