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Join FEMA, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and subject matter experts Payments as a Lifeline (PaaL) and Insurance Information Institute (Triple I) for the fourth session of the Small Business Disaster Preparedness Series: Disaster Response: Small Business Resources, Insurance, and Claims. This quarter’s session will focus on insurance and claims resources for small businesses who are interested in or actively participating in the disaster claims process after a disaster.

Date: December 10, 2024

Time: 1:00 p.m. EST - 2:30 p.m. EST

Location: Virtual

Information and Opportunities featured in Webinar:  



VA Rule of Two | The Vet First Program | Small Business Hierarchy of Preference 

Opportunities in sub-contracting | Regional Forecast of Contracting Opportunities 

FY2025 Forecast Tool

WHEN: Feb. 11-13th

WHERE: New Orleans

COST: $625*

The National 8(a) Association’s National Small Business Conference is the premier supplier diversity event for small businesses. The conference offers educational sessions, matchmaking, networking and resources for all small businesses including: minority, aspiring, current and graduate 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOB, VOSB, SDB, WOSB, DBE, and teaming partnerships. The event attracts hundreds of federal agencies, large business primes, and corporate companies to provide multiple opportunities in one location to grow your business in the federal contracting arena.

Other Small Business Event Calendars

• Office of Small Business Programs
• Small Business Administration
• Defense Logistics Agency - Small Business Outreach Events
• Defense Information Systems Agency Outreach Events
• Air Force Office of Small Business Programs Outreach Events
• Army Office of Small Business Programs Outreach Events
• Department of the Navy - Office of Small Business Programs Outreach Events

December Topics and Q&A

There are currently 40 Open Topics!

Topic Q&A is now available on the Topics and Topic Q&A page in DSIP. Proposers may submit technical questions through Topic Q&A page at: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/submissions/login.

Foreign investment can play an important role in maintaining the vitality of the U.S. industrial base. Therefore, it’s the policy of the U.S. Government to allow foreign investment consistent with the national security interest of the United States.

A company is considered to be operating under FOCI whenever a foreign interest has the power, direct or indirect, whether or not exercised, and whether or not exercisable, to direct or decide matters affecting the management or operations of that company in a manner which may result in unauthorized access to classified information or may adversely affect the performance of classified contracts.

The following factors relating to a company, the foreign interest, and the government of the foreign interest are reviewed in the aggregate in determining whether a company is under FOCI:



• Record of economic and government espionage against U.S. targets
• Record of enforcement and/or engagement in unauthorized technology transfer
• The type and sensitivity of the information that shall be accessed
• The source, nature and extent of FOCI
• Record of compliance with pertinent U.S. laws, regulations and contracts
• The nature of any bilateral and multilateral security and information exchange agreements that may pertain
• Ownership or control, in whole or in part, by a foreign government

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