Introduction to PTAC and the BIZStreet Resource Center

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Introduction to PTAC and the BIZStreet Resource
Center

• Presented by
• Kyla Meredith-Boucher, Eastern Washington
• Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

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What is PTAC?

• PTAC was designed to assist businesses
  (focusing on small businesses) with federal,
  state and local government contracting.
• The program is funded by the federal
  government through the Defense Logistics Agency,
  the Snohomish County Economic Development
  Council and by the Spokane Regional Chamber of
  Commerce.
• We also partner with other local
  organizations such as Tri-City Area Chamber of
  Commerce and TRIDEC to provide in-kind support
  through marketing, office usage etc. to be able
  to reach out to our service area.

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The Eastern Washington PTAC program covers
13 counties. Housed in Spokane, with
travel to Tri-Cities one week per month.
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PTAC Services

• Bid Match Service
• Interpretation of Solicitations
• Government Registrations Assistance
• Training sessions, seminars conferences
• Marketing Assistance

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Bid Match

• Electronically search government websites for
  contracting opportunities
• Search procurement websites such as FedBizOpps,
  the Procurement Gateway, NECO (Navy), Washington
  State Department of GA
• Can tailor bid match to each company
• Bids notices are sent to clients via email
• Bid match limitations bids must be listed on a
  website

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Interpretation of Solicitations

• Assistance with deciphering government
  contracts
• Contracting Clauses
• Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Format

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Government Registrations

• Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
• Small Disadvantaged Business certification
• 8(a) Business Development certification
• HUBZone certification
• OMWBE certifications
• GSA Federal Supply Schedule Program

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Training and Seminars

• PTAC Seminars Local procurement
  opportunities, Doing Business with Fairchild,
  Doing Business with Hanford, GSA Workshops,
  Office of State Procurement
• Training How to prepare a bid, online
  resources
• RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Training

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Marketing

• What does the government buy?
• Assistance in determining if there is a need
  for your products or services in the government
  marketplace
• Assistance in determining your key markets
• Finding subcontracting opportunities

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2003 PTAC Successes

• Washington State PTAC clients received over 89
  million in government contracts in 2003! That
  number reached 94 million in 2004!
• Agriculture, Forestry Fishing
  141,341
• Construction 70,676,846
• Manufacturing 16,837,532
• Wholesale Trade 1,159,813
• Retail 162,332
• Telecommunications 153,404
• Professional, Scientific Management
  462,729
• Education/Healthcare 7,864
• Arts Entertainment 57,847
• Other Services 127,631
• TOTAL 89,787,339

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Eastern WA PTAC Successes in 2004

• Eastern WA PTAC clients received over 9.1
  million in government contracts in the first
  year of our program, generating 230 jobs!
• We secured 45 new PTAC clients in our program
  with over 130 active clients.
• Actively counseled clients over 180 times in
  Eastern WA.
• Our outreach events have reached over 450 small
  businesses.

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Local Procurement Opportunities

• Public Schools, Colleges and Universities
• Municipalities City County Administrations
• Federal Aviation Administration Local Airports
• Military Reserves Local Bases
• Hanford Prime Contractors and DOE
• U.S. Forest Service / Dept. of Natural Resources
• State Office of General Administration (GA)
• General Service Administration (GSA)
• Veterans Administration
• Public Utilities, Irrigation and Port Districts

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BIZStreet Resource Center

• What is the BIZStreet Resource Center?
• A joint venture managed and funded by the
  Spokane Regional Chamber. Formerly the Business
  Information Center (BIC).
• ObjectiveTo improve the success of small
  businesses in eastern Washington and northern
  Idaho by efficiently and effectively connecting
  them with business assistance resources.

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BIZStreet Resource Center

• Primary Partners co-located at the Spokane
  Regional
• Business Center (corner of Post and Riverside in
  Spokane)
• Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce PTAC
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• SCORE, Counselors to Americas Small Business
• AHANA, African-American, Hispanic, Asian and
  Native American Business Association
• Spokane Regional International Trade Alliance
• U.S. Dept. of Commerce Export Assistance Center
• Spokane Area Economic Development

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What does BIZStreet provide?

• Business library with over 1600 books, videos and
  audio tapes
• Reliable referrals to over 150 agencies providing
  business counseling and financing in eastern
  Washington and northern Idaho
• Comprehensive, easy-to-use website located on the
  web at www.BIZStreetResourceCenter.biz

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Programs at a Glance

• SCORE, Counselors to Americas Small Business
• www.spokanescore.org
• - Free business counseling from 25 volunteers-
  Wednesday workshops on starting a business,
  writing a business plan, writing a marketing
  plan, record keeping and understanding financial
  statements
• Spokane Regional International Trade Alliance
• www.intrade.org
• - Help desk and workshops to assist businesses
  with international trade issues- Trade missions
• U. S. Dept. of Commerce Export Assistance Center
  
• www.Citivu.com/inland_empire
• - Export counseling, customized market research,
  international contacts and trade leads- Trade
  events
• Also PTAC and SBA programs as presented this
  evening

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Questions???
Kyla Meredith-Boucher Eastern Washington
PTAC Procurement Technical Assistance Center 801
Riverside Avenue, Second Floor Spokane, WA
99201 Phone [phone] Fax (509)
747-0077 Email kmeredith_at_chamber.spokane.net Web
www.BIZStreetSpokane.com