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SUMMARY:Procurement Town Hall Session
DESCRIPTION:Saint John Businesses Invited to Meet with the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman\n\nIn collaboration with the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce\, officials from the Office of Procurement Ombudsman (OPO) will be hosting a "Town Hall" style meeting to:\n\n\n	\n	provide information on the Office's service to businesses\; and \n	\n	speak to businesses about their concerns and experiences in selling goods and services to the Government of Canada\n\n	 \n\n\nCreated in 2008\, the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman's mission is to promote fairness\, openness and transparency in federal procurement. The Office assists businesses by addressing inquiries and complaints on federal procurement and offers suppliers both formal and informal dispute resolution services.\n\nCan't make it because you are already booked? Simply take a few minutes to "Share your thoughts on federal procurement". \n\nFind out more information on OPO at OPO.gc.ca.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 _mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; text-align: center\;" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong><span _mce_style="color: #bf5300\; font-size: 10pt\;" style="color: rgb(191\, 83\, 0)\;">Saint John Businesses Invited to Meet with the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman</span></strong></span></h1>\n\n<p _mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; font-size: 10pt\;" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; font-size: 10pt\;"><span>In collaboration with the <strong>Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce</strong>\, officials from the Office of Procurement Ombudsman (OPO) will be hosting a &quot\;Town Hall&quot\; style meeting to:</span></p>\n\n<ul _mce_style="list-style-type: disc\; direction: ltr\;" style="list-style-type: disc\; direction: ltr\;">\n	<li _mce_style="color: #000000\; font-size: 10pt\;" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 10pt\;">\n	<p _mce_style="color: #000000\; font-size: 10pt\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 10pt\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;"><span lang="EN-CA">provide information on the Office&#39\;s service to businesses\; and </span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li _mce_style="color: #000000\; font-size: 10pt\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 10pt\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;"><span lang="EN-CA">speak to businesses about their concerns and experiences in selling goods and services to the Government of Canada</span><br />\n	&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p _mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; border: currentColor\; border-image: none\; font-size: 10pt\;" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; border: currentColor\; border-image: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 10pt\;"><span>Created in 2008\, the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman&#39\;s mission is to promote fairness\, openness and transparency in federal procurement. The Office assists businesses by addressing inquiries and complaints on federal procurement and offers suppliers both formal and informal dispute resolution services.</span></p>\n\n<p _mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; border: currentColor\; border-image: none\; font-size: 10pt\;" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; border: currentColor\; border-image: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 10pt\;"><span><span lang="EN-CA"><b>Can&#39\;t make it because you are already booked? </b></span><span lang="EN-CA">Simply take a few minutes to &quot\;<a _mce_href="http://opo-boa.gc.ca/opinion-thoughts-eng.html" _mce_shape="rect" href="http://opo-boa.gc.ca/opinion-thoughts-eng.html" shape="rect"><span _mce_style="color: #0000ff\;" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;">Share your thoughts on federal procurement</span></a>&quot\;. </span></span></p>\n\n<p _mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; border: currentColor\; border-image: none\; font-size: 10pt\;" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt\; border: currentColor\; border-image: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 10pt\;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Find out more information on OPO at </span><a _mce_href="http://opo-boa.gc.ca/index-eng.html" _mce_shape="rect" href="http://opo-boa.gc.ca/index-eng.html" shape="rect"><span _mce_style="color: #0000ff\;" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;">OPO.gc.ca</span></a><span>.</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce Business Resource Centre - Main Boardroom 40 King Street\, 2nd Floor Saint John\, NB
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URL:https://business.thechambersj.com/events/details/procurement-town-hall-session-06-18-2014-39
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