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December 2019
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The Mission of the Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum is to be a world class forum uniquely de-
signed to provide advocates an opportunity to promote and enhance the success of "Economically and Socially
Disadvantaged Businesses." The goal is to bring together public and private sector officials, corporate and gov-
ernment administrators, political leaders, knowledgeable business leaders and entrepreneurs to share infor-
mation on key business issues and create, execute and deliver business opportunities that "Make a Positive
Difference" in the communities we live and serve
The event is locally Hosted by: Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum in collaboration with such Strate-
gic and Community Partners as Asian Chamber of Commerce, City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity,
City of Houston Housing and Community Development, City of Houston Public Works, Constant Contact, D-
MARS, East End Chamber of Commerce, Fort Bend Independent School District, G&A Partners, Goodwille Pierre
LLC-The Pierre Firm LLC, Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce, Houston Airport System, Houston Area
Urban League, Houston Business Development, Inc., Houston Community College System, Houston First Corpo-
ration, Houston Independent School District, Houston MBDA Business Center, Houston Minority Supplier Devel-
opment Council, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston, Lone Star College System, Metro-
politan Transit Authority, National Association of Minority Contractors, NASA Johnson Space Center, National
Hispanic Professional Organization, Native American Chamber of Commerce, Port Houston, Sam Houston State
University, Services Cooperative Association, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Department of Crimi-
nal Justice, Texas Southern University, The Texas A&M University System, The University of Texas System, Tri-
County Black Chamber of Commerce, UH Procurement Technical Assistance Center, University of Houston Sys-
tem, Women's Business Enterprise Alliance, Women Contractors Association and Women Veteran Business
Center
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