Government Procurement (Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission)

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Federal Government: Capitol Building Government Procurement Assistance Program

[ About The Government Procurement Assistance Program ]
[ Procurement Technical Assistance Center ]
[ Partners ] [ 2008 Activities ] [ Testimonial ]

About The Government Procurement Assistance Program

SPC’s Government Procurement Assistance program helps hundreds of companies in the region market to and contract with federal, state and local government agencies. We provide one-on-one counseling and training with an emphasis on small businesses with minority, female or service-disabled veteran owners to facilitate their participation in this market.

Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

SPC’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) helps companies to enter and succeed in the world of government contracting. Along with technical assistance, SPC provides companies with immediate alerts on solicitations that are issued for their particular products or services.

On any given day there may be 2,000 or more solicitations that SPC sorts through and passes on to client companies at no charge. PTAC helps companies gain knowledge of standards and how to comply. In addition, PTAC provides the personalized technical assistance on bidding procedures
and regulations that must be met when selling to the government. The one-on-one support PTAC offers is instrumental for small companies that are new to the government procurement process.

PTAC services include:

Daily electronic bid matching
Access to military and federal specifications
Publication library of the Federal Acquisition Regulations
and federal agency regulations
Comprehensive contact lists
Training
Government e-commerce
Bid and proposal preparation
GSA Multiple Award Schedules
Contract histories

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Partners

SPC shares a Department of Defense (DOD) Cooperative Agreement Grant with Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette that enables maximum effectiveness with limited resources.

In 2008, the following organizations assisted in our Government Procurement Assistance Program:

Department of Defense (DOD)
U.S. Small Business Administration
Minority Purchasing Council
Minority Business Opportunity Committee
PA Department of General Services
PA Department of Community and Economic Development
Local Small Business Development Centers
Department of Energy (DOE)

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2008 Activities

In 2008, staff participated in 22 programs to discuss opportunities for local business to increase sales through participation in the government market. By collaborating with other business development organizations, SPC is able to provide greater service to individual businesses across the region.

Benefits to the region in 2008 include:

Client businesses received 208 government contracts with a value of over $162 million.
325 businesses received individual procurement assistance, increasing their understanding of the government marketplace and the bid process to win government opportunities. SPC also responded to initial inquiries from 98 companies for specific information or to evaluate their potential in the government marketplace.
Client businesses that received government contracts in 2008 are credited with the creation of 3,248 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Testimonial

"SPC has been instrumental in supporting the federal government efforts within Fisher Scientific. SPC's timely delivery of product specific RFQs has provided our sales force the opportunity to bid for and win many deals that we just didn’t have visibility to in the past. SPC has allowed Fisher to broaden its Federal reach without an increase in overhead. “

-- Tim Evans, Government Operations Manager
Fisher Scientific

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For more information about our Government Procurement program, contact Randy Williams at (412) 391-5590 x366 or Dave Pinkosky at (412) 391-5590 x308 or e-mail PTAC@spcregion.org.

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