A HUD Small Business Open House - designed to help qualified small, minority, women-owned, veteran-owned and disadvantaged businesses do business with HUD - is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2002.

Small business representatives will have a chance to meet and speak with HUD program managers and the IT managers who oversee the Department's IT contracting and systems development. It's a perfect opportunity for small and disadvantaged businesses to learn more about HUD's IT program and doing business with HUD� and for HUD to learn more about the many qualified small, disadvantaged and women-owned businesses in the IT community.

A special contracting preview will be led by the Chief Technology Officer, and will include a discussion of the Department's long term IT plans; the existing hardware and software environment; and an overview of upcoming contracting opportunities. In addition, the Chief Procurement Officer will discuss HUD's Streamlined Contracting Process.

The Open House will be held from 10:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. in the HUD Cafeteria at 451 Seventh Street S.W. Additional time will be allowed after the presentations for you to present your capability statement and discuss specific contracting opportunities with IT, Contracting and program managers. The Office Of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) also will be available to provide information on the Department's small business resources. Visit OSBDU's HUD web site for more information about how they can help your small business.

Questions? Please contact Julius Mock at (202) 708-0614, ext. 8345.