PTAC of South Central Michigan – PTACS of Michigan

PTAC of South Central Michigan

PTAC of South Central Michigan

Counties Served: Clinton, Ingham, Eaton, Jackson, Hillsdale, Lenawee

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517.788.4680

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517.853.6445

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8	9 Doing Business with FEMA: Are You Prepared for when Disaster Strikes? Doing Business with FEMA: Are You Prepared for when Disaster Strikes? Starts: 9:00 am Ends: July 9, 2019 - 11:00 am Location: 519 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502, USA More details... •	10	11 Introduction to Federal Government Contracting - 101 Introduction to Federal Government Contracting - 101 Starts: 9:00 am Ends: July 11, 2019 - 12:30 pm Location: Macomb Community College, MTEC, 7900 Tank Ave. Warren, MI 48092 Description: The federal government purchased in FY 2017 approximately $501 billion dollars of goods and services. If you’re interested in diversifying your business into the federal government marketplace, find out what you need to do to get started. You will learn about the services and continuous support the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has available to help your company with the contracting process. Other topics to be covered are: Initial Considerations Getting Registered Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Programs Certifications Doing Business with the Federal Government Finding Opportunities Contract Regulations & Administration WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Management and key players who will support and facilitate government contracting within your company. Please Note: To register for this training your company must be located in Macomb County. No fee to attend, but registration is required. Register at: http://www.center-gateway.com/107000/index.php?EVT=52976 More details... •	12 Using Debriefs & Other Tools to go After Your Government Contracts Using Debriefs & Other Tools to go After Your Government Contracts Starts: 9:00 am Ends: July 12, 2019 - 10:30 am Location: GoToMeeting Webinar Description: Muskegon Area First PTAC hosts webinar: Using Debriefs & other Tools to go after your Government Contracts. If you want to succeed as a government contractor, you need to understand the complex web of regulations. Whether you are new to government markets or an experienced awardee - don’t you want to know why your proposal won? This knowledge can help you capture your next success! The key is to take full advantage of a debriefing - the reality, however, is that few government contractors ever do that! You must know your rights to debrief, and how to utilize the inside knowledge to compete effectively. Learn the right questions to ask in the debrief, and how to protect your right to an award. This course will explain how to use affirmative tools to get the contracts you want and grow your future success! PTAC will host interactive Q&A and participant discussion after the presentation. Registration More details... •	13	14
15	16 Cybersecurity Workship Training DFARS 204.73/NIST SP 800-171 Cybersecurity Workship Training DFARS 204.73/NIST SP 800-171 Starts: 8:00 am Ends: July 16, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: 702 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48909, USA Description: Northrop Grumman, in collaboration with the USC Center for Economic Development, is offering free cybersecurity training to small businesses through an Air Force Small Business Office Mentor Protégé Program. This workshop is open to all small businesses. Advance registration is required. Can attend in person or online. For more information please CLICK HERE More details... •	17	18 Prospecting for Federal Opportunities - 301 Prospecting for Federal Opportunities - 301 Starts: 9:00 am Ends: July 18, 2019 - 12:30 pm Location: Macomb Community College, MTEC, 7900 Tank Ave. Warren, MI 48092 Description: The third class in Macomb Regional PTAC’s core training is - 301. Selling to the federal government can provide significant revenues for small businesses, but it can be very time consuming trying to figure out where to find opportunities that match your capabilities. This training will provide you with useful tools on how to search for and identify opportunities that match your capabilities in a more efficient manner. In this training lab you will access various federal government e-procurement websites such as FBO and experience searching for opportunities by learning how to utilize FBO’s advanced features to your benefit. You will also learn about other federal agencies e-procurement websites, PTACS BidMatch Services and various contracts, methods and competition types. This training session will review a solicitation and you will be instructed on how to make that bid, no-bid decision. Also you will learn about vendor performance evaluation (CPARS & SPRS). This class will be conducted in a computer lab and seats are limited. Prerequisites: Introduction to Federal Government Contracting – 101 Federal Market Research - 201 WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Management and key players who will support and facilitate government contracting within your company. No fee to attend, but registration is required. Register at: http://www.center-gateway.com/107000/index.php?EVT=53026 More details... Government Contracting: Orientation Government Contracting: Orientation Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: July 18, 2019 - 4:00 pm Location: 300 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007, USA Description: Southwest Michigan PTAC 2019 Class Schedule Orientation Class Is your company considering government contracting? Learn how to sell your products and services to the federal, state, and local government. This free seminar will give you the direction you need. Online pre-registration is required. More details... • •	19	20	21
