The Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub is pleased to welcome Ms. Deborah &ldquo\;Deb&rdquo\; Crumity\, Procurement Center Representative (PCR)\, Area IV\, and Ms. Mariana Pardo\, Director\, HUBZone Program from \;the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Government Contracting\, for a Q&\;A session about the SBA&rsquo\;s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone program immediately following the SBA&rsquo\;s HUBZone webinar series on Wednesday\, March 7.
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\nWatch the webinar from the Quad Cities Chamber&rsquo\;s Arconic Room in Davenport and then stay to hear more from Ms. Pardo and Ms. Crumity! \;Ms. Crumity will discuss her role in the acquisition process and how she can help small businesses in the area increase their share of Federal procurement awards.
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\n1-2 p.m. \; \; \; \;Webinar: &ldquo\;Understanding How HUBZones are Designated&rdquo\;
\nSmall businesses will learn how areas become designated as HUBZones. \;
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\n2-3 p.m. \; \; \; \;Q&\;A regarding HUBZone Program with Ms. Pardo &\; Ms. Crumity
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\nThe U. S. Small Business Administration Office of Government Contracting has Ps PCRs disbursed in six geographical areas of the United States and its territory. \; SBA PCR for Rock Island Arsenal has two major procurement activities &ndash\; Army Contracting Command (ACC) and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) &ndash\; where the SBA PCR performs complete reviews of purchase requisitions and assists Small Business Specialists with the SB program oversight. \; SBA PCRs increase the small business share of Federal procurement awards by initiating small business concern category set-asides through:

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Conducting market research for small business sources to assist Federal buying activities\;
Assisting small business concerns with contracting issues or payment issues\;
Counseling small firms on understanding the Federal contracting process\;
Advocating for the breakout of items previously acquired under full and open competition to be set-aside for small business concerns

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View the complete SBA HUBZone webinar series schedule here.
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\nFor additional information\, please visit www.sba.gov/contracting/government-contracting-programs/hubzone-program/understanding-hubzone-program
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This program is presented by the Quad Cities Chamber'\;s Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub and the Defense Industry Adjustment Program. \;

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\nAcknowledgment:This content was prepared as part of the Illinois Defense Industry Adjustment Program\, a partnership between the University of Illinois System\, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce\, and the Voorhees Center at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)\, with financial support from the U.S. Department of Defense\, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA). \; It reflects the views of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and does not necessarily reflect the views of the OEA. For more information\, please visit \;www.IllinoisDIA.org. \; \; \;
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\nDisclaimer: SBA is not endorsing Illinois Defense Industry Adjustment Program or its products or services and cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided.