Dennis McIntosh, Procurement Advisor, Univ. of Houston APEX Accelerator program, speaks at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District semi-annual Stakeholder Partnering Forum with non-federal sponsors, customers and agency partners at the Moody Gardens Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, Aug. 22, 2023. The University of Houston APEX Accelerator program offers education and guidance to individuals interested in selling their goods and services to federal, state, and local government. The APEX Accelerator program provides no-cost government contracting assistance to individuals in 28 counties in and around the cities of Houston, Beaumont, and College Station. More than 300 stakeholders attended the first day of the two-day forum.