The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) in Washington, DC is hosting an event on Thursday, February 18 for small business owners on doing business with the AOC and the Capitol’s Visitor Center.  (Registration details will follow.)

The Visitor Center is looking for educational toys, jewelry, and souvenir apparel whose product themes are focused on the Capitol. 

Additionally, the AOC is looking for goods and services required to maintain its buildings as well as products and services needed to maintain the landscaping around the Capitol complex and conserve and repair historical objects and artwork.

Remember, your company should be registered to do business with the federal government. SCORE, RCAC, WBC, KISRA and SBDC are helping with free workshops.

Learn how to search for federal opportunities, take advantage of goals for small businesses, and market to contract officers or how to get your company registered to do business with the federal government’s Central Contractor Registration system. Feb. 10 sessions are available in Beckley and Fairmont.  Click here for more information.

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From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, the Architect of the Capitol will be hosting an event for small business owners at the new Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) on doing business with the AOC and the CVC. 

The AOC is responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of 16.5 million square feet of buildings and more than 450 acres of land throughout the U.S. Capitol complex in Washington, DC.  Opened on December 2, 2008, the CVC is the largest expansion to the Capitol, and it is the new visitor entrance to the Capitol — its facilities include a 16,500 Exhibition Hall, a 530-seat Restaurant, two Gift Shops, and two orientation theaters where visitors watch a 13-minute welcome film before touring the U.S. Capitol.

The Small Business Industry Day sponsored by the Architect of the Capitol at the U.S. Capitol is free and open to any small business owner; however, advance reservation is required and attendance will be limited to 400. 

Details on how to register and specific products and services sought will be available in early January. 

Generally, the CVC is looking for products to be sold in its two Gift Shops that are made in the U.S. A. and manufactured with U.S.-made materials such as educational toys, jewelry, and souvenir apparel whose product themes are focused on the Capitol.  The AOC is looking for goods and services required to maintain its buildings such as elevators, escalators, air handling units and electrical systems as well as products and services needed to maintain the landscaping around the Capitol complex and conserve and repair historical objects and artwork.

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