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SUMMARY:Local Supplier Engagement and Readiness Forum for 2028 Olympics by Team OKC in Collaboration with BaAM
DESCRIPTION:Team OKC\, in collaboration with BaAM\, is hosting an in-person Local Supplier Engagement and Readiness Forum on Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026\, to introduce Oklahoma businesses to potential procurement opportunities associated with the two Olympic events being staged in Oklahoma City.\n\n \n\nOklahoma City will stage Softball and Slalom Paddle competitions as part of the 2028 Games. This forum is designed to help local businesses better understand anticipated procurement opportunities\, processes and delivery expectations associated with the planning and execution of these events.\n\nAttendees will hear from representatives from Team OKC and BaAM and gain insight into:\n\n\n	The 2028 program and Oklahoma City's role in staging two Olympic events\n	BaAM's role in contributing to the planning\, design\, procurement and delivery of the events in Oklahoma City\n	Venue locations\, footprints and anticipated operational requirements\n	Anticipated categories of goods and services that may be procured\n	Potential opportunities for local businesses to participate directly or through partnerships with national suppliers\n	Team OKC Logistics General Discussion of FFE & Rate Card\n	Supplier performance expectations and service standards\n	An overview of anticipated procurement milestones and processes\, including Expression of Interest (EOI)\, supplier qualification\, bidding\, award and contracting\n	Anticipated supplier qualification requirements\n	The procurement lifecycle and what prospective suppliers can expect throughout the process\n\n\n \n\nThe session will also feature a panel discussion with representatives from Team OKC and BaAM\, providing attendees with an opportunity to ask questions and gain additional insight into the project and future procurement process.\n\nThe forum is open to Oklahoma-based businesses across a broad range of industries. Businesses with capabilities in areas such as the following are encouraged to register:\n\n\n	Civil construction and site development\n	Temporary power\, lighting\, HVAC and utility services\n	Electrical\, plumbing\, water and waste solutions\n	Modular buildings\, temporary structures and tents\n	Seating\, grandstands\, tribunes and event infrastructure\n	Carpentry\, fit-out\, rigging and scaffolding services\n	Ground protection\, fencing and site protection systems\n	Surveying\, geotechnical and engineering services\n	Portable sanitation and facility services\n	Landscaping and site restoration\n	Broadcast\, production and event support services\n	Equipment\, materials and specialty trade services\n\n\n \n\nWhether your organization has extensive experience supporting major events or is seeking its first opportunity in this sector\, we encourage you to attend and learn more about how to position your business for potential future opportunities.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">Team OKC\, in collaboration with BaAM\, is hosting an in-person <b>Local Supplier Engagement and Readiness Forum</b> <b>on <u>Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026</u></b>\, to introduce Oklahoma businesses to potential procurement opportunities associated with the two Olympic events being staged in Oklahoma City.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">Oklahoma City will stage <b>Softball and Slalom Paddle</b> competitions as part of the 2028 Games. This forum is designed to help local businesses better understand anticipated procurement opportunities\, processes and delivery expectations associated with the planning and execution of these events.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">Attendees will hear from representatives from Team OKC and BaAM and gain insight into:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; font-size: 16px\; margin-top: 0in\; margin-bottom: 0in\;">\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">The 2028 program and Oklahoma City&rsquo\;s role in staging two Olympic events</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">BaAM&rsquo\;s role in contributing to the planning\, design\, procurement and delivery of the events in Oklahoma City</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Venue locations\, footprints and anticipated operational requirements</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Anticipated categories of goods and services that may be procured</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Potential opportunities for local businesses to participate directly or through partnerships with national suppliers</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Team OKC Logistics General Discussion of FFE &amp\; Rate Card</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Supplier performance expectations and service standards</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">An overview of anticipated procurement milestones and processes\, including Expression of Interest (EOI)\, supplier qualification\, bidding\, award and contracting</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Anticipated supplier qualification requirements</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">The procurement lifecycle and what prospective suppliers can expect throughout the process</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">The session will also feature a panel discussion with representatives from Team OKC and BaAM\, providing attendees with an opportunity to ask questions and gain additional insight into the project and future procurement process.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">The forum is open to Oklahoma-based businesses across a broad range of industries. Businesses with capabilities in areas such as the following are encouraged to register:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-family: Aptos\; font-size: 16px\; margin-top: 0in\; margin-bottom: 0in\;">\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Civil construction and site development</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Temporary power\, lighting\, HVAC and utility services</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Electrical\, plumbing\, water and waste solutions</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Modular buildings\, temporary structures and tents</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Seating\, grandstands\, tribunes and event infrastructure</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Carpentry\, fit-out\, rigging and scaffolding services</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Ground protection\, fencing and site protection systems</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Surveying\, geotechnical and engineering services</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Portable sanitation and facility services</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Landscaping and site restoration</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Broadcast\, production and event support services</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: black\; margin: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Equipment\, materials and specialty trade services</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\; font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0in\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color: black\;">Whether your organization has extensive experience supporting major events or is seeking its first opportunity in this sector\, we encourage you to attend and learn more about how to position your business for potential future opportunities.</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:McClendon Whitewater Center 800 Riversport Drive\, Oklahoma City\, OK 73129
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URL:https://business.southokc.com/events/details/local-supplier-engagement-and-readiness-forum-for-2028-olympics-by-team-okc-in-collaboration-with-baam-38422
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