The 2009 Simplified Acquisition Symposium was held on Wednesday April 22nd with over 400 registrants and over 2500 continuous learning points (CLPs) awarded.

Each attendee received a flash drive containing speaker/presenter bios and presentations. Each flash drive is encrypted and requires a password to access the data. The symposium was held on Earth Day, therefore the password is buygreen.

Symposium Evaluation

 We want to hear from you! If you were not able to complete your Simplified Acquisition Symposium evaluation, you may do so by printing, completing and faxing the evaluation form to 301/402-2145.  The Symposium evaluation form can be found here.

The Simplified Acquisition Symposium plenary (morning) session is available via video archive from your desktop at:
http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=15047

The afternoon workshops are below. Click on the workshop name for the presentation.

Work Shops 

12:45-1:30	Gaithersburg Distribution Center/Self Service Stores: Your First Source     Presenter: Richard Trott, Acting Chief, Supply Services and Chief of Transportation Management	FAR, HHSAR, NIH Manual : Which are the really important regulations?    Presenter: Susan  Nsangou, Branch Chief, Station Support/ Simplified Acquisitions Branch, NIDA COAC	R-E-S-P-E-C-T / CIVIL         Presenter: Susan D. Reider, IMPA-CP, Human Resource Specialist (Employee Relations), DHHS/NIH, Workforce Relations Division
1:35-2:20	Simplified Acquisition Pearls of Wisdom     Presenter: OA Simplified Acquisition Leads	SAC A & B, Warrants, SA Professional Certification and Career Progression   Presenter: Carl Henn, NIH Career Acquisition Manager and Ed Wilgus, Acting Director, Division of Simplified Acquisition Policy & Services	Retirement Planning       Presenter: Tricia Strittmatter, Chief, Benefits & Payroll Liaison Branch, Workforce Relations Division
2:25-3:15	Negotiating the Maze of Socio-Economic Programs (SB, HUBZone, Buy American etc.)   Presenter: Annette Owens-Scarboro, Small Business Specialist, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, HHS	Competition Requirements: FSS, OM, Fair Opportunity & Synopsis     Presenter: Phillip D. Osborne, Director, Office of Acquisitions, National Library of Medicine, NIH	Effective Meetings         Presenter: Sandra Thomas, NCI Deputy Director Office of Workforce Development