SAME DC & NoVA Posts
17th Annual Small Business Conference
July 8 & 9, 2025 | Capital Turnaround (The Navy Yard), Washington, DC
All sponsors and exhibitors, please complete the online form to submit your directory information.
All information is due no later than
Wednesday, June 25 by 5PM EDT
Exhibit Booth #13
Happy Hour Sponsor | Exhibit Booth 21
Derek Kernus, Chief Executive Officer
✉️ derek.kernus@aethonsecurity.com
🌐 https://www.aethonsecurity.com
Aethon Security is a CMMC Level 2 Certified MSP specializing in tailored cybersecurity and CMMC compliance, offering expert solutions to maintain regulatory standards. Our mission is to empower businesses with reliable security through advanced threat protection, risk management, and compliance support. Our services ensure businesses remain secure and compliant.
Silver Sponsor | Panel Sponsor - US Coast Guard Session 1, NAVFAC Washington Session 2, Morning Federal Panel
Kenneth Nassif, Principal
✉️ knassif@alliance.us.com
🌐 https://www.alliance.us.com
Alliance Consulting Group, Inc. delivers integrated solutions in planning, cost engineering, and design. We provide responsive, agile, and high-quality services in facility planning, programming, civil and structural engineering, fire protection, cost analysis, risk management, and related disciplines—ensuring efficient, unified support for federal and institutional clients.
Exhibit Booth #25
Exhibit Booth #20
Exhibit Booth #5
Exhibit Booth #11
Coffee & Snacks Sponsor
Exhibit Booth #18
Exhibit Booth #33
Coffee & Snacks Sponsor
From idea to delivery, Cribworks is a business development consulting and advisory firm that partners with clients focused on overcoming their biggest growth challenges. From sales pipelines, enhancing account management and go-to-market strategies, to fostering new relationships, to winning the next contract. We position you to ultimately win more business.
Exhibit Booth #24
Exhibit Booth #31
Exhibit Booth #7
Exhibit Booth #8
Exhibit Booth #9 & #29
Nikeya Gibbs, Chief Operating Officer
✉️ ngibbs@foundationsurety.com
🌐 https://www.foundationsurety.com
Foundation Surety is committed to breaking surety bond barriers for underserved small businesses—including minority-owned, veteran-owned, 8(a), and HUBZone firms. Led by Peter Gibbs, former Director of SBA’s Office of Surety Guarantees, we leverage the SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program to expand bonding access and unlock growth opportunities for small businesses.
Exhibit Booth #23
Exhibit Booth #4
Jim Wink, Vice President & Managing Principal
✉️ jwink@huitt-zollars.com
🌐 https://www.huitt-zollars.com
Huitt-Zollars is a full-service A/E firm with 20 U.S. offices and 600+ professionals. Ranked in ENR’s Top 500, we deliver large-firm capabilities with small-firm focus. We support federal clients through IDIQ contracts, offering traditional and alternative delivery methods, including design-build, all under ISO 9001:2015-certified quality systems.
Exhibit Booth #17
Exhibit Booth #16
Digital Program Sponsor
Bree Beal, Dir. of Business Development
✉️ bbeal@kcct.com
🌐 https://www.kcct.com
KCCT is a Washington, DC-based CBE architecture, planning, and interiors firm with over 40 years of experience. We specialize in ICD 705-compliant, mission-critical design and have completed projects in more than 185 cities across 132 countries. KCCT delivers high-performance, secure solutions for government, institutional, and private-sector clients worldwide.
Exhibit Booth #27
Exhibit Booth #15
Exhibit Booth #6
Exhibit Booth #40
Exhibit Booth #30
WiFi Sponsor | Exhibit Booth #14
Matt Noordhoff, Supplier Diversity Specialist
✉️ matthew.noordhoff@parsons.us
🌐 https://www.parsons.com
Parsons is a leading disruptive technology provider in the national security and global infrastructure markets, with capabilities across cyber and intelligence, space and missile defense, transportation, environmental remediation, urban development, and critical infrastructure protection. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook to learn how we’re making an impact.
PDQ Industries Inc. is a U.S. based manufacturer of door hardware products in Lancaster, PA. In addition to our full catalog offering, we participate as a supplier to the AbilityOne Program for SKILCRAFT PDQ door hardware on federal projects, per FAR 52.208-9 mandatory sourcing.
Gold Sponsor | Exhibit Booth #26
Panel Sponsor - NAVFAC Washington Session 1, Morning Federal Panel
Ed Chamberlayne, Sr Vice President - Federal Programs
✉️ ed.chamberlayne@primeeng.com
🌐 https://www.primeeng.com
PRIME AE Group is a multi-disciplinary architecture, engineering, and construction management firm, serving clients since 1992. PRIME AE has over 520 employees in 22 offices providing the full range of AE services including planning, DD1391 development, facility assessments, conceptual design, Design-Build RFP development, construction documents, and construction phase services.
Bronze Sponsor | Exhibit Booth #12
Exhibit Booth #10
Wesley Harvey, Business Development Manager
✉️ wesley@sandowconstruction.com
🌐 http://www.sandowconstruction.com
SanDow Construction, Inc. (SCI) works tirelessly to provide responsive, construction, demolition & and environmental clean-up projects with a standard of excellence to numerous clients in the DMV region and beyond. SCI is very fortunate to have established clients who rely on us to meet their demand for general construction and environmental services.
Exhibit Booth #22
Gold Sponsor | Exhibit Booth #10
Gabrielle Potter, Training Program Administrator
✉️ brielle@spgsecure.com
🌐 https://www.spgsecure.com
SPG Inc. is a small business focused on design/build, with core competencies in construction, testing, training, accreditation assistance, and consulting/management of SCIFs and SAPFs and secure environment requirements. From security measures to designs, we leverage our in-depth understanding of ICD 705 guidelines to create spaces that exceed client expectations.
Exhibit Booth #28
Day 2 | Panel Session - Morning Keynote with Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administration
Gold Sponsor | Exhibit Booth #19
Exhibit Booth #32