11/5/2015
Free workshop in Twin Falls Nov. 18 shows how to do business with the government
BOISE - Learn basic guidelines for doing business with the government at a free workshop Nov. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the College of Southern Idaho Small Business Development Center, 315 Falls Ave., Twin Falls.
“These workshops are really popular with business owners because of the amount of information they’re able to take away,” said Liz Healas, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program coordinator for the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD). “Some people actually attend every year, just to stay caught up on all the changes and new procedures happening in government contracting.”
This half-day workshop will provide participants with an overview on bidding with 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base.
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 to be covered include the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 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=80D0046184. For more information about the workshop, call Healas at (208) 334-8567 or email her at elizabeth.healas@itd.idaho.gov.