MATCHMAKER

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Resources

The Council

Portland, Maine

The Northeast Council selected the City of Portland for the Fall 2006 Council Training, Matchmaker Conference, and Council Meeting.  These events were held between Oct. 16 and Oct.18, 2006.    The venue was the Sheraton South Portland Hotel, 363 Main Mall Rd., South Portland.

See coverage of the Matchmaker as shown on WCSH Channel 6 

                   Federal prime contractors and government agencies that registered to meet with small businesses:  

Allison Transmission; AMEC; Ametek Aerospace & Defense; Analog Devices, Inc; BAE Systems; Bath Iron Works; BBN Technologies; Cianbro Fabrication & Coating; Cobham Defense Electronic Systems, Atlantic Microwave Div.; Curtiss-Wright; Cytyc Corporation; ; Department of Homeland Security (DHS-Small Business); DRS Power Technology, Inc; Dynamics Research Corporation; EaglePicher Technologies; EDO Corp.; ENSR; Fincantieri Marine Systems; FUJI FILM Medical Systems USA, Inc.; GE Global Research; General Services Administration (GSA/Schedules); Goodrich Aerospace Corporation; Howmet Castings ; Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc.;  International Truck and Engine Corporation; ITT Industries Space Systems; Kaman Aerospace Corporation; Kiewit Federal Group;  Kollsman, Inc.; Maine Air National Guard; MIT, Lincoln Labratory; MOOG Inc.; New Hampshire Department of Transportation; New Hampshire Ball Bearings; Northrup Grumman; Raytheon Company;  Rolls-Royce Naval Marine, Inc.; Shaw Environmental, Inc.; State of Maine Division of Purchases(DOP); Science Applications International Corp.; Teledyne Printed Circuit Technologies; Teradyne, Inc.; Tetra Tech EC; Textron Marine & Land Systems; The Lane Construction Corporation; Twin Disc Incorporated; URS(EG&G Div.) ; U.S. Air Force, Electronic Systems Center (ECS)- Hanscom Air Force Base; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Army Soldier Systems (Natick); U.S. Dept. of Defense, Defense Energy Support Center; U.S. Dept. of Defense, Defense Supply Center Columbus; U.S. Dept. of Defense, Defense Supply Center Richmond ;U.S. Dept. of Defense, National Guard Bureau; U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Coast Guard - Research & Development Center; U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center;  U.S. Dept. of Veteran's Affairs; U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC); U.S. Navy, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Div. Newport; USPFO for Rhode Island; Vibro-Meter, Inc.; Weston Solutions; Woodward Company; WorldWide Language Resources

There were four components to this gathering:

In addition, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers from throughout the region, Defense Contract Administration Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency and the Small Business Administration was present to meet and assist businesses.  

The presentations included:

(Click on the title for the full presentation.  You will need the software application indicated in order to read the presentation on your computer.)  

"Changing Submarine Force" by Mr. Richard McNamara, Executive Director, Team Submarine.  Microsoft PowerPoint.  (Presentation unavailable)

Presentation by Mr. Robert V. Sever, Deputy Director, Missile Defense Agency, Office of Small Business Programs.  Microsoft PowerPoint.

"Natick Soldier Center and DOD Combat Feed Program" by Mr. Gerald Darsh and Ms. Kathy Evangelos.  Adobe Reader.