Air Force BES > Units > Small Business Office

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VISION
Create a culture that looks to Small Business first for innovative, agile, affordable, and timely solutions to meet the evolving needs of our warfighter.

MISSION
To champion Small Business and their ability to provide relevant solutions to meet the needs of the warfighter by advocating for acquisition strategies that provide maximum practical SB participation, performing industry outreach and connecting the best small business partners and their solutions with the right Air Force requirement.

490 East Moore Drive
Building 892, Suite 110C
Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex 36114
yolanda.mccain@us.af.mil

Please join us for the 17th annual 2025 BES Vendor Industry Day (VID) immediately following the conclusion of the AFCEA 2025 Montgomery IT Summit (MITS). VID is free and open to all government, military, and contractor personnel.

VID 2025 is scheduled to take place on May 21, 2025, at the Renaissance Hotel & Spa, 201 Tallapoosa Street, in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, and is an annual spring event featuring enterprise updates and acquisition briefings by government personnel covering the next 18 months. VID is an exceptional collaborative environment allowing Industry Partners and Government professionals from across the country to interact, be informed of potential acquisition opportunities.

To register for this event and view a DRAFT agenda, please click the following registration link: VID 2025 Registration. Please note that onsite registration will be available.