The Impact of the RFO, 2026 budget, NDAA and OMB directives on Small Businesses:
From Set Asides to Spending Priorities - Strategic Guidance for Small GovCons
Featuring our Keynote Speaker, Shirley D. Collier
Empower your day with coffee, connections, and contracting insights! Join us for Coffee & Contracting, a GovCon networking series designed to bring small businesses face-to-face with government and industry leaders shaping the acquisition landscape. This session will be hosted by Freedom Bank of Virginia in their Tysons Corporate Office, curating a welcoming environment for meaningful conversations and relationship-building.
This session offers small business GovCon leaders strategic insights into how recent and upcoming federal changes, including the 2026 budget, NDAA updates, and OMB directives, will impact contracting. Topics include shifts in set-aside authority, sole source competition, contract consolidations, and spending priorities. Attendees will leave with clear guidance to adapt growth strategies and stay competitive in the evolving federal marketplace.
Whether you're just starting out or refining your federal strategy, this is your opportunity to gain clarity, credibility, and connections over coffee and lunch.
Connect & Cultivate Knowledge
- Understand the key policy and budget shifts reshaping the small business GovCon landscape.
- Learn how changes in contracting rules affect your ability to win and retain federal work.
- Identify new spending priorities and align your growth strategy accordingly.
- Walk away with clear, actionable insights to guide your BD and capture planning in 2026.
Shirley Collier is the President of Scale2Market and host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast, along with a nationally recognized speaker, author and serial technology entrepreneur. With more than 30 years of experience across government, academia, and the private sector, she has founded, grown, and successfully exited four technology companies while advising high-growth government contractors. Through Scale2Market, Shirley developed the D.A.V.I.E.™ growth framework and the Entrepreneur's Playbook, widely used by firms navigating the federal marketplace. She is also a longtime civic leader and award-winning advocate for economic development, technology innovation, and women in business.
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Date and Time
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EST
Location
Freedom Bank of Virginia, Corporate Office
1750 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA, 22102
2nd Floor, Conference Center
** Paid Parking available onsite **
Fees/Admission
Online Registration (includes coffee, refreshments & lunch)
** Please Note: There is a $10 increase for walk-in registrations.
Contact Information
Torrie Turner || Operations Manager
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