Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 6

129 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6 BUY INDI ANA EXPO vendors to make sure they can accommodate, within reason, what they are trying to show. A lot of it is dependent on what they are targeting to show the base. Sizemore admits, “There are times where you have to kind of dive deep into the weeds to better understand what our vendors need.” In addition to vendors, the expo will also include education workshops by NSWC Crane to help vendors better understand how to do business with the federal government, as well as sessions on contracting and future procurement. Sizemore notes, “We don’t have them all quite lined up yet, but they typically have some flavor of ‘here’s what Crane is looking for,’ so the future of purchasing, the outlook of the base. There will typically be one or two on how you work with DOD contracts, understanding the processes, your registration… everything that’s necessary for being capable of getting a contract and how those are broken down. Sometimes the base will

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