06.27.18

Senate Committee to Hold Field Hearing in Alaska on Small Business Administration Federal Contracting Programs

Washington, DC – The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, chaired by Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), will hold an oversight hearing in Anchorage, AK on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 2:00PM (AKST) titled, “Opportunities and Challenges with the Small Business Administration’s Federal Contracting Programs.” The field hearing – which comes at the request of Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) – works to provide stakeholders and the Small Business Administration (SBA) a public opportunity to highlight the positive aspects, impacts, and areas for improvement of the various small business contracting programs administered by the SBA.

 

 

WHAT:          Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold an oversight hearing, “Opportunities and Challenges with the Small Business Administration’s Federal Contracting Programs.”

 

WHO:             Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK)

Robb Wong, Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration

Alaskan Witnesses

 

WHEN:          Friday, June 29, 2018 at 2:00 PM (AKST)

 

WHERE:       Assembly Chambers, Z.J. Loussac Public Library

3600 Denali Street – Anchorage, AK 99503

 

WITNESSES:

 

PANEL 1:

 

Mr. Robb Wong

Associate Administrator

Office of Government Contracting and Business Development U.S. Small Business Administration

 

PANEL 2:

 

Ms. Carrie Jokiel

President

ChemTrack Alaska, Inc

 

Mr. Gabe Kompkoff

Chief Executive Officer

Chugach Alaska Corporation

 

Mr. Carl Marrs

Chief Executive Officer

Old Harbor Native Corporation

 

Mr. Richard Peterson

President

Central Council Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

 

Mr. Rolondo Miranda

President

Miranda Electric, Inc.

 

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