From the PTAC Director's Desk

As we begin to feel the effects of spring, and I do love warm weather, we are in the process of completing the PTAC Awards Survey for last year. By now, all PTAC clients should have received the survey. The response has been very good, but I know that some companies we assisted have not responded yet. This is vital. As we speak, Congress is beginning to take up the DoD budget. The President's request for funds to handle the hostilities in Afghanistan and Iraq is far greater that those dollars budgeted. This means that other programs will suffer. By reporting the results from all the PTACs across the country (the annual award dollars are huge), Congress is made aware of the value of the program. So, please take a few minutes and complete and return the survey to me by April 20th so that I may include in my final report to DoD on April 25th. This year, the NC PTAC has subscribed to Parts Base, a program that can provide us with excellent buying histories for many products that the federal government buys on a regular basis. Read More...

4/18/06: Government Bidding and Proposal Basics Jacksonville       4/24/06: 7th Congressional District Minority Business Task Force Mentoring Conference Whiteville         4/25/06: Lunch and Learn - Finding Government Contracts on the Internet Winston-Salem   Many more events...

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Tiger Controls wins first time government bid for over $24K!

Neeta Singh will tell you that finding out about the NC Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is one of the best things to happen to her.

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Understanding the hierarchy of federal contracting

Did you know the federal government has a list of required sources that contracting officers must consider using before a solicitation is posted on FedBizOpps?

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State construction is booming!

In case you haven't noticed, construction in North Carolina is booming, particularly with the $3.1 billion bond project underway for The University of North Carolina (16 campus system) and the North Carolina Community College System (151 campuses). Opportunities abound, yet firms have trouble getting information about these projects or finding the appropriate contacts. If you have access to a computer and the Internet, you can begin staying up on what's happening in state construction.

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Carolina Management Team success story

Industrial and high-performance coating application is Carolina Management Team (CMT)'s specialty and Wendy Banks owns 51% of the business. Wendy acknowledges that the success of CMT is a team effort and leans on her two partners; brother David Van Zee, and her father, George Van Zee. Wendy had this to say about the North Carolina Procurement Technical Assistance Center, "The PTAC team has proven to be invaluable in starting and growing our business..."

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Radio Frequency Identification Mandate

REMINDER: Effective January 1, 2006, Department of Defense mandates Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging for ALL classes of supply shipped to the San Joaquin or Susquehanna defense depots, TRANSCOM Facilities and Service Maintenance Facilities. Level of tagging will include shipping containers, palletized unit loads, and exterior containers.

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Dr. J. H. Carter III & Associates success story

Dr. J. H. Carter III & Associates was on a mission to get on the General Services Administration's (GSA) schedule 899 for environmental services. After investing two years of resources and efforts with private consultants, they still did not have a GSA schedule contract. However, all of that changed after learning about the NC PTAC services. Within four months of meeting their PTAC counselor, they were awarded a GSA schedule.

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