Contract · Federal

R499--Small Business Event | 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement | Cleveland Ohio Dec 8-9

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF / VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, DC

  • Status Closes in 47 days
  • Amount Amount not listed
  • Set-aside None (open competition)

Scope

1.

DATE, TIME, AND PLACE: The event takes place, Tuesday and Wednesday December 8, 2026, 8:00 A.M.

5:00 P.M.

EST and December 9, 2026, 8:00 A.M.

3:00 P.M.

EST in Cleveland, Ohio at the Huntington Convention Center.

Don t miss the U.S.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE). 2.

AGENDA: NVSBE is the flagship event for Veteran-owned and other small businesses pursuing Federal contracting opportunities.

Show Up: Arrive informed and prepared so every minute with a Procurement Decision Maker (PDM) becomes a meaningful, high value conversation.

Connect: Listen intently and engage on the real challenges PDMs face to build authentic, solution focused relationships.

Own the Opportunity: Demonstrate how your capabilities create measurable operational and Veteran impacting value, turning a brief interaction into a strategic opportunity.

3.

REGISTRATION: Visit https://portal.vetbiz.va.gov/nvsbe/2026/ and click the link for the Registration Open - 2026Â National Veterans Small Business Engagement! to register.

4.

PRIMARY NAICS CODES: Multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes pertain to this opportunity. Additional amendments may be issued to target other NAICS codes related to specified communities of interest.

5.

DISCLAIMER: This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation.

Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this notice.

Typical award value

What contracts like this typically pay

est. $42K-$1M

Estimated from 28 similar past awards in District of Columbia, NAICS 236220.

This is not this contract’s value. It’s what the government has actually paid for comparable work in the past. How we estimate this.

Timeline

  1. Posted

    Sep 28, 2026

  2. Listing updated

    Oct 20, 2026

  3. Status

    Open now

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