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Learn how to access federal govt contracts
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Posted on Oct 26 2011
The Saipan Chamber of Commerce will partner with Guam’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center to present a series of workshops that will teach CNMI small business companies how to access contracts with the federal government. The first sessions will begin on Nov. 9 on Tinian, and Nov. 10 on Saipan.
The workshops will be held on Saipan on Nov. 10, Jan. 6, Feb. 17, April 13, May 25, and July 6. The workshop presentations will be conducted by Boris Hertslet, senior procurement counselor for PTAC and Bank of Guam, East West Business Center. The Tinian workshops will be a day before each Saipan session.
The Nov. 10 three-hour session from 9am to 12pm will include a PTAC orientation, the first steps of federal contracting, and the federal registrations process. This workshop will include obtaining DUNS numbers and registering in the CCR, as well as maintaining and updating your CCR, SBA profile and ORCA.
The succeeding workshops will include instruction in basic business documents for federal contracting and developing a capabilities statement (Jan. 6, 2012), government subcontracting and teaming and joint ventures (Feb. 17, 2012), FedBizOpps: understanding government solicitations and responding to RFP’s (May 13, 2012), HUBZone application process and 8(a) application process (June 25, 2012) and women owned small business (WOSB): The New Program (July 6, 2012.
SCC members will be charged only $10 for each workshop they attend, with one representative per SCC member allowed at $10. All others, including non-SCC members, will be charged $20 per attendee. Seating is limited to 35 participants.
Call SCC at 233-7150/233-233-7152, or email coordinator@saipanchamber.com, to register for the workshops starting Nov. 10 on Saipan. (SCC)
