Find out how to sell to the military on April 21st
March 25, 2011 by cs
The Albany Small Business Program is presenting two hours of instruction on how businesses can sell to the military market on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The class starts at noon and is being held in the 1st floor conference room at the Microbusiness Enterprise Center, located at 230 S. Jackson St., Albany, GA 31701-2885. The class is offered free of charge.
This forum is designed for any business person wanting to sell goods or services to the military. Attendees will become acquainted with the basic principles they must know in order to do business with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The seven phases of government procurement will be reviewed. Additional topics include the DFARS, simplified acquisition thresholds, use of military forecasts, doing business with the Army’s Corps of Engineers, DLA’s Procurement Gateway, DoD’s e-mall, how to find military specs and standards, and much, much more.
To register, please go to http://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=6863 and hit the “Sign Up” button.
Make plans on Mar. 22nd to learn about marketing to the government
March 17, 2011 by cs
If you’ve ever wondered how State agencies, cities, counties, school boards, and authorities buy their goods and services, then there’s a free class being held in Albany that you should make plans to attend.
You will learn how to register as a vendor, who to contact, where to find opportunities, what the requirements are for bidding, and how to get paid. Specific attention will be given to doing business with the State of Georgia and many units of local government in the Albany area.
The Georgia Tech-conducted class will be held from noon until 2:00 p.m. in the 1st floor conference room at the Microbusiness Enterprise Center, located at 230 S. Jackson St., Albany, GA. To pre-register, please go to http://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=6860 and click on the “Sign-Up” button.
This class will provide special instruction for Albany-area small businesses interested in doing business with the City of Albany as well as other units of government. All businesses are welcome to attend.
Learn about bonding requirements on Mar. 22
March 17, 2011 by cs
Are you familiar with government bonding requirements?
Most large construction contracts, including many subcontracts, require payment bonds and performance bonds before a contractor can begin work.
Georgia Tech is conducting a free seminar on Tuesday, March 22, from 10:00 a.m. until noon, to acquaint you with the purpose of bonding, the standard bonding requirements, and what it takes to obtain a bond.
This briefing will be held in the Arthur K. Williams Conference Room located inside the Microbusiness Enterprise Center, 230 S. Jackson Street, Albany, Georgia. To pre-register, please go to http://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=6858 and click on the “Sign Up” button.
This class will provide special instruction for Albany-area small businesses interested in doing business with the City of Albany as well as other units of government. All businesses are welcome to attend.
Albany procurement division holding open house Mar. 25th
March 7, 2011 by cs
All Albany-area businesses are invited to attend and partcipate in the City of Albany’s Vendor Open House on Friday, March 25, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
This is a unique opportunity for vendors to meet the people who make the buying, purchasing and contracting decisions for the City of Albany government. Businesses also will be able to meet other vendors and network with one another.
In addition, there will be a mini vendor fair for vendors interested in setting up a tabletop with promotional materials and goodies to pass out to attendees.
Contact Christen S. Taylor at 229-431-3211 or su.ag.ynablanull@rolyathc by March 16, 2011, if you are interested in becoming a sponsor or donating a door prize for the Open House.
See the Open House announcement flyer issued by the Central Services Department of the City of Albany by clicking on this link: ALBANY CENTRAL SERVICES OPEN HOUSE 03.25.2011
On Mar. 9th, learn how to prepare a bid
March 7, 2011 by cs
At noon on Wednesday, Mar. 9th, Georgia Tech is conducting a special briefing designed to help companies understand the bid proposal preparation process when responding to government solicitations.
This two-hour briefing, beginning at noon and concluding at 2:00 p.m., will be held in the 1st floor conference room at the Microbusiness Enterprise Center, located at 230 S. Jackson St., Albany, GA 31701-2885.
To pre-register to attend this no-cost class, please go to http://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=6846 and click on the “Sign Up” button.
Topics to be covered include: preparation for bidding, identifying the bid package, reading the solicitation, technical proposal development insights, developing your bid price/cost proposal, and more.
This class will provide special instruction for Albany-area small businesses interested in doing business with the City of Albany as well as other units of government. All businesses are welcome to attend.
Learn the fundamentals of doing business with the government on Mar. 9th
March 7, 2011 by cs
Trying to decide whether to sell to the government market?
Interested in the government marketplace but not sure where to start?
Need to know how to be considered a viable contractor by government buyers?
These questions and many more will be answered in a two hour briefing on government contracting. The briefing will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 9th in the 1st floor conference room at the Microbusiness Enterprise Center located at 230 S. Jackson St., Albany, GA 31701-2885.
To pre-register for this free event, please go to http://gtpac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=6842 and hit the “sign-up” button.
Conducted by Georgia Tech’s Clovia Hamilton, this briefing is the perfect place for a busy business person to learn what you need to know – and what you need to have in place – in order to effectively market yourself in the government sector. This is a way to “put your toe in the water” before jumping into the vast ocean that is the government marketplace.
This class will provide special instruction for Albany-area small businesses interested in doing business with the City of Albany as well as other units of government. All businesses are welcome to attend.