10/7/2015
Free workshops Oct. 22-23 in north-central Idaho show how to do business with the government
BOISE - Learn
basic guidelines for doing business with the government at free workshops in Kamiah
and Lewiston Oct. 22-23. The workshops are detailed below.
Thursday, Oct. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hearthstone
Bakery and Restaurant, 502 Main St., Kamiah.
Friday, Oct. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
Lewis-Clark State College, Sam Glenn Complex, 500 8th Ave., Lewiston.
These half-day
workshops will provide participants with an overview on bidding with the Idaho
Transportation Department (ITD), requirements for bidding as a federal
contractor, and available resources and services, such as free bid-matching and
help responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from the Idaho Procurement
Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). The program will feature presenters from
ITD, PTAC, the U.S. Small Business Administration and a federal procurement
officer.
Participants
will learn how to find government projects that are out for bid, required
licenses and registrations, and the differences between state and federal
contracting.
Other topics will include the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE) program, 8(a) Business Development, HUBZone, Women-Owned
Small Business (WOSB) and other business certifications, and where to go for free
assistance.
To register, visit www.ptassist.com/services/ptac_register.php?id=126A446160. For more information about the workshop, call DBE Program Coordinator Liz Healas at (208) 334-8567 or email her at elizabeth.healas@itd.idaho.gov.