Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC)
17 - 19 May 2011
Tampa, FL
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Business opportunities Session
Small Business and TILO
- Mrs. Karin Fones, Program Support Specialist, Technology and Industry Liaison Office, USSOCOM
- Mr. Chris Harrington, Director, Office of Small Business Programs and Technology and Industry Liaison Office, USSOCOM
SBIR and S&T
- Mrs. Margaret McCaskey, Director, Experimentation and JCTD, USSOCOM
- Mr. Shawn Patterson, Program Manager, SBIR, USSOCOM
AT&L Efficiencies and Contract Effects
- Col Kurt Bergo, USAF, Director, Procurement, USSOCOM
Tips for Submitting Successful Proposals
- Ms. Traci Dandeneau, Contracting pecialist, USSOCOM
- Ms. Sue Griffin, Contracting Officer, USSOCOM
- Mr. Kevin Jans, Contracting Officer, USSOCOM
- Mr. Chris Kernan, Acquisition Attorney, USSOCOM
- Ms. Verdetta Weaver, Contracting Officer, USSOCOM
Remarks
- Mr. James W. Cluck, Acquisition Executive and Director, Special Operations Research, Development, and Acquisition Center, USSOCOM
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Concurrent Track Sessions
Understand
- PEO-Special Reconnaisance, Surveillance, and Exploitation (SRSE) Portfolio Review and APBI PEO-SRSE, Mr. Doug Richardson
- SOF ISR Roadmap PEO-SRSE, Col James Berry, USAF and Ms. Valerie Shuey
- Identify Superiority/Sensitive Site Exploitation - The Future of SOCOM Biometrics PEO-SRSE, Mr. Craig Archer and Mr. Mike Fitz
- PEO-Fixed Wing (FW) Portfolio Review and APBI PEO-FW, Col Duke Richardson, USAF
- Enhanced Fixed Wing Capabilities PEO-FW, Col Duke Richardson, USAF
Communicate
- PEO-Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Portfolio Review and APBI PEO-C4, Mr. Tony Davis
- USSOCOM Tactical Wide Band SATCOM Efforts PEO-C4, Mr. Eric Barnes
- ISR/Full Motion Video Architecture/ Initiatives PEO-C4, Mr. Tony Coones
- MISO Portfolio Review PEO-C4, Ms. Caryn Bain
- Mobile Distributed Communication Architecture (MDCA) Panel SORDAC-ST, Mr. Weldon Jones
- Miniaturized/Conformal Antennas Panel SORDAC-ST
- Electronic Protection Panel SORDAC-ST
Move
- PEO-Rotary Wing (RW) Portfolio Review and APBI PEO-RW, COL Doug Rombough, USA
- Future of SOF Vertical Lift Efforts PEO-RW, COL Doug Rombough, USA
- Rotary Wing Communications PEO-RW and Rotary Wing Situational Awareness PEO-RW, COL Doug Rombough, USA
- PEO-Maritime (M) Portfolio Review and APBI PEO-M, CAPT Richard Blank, USN
- Advanced Surface Craft Power Systems PEO-M, Mr. Peter Depa
- Low-cost Dry Submersible Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical PEO-M, Mr. Stephen Armstrong
Engage
- PEO-Special Operations Forces Warrior (SW) Portfolio Review and APBI PEO-SW, COL Jim Smith, USA
- Ground Combatant Systems (GCS) - Survivability, Ballistic, Weather, Medical PEO-SW, Mr. Duke Dunnigan
- GCS - Mobility PEO-SW, Mr. Michael Ellis
- GCS - Lethality, Visual Augmentation, Weapons, Ammunition PEO-SW, Mr. Patrick Carley
- Science and Technology (S&T) Portfolio Review and APBI SORDAC-ST, Ms. Lisa Sanders
- Visual Augmentation Panel SORDAC-ST
- Target Engagement Panel SORDAC-ST
- Non-lethal Interdiction of People and Vehicles Panel SORDAC-ST
- Advanced Energetics Panel SORDAC-ST
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Concurrent Track Sessions
Understand
- Guiding the Tip of the Spear PEO-SRSE, Ms. Jan E. Fitz
- Guiding the Tip of the Spear PEO-SRSE, Lt Col Edmund Fitzgerald, USAF
- Guiding the Tip of the Spear PEO-SRSE, Mr. Charles Arant
- SIGINT/Cyber Future Environment PEO-SRSE, LCDR Aaron Hill, USN
- Trends in Global Communications, Mr. John McEachen, Ph.D.
Communicate
- High Speed Communication PEO-M, Mr. Peter Depa
- Lightweight, Small Volume, CO2 Removal Technology for Underwater Breathing Apparatus (UBA) and Undersea Platforms' PEO-M
Move
- Improved Energy Density Batteries Panel SORDAC-ST
- Sustainable Power and Energy SORDAC-ST
- Mobility Technology Projects Panel SORDAC-ST
Engage
- Combat Swimmer Thermal Protection System PEO-M
- Dynamic Ride Impact Mitigation PEO-M, CDR Joe Dituri, USN
- Advanced Materials for Armor and Weight Reduction Panel SORDAC-ST
- Multi-spectral Signature Reduction Panel SORDAC-ST