22	23 Government Contracting 101 and Market Research Government Contracting 101 and Market Research Starts: 10:00 am Ends: July 23, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: Saginaw Future Inc., 515 N Washington Ave, Saginaw, MI 48607, USA Description: The Region 5 PTAC will host a Government Contracting overview on Tuesday, July 23rd from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with a Market Research class following from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. The federal government spends over $400 billion on contracts for goods and services. This Government Contracting event is designed to share details of this large government market and allow companies to learn the basics of government contracting. The Market Research event is designed to share strategies for how you can find out the market for your business’s goods and services. Additionally, we will discuss how the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) can serve as a free resource to businesses that are looking to succeed. Topics that will be covered include: • Government Registration Requirements • Small Business Information • Locating Solicitations • Government Acronyms • Best Practices for Government Contractors • What tools are available for doing market research? • Does the Government buy what you sell? • How to export federal spend data and make it more readable. • What is the size of the federal market in your industry? • Where are your top geographic targets? • What are you top target agencies? • Who are your primary competitors or potential partners? This event will take place at Saginaw Future, 515 N Washington Ave., on the 3rd floor. This session is free of charge, but registration is required. Follow this link to register for Government Contracting 101: http://www.ptassist.com/services/ptac_web_register.php?id=D104954417 Follow this link to register for Market Research: http://www.ptassist.com/services/ptac_web_register.php?id=2C86554418 More details... •	24 Meet the Micro Buyer at Selfridge Meet the Micro Buyer at Selfridge Starts: 9:00 am Ends: July 24, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Harrison Charter Township, MI 48045, USA Description: Meet the Micro Buyers at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Harrison Township, MI 48045 In August of 2018 the Department of Defense raised the micro-purchase threshold for supplies to $10,000. • A micro-purchase is a purchase for goods. • It has minimal competitive procedures, including small business set asides. • Micro Purchases can be awarded without soliciting competitive price quotations if the price is reasonable. Macomb Regional PTAC is excited to offer this event focused on micro-purchase buying at Selfridge. At this event, you will learn more about micro purchase buys and have an opportunity to market your business to the Micro Buyers at Selfridge by participating in 15 minute speed dating sessions. Please come with plenty of businesses cards and an up-to-date capability statements. No fee to attend, but all attendees are required to register. Please fill out all the required information on the registration page. With out supplying this information, you will not be cleared for access to the base. No walk-ins will be allowed the day of due to the requirement of pre-authorization by SANGB. REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON JULY 15, 2019, COB TO ALLOW TIME FOR SANGB TO PRE-AUTHORIZE ATTENDEES. Register at: https://www.center-gateway.com/107000/index.php?EVT=54002 More details... •	25	26 The Mighty MIcro-Purchase; The Sole Source Super-Power The Mighty MIcro-Purchase; The Sole Source Super-Power Starts: 9:00 am Ends: July 26, 2019 - 10:30 am Location: GoToMeeting Webinar Description: Muskegon Area First PTAC hosts webinar: The Mighty Micro-Purchase; The Sole Source Super-Power. In this webinar, you will learn how a Federal buyer can purchase up to $10,000 from you immediately. Not just products, but services, too! You’ll learn how to create new low-risk offerings that can help you get ahead of the competition. What an advantage – not just at fiscal year-end, but even when buying is slow! You will learn valuable insight to avoid common mistakes that can stop a simple purchase from happening! Finally, you will acquire options for offering your products and services to fit the micro-purchase threshold and open up opportunities for wins that your competitors might be missing! What You Will Learn: Common “First Win” Obstacles (& Solutions) Why sole-source awards are so hard to win Where micro-purchases are publicized The three things contracting officers always want How federal buyers make micro-purchases When micro-purchases give you a significant advantage Ideas to adapt your products/services to micro-purchase PTAC will host interactive Q&A and participant discussion after the presentation. Registration More details... •	27	28
29	30	31 Understanding Solicitations & Preparing Proposals Understanding Solicitations & Preparing Proposals Starts: 9:00 am Ends: July 31, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: 380 W Western Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440, USA Description: Muskegon Area First PTAC presents classroom training from Dr. James Phillips on what it takes to prepare a winning proposal! More details... •