The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) is partnering with the Department of Procurement Services (DPS), Chicago Police Department (CPD), and Chicago Fire Department (CFD) to host a networking event for potential vendors — “Doing Business with the City of Chicago.”

The event will take place at Public Safety Headquarters, located at 3510 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, from 1-2 p.m. Sept. 15.

The event will educate vendors about the services OEMC, CPD and CFD provide, and to learn what products and services the departments will need to procure in the next 12 months to assist in those efforts. As a result, vendors will be better informed about what goods and services they may be qualified to provide and pursue contract opportunities as either a direct or indirect contractor or subcontractor.

Over 5,000 invitations are being sent to different firms in various industries related to technology, computer hardware/software and public safety.

To register for the event, please email Rmcdonnell@cityofchicago.org. Include your name, contact information, and any additional colleagues attending the event.

There will be free parking for attendees, courtesy of the Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church of God. The parking lot is located at 3520 S. Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617 (entrance closer to 36th St.).

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