Government Contracting Network
(GovConNet)
Pathway to Growth Procurement Conference
Conference Agenda: Breakout Sessions
Track 2: State & Metro Maryland Procurement Opportunities
Montgomery County Agencies Panel
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Room 3052
Session Description:
This session will offer conference attendees an opportunity to meet the Procurement Directors or Managers of Montgomery County Agencies. Panel members will identify upcoming opportunities and offer the best practices to win contracts with their agencies.
Moderator:
Panelists:
This session will offer conference attendees an opportunity to meet the Procurement Directors or Managers of Montgomery County Agencies. Panel members will identify upcoming opportunities and offer the best practices to win contracts with their agencies.
Moderator:
- Dr. DeVance Walker, Jr., Senior Manager, Business Procurement Development, Department of Procurement, Montgomery Maryland
Panelists:
- Jessica J. Lewis, Director of Procurement, City of Rockville (Confirmed)
- Patrick L. Johnson, Director of Procurement/CPPB, Montgomery College (Confirmed)
- Angela McIntosh-Davis, Procurement Officer, Montgomery County Public Schools (Confirmed)
- Tracey Edwards, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) (Confirmed)
- Leidi Reyes, Procurement Officer, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (Confirmed)
State & Metro Maryland Purchasing Panel
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Room 3052
Session Description:
This session will offer conference attendees an opportunity to meet the Procurement Directors or Managers from the state and local government. Panel members will provide insight into upcoming procurement opportunities for their jurisdictions and advise on how to help ensure that your bid is among those considered.
Moderator:
Panelists:
This session will offer conference attendees an opportunity to meet the Procurement Directors or Managers from the state and local government. Panel members will provide insight into upcoming procurement opportunities for their jurisdictions and advise on how to help ensure that your bid is among those considered.
Moderator:
- Grace Denno, Chief, Division of Business Relations and Compliance, Office of Procurement, Montgomery County, Maryland
Panelists:
- Eduardo D. Hayden, Small Business Outreach Manager, Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (Confirmed)
- Mahesh Sabnani, Equal Business Opportunity Program Coordinator, Howard County Government, Office of Purchasing (Confirmed)
- Carla Tucker, Minority and Small Business Marketing Manager, Baltimore County Office of Budget & Finance (Confirmed)
- Pam Jones, Acting Director, Montgomery County Government (Confirmed)
- Shawn Brooks, Operations Manager, Contract Administration and Procurement, Prince George’s County Procurement (Confirmed)
Maryland IT
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Room 3052
Session Description:
MDH Project Managers will present an overview of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Modular Transformation project also known as the MMT Project. MDH is embarking on an eight-year $500 - $800 million project to transform the legacy MMIS system to a modular Medicaid enterprise system. The MMIS processes over 50 million Medicaid claims annually for over 75,000 participating providers. The session will present the MMT Roadmap that includes a timeline for each module, and the multiple procurement opportunities that will come from this major IT development project.
Featured Speaker:
MDH Project Managers will present an overview of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Modular Transformation project also known as the MMT Project. MDH is embarking on an eight-year $500 - $800 million project to transform the legacy MMIS system to a modular Medicaid enterprise system. The MMIS processes over 50 million Medicaid claims annually for over 75,000 participating providers. The session will present the MMT Roadmap that includes a timeline for each module, and the multiple procurement opportunities that will come from this major IT development project.
Featured Speaker:
- John Bohns, Director of Special IT Project and Procurement, Office of Enterprise Technology (OET), MD Department of Health (Confirmed)
- Dana Dembrow, Director of Procurement, Office of Procurement and Support Services (OPASS), MD Department of Health (MDH) (Confirmed)
- Herb Jordan, Enterprise Chief Information Officer, MD Department of Health (MDH) (Confirmed)
- Dennis Schrader, Chief Operating Officer and Medicaid Director, MD Department of Health (MDH) (Confirmed)